Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-01-06

dearored to do; she received the various
guests as they arrived, nth a face wreathed
in smiles aud beaming NTH good-natured de-
light. Most of the guests had assembled
Harry Wentworth was alseady there. Mary
had not been as yet at leisure to bestoE up
on him much of her tdelectable company"
but he was trembling in nomentary appre:
hensiou Of the, dreadful inaietion, when q
slight stir among those near the door, audia
brief pause in the conversation, announced
4 new arrival. WentVrorth, who was stand.
ing conrersiDg in carelss manner; with his
| friend Ernest Graham, 4ioolsca in the direos
ton of the door, to get sight of the new
corners. No sooner had his eyes fallen upon
them, than strange interest seemed to take
possession of him, and grasping the arm Of
his friend, he inquired, in an earnest tone,
who they were. 20
"The Vernons, you have seen them often"
"But the young lady, mean Who is
that young lady with them ?" ..t..
"Their daughter, of course. Why Harry
Wentworth, what 10 the name of common
sense is the matter? For you, who have
basked in the smiles of all the young ladies
in the town, to be so strangely affected by
the sight Of young girl in her teens, is
really incomprehensible. What is the mat
ter ?" ...... .. ...-- ..s. ..
To this question, Wentworth made no
|
reply. Blushipg slightly at the interest he
had allowed himself to manifest, be turned
the conversation to another subject. It was
not long, however, before Ernest lost sight
Of Harry, and when he again saw him, he
was engaged in an animated conversation
with Miss Vernon. Alice Vernon had heard
something of Harry Wentworth, ,'but she had
heard nothing to his credit, and when she
Rrst became acquainted with him, she was
surprised that one whom she had heard
spoken Of, onlyas airt and triaer, SHOULD
be sofrank, so warm hearted and so intelli-
gent. The consequence was, that her pre-
judices quickly vanished before his sunny
smile and genial good humor, and she read.
lily gave him credit for all he professed. e..
When the dancing began, Harry was at
the same time Miss Vernou's partner and
teacher, for she had never danced before.
Under his excellent tuition she progressed
rapidly, and Soon found herself able to ac-
complish the most lifhcui. figures with per-
feet ease. Wentworth's marked attention
10 Miss Vernon, attracted The notice Of some
Of those busy.bodies who IRE to be found in
every community, and who consider it re-
ligious duty to pay particular attention to
their neighbors' business, to the great neg
lect of their own. These wise-acres began
to shake their wisdom gourds, and predict
some dreadful catastrophe. But their pre-
dictions produced little effect upon the happy
subjects of their remarks, who neither heard
nor cared for them. The evening sped
swiftly away. When the guests began to
depart, and Alice heard her fathers voice
telling her it was time to 50, it seemed as if
she had bseu uwuihe-sl-frnrn a delightful
dream.
Once more at home and in her chamber,
Miss Vernon began to recall the scenes Of
the evening. 1t was then that she first re-
allied how much the efforts of one person
had contributed to her happiness; it was
not until then, that she perceived how init
mately he was connected with all her enjoy.
mcnt. Had she been accused of being in
love with Harry Wentworth, or even Of
having any particular preference for him, she
would have hooted at the idea. But when
she fell asleep, there was present in all her
dreams, the open, manly face of her first
partner in the dance; his low, earnest voice
was continually suulding in heres and
when she awoke, it was with silent regret
that they were but dreams.
Let us now introduce ourselves into Went
worth's studio, $50 miscalled) and see what
is taking. place there. On the following
morning, Harry was sitting by his bachelor
FIRE, in half dreamy state, between sleeping
and waking, Illuminating upon the strange
apparition that crossed his path on the even
ing before. A girl who could interest him
so deeply, was something strange indeed.
nWas he not dreaming?" he asked himself;
pshaw! be did not care for Miss Vernon,
the idea was ridiculous in the extreme. She
was good looking, rather intelligent for one
of her age, had good manners, was graceful
and sprightly, all this he heacknowledged; but
might not the same be said of almost any
young girl? But why did he take the
trouble to reason upon the subject at all ?
What was she to him anyhow? Nothing, ab-
solutely nothing; be was only pursuing his
favorite occupation of studying female char
acter, and here was an admirable subject
with which to pursue his investigations. By
such course of reasoning he accounted to
himself, satisfactorily he thought, for the in
terest he felt in Miss Vernon. Then with
the resolution to dismiss the subject from
his mind, he fell into a kind of dreamy rev.
erie, ir which he saw visions of lovely fe
male form, with pair of bright, laughing
blue eyes, and countenance radiant as that
of an Houri just from the bowers of bliss,
beckoning him away, and singing, in voice
as sweet and musical as the Arabian maids
at the "Feast of Roses -
"There's bliss beyond all that the minstrel has
told,
When two, that are linked in one heavenly tie,
With heart never changing, and brow never cold,
Love on through all ills, and love on till they die
| One hour of n passion so sacred is worth
Whole ages of heartless and wandering bliss,