Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-04
stDid YOUR mother die ?" asked Rosa.

elbow strange" exclaimed Rosa, start
ing.
"How is it strange, RosaP asked Jim.
"Did you ever hear of little boy, abou
your age, named Julius D'Vilton?' asket
Rosa.
-"Not that remember" replied Jim; "bu
why do you ask?"
"Because he, too, was found in the stree
many years ago." said Rosa.
~"Poor fellow! I'm sorry for him then,
said Jim.
"Sorry for Julius Why, everybody say
that he will be rich man when he grow
up. The gentleman that found him says
that there was a note in the same bas
ket, and large sum of money The not'
begged to have, the baby named Julius D
Wilton, and we'll educated
"Better shutup your mouth, my little girl,
said hoarse voice =.
"What's that?" asked Jim, starting tt
his feet, and looking hurriedly around, while
Rosa ran 10 her mother, who was walking il
another part of the grounds. "Pshaw !!
exclaimed Jim "whoever it was, has fright
ened away Rosa"
"For your own good, my lad !" replied the
hoarse voice.
"Who, and where are you?" said Jim
looking eagerly around.
'sSilence boy ! and tell me how you sci
your birthstone matches,;" and SO saying
a. tall, dark-complexioned woman came
from behind large oak, and stood before
the boy.
There was something so wild and peculiar
about the appearance of this strange person
age, that Jim could scarcely endure the keer
scrutiny of her large, darkly-fashing eyes,
"Come boy !" said the woman, as she ad
vanced towards him, "whatw will you take fol
your matches 2"
Jim involuntarily drew back, as he replied
"You may have box for nothing, good
woman"
GLOW much do you ask forthe whole lot?'
asked the woman.
"You may have them all for half crown
my good woman"
"Foolish boy!" said the woman, taking 6
purse from her bosom, "here is crown
for your matches; and now promise me-
that you will never be seen upon The public
streets as poor match-vender again."
81 cannot promise it," replied Jim.
"Cannot why not, Jim? ?" asked the
singular woman.
"Because I get my support from the
sale of Matches" replied Jim.
The strange woman fixed her large black
eyes upon the boy, as if in deep thought
then suddenly seizing his hand, and looking
cautiously around, she said:
eff I thought that I could depend upor
you, could tell you much of yourself-bu
not now you are too young"
"What do you know about me ?" asked
Jim.
"NIore than you know of yourself, and
more than I dare tell just now; but Jim
there is much sorrow in the future for you
aud much of happiness; and-mark my
words old Loo has it in her power to make
or unmake you"
"Old Loo, the fortune-teller ?" said Jim
stepping back, under the double impulse o.
alarm and surprise. "Ifyou are that strange
being, good woman, what business can you
have with me, or how do you know aught
about me?"
"Silence, thou silly boy! You know
naught of the very father which begot you,
or the mother, whose milk you drew; you
imagine that you were found in St. Mary's
lane, as poor, half.starved infant"
"And are not these things so, good wo-
man ?" asked Jim, eagerly.
"Partly true-partly false" replied the
woman; "but Jim, I would have you know
one thing-never forget it il! never allow
yourself to be deceived about it !"
"And what may that thing =" asked
Jim.
"You are no bastard he lies whoever
would make you believe it ~
"But, dear old Loo," said Jim, Gas you
have told me such good news, and seem to
be so deeply interested in me, will you not
tell me who is Julius D. Wilton ?"
"Ha ~ exclaimed old Louisa with much
emphasis, "why do you ask that strange
question ?-speak boy"
"Only because I have heard, that he,
too, was found, when an infant, lying in the
street," said Jim.
"'Tis false as-but who told you this ?"
"The little girl, that was with me awhile
ago." said Jim ; "and surely she would not
tell me an untruth"
"Well, we'll we shall see what comes of
that tale," said old Louisa 'tbut Jim, never
breathe word of this to any living being,
until you hear more from me.
"In the meantime, you must stop selling
matches-must no longer remain at the
house where you have been living-must at
tend at once to the education of your mind
and morals; for your condition in life will
one day be far different one from that
which you are now in. Be careful how you
form friendships, and make acquaintances-
you are in danger!'' And so saying the
old woman took up the lot of matches, which
she had purchased, and hastily left the spot.
Jim again seated himself beneath the old
oak, and could not help rejecting upon the
meaning of the strange interest which old
Louisa had manifested in his welfare.