Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-04

be your guide and director, but Lulu nay
darling child, he a0iN guide your footsteps
He is friend to the weak and helpless;
trust him, and all with you will be WE'LL
I would speak to you of your father
my father! Oh, tell me of him, I have
so louged to hear of him-to know him.
when ], was girl of about your age,I
met Walter St. Glare. Hewas, atthat time,
handsome, black eyed.youth Of some nine,
teen years, still at college, pursuing his stud
les; the first time I met him, was at an even.
ing party, at the house Of his cousin, With
whom be was spending his weeks ofigaoa-
ton. These SIX weeks, were the happiest
of my life. We were thrown much ineach
others society-but the vacation soon pas
sed away, and Walter was obliged to return
to his studies. The night previous to his
departure, his cousin gave party (would to
God I had never lived to see that mig y and
ere we parted, he obtained from me con.
fession of love, and promise to become his
bride SO soon as he should finish bis college
course. He told me that he was the pos.
SCISSOR of wealth, and that the one sole OBJ
ject of his life would be to surround me with
every comfort that love and wealth could
bestow. When we parted, he put this ring
on my finger. Here Lulu, take it, keep it
while you live. Two weeks after his depar.
ture, I received letter, full of assurances
of love and devotion. My father discovered
the correspondence, and forbid me to con.
tinue it; telling me that Walter, vas dis
sipated, worthless young man. He warned,
advised, and threatened, all to no purpose
Walter at length, completed: his course,
and graduated with honor. Uniformed him
that my father had forbidden all intercourse
between us. We met clandestinely. He
at length persuaded me to be privately mar-
ried, and then inform my father; and if he
still withheld his consent, to repair Ito the
city, where we could find a happyb6ne. I
consented, and we were married. When I
Informed my father, he was panied, but not
angry. Hestilf refused to give his consent.
He gave me some kind advice, and said I
must go with the husband Of my choice I
had acted in direct opposition to his will,
and he could not give me his blessing. I
bade him adieu, and left The home Of my
childhood. Ny husband took me to the city.
Here lived in large, and sumptuously
furnished house, with servants on every hand.
I rode in aluxuriant carriage, and was fof
time very happy. You were born, and from
the day of your birth yoursfather began to
grow cold in his manner toward me-but
little of his time was spent at home. One
morning I awoke to find myself deserted
1 looked anxiously for his return for some
weeks but he came not The house and fur.
niture were seized for debt, and I wasturned
homeless upon the world. Isohm9 Jewels,
and came to misplace, where Sassstfagglsd
on-fghting against poverty. The.rest you
know but too we'll. If, after I, am, laid in
my cold grave, you should ever meet your
father, tell him forgaYe all. My task is
done, and now the chains that bind my spir-
it to the earth are broken. Good bye, Lula;
good bye Her head sank upon her
bosom, and her troubled spirit had found
rest
Lulu's future looked dark and drear.-
Dark clouds were piled up, one upon anoth-
er; not ray of sunshine stole into her young
heart. She was alone, all alone. il Obi the
poor orphans lot is indeed hard one. ,.a
After the burial of the body of Mrs. St.
Clare, Lulu determined to go to the city in
search of employment. She arrived inthe
city of New Orleans about dark. On the
morrow, she eagerly sought for employment,
but was unsuccessful. Day after day, she
continued her search for employment, and
day after day returned to her lodgings un-
successful Her small stock of funds was
rapidly diminishing. She was about to give
up in despair, when the stage.manager of a
popular theatre, attracted by her superb form,
and sweet face, offered her a situation as bal.
let.dancer. She eagerly accepted his offer,
and for weeks, she was under course of
training. Large play bills were posted on
the corners, and in conspicuous places, her.
aiding the appearance of the young and
beautiful ballet-girl. The name given her
was Mile Geraldine. The daily papers were
filled with notices of her appearance, and
the theatre was filled to its utmost capacity,
on the night the timid. girl was to appearfor
the first time, before largeaudience. Her
success was complete.
Temptations not few, surrounded the
path of the innocent girl, but she remained
pure and spotless through all. One even
ing when Mile Geraldine had ever surpas.
sed herself, she stood leaning against the
scenes, when one of the actors who had as
cended mimic mountain, took mis-step
and fell. BE was carried from the stage
and placed upon couch. Another imme-
diately took bis place, and all went on as if
nothing had occurred. ..
Lulu approached the couch upon which
the injured actor lay. he had been hurt
seriously. Lulu bathed his brow with wa
ter; and while doing so, he saw a ring gilt
ter upon her finger. Frantically grasping
her hand, he exclaimed
Girl, where, oh where, did you get this
ring; and pray tell me, who you are?
MY name is Lulu st. Glare. This ring
my mother gave me in her dying hour-but,
sir, you are growing worse s'-
my child my own childp he calculated,