Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-09-29

but he firmly but kindly set aside their so
licitations, and repeated the expression O.
his intentions publicly. Accordingly, ht
obtained the services Of locksmith the
very next night, and, after succeeding in ef
fecting an entrance through the back door
he stationed several servants at different
points of the premises, and-well armed
entered the building alone. After the sec
ond night, his servants could not be prevail
ed upon to keep watch about the building
threats, offers of reward, and promises o.
wine and refreshments during the nigh
failed to alter their determination.
The third night he entered the building
alone;' but about an hour after midnight the
tramp of his horses hoofs rungupon the stony
pavement of hometown, and Milton threw
himself hurriedly from the saddle, and ST
lently entered his residence. Large drops
Of perspiration were upon his ashy brow
aud an involuntary tremor shook his whole
frame as he appeared in the bosom of bis
family; but not reply proceeded from his
bloodless lips to the many anxious questions
of Julius, and his wife and daughter.
The inference, however, was palpable
and the whole town were now perfectly sat,
is6ed, that Milton had, in some way, ascer.
tanned the truth of many strange reports
concerning the deserted house.
In spite of Millions discretionary silence
on the subject, these reports came 10 the
ears of Julius at length and he would ever
and anon wander off to the outskirts of the
town to listen to the relation of these won.
derful stories by the rustic inhabitants Of
that superstitious region. These stories re.
garding what he had been taught to call his
fathers house, were, of course, retailed to
his constant companion and playmate, Elou-
ise Milton and many, very many were the
plans projected by them for the beautiful,
howery future which spread out before their
young minds. He would, when he became
man, send ever so many armed men to
search the house. He would have the shut.
ters taken down, and nice green blinds put
in their places; he would have new handles
upon every door, and each one of them should
be of solid gold he would have the old
stone wall cleared of the ivy and painted red
and marked off in small squares; he would
have the wainscot beautifully polished; and
in fact, he would make so many changes and
alterations aboutit, that you would not know
that it was the same house.
Then, too, Elouise should become his
wife; and he would have beautiful pony
for her, and a fine coach, too; and-as tc
her dresses, my! they would be the most
beautiful things that were ever seen on the
face Of the earth. Then, too, there was to
be beautiful garden for Elouise; an or
chard of the most delicious fruits; spark,
ling fountain right under her window, and
beautiful birds in the grove.
Such, in substance, were his bright plans
for himself and Elouise, whom he loved
with all the fervor of his young, boyish heart.
Beautiful Elouise how her soft blue eyes
would sparkle as she listened, almost daily,
to the earnest, hopeful and boyish language
of the happy but unfortunate boy beside her.
How did she know but that all these dream.
ings of boyhood would be realized how
could she know that life's pathway bristles
with more thorns than it is perfumed with
fragrant flowers or how could she fear the
'dark days., which are many, when the warm,
bright sunlight of peace and hope made up
a spring.time in her heart
Unfortunate Julius how could he know
that life should not always be as beautiful
as now! Was he not the only son of the
wealthiest man, and heir to one of the lar.
gest estates in England? Had he not been
told that those boundless tracts of land,
stretching out to the north of the deserted
house, were his were not those, now des.
olate, but once well-stocked parks all his -
Did not Milton tell him so did not erery-
body assert it?
What, then, was there to be apprehended
in the future? Was he not becoming suita.
bly, educated ?-was he not to be sent to Ok.
ford one of these days? Surely first class
education, coupled with wealth, should make
man independently happy, if anything
can.
Poor child of guilt! he knew not that the
unwritten law of life had doomed him to a
sphere of degradation and infamy; that Mil,
ton was his father; that his frail and guilty
mother had gone down among the dead, with
shame and infamy upon her head, and with
weary, crushed and broken heart; he knew
not that those large estates were not his
that his name was BASTARD that his
dreams were only dreams, from which he
would but too, too soon be awakened.
cit is we'll we cannot see
What the end will be-"
We have spoken of Milton-of his beau.
tiful daughter and bastard son, when quite
young-let US speak of the pale, but still
beautiful, Alice Milton. She was the only,
the idolized daughter, of an American mer,
chant, who, while on visit to France, fo,
the benefit of her health, became acquainted
with Claude Milton. To be brief, Milton
won the affections of Alice and proposed
marriage. Alice referred him to her father
but he objected to an immediate union be-
cause of che tender age and delicate health
Of his daughter. Taking adYaptage of be,