Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-03-10


Mr. Underdonk:
.Nr. Marion IL regret, that it is almost out of
my power to give you any definite information as
to The precise whereabouts of Mr. SDbberhosser; !;
bus there ia some talk about bis leaving the hotel
Some hours ago with blackened face, and with q
brace of pistols. am inclined. however, to doubt
this report, for more than one reason. Should be
drop in during the day, will notify him of your
desire to see him. Respectfully yours,
eMerciful heavens' exclaimed Under
douk, sit is certain then, that have sent
Mr.. Snobberhosser TO the guard-house -
What could have possessed the man to ap-
pear in such disguise!
TO take shot at you, it would seem,
said Evinston, smiling.
4 shall instantly have him released said
Underdonk, taking up his hat.
|; you shall not do any such thing said
Evinston. Just remain where you are, and
+ will see him myself, and have him on his
way to Abbeville in less than two hours
from now
well, we'll; be in hurry said Under
donk, impatiently.
sMr. Snobberhosser, said Evinston, what
in the name of common sense has made you
make such fool of yourself, as to blackeu
your face and disturb, the whole city?'
sDonder ant blixen ish mine face .placks ?
Black? why, to be sure it Is
mime bants is so placks ash it never vas !;
but I vas not know nothing pcut mine face. ,
But how did you come to blacken either
your hands or face? It is very foolish for a
man Of your age to play such pranks.
sYaw, yaw; datish dru ash te gospel; but
I vas not know mine face it comes so plack.'
What do you mean? Did you not do it
yourself? ~
Blacks mine own face? nix, nix; dat ish
no so-donder ant blixenp
sThen,' said Eyinston, with well-fcigned
alarm, you must have caught the African
Coast Fever!
Mine Gott vat ish dat
The. worst type Of Yellow. Fever
Den it ish Won deads man / becomes so
fast as it never vasp said the alarmed Dutch
man.
Il will get carriage for you at once, and
you must start Immediately fer Summerville,
and take the ears from that place tonight.
Do not be alarmed, there is some hope yet,
if you leave at once
Yaw dat ish so peter dan good-git
hack-leaves dis town so fast it never vas =
Il will send your trunk to summerVlle by
the night train, pay your bill at the hotel,
and try to hush up the whole affair as much
as possible said Evinston.
sYaw, mine goot trent, dat ish goot; but
you must sent your bills mid Won letters to
mine house ia Abbeville.'
Ten minutes later, the poor Dutchman
was seated in close carriage, and leaving
the african Coast Fever a Ia t,co forty.
My dear Marlton,' said Evinston, after
his return to Uuderdonk's residence, Il feel
humbled to think, that I have been obliged
towork upon the credulity of an honest man. ,
Have you not thereby served your friends"
asked Marlton.
Il am not so sure of that said Evinston.
well, my dear fellow, you must acknowl-
edge that all that has been done by you, was
prompted by your friendly wishes for my
welfare and the happiness of Eva
IF I could only be sure replied Evin-
ston, 'that my efforts will serve to bring a.
bout so reasonable an end, as the marriage
of Eva and yourself, I should not trouble
myself about other consequences
sAnd why are you not satisfied as to the
certainty of such an event?' asked Marion.
pardon me, Marlton, but I must suggest
the probability, that, after what has trans.
pired this day, Snobberhosser will oblige MIR.
Thornwell to consent to his marriage with
Eva at once
sAnd is Mr.. Thornwell bound to obey a
poor Dutchman's ordersH asked Marlton,
sreeriDgly
well, as to Mr.. Snobberhosscr being a
poor Dutchman, I must inform you to the
contrary. He is very wealthy man, and
has an almost unbounded influence over
Thornwell.'
what care for that! said Marlton.
you know nothing of Snobberhosser's
power over Eva's father said Evinston, 'or,
perhaps, his. return to Abbeville would oc-
casion you considerable uneasiness. Should
he demand an immediate marriage to Eva,
such demand would be instantly conceded
tc by Thornwell.'
but Ihave something to say about that,
said Marlton, cody knocking the ashes from
his cigar.
But my dear friend, Ny Snobberhosser
has note on Thornwell for ten thousand
dollars and beside all this, poor Thornwells
entire estate is mortgaged.'
what of that? asked Marlton, carelessly.
That is the whole secret of Snobberhos-
ser's power over Thornwell. He has con.
tracted with Thornwell to release the estate
Of all membranes, on condition.
That Eva becomes the wife of the beast
ly, calculating william lis not that it"
Exactly! replied Evinston.
Then my path of duty is plain said
Marlton. sMr. Thornwcll has been fool
enough to run into debt; and now, to save
himself from disgrace, he offers his only, his
motherless daughter, to an unknown, un-
couth, unprincipled foreigner for matter
Of dollars and cents Pshaw! it shall not