Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-11-17
CHAPTER XVIII.

You now see, SIR said DVilton, as he entered
the neat paror of Miltous residence with news
paper in ha hands, 'hov much better it would
have been for all parties had you given your coun-
tenance and consent to the marriage of Eouise
to my son julius
'Wh VIII what mean you, sir ?? asked Milton,
starting to his feet, and staggering towards D.
Wilton.
They are mar
MARRIED = almost screamed Milton, with
an emphasis that can scarcely be expressed by
three exclamation points. Did you say m ar
ri.e.dn
i did, sir; and here is the marriage notice.
said D'Vilton, handing Milton the paper.
My poor daughter !-Elouise! oh, Elouise =
exclaimed the wretched father, would to God
had killed thee ere this But it is not true oh,
D'Vilton tell me that it-ha ha h "a aa.h"
and Milton buried his face in his hands, and stri-
ded madly to and fro.
Sir = said D'Vilton, erecting his fine form, and
throwing his head proudly back, it is true And,
permit me to state that am Mt loss to under
stand why the tidings should thus affect you. l
fancy, sir, that your daughter and yourself will
not be dsgraced because of her union with my
son.
Your son !-ha, ha-thats good the vile
bastard
what mean you, sir o asked D'Viton.
Il shall 90 mad, mad, mad said Milton, smi-
ting his forehead. ''Sdeath! do not speak to
me do not--oh! D'Vilton, it's come at last !!
you-you-do not know how the retributive curse
of God is scorching, crushing mangling my
heart. Oh, Elouise but it is my own fault, D.
Vilton-I never told her that julius was-was
oh terror! horrorn
'Was what?' asked DVilton.
My own SONNY bastard boy
Milton said DVilton, calm yourself. You
certainly know not what you are saying. You do
not mean to say that julius is not my son, and
do not so mean
TOO truen said Milton.
'lmpossible!' said D'Vilton starting. What
motive could lave influenced you to practice so
serious deception upon me but, pshaw you
are beside yourself
'Aha! so your time has come at last, has it!
and, so saying. old Loo entered the room, and
walked up to Milton.
'Ha you here = exclaimed Milton starting, and
quailing beneath the fierce glance Of Loo. What
do you want with me, thou strange woman?'
4 congratulate you upon the marriage of your
beautiful daughter to the bastard son Of Claude
Milton said old Loo, bitterly.
'Fiend = said Milton, between his teeth do
you exult over 80 terrible n catastrophe as the
destruction of innocence What has poor Elouise
done to incur your hate, that you should triumph
in her disgrace and ruin
The poor girl is quite innocent said Loo;
quite as Innocent as Flora Dixon was when you
married her.
Gods = said Milton what do you know of Flora
Dixon?
'Wha: do know, Claude Milton, of the infant
son of D'Viltor, that you took out of the basket
twenty-nne years ago, and gave to Jude to des
troy? What do know of poor Florn's infant,
whom you placed in the empty basket from which
the other infant had been taken p
Heavens" exclaimed DVilton, what do you
mean!
Il mean, sir, that this Claude Milton has been
imposing upon your credulity from the time you
returned to this country to the present hour. The
boy that has been living with you, and whom he
made you believe was your son, has not drop of
your blood in his veins. He is an iegitimate son
of Milton, and
Distraction said DVilton. Are these things
really so, Claude Milton p
Il to told you that he was my son, said Milton.
told me !! why, sir, did you not tell me so ere
now? asked D'Viltou, much excited. Then turn
ing 10 Loo, he said 'Who are you, my good wo-
man.
old Loo, is what the people call me-
'Loon said D'Vilton, rejecting; 'the name
sounds somewhat familiar to e!-by the way,
you are the person, presume, that wrote to me
many years ago. while was in London.
The same said Loo. you have not forgotten
Charlotte's old nurse and favorite servant-have
you?
who? Susan?'
Exactly said Loo.
is she alive?' asked D'vilton, eagerly.
SHE stands before you, SIR said old Loo.
is it possiblen said D'Vilton, taking the hand
of his faithful old domestic. Where have you
been all this time Susan?'
Never mind that just now replied old Loo. Il
have good news to communicate in reference to
your long lost son.
Milton started, and looked uneasily around.
is be alive, then p asked D'Vilton, passing his
hand across his eyes.