Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-07-05


'Ellick! ! at length she cried who says
I cannot be your wife Do you not love
your little Bessie And without waiting
for reply, she continued If I smiled on
other lads it was ma that I loved you less !;
but that I loved to see you follow me with
your eyes in jealous fear, lest Bessie should
think more of another. How often | smiled
in other faces for the dear delight of win
ming you, by simple word, to forgive your
Bessie How often refused the kiss you
pleaded for, that might watch my moment,
and looking up in your face tempt you to
snatch what was so ready to grant, How
often at the kirk, dear Ellick, I would not
meet your eager look, till in the instant Of
parting, I would send the blood rushing to
your face, with laughing glance! Oh !!
Ellick, you do not, you cannot know all the
wiles of Bessie's love, teasing you with its
change, binding you with its trust, and
loving you dearly, loving you through it
all, Elick = she laughed. DO you mind the
night you asked me? How bashful you
we're and how teased you, though long
ing to hear your loving tale-and how you
forced me to listen to you, while l pouted
and loved you all the dearer for the manli.
ness that bade me be quiet? And laughed
and said No. and you did not speak !; and
would not understand how Bessie lopged to
hear it all again and you bid me good bye
and would have left me, but when you took
my hand, somehow you did not give it up,
and could not Make it from you till, dear
ElIick, I found myself weeping in your
arms and you so proud, (aud so happy Of
your cspricious little lassie. And thought
then I never would tease you again; but
did, Ellick, and you forgave me till-'Oh !!
she shudderingly cried, that awful dream
it chokes me. Air, air : she suffocatingly
gasped Painting moment, she cried,
sEllick, dear Ellick, I never wronged
you in thought, word or deed. You were
dearer than all the earth beside. Oh how
| loved you so proud of your free, bold
step; so proud of your manly bearing sc
proud of your love, but prouder than all Of
your honest heart. And now to lose you!
What terror is this between US p she cried
claspiug her hands to her heart. 4 feel il
here, but l cannot tell what it is,' and she
looked in agony around. Gradually lool
of settled despair passed over her face, anc
moaning, Il know it, know it all now,
she buried her face in her pillow and be
seechingly moaned for him to leave her,
Claspng his arms around her, Bowen ben
down and whispered low and lovingly il
her ear. Gradually the cleuched hand
relaxed, gradually the hidden face turned
to him, till burying her head on his shoul
der and weeping quietly, she whispered he
tale of terror there. Fainter and fainter
grew the whisper, as closer he drew the dea
form.
Wake, father she said, Il miss him.
They looked on each other in troubled
CONSERVATION. She smiled.
lis tso? Thank God He would have
been very lonely without his lassie. Ant
you, Ellick-' she looked at him long anc
lingering gly-sI cannot comfort you, sh'
said, and calmly continued; 'that wicket
man is
In HE'LL said Bowen, in uncontrolled
passion. Hush Bessie, and the wrathfu
tones we're muttered in deep curses, while {
scrowl of deadly wrath gathered on hi
brow.
Poor Ellick " said the girl, from whose
heart every emotion of wrath or terror hac
faded, as she lovingly stroked his face
Miss Ellen she smiled, and grasped heI
hand rested one kind look on Mr.. Viii
loughby, then turned as if glad once more
to rest on Bowen's BOSOM. She smiled il
his face, and murmured some low words o.
love, the flush died from her cheek, he1
eyes closed like weary child sinking te
rest, a long sobbing sigh, and Bowen Wa:
itorecer alone. Reverently laying the dea'
head upon its white pillow be knelt by
her side, and placing his hand upon tht
breast that had so lately beat in loving pul
sation to his touch, he took solemn VOW
devoting himself to the cause of liberty
wholly and entirely, till God should drive
the oppressor from the soil. Severing 9
long brown tress, and kissing the pale lips
that still smiled in sweet serenity, with i
firm step and stern purpose, he turned from
all that was dear to him, to wait the mo-
meut that was to consign the parent and
child together to the EARTH
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