Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-05-03

IartlcieS OF furniture Dut, on IL ola seen
fse very hard and cruel to see them carry Of
lmy dear piano and little Lily's cradle, ant
lall our nice silver. ~ ~ =
j We are now living in little log-houst
in the outskirts of the city, which Joe ha
hired for the presentyear. We have made
it look nice and snug inside, and Joe hal
promised to make little flower garden in
front of it, as soon as possible. My poor
dear husband does all he can to make me
and Lily comfortable. He has obtained
employment, as salesman, in large dry
goods store, and gets very good salary
so that, if he only keeps we'll, one Of these
days he may be able to go into business
again. II
do wish you were with me these long
dull evenings. Joe does not get away from
business until SO late at night and, after
Lily goes to sleep, o my I! 1 feel so lonely
and sad, that sometimes have real good
cry by myself. Then, too, when Joe does
come home, he looks so weary and sick
with the days work, that | cannot find i
in my heart to ask him to sit up with me 9
little while, and talk to mewhile am sew,
| ing. Oh! am so lonely, here!
But, dear mother, do not suppose that
am unhappy because I thus write. am
sure that should be very sinful to indulge
fretful and discontented spirit, when
have so much for which should feel CRATE.
full. No, no; we shall get along quite
nicely here; depend upon it, we will. Kiss
papa, Charlie and dear Lucille for me, and
give them much, very. much love. Dear
mother, write to me as soon as you can
one of your dear, nice, long letters. Won't
you, mamma? Good bye.
| Your afectionate daughter,
NELLIE
| sGod bless the dear affectionate child 7
said Mrs. Vincent, as Charles concluded
the letter. ~ ..
| The idea of Nellie being in a og-house =
said Charles, placing the letter upon the
table, and looking thoughtfully into the
fire. Then, after some moments silence,
he continued: Mother, how would it do
to ask Nellie to spend the winter with us ?
Joe could come down to see her once or
twice month
sNothing would afford me greater plea.
sure, than that Nellie should be with US,
said Mrs. Vincent; 'but, under present
circumstances, perhaps Mr.. Benson would
not like the idea of Nellie's absence
why not?
well, my son. said Mrs. Vincent, wi
ping the glasses of her spectacles, 'men
situated, as Mr.. Benson is at present, are
apt to be quite sensitive on certain points.
Nellie has never spent winter with us be-
fore; and, should we invite her now, de-
pend upon it, Mr.. Benson will take it for
granted, that we do SO, because We fear that
Nellie will be more comfortable with us
than she would be with him.
sPshawp = said Charles, 'it does not mat
ter achat Joe may think
sBut, my son, don'tyo know that Mel
lie would not come without his consent p
Joe will have no objections, mother.
have a mind to take the mornings train and
pay him visit and bring sis back with me.
How would that do?'
do just as you think BEST said Mrs.
Vincent; 'but, according to my ideas of
propriety, 1 should neither visit Nellie nor
expect her to visit US at present.
But, dear mother, Nellie is still ours,
said Charles; 'and if her marriage has not
changed her nature, I do not, cannot, think,
that she will attribute my visit to any other
motive, than kind and affectionate in
terest in her welfare. So far as Joe is con-
cerned, he is a man of too much sense to
jump to false conclusions in any matter
whatever
when you say that Nellie is still ours,
said Mrs. Vincent, placing her hand upon
her sons shoulder, 'you forget, or do not
know, that when we consented to her mar
rage with Mr.. Benson, as a matter of
course we relinquished all right and title
in our pet, and gave her altogether and for
ever to Joe. As his wife, she is bound to
be guided and Influenced in all her actions
by the wishes and opinions of her husband.
So far as Joe is concerned, depend upon
it, that he is like all other men; !; and may
consider visit from you, at this time, IN q
far different light than what you suppose.
But here comes your father.
Mr.. Vincent was unusually sad and 81
lent since the arrival of the papers, contain
ing the news of Benson's failure. Such an
unlocked for, emergency had never even
occurred to his mind; and the very sud-
denness ofthe calamity seemed to lend ad-
ditional severity to the blow which had
fallen upon his idolized daughter. To
think of the change from beautiful, COM
Portable and even luxuriousl y-furnished
home to cold, bleak log-house in the out.
skirts Of a large city; to think of many
little comforts which Nellie had been &C.
customed to enjoy and which she must now
learn to dispense with, from sheer want
and actual necessity. How these refec-
tions saddened old Mr.. Vincent, as he ST.
flently seated himself beside the fire and
opened the letter which Charles had hand.
ed him upon his entrance.
Il am at loss to understand what pos
sible business can keep Mr.. Benson so much
from Nellie said the old gentleman, as he
concluded the letter with an Unsurpassed
sigh. sMost of the wholesale houses are
closed at dark in j.; but even if such
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