The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1860-10-04

Aione,s lpdeedI for mortified pr ride
added 10 the hope 10 ret, ieve his losses,
determined Mr.. Carson on removing to
Rio oJaneiro, remaining. no bnger in
New Orleans, after the death, Of his
wife. than served to place Virginia v i,h
adistsut relative Of her mother. when
hs,betook him 10 tho promised El Do
rsdo Of South sSqeSics. During NIL
The snxious forebodihgs that fell l,easi-
~ on her young heart, Virginia he'd
ever Que constant unclanging friend, in
the Young HAIRY vincent, The son OF
her fa.ae's former partner. 'asl'a.n y
Like mos. Of the native sons Of Lou.
tsiana. slight and graceful, tail and sym.
inetrically formed, his fine massive brow
was slinded with wayyraven hair, his olive
husd, handsome, Intelligent face was
lit with da,k flashing eyes, Beneath,
which was lined A. diisky semi circle,
WHICH, TO tile experienced, would denote
a slight tiage Of the Indian ancestry.
through whom, three generations back,
l'is family had acquired the wealth since
sgtandercd in the speculations- and OK.
pensive habits Of his father, Mr.. Car.
sons fraudulent. ahsconding partner.
lHough Henry Vinent's features were
well cut .and-regular. still the duSky ol.
i've. Of his complexion much more close.
ly resembled his dark vet handsome
Indian ancestress, than did his father,
for strange as il may appear to those
not experienced in This physiological
fact, il Is nevertheless n we'll attested
ope, that where all resemblance has
been merged and lost sigh; of in inter.
marriage with European nations, some
'distinctive trait in the color or feature
will again, after Two or tl,ree genera.
'ions have passed. unmarked by either
characteristic. re appear, dcnoting, i,
may hc, almost hnrercePlibly, ye, sure
ly 10 the experienced observer, the
alnh'gaination between the distinctive
races. '.'.'-'' y '.... '
.. Harry's fdher, Mr.. Carson's former
partner, Has the IN Of "A we'll connect
cd Nor,herner, who, emigraiing t. New
Orleans, had married beautiful Indian
girl, said 10 Lea natural daughter of Lord
Cornwallis-at all events she had been
educated as his adopted daughter, in
Camden. South Carolina, and had come
to New Orleans with her wealthy moth.
er! on a visit 10 her uncle, a Chief of
he Clrer"kees, then stopping at one Of
The first class hotels there. Tie beau
tiiul Cndine created qnhe sensation,
very fair. with coal Llack eyes. that
looked, according TO Lady Morgan, " as
IL set in with dirty fingers" Tile nc.
conipiiShed wild flower certainly bore n
resemhlance.to the lerdly protector who
had acultivatcd.the sweet wood blossom.
Her son, Harry Vincent, certainly
bore no manner 81 resemblance TO his
'da,k eyed, graceful m0tlrcr, having the
cliesnnt ctir!s, R"man nose and clear,
azure eyes Of his Northern father, while
in her grandson, the young Harry, to
The raven and lambent eyes Of the trop.
les. was added dusky tinge, slight, yet.
anmistakalae, of Ills descent f,om the
red Chiefains, Of, the, forest. This OK;
'ciiei no remark, being VI too frequent
occurrence, even among the highest
ciasses, TO cause the least speculation. e
~. From her father. who had ever shown
a marked preference for the young Win
cent 'virginia had never head n word
Of caution with regard TO her inter.
co,,sse eilh Harry, Who, from his ear
liest bnylrood, had been n constant play.
mate Of hers, ever, received with the
pleased .cmess Of her gentle mother.
and the NJ pleasant WELDON Q Of her ap.
proving father. H e za,raa sor@a.h
In Harry, himself. she had never seen
a single fp!tHi condemn, while she
saw everything TO admire. q His ehival.
tic courtesy to her mother, his deferen.
tiah manner to- her father, his uncon-
strained. poe,ical language, the dark.
spirited beauty, Of his intelligent face,
his graccfil hearing and proud indie
Ersndence Of character; that fromr the
time of his return from Oakland Col
lege, where he lad graduated with all
The honors, molly prompted l,in to
carve his own way TO fo,iune, being
himself lits architect. ga ~ .,a =
~ One there was Nbo, in that noble
stsaggle for independence, felt for sis.
ier's he ls pride aud anxiety on noting
tile lines Of care altehdy traced on the
noble brow of him Who, through all
change, had continued nnclisno eably
the saipeao her. Il A. grea,er calamity.
l-however, than all 1.-THE past awaited her
in the Liack sealed letter tliat bore from
Rio Janeiro the meIsacholy account Of
her fathers death. lie lad left New
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