Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-09-06

Herbert found his mother in such a
state of convalescence, that he was almost
tempted to doubt the imminency of the
danger that had recalled him. He had
been home many days, and yet no word Of
the far.away Leonora had passed his lips
His fathers sternness, as we'll as his moth
er's love, kept him silent. They never
SPOKE of the remote hints of his letters, and
a strange tiuidity forbade him to speak Of
what so deeply concerned him. As day
succeeded day, his difficulties increased, and
each one proved more couclusively Leonora's
unftness for the domestic life that made
his happiness. He recalled her naughty
pride, the arrogance he had called inde'
pendence, and her bold defiance of what
she called conventional prejudice-what he
now saw was principle. The very fierce
ness of ber love startled him, and he shrapk
from bringing her in contact with his firm,
but gentle mother. But this was ungeuer'
Gus, uukiud; he would now meet the fate
which he now felt had been thrust upon
him. Love, honor and duty commanded,
and such calls his parents would not bid
him slight, nor would they reject when
offered. He sought his mother-boylike,
he would make her his friend first.
Mother said he, Il have secret | want
to tell you
sAud so have I one for yea, Herbert,
she smilingly answered 'and to-day you
will see my secret, and own mine is the
sweetest and best. Hush,' said she, as be
would have spoken, mot a word; wait till
you see Ellen Campbell.
"A day does not matter he thought.
Ellen Campbell can be nothing to me, and
where is there beauty like my Leouora"
he had written to Mr.. Moncktou, but
not to Leonora; waiting till he could give
her the joyful news of daughters welcome.
1t was evening when Ellen Campbell came.
Herbert had roamed listlessly all day, dis
satisfied and dispirited, he wished the stran-
ger was not. coming. Had it not been
for her, my mind would now be uuburden'
ed he said fretfully. He heard her an
swer to his mothers greeting, frank, cordial,
earnest; not in musical musing nor yet high
toned or sharp, but clear, decided, tuneful,
with vibration of melody peculiarly sweet.
A faint color flushed to her fair cheek, as
modestly raising her eyes, she acknowledged
his welcome. Such modesty was very
sweet, and he could not forbear longing
again to rouse that heeting color, again to
look into the untroubled azure of her eyes.
The golden flow of her hair, the sweet arch
expression of the lip, the little graceful fig
ure, were all beautiful, but not So beautiful
as the soul looking from that lovely face
womauly, pure, strong and true. Oh how
he rested in the cool, calm, grateful atmos
phere of her presence. 1t was like breath
ing a strong wind after being enervated BY
a warm and unwholesome air. And now
painting and poetry, gave place to freedom
and morals; passion and frivolity, to dignity
and virtue. In this school he learnt the
highest destiny of woman is the ful6llment
of domestic duties, and the peace which
accrues from the faithful discharge of them
the basis of public welfare. How the
honest, fearless spirit reused him how the
good, true, cheerful heart encouraged him
1t was no enthusiasm, no passion he felt fol
her, but an intense reality which graspec
and struggled with his inmost heart. He
never thought of love, he could not; woulc
not so insult her-but the bitter, bitter fate
that had so separated them Her quie
unobtrusive habits, her womauly tastes, hel
winning affections, her maidenly modesty
her dignity, her genteuess, were as so many
stars in the crown of her woman's worth
And how tender she was with the pale
dreaming student; how gently would she
correct the mystical theories how patient
ly lead the restless soul in holy faith to the
rock that never fails the tried and tossed
how sweet such woman counsel, even wher
mans stern reason smiles on it, and ever
as be smiles, listens and sighs for such per
feet trust Herbert's nature so vacillatiug
so impulsive, rested in her cool judgment
her iphexible will She won without aw
ing him; she guided without restraining
She was as the full fountain to the river O
his nature, answering al! demauds-equal tt
all emergencies. She was as the dew t,
the flower, dropping so kindly, so gently
resting so sweetly, so softly, and extracting
as silently aud surely the perfumes Of hi
mind and heart. How that heartand hane
Sprung to the great duties of life under he
earnest purpose how his mind, now activ'
for good, nobly strove under such impulse
and how his whole nature rested aud re
posed in such compauionship! Sometime
the question would starele him, does sh
love me? And he would trembliugly hus
the quietly thing, while spasm of irteus
agony would wiring his heart. She ha
taught him to battle with reality, to struggl
against temptation and bravely did he an
swer her teachings. He set a seal on hi
lips, band upon his heart, and the on
should be silent in death, the other burs
ere he would forget himself Yet day al
ter day, his mind revolted more from speak
ing of Leonora. Would he could bury th
memory His dream of passion-how h
,ootbo5 IT. What are memories of i'm
agiuation, to man encircled by all the re
alties of social life, founded in pure an
holy affection? He would rest while
paip little more courage, and then b
would calmly tell them all, and forever leav
the home of his boybood, the spot deart