Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-08-02

she rising, 'we will be missed; let me re-
turn ...
He drew her arm within his. H.
you will 20 back with me?' said she,
stopping and blushing. ,-.-..
If you do not fear me, Ellen, for fear
no MORTAL said he proudly. .-
'As you will, she replied, replacing the
hand she had withdrawn. 1T is better per-
haps; I cannot brook anything claudestine,
and this I trust is our first and last secret
meeting s ;.
Except one, Ellen said he, pressing the
hand that had rested in his.
my faith will not even make that excep-
tion,' said she, smiling. i trust some hap
py fate may prevent its necessity
you acknowledge its necessity, then ?
Do you know I came very near quarreliug
with you, for what Graham would call your
reasonableuess, this morning p
DO not try it again, Henry said she,
her eyes filling with tears, Il cannot bear it.
How he cleared the bright drops away,
any lover cen tell you, but do not think
it fair to betray any more of Ellen sseecre.s
I know her smile was warm and blushing,
when entering the breakfast room, on Da-
vie's arm, she found Mr.. Willoughby and
Graham had been awaiting them for some
time, and the breakfast growing cold from
the delay. Mr.. Willoughby took his seat
in frowning displeasure-Graham in con-
tending emotions too chaotic to be analysed.
Fortunately for Ellen, her calmness seldom
deserted her, and the rosy hue of her cheeks
might be attributed to the early morning
walk Davie was really the only assured
one. of the party. He talked to Mr.. Will
loughby-spite of cold courtesy; laughed
with Graham, who committed more sole.
cisms in etiquette, than he had ever been
guilty Of and sustained and relieved Ellen
on all occasions. =.
you have stolen Aurora's roses this
morning, Miss Ellen said Graham. 'You
must have had pleasant walk
Come Graham, do not compel Miss -El-
len to utter civil politeness; of course you
oblige her to say yes, as I accompanied her. ,
Graham elevated his brows, and Mr..
Willoughby frowningly said. -
Il thought Ellen was aware thatI did
not approve of these morning walks.
Permit me, sir, to bear the blame in
this case. Iargued for long syue, and she
is too true to friendship to refuse such mem
cries. replied Davie, looking fxedly at Mr..
Willoughby. =.
i what an eloquent champion you have,
Miss Ellen said Graham, with some bitter
ness.
Only determined one,' replied Davie,
ere Ellen could reply. Camp life, if it
taught me nothing else, taught me power
of will
i am disposed to think with celebrated
Psychologist, that heritage has more power
over our constitutions and character than
all the influences from without, whether
moral or physical replied Graham.
Then you would make the parent an
swer for the sin of the child replied Davie.
Certainly, do, to very great extent,
answered Graham. The practice of the
parent becomes the passion, the irresistible
impulse of the child, and when these strong
impulses are connected with feeble will,
then madness ensues which, I hold, should
make such offspring irresponsible. The
child is no longer able to distinguish vice
from virtue, and in SHINING: the curse rests
upon the parent
You are advocating cruel doctrine,
Graham said Mr.. Willoughby. Suppose
such children should be separated by death
or otherwise, from their parents, would
their sins, in that case, be chargeable to
those parents?
Inasmuch as they derive their moral and
mental constitution from them. If pas
sion holds the helm of my nature, reason is
often wrecked, and if my parents gave me
such pilots, let them suffer the loss,' he said
with bitterness, almost violent.
You are wrong, Graham. ECircumstan-
ces may have put the curbing of these
heady passions beyond the parents control.
Then it would be unreasonable to charge
them with the faults or crimes of their
child said Mr.. Willoughby.
Il see, sir, we shall agree but to disagree,
replied Graham This is my theory, and if
you will notice the different varieties of
races, the Celtic, the Teutonic, your own
Aborigines, you will find the law Of like
producing like, holding good If peculiar
forms of disease are transmissible, such as
mental alteration, inflammation, &c., why
not the passions-even the idiosypcrasies
of parents? I, myself trace very peculiar
one in my own constitution, to direct her.
itage. 1t is what is generally denominated
pride of birth, and takes its peculiar char
acter from morbid sensitiveness to honor,
that would make me punish as a crime,
anything derogatory to the blood of How
ard or D'Este.' (Mr. Willoughby started
violently. Il could calmly judge and
condemn my own father, were he to prove
false to its incest distinction and suffer no
other pain, than the shame of his blood
mingliug with mine
In such case, would not love like char
ity, serve as cloak p said Mr.. Willough-
by, tremulously. -
No, it would but magnify the crime. A
spirit of revenge would take possession of
my heart. against one, even were that one
my parent, who could be recreant to the
high souled virtue Were it possible, l
would drain every drop of such dishonored
hIood from NV veins and thus anpul all