Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-16
Yutnorons 8eaatng,
An Awkward Predicament.

over In MlSs0url lives hrS. dempuaie,
who has, or had daughter named Laura,
wao loved man named Jack. This man
Jack she didn't like, but she was Informed
by nsighbor that Jack and Laura had ar
ranged a plan of elopement. Her mind
was quickly made up. She announced to
Laura the next morning chat she was going
to Belleville on a visit, to be gone three
days, and that she must be good girl and
not tear the house down while she was gone.
y That night Jack knew of it, and as be
read the nice little note that bade him
"come over early and stay until mother
comes back, and what splendid time we
wilpbave," he smiled, knocked the ashes
off from his cigar and resolved "of course
he would"
Jack went over, but there is no earthly
use incur attempting to describe the delect'
able things he enjoyed; it was sugar season
on that plantation, sure. Just before dusk,
while Jack was running over full of the glo-
~ of the occasion, in rushes Miss Laura's
black waiting woman, With
isLor bress my black soul, chin, if yere
ain. ole missus right at the gate,-sure p
"My God Dinah, what shall We do with
Jack 2"
"Pop i'm in dat are closet, dar, Miss
Laura v' and Jack was popped into the clos
ct in twinkling.
In stalkeG the old lady, and after sharp
ly scrutiuizing the disconnected and blush
ing countenauce of Laura, felt sure that Jack
had been there.
"Come here, Laura Now you can't de-
ceive me. That abominable Plaine has been
here, and you and he have fixed up run.
away match, to come off to night. Oh, you
little thing you, after your bringing up, to
treat me SO. But you'll find your mother is
no fool. You'll find that she's too sharp
for you, my lady. Sooner than you should
marry that miserable Jack Plaine, I'd see
you laid in your grave. He's not going to
squander my money, assure you.
The cid lady rose, and going to clothes
press returned With several conforters and
pillow, and walking up to the closet where
Jack was concealed, threw them in with a
firt, and turning to the trembling Laura,
said:
SHOW, march in here, miss step along !!
I'll see that you don't get no where near
that low-hung mechanic this night p
Laura whispered and protested that che
didn't want to, declaring that her mother
would be "sorry for this some time"
But without paying any attention to her
protestatious, her mother gave her push,
shut the door, locked it, and triumphantly
put the key in her pocket, and in due time
went to bed. Pretty early in the morning
the old lady arose, and without waiting to
dress, fshed the key out of her pocket, and
opening the closet door to bid Laura to
come forth, gazed wildly for one instant,
and then uttered piercing scream. Re-
covering very speedily, she started away
from the door and called family:
"Laura, Laura, dear !go into the kitchen
and see about the breakfast p Then pres
eutly-"Jaok, 1 say Jack ?"
Jack came forth with very son.in-law-
looking air, and answered.
swell, madam, what is it?"
"Jack, do you know anything about q
farm?"
"Not to speak Of, marin"
"You can read, and write, and cypher,
suppose?"
"Nothing to brag of, marm."
"Well, at any rate, Jack, 1 think that
after breakfast you and Laura may as well
90 down to the city and get married, fol-
Pm tired of watching you, that's a fact"