Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-01-18
. Au OrigitIal Story,
wrinen for the Yorkville Enquirer.
BLUR And .GRBY;; !;
THE FORTUNES OF WAR.
By oLAUpE FoRREsTER.

THE FURIUNESO OE w Ak.
By oIA1Dn iFoaaEsrER.
4y7s CHAPTER v.
The course of true love never runs
. sooth,' iss rather thread-bsre sdage, but
fund pretty generally correct in the expe.
rfsnce Of mankind SO, at least, thought
Edwin Williams, as he walked moodily to.
yards bis place Of business, miserable in
bssrt and dispirited in mind. It was sad
AIought that it should all end thus-so
many sweet hopes, SO many plans and
sohemes for the far away future, all radiant
Nth light and eloquent in song awhile ago,
ss:Sd NON so dark, chilling and nninYiting,
sAsBut,' thought Williams, with deep
r,eh, sthase feelings are unworthy Of Ellen,
I.nworthy Of myself How can impute
fay sorrow Of heart to her?-my rude swa,
feninz to Che stern reality, owes nothing of
sss bittsrnsss to her. And yet, somehow
sr other, there was but small comfort even
10 that thought, certainly nothing palatable
to his pride, or fattering to his seif.esteem.
He went back In memory to the time he first
beheld the almost angel.girl, in her sweet
srtlsssness and almost childlike beauty and
simplicity; he dwelt upon the dulcet utter
ssnces Of her first words and the beautiful
hopes which sung for many a long day after,
fn bis then happy heart. His first visit,
9Th its hours hung thick with happiness
and hope, aad when his heart grew con-
%cious Of its yearning leye-so sweetly con.
sSeious! Then the many lcag winter even
:ngs with her sweet songs snd pleasant
words-words aud songs unlike any he had
aeard before, and which fingered SO long
sapon, the ear and still longer in the heart !!
Then. too, how pleasant 1t was to cit beside
her after the business of the day, and look
upon her calm, quiet and happy face and
into stha clear, depths of her stainless eyes,
and 10 feel that, however the world warred,
aud nations struggled on through blood,
there vas peace in the glance of that eye
and holy calm in that pntried and happy
heart Then hope grew out of all this
Joy and beauty, that the fair being, whose
:mags haunted his nightly pillow, and the
memory Of whom cheereds and lightened
dis daily struggle, might, one Of these days,
place her little hand in his and walk beside
aim,all along she lifs.psth, downtothedark
liver. That hope brought new energy and
strange power along with it; and, coming
into his heart, in all the feebleness Of 10
fancy, it had grown by nursing, until its
colossal proportions and gigantic energy
were acknowledged with a feeling akin to
dread. s.- o..
a. And was it but dream after all? Was
there no bright light in her eye for him =
no smile upon which he could rest as his
own l---no niche in her dear, young heart!
Alas the bitterness of such an awakening
Alas for the day when the sun goes down in
the morning, and the black curtain Of des-
psir rolls slowly down between US and our
hopes!
But why should she love me? or, even
if she did, how could I expect deciara-
ton from her lips under such circumstances
an those under which We last met! Ah,
no |! she does not love me; her very word,
her calm, placid look, her perfectly cool
and self collected manner, while addressing
me, all convince me of that q think that
saying great deal P-her Own words! A
great deal, to admit that she loves me as
much as her dogI Oh ! Ellen! Ellen !
sad this from you But I have never told
her of my love--nevsr sat down beside her
all alone, and revealed the passionate ado.
ration of sheart, whose love knows no limit
and will follow me down to the latest hour
Of she latest day in all the coming years
Then after pause he said; sTo-night-
. aye! this very night!-she shall hear me
Possibly she may throw out to my sinking
heart some feeble thread of hope to keep il
above the wave, and finally draw it within
the influence of her Own sweet smile to pid
it live anew.
"a letter for you, sir said gentleman
IN the uniform of Confederate othoer, as
Williams entered the store, in which he was
employed as book.keeper.
fFor meY' said Williams, taking the let
ter from the hand Of the officer and looking
upon. the direction. -, - ..
.If yon are Mr. Edwin Williams, it is ;
and the officer, after giving Williams
military salute, which would have dont
honor to Hardee himself, hprriedly LET
the store.
"a pretty piece of business 7 said Viii
iiams, flush of anger passing over hi
,ssndsome features, Then addressing him
self to his eirseloyer, he said; The 0sos
that handed me this letter Is known 70 you
I presume, sir
Never saw him before in my LIE, re
piled the gentleman addressed, someWhs
surprised at the agitation and evident l!
humor of Williams.
.sJuat read that ? said Williams throwin'
the opened letter on the desk, 'and tel
me what you think of it,
Mr.. Fortesoue read the letter tbcughtful
", then, pushing his speotacles upon hi
forehead, be said, with upfeigned indigns
ton; tPay no attention to it. Don't let
trouble you in the least, Edwin
iYour ADVICE may be very good, sal
Williams, sbut it occurs to me, sir, th'