Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-01-11

yea! am. ambitious tor-your gooa
will, your respect, your afectionate re-.
gard. Then pressing the dainty little
hand to his lips, while the fair girl
blushed and trembled in the intensity
of a new and strange emotion, which
rather chilled than warmed, sThese are
more to me thanal the wealth and hon
or which this world can give. Tell me,
dear Ellen, am / so enriched as to be
in possession of so vast a fortuneI
lido not know how such revelation
can enrich you, SIR said Ellen, quickly
snatching away her hand, and moYlng
from his side, but if my good will ana
respect are worth SO much to you, It
would be very unkind in me to withhold
the information, that they are certainly
yours in a very large measure. How
can it be otherwise, when you SO richly
deserve them both
.And your affectionate regard, Miss
Ellen! lam I deserving of that, too?
Certainly, sir, replied Ellen, blush
ing beneath the earnest gaze OF Will
liarns; 4 think o great deal OF you
like you pretty we'll
sOnly like me, Miss Ellen, said Will
hams, disappointedly. :,
/ sWhy, what would you have me say?
asked Ellen, sweet smile dimpling her
rosy cheek and Frightening the beauty
of aface more childlike in the loyeliness
of it's innocent simplicity, than woman
ly in flashing splendor. 4 assure you
Of my good will, my unfeigned respect,
and tell you that I like you very well.
But you feel no affection for me p
no peculiar interest p asked Williams.
fYes-of course, / do, said Ellen
after what I feelI am indebted to you,
it would be very strange, very migrate
full, if did not feel some affection for
you
stSome affection p repeated Williams
in a dissatisfied tone, Il do not enter
tain the remotest doubt on that point,
for I believe it quite out Of the question
for you to feel otherwise even towards
this poor dog, and he pointed to New
foundland lying upon the rug by the
fire. 4 suppose, even that brute has
some share of your affection.
"A very large share, too said Ellen,
with much warmth. j.
4 thought so, said Williams, as a
dark cloud passed quickly over his hand
some feathers, sand do you feel more
affection for me than you do for your
dog ?-do you feel even as much 2
Fully as much,' said Ellen; sand
that is saying great deal, Mr.. vii
iams.'
perhaps It's, Miss Ellen, said VII
Eams,. with a deep sigh. Perhaps I
should be grateful even for that much,
and he passed his hand quickly over
his eyes, and stood for some moments
intently looking into the fire. Then sud-
denly raising his eyes and looking up
On Ellen, with look of such unuttera-
bic agony Of mind, that the poor girl
started he continued: However you
nay feel towards me, Miss Ellen, it
would be an act of gross injustice on my
part If L allowed you to remain in ig-i
norance of the real state of my feelings
;owards you. With your fathers per
mission, who, by the way was fast a:
leep, poor cd ed man--:stYill yop grant me
private interview this evening at which
liae ! shall have more leisure to speat
o you Onto me, at least-sp
'ortant subject, all I'M
But what ese
;sn .,about, which cannot be spo-
-. nere and now?' asked Ellen in such
surprise, that Williams could
doubt no longer of the non-existence
of even the most incipient sensations of
love in the child-heart of Ellen Rogers.
The discovery was too much for him ).
and suddenly seizing his hat and cane,
he rushed from the room, slamming the
door behind him, much to the surprise
of Ellen, and the evident alarm of the
old man, who started from his rocking
chair, exclaiming:
"A shell IA shell = and fell sprawl
ing upon bis back.
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