Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-01-18


IL am stranger in this city, remember.
sAnd in the employ Of Fortescue, Marsh
burn and Company said Fortescue, erect
ing his portly person, swho are as staunch
southern, if not secession men, as ever
walked the streets of Charleston or wore o
Palmetto cockade. The self.constituted
committee that sent you this letter-if q
committee indeed did have anything to do
with it-are a set of cowardly, undermi-
ming raacals, having no influence whatever
! on the community, and altogether unable to
carry out their threats. Pay no attention
to the matter at all
But, some of the accusations brought
against me are true-that is, partially, at
least said Williams, uneasily.
sYon surprise me, Edwin, said ForteS.
cue, grayely. sYou were credited with
mere discretion, ,>and justifable caution in
the expression of your political opinions
We cannot expect you to agree with us in
all points, or to feel that measure Of sym.
pashy for the righteous cause in which we
are engaged, as Southerner, would do; but,
common prudence, even policy, should have
taught you to keep q quiet tongue. as
certainly would do, wero at the North at
present. =l = ~
d have expressed nay opinion only to 3
few friends, sir; and these could scarcely
have betrayed me- said Williams.
TO few friends Why, my dear fellow,
you cannot say, with any degree of certain
ty, who are your friends in these terrible
times. Some of these friends, as you call
them, have certainly, I hope not intention
ally, betrayed your confidence, and here is
the result a
well, said Williams, severy man has a
right to his opinions on political as we'll as
other matters; and, if debarred the free
expression of them among his friends in
| private conversation, without intent to force
them upon the public, why it is pretty
sad condition of th ings, that's all
The condition of things you refer to does
exist, nevertheless said Mr.. Fortescue,
sand that fact being settled beyond all con.
tradictiop or dispute, it becomes all we'll
disposed citizens to take 1t as wa find it,
and get along the best way we can, under
the circumstances. Don't you admit the
wisdom of such course
Il admit Its policy said Williams.
POLICY said Fortescue, putting down
his spsotaOles, and seating himself beside
| the glowing stovej svery we'll, then, admit
it as simple policy, if you can do no more.
| Now, Edwin, if l am correctly informed,
you came here not simply as. a visitor, but
to make the South your future home. Your
intention. was to settle down In some bust.
ness, and, possibly, marry a southern girl i
at any rate, a girl living bere-and thus
identify yourself with u.s.
Williams was silent, SO Fortescue cons
tinued; .---
tNow, SO far as business Is concerned,
your prospects are exceedingly Hattering !;
and, by the way, Marshburn and myself
were speaking last night only, of.increasing
your salary to almost double the present
amount. u.s..
sFor which am heartily grateful, Sir,
| said Williams. Then after momants
thought he added But l am not desirous
of increasing my already large supply OF
Confederate notes can find but' little
sale for them, and certainly care Bothtng
about holding them.
sBut you can certainly invest them
| tNot in bonds, at least, replied Williams,
sfor I have no confidence whatever in
them; and am not quite rich enough to
buy up real estate
Il cannot understand your want of con-
6dence in these bonds, said Fortescue, 'un.
less you doubt the ultimate success of the
cause ITSELF IT,.
(Which 1 certainly do, SIR said Will
liams with earnsstness.
:Well, WE'LL said Fortescue, laughing
good naturedly, Eve will not argue the case,
any how but, it so happens Edwin, that
I have nothing but Confederate money
myself, and therefore cannot pay your sala-
ry in another currency .~
Il am perfectly satisfied, Mr.. Fortescue,
said Williams. i am able to purchase all
need with the money, to pay my board
and to make tolerable respectable appear.
'sucs. As.long as I can manage to do these,
ain content With even Copfedsrate money
Very we'll, then; and now to resume
the subject .on which we were speaking,
said Fortescue; Il remarked that your bust
ness prospects we're asttering, as much So
at least, as circumstances. will allow--ss
much so as anybody else, in these hard
times Then, good humoredly slappine
him on the shoulder he continued, totally
unaware how his words CALLED and wounded
the young man, Judging too, from you
; frequent visits to my old friends family
Mr.. Duncan Rogers, would infer very
Aattering success in that quarter, also
, Now, Edwin, don't give me such look al
that; for / am too Did man and know to-
r much of the world, to be at all affected b.
any such attempt. As / said awhile ago
intending to settle in business here, to mar
i ~ in and :ss.ske the South your future home
t II is policy, as you admit, rather to inoreas
than diminish your CIRCLE Of friends, ant
render yourself popular and beloved gener
|, ally; particularly, when all this can b
done without the sacrifice of principle, AM
without the surrender of your sentiment
: and opinions on political subjects, 50 lon
s as you keep them to yourself and mind you
: own business