Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-05-30
URSDAY, MAY 80, 1857.

ton, but this sentiment Immediately yielded to hel
former wild gaiety..
"With horror!" she said; can you think such {
thing? Would my father, who loves me dearly, ht
says compel me to marry against my will Could
he make hisonly child SO miserable! Could you-
my mother"
But tHonoria suddenly paused. Lady Brand had
covered her face with her hands and burst into g
food of tears.
In presence of that anguish of the dear mother
who had cherished her 30 tenderlyr the wofu irony
of the girl disappeared All her forced gaiety and
terrible sarcasm vanished, and throwing her arms
around the neck of Lady Brand, she sobbed wildly
and cried:
"Oh don't cry, dear mamma don't cry! You
break my heart, and make my misery thousand
times more bitter than before was undutiful
criminal to taunt you thus! Oh pardon me, deal
mamma; pardon your poor weak child who loves
you dearly. am not in my right senses, mamma
this marriage is killing me, for I am going to per
jure myself before God and mani But I will beal
ALL will not, no, will not make you unhappy
dear, dear mamma Forgive me, and forget my
wild foolish words-for I love you very, very dear
|ly!"
| And clinging to her mother, the young lady bu
ried her head in the fond bosom and cried bitter
ly. Lady Brand mingled her tears with those O
her daughter, and in few moments both grew
calmer.
| That burst of the tempest of sorrow had relieved
them both, and when the elder lady raised hel
head, and wiped the last tears from her eyes, she
saw, with irrepressibe delight, that the wild look
had quite disappeared from Honoria's eyes.
The young lady looked quite hopeless, but hel
unnatural gaiety had passed away, and she wa
calm and resigned
sThere, there, mamma" she said sorrowfully
''do not remember my wild, sinful words; forge
that rebelled against God, and taunted one love
50 dearly, whom ought, as child, to obey ane
treat with respect. am very unhappy, mamma
but will try and govern myself, and not wounc
you again. You see am quite calm now-and-
kiss me, mammal love you very, very, tenderly.
A long kiss followed these words, and Lady
Brand drew the girls face to her bosom.
my poor child" she said in a atremulous voice
II have nothing to forgive, and alas | no hope tt
offer you. know ALL have had it in my mine
day and night, and vainly struggled to devise some
means of preventing your unhappiness. You
know that this has been impossible, for Sir Rezir
has overruled me, and directed ALL All that Ii
left to you, therefore, my beloved child, is to sub
NIT Accept your lot, and I pray God that he vii
bring good out of evil, and make my darling hap
py."
Honoria did not reply to these words, and hel
sobs died away.
'Dry your eyes now, dear, and prepare for the
ceremony" said Lady Brand, arranging the young
lady's disordered hair; ''the crowd must not flint
anything in your appearance to comment upon.
"Oh no, mother" replied the girl ."Do no
fear mel will play my part with proper calmness
And now, please leave me alone, for few mo
ments, before the ceremony. I sent the girls ou
for that purpose, but our talk has made me forget
You must not ask me why I beg this, mother
just few minutes"
"Willingly, my darling" was her mothers re
ply; may God bless and guard you"
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.