Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-07-11

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,s4 q.3 THE, FATAL. .TEsT.1 s.Frr ry4,zz--
One night, while seated'with some fiiendssths
tsubject of courage came up for discussion, and a.
vers were the opinions advanced as to what It truly
was, and what would be a. proper test TO prove the
true metal from the false The argument waxed
warm, and twelve o'clock found MS fr from any
decision 80, - !, q - :. Z;
Albert o. 'Brien, scion of the Emerald Iae,
had been particularly boastful, and longed for the
chance to have his Milesian bravery put to the
test, boldly aEowing thasno EugishmaA ever pos-
lsessed one tithe of the disregard Of danger thst
belonged to his warmer booded bfothen 2 q g!
This was of course, denied; and Frank LeSie,
q Hampshire youth, cold and rasGonless streuu-
lonsy maintained that directly Opposite wmths
case !, that the fiery ardor Of the Mleaan was lie
Fgunpowder-a flash, and nothing more furosM
sound, ending in smoke; while that Of: the En-
glishman was like the thrice heated Steel glowing
and lasting to the very death. ~ 5ysg .3tqps.
81 dare DO anything that You dare" repiedAE
bert, his anger getting the better Of his judgneh
ttDare you? 1WewM see, my Boy Wait here,
all Of you, until return" And Frank tool his
hat and disappeared ~ - J.
We heard his firm step upop the staira- heard
him open and shut the door, and saw his tau form
for moment in the street. Then i was lostto M
for the night was intensely dark and storing. TAs
rain swept round the cornersin gusts md thewihd
fairly ratified the windows and shDwied down atlB
chimney. It was just the night to make one thin
|of ghosts dead everything sthat the sopl
shrinks from communion Or fellowship With '.9 - =
j. know not if other minds dwell upon' such
themes as mine did,; but certainly q PeR app6ar-
led to have fallen upon al, for silence took .tlis
place Of hoisy discussion; and the room that o few
moments before had rang with loud debats #asG
undiistmbed as the tomb A A,haR whisper e
wonder where he has gomez" were the olly 16gs
spoken until Frank returned, shook the ,sssey
drops from bis person, cooly took his sest lighted
his pipe, and drenewed the conversation n, snsir
Of perfect unconcerp. Z .ssrs 4i,!; zs,e- IT
= II have fulfilled my part of;the contzset; ,npw
fulfil yours; he said i:tssXg st::s5s:1s u -
"Wen, what have You dons? Here have you
oeea an = aitstloneg na Aiel,, s oslaas ~
tua ksow, ~ u yoa' .ne saep y ~ tpe oaa
cnurcn-yarN on tue oppoHIe cofncr KnoM ~
I1r xe were Y y tnls yezy mornlngf ana Ie9alkeq
placed. They form, as you,wM remsmbeEet ethzas
sides Of asquare, the fourth being thedoor atths
foot Of the steps Well / have been, there 3hsse
~ No. I ~ I.de f - snss :, -
,So = asstssraa "a "a ;,,sassI1 u, ssh
a. 81 e I JaasasJ ~ ~ -
- y tIi pne = s uoS SIs nS.s ags ~ g,..as
and w oan tb.. " vou Go = =
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ne Purpor of ms $50 slowly uttered erefally pea
qteq Horos' ana eyey eye was tui.ea upon Ra, Ile
lras1%aa' % marx 5aeenecs upon mmi = .!Fly ~
ass s. Ike nsHp :. .ns 10y - S
hssn d,;;ssS scl,o nc Isa,t1 - snsSIs IN s.s3 M nd
one once en1rancea % IL 1nar m ne was nerving M n mmsen f
the task plainly saw; and that his entire nature
shudiered at the bare thought Of going @ alone and
in darkness into the mouldy abode Of The sncient
dead. was equally plain to me. Nothing but Bis
pride Kept him from at once, conSsssng his.fear;;
and well indeed, would il have been, If even that
had failed him: ea.9'-t.. =; ie',is!4:s.' 81 sa3&
Crank is but joking" said anxious to tbseat
the stony silence, and to awake myself add com
panions from the dreadful nightmare that Ind
seized every heart in its ICY clutches fp ssfi
oboll M on1 rn rrou xho. ,.o,,lS,