Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-11-21

that jamie could not even expostulate. Every yes
tige of color forsook her cheek, and she visibl.
trembled. ' ne s
"Do vex you, Janie?' said he, in his low ten
der tones "Speak to me, jamie, dear jamie cal
me Edward only, once more. y ~
jamie pressed her hands together convulsively
deep flush came over her face, she was eyidentl!
collecting herself for an effort. 1
eyes, will speak" said she, land speak th'
more unsparingly as more bitterly detest th'
weakness which has provoked this wound to m!
selfrespect. You talk about love-you know moth
ing about it. You call feeling antagonistic tt
truth, to honor, to manliness, love; you MAIN anG
dwarf all faith and sympathy, and call it love yot
glory in selfshness, cruelty and contempt, and cal
it love; you talk Of taking woman's happiness
in your keeping -you destitute OF frmness, of prin
ciple, of honor .destituta Of every manly attrib
ute, caring for nothing but to bless yourself alone
guided by no law but inclination, and taking thai
inclination as warrant for not o. treachery, but
cruelty and insult. And you would intimate that
I loved you let me then, be 'shamed through al
my nature to have loved SO slight q thing But you
mistake me. Imeus loved you, for love is love
forevermore; and you, weak, vain and selfish,
have not power to stir the depths Of my heart. ]
pity the woman who trusts you 80 far as to give
her happiness to your keeping from my soul ]
pity her-but for you, there is no room in my heart
for aught but contempt. - ...'.'.-
She arose as she spoke, and accepted the arm
Dunbar offered, for he had been near enough tc
overhear the conversation that Wilcox was toe
reckless to subdue.
Wilcox sprang up. Ge.z1 ,7- --.s..t
"Shall /, wasting in despair, die because wo
mans fair?' faith, not L Come and see me mar
ried won't you, Miss Janie2 twill be short
service-a few words Will settle it wilt thou
have this woman2 Iwilp-and then, Wilt thou
have this man2 I will, and 'Amen'-and the
two will be one flesh in the angels ken, except the
heart; that is metal Hal hal OH it will be @
royal Danae feast, Midas banquet Of gold, gold
and nothing but gold. '"oi.@ .a'..- =,.
He looked the incarnation of handsome iend,
as he turned away to make reckless and audacious
speeches to Miss Benton, and be goaded almost to
madness by her HE, he; you are so funny Mr.
Wilcox" or the fainter, cha, ha, what man you
arel" - -
"Let us go out to the air little WHILE" said
jamie, 81 fell suHocated here" ... ...- r,
They struggled through the crowd
"Mr. Dunbar, there is door here which will
lead us to the garden; let US 60 out I'm sick, u
said she, gaspingly. ..H =,
He looked at her-she was deadly pale. With
vigorous push, and yet without attracting atten'
ton, he reached the door just as Janies fatering
limbs refused to carry her farther. She had sufh.
cient consciousness to say, Dont call any one, and
then for an instant she knew no more, till rapid
pace and the cool fresh air restored her to sensi
biity e:re .t.
She thought she felt Margaret's face against
hers, Margaret's arm around her, as she said
"Oh Maggie" and hid her head on the shoulder
I The yieorons arm placed her On the garden seat
and with an almost womanly tenderness, rested hel
head again on his shoulder.
"Suffer me, Miss jamie" he said, as he threw
the thick curls from her face, exposing it to tht
cool breeze.
s'Do you feel strong enough to sit alone for
moment?" said he, after awhile.
"Yes, am better now," she answered, raising
her head and blushing deeply. He waited mo
ment to see if she could sustain herself, and thel
walked rapidly away.
jamie bent her head and wept unrestrainedly
Suddenly Dunbar's voice said, 'That will not do
Miss jamie; here, sit up and drink this wine
have brought you. )
jamie did not answer but wept on. He place.
the wine on the seat, and taking both her hand
in his, be raised her head saying, "fyou will weep
weep here, stopping will make your head ache
He placed her head again on his shoulder. Ther
was no tenderness-just kind of brotherly per
emptoriness that jamie could not gainsay.
"Now drink the wine. - said he, putting it to he
lips.
She tasted it.
'That will do" said she, IT want to 60 home
will you call the carriage?'
"No," said he, with his grave decision. '"l
will not do; you must drink it all, for you. have
20 back in the room. You cannot leave till tn
party breaks up" -
ooh! can't go back" said she, "Imso tired
? do let me go home" T
"You can't 60 home, Ms JAMIE" said he
firmly. pardon me for speaking 80 plainly, bu
there were others who witnessed the-what shall
call it?-contre temps between you and Wilcox
and will remark upon your absence. You mus
not only go back, but exert yourself to be wha
Miss jamie generally is in company" he conclude
smilingly.
A deep flush settled on her cheek.
IT see, % said she, "and thank you. 1t is bel
teri will do it-give me the wine"
She drank it all.
''Shall we go back now?" said she rising.
'No," said he, 1--WE can sit here tor half
hour we will not be missed"
She sat down Immediately; indeed she telt as
she had no control over herseH-this man with hi
strange power was moving her at will.
Then he talked about the nights in the East
the moonlight, so soft and clear SO intense In II
q brightness. He told her how the heavens we1
gemmed with stars, and what strange tascinatio
= the wondrous beauty lent to everything He tol
:. her of the gorgeous flowers Of the stately tree
of the outrageous foliage told her Of the Eas
em language in shrub and flower; then spoke
eloquence in nature, eloquence in music, and ell
y quence of the intellect.
- "Did you ever consider" said jamie, "what
true eloouenceP Can you define it? We feel i
! but description seems only to put further from
: what we so inherently understand"
r "Yes, we know the characteristics, said b
r "we know it has four elements eloquence
pure reason and intellect the eloquence Of tas
and imagination; the eloquence Of sympathy an
= the nassions. and the eloduence of action and u