Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-12-05

"You don't know how beautifully Mary under
stands the 'meun ct t,llna,' jamie. But it doe
me good to hear you look and talk like old times,
said John fondly. ''I'd forgive you dozen shar
cuts, to hear your merry laugh again. / woul'
believe then you were getting well l tell you
believe the nsagmum arcaa,uus Of health and hap
piness is good spirits, don't you think so, Gaenf
said John to Dunbar.
eyes," replied Dunbar, with occupation 70
the mind, exercise for the body, and temperate
and virtue for the sake of both"
There is Annie" said John, starting up
'Come Dunbar, are you going?"
"And have Mrs. John Carter wishing me il
the Red Sea, or Arctic Ocean! No, indeed, no
l." said Dunbar. II will not risk my popularit
so far. Go along I will take care of Miss Jani
till you come back"
John made some laughing rejoinder, as he wen
out with Annie
"Are we to have some entertainments now (
said jamie, turning towards him, as he again sa
down by her side.
"Do you know you almost made me forswea
anything of the kind ?" said he.
"Why?" asked jamie, in surprise.
because, from some source or other, you tllet
your mind with some awful charnel-house memo
ries, which got the credit of. When were yol
ever in the Convent of Mt. Sinai, and what in
duced you to take such meditations among th'
tombs.'
She looked surprised, and he told her of he
delirious wanderings.
"Oh!" she replied, II expect got that from
some travels I had been reading. Your wondrou
pictures of Oriental life induced me to make al
the search in my power in Eastern fields, and
remember being thrilled with horror at reading
the awful description of the dead laid in layers
Sinai vaults"
"And if I had told you of Hottentots and Bush
men, you would, have no doubt, learnt all abou
the woolly-headed, thick-ipped race blessed tn
Morayians for redeeming them froma state of bru
taty investigated their fondness for their sheer
skin Dress which serves them for dress byday, bet
at night, and winding sheet in their grave ant
had vividly represented, in your busy brain, thel
Kraal villages, which look like cluster of bet
hives"
"Vey likely" said JAMIE ''I am apt to follow
stream to its fountain"
'sDoes not the muddiness sometimes intimidatt
you ?" he asked.
"No; I always find it purer the nearer it ap
proaches its great original said jamie, gravely.
He sat for long while by her side, talking ii
his happy way, about everything he thought woult
interest her. Not of travels to excite her; no
of speculations and opinions to set her mind a
work; not provoking reply, or wearying by ques
tons, but just relating every day occurrences, which
his acute perception, and keen appreciation invest
ed with graphic interest.
When John returned, Mrs. Carter said jamie
must go back. jamie expostulated to no purpose
She appealed to Dunbar.
'sYour handkerchief has dropped" said he, al
he stopped to raiseit. 'Gobirdie, he whispered
jamie took the handkerchief from the hand thai
clasped his for q brief instant and said, "Wen
John take me now"
"What feather you are" said John, taking
her in his stalwart arms.
"a live one, though, Johnnie don't drop me, u
she said, as she bade them all laughing good
bye