Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-10-24

low. His vanity is only paraleled by his impu
dence, and yet the very man to impress JAMIE
silly little heart"
"Why, father I think you are unjust to Ned
He is as clever fellow as know, and excessively
popular with the young men. He is certainly int
looking, and he knows it. He is smart, too-cutt
as briar, and that just suits jamie. I thought
he liked her before he left, but our smash up came
and as for Janie-its impossible to say whom sht
likes"
"What brings him here to-night?' said Mr.
Carter, sternly
IT don't know" said John; "he said to see us
all, but suppose to see jamie.
"Come, Annie, have you not done yet? New
ton will think you are not coming at oil. Why
didn't Mag 60 in? He came to see her.
eyes johnnie, I'm ready now," said Annie
dropping her keys in her basket. Are you wait
ing to escort me?"
..Yes, come on; let us co. He threw his arm
lovingly around her.
81 want to see you moment, Annie, " he whis
pered. They walked slowly down the passage.
"May Simpson is coming tonight l wish,
Annie, you could get over your shyness and talk to
her. You would ike her-she's a nice girl, and
then she has been such true friend through all
this trouble. Confound it, if it hadn't been for
that"
"Come, come brother; you must not confound
my blessing If it had not been for the trouble,
as you call it, we would never have known and
loved each other as we do"
She turned and kissed the hand lying on her
shoulder
''I would have taken ten such troubles to have
found such dear sister as you, said John, affec-
tionately.
'sBut, Annie, don't forget what I said about
Mary"
She nodded and smiled, as she entered the room.
"See, Miss Annie, how well I have been enter
tained," said Mr.. Newton, trying to rise with
child on each knee.
"You have not missed me, then," she said.
He made some playful remark, and again arose
to speak to John.
George Newton was one of the very few
preachers whom John Carter liked. AS he said,
himself, lit was some pleasure to talk to man
who was not constantly telling raw head and bloody
bone stories of death and Judgment" Yet reli-
gion was the one theme Of this young servant OF
God.
In person he was comely, with an eye remarka-
bly, quick and piercing, and eountenance express
sive and changeful. His conversational powers
were great and he led the minds Of those around
him with perfect simplicity and ease to the sacred
subject which engrossed his thoughts. 1t was a
habit of life with him, and so free and artless was
the manner, that no one could possibly be offended.
His cheerful laugh, bright, animating smile and
playful wit, bespoke deep and heavenly fountain
of peace and love.
After awhile, jamie came in. She had changed
her dress to one ofpure white, and the short sleeve
and infant waist, showed her exquisite form to full
advantage. Bracelets Of coral looped her sleeves,
o necklace of the same was clasped around her
neck, and her curls drawn back from her face,
were looped through coral ear rings. Around her
head she wore wreath of geranium leaves and
rich scarlet buds, and on her breast coral pin con-
fined an exquisite boquet of fragrant leaves and
buds. There was an air of subdued tenderness
about her, far more dangerous than her frolicsome
humor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter came in few moments
after.
"Come here, JAMIE" said Mr. Carter. "For
whom is my little gypsy dressed to-nght?' he ask
ed taking both of her hands in his
She blushed crimson. ''For you, papa, to be
sure" she said.
"Is it, Janie?" he asked, almost sadly.
'Don't dress every night, for you?' she asked,
snatching her hand from him.
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her father.
'Where is Miss Margaret, to-night?" said Mr..
Newton, who had been holding quite an animated
conversation with John and Annie.
"Up stairs at some abominable music copying, Z"
replied jamie.
''Mamma, Maggie will kill herself working, if
you do not put stop to it. Were I you, would
insist in the most peremptory manner, that she
should come down."
'sMiss jamie, will you take q message for me to
her2" said Mr.. Newton.
Certainly" replied jamie with ready alacrity.
"Any thing I can do for Mr.. Newton"
Selves pleasure, of course" interrupted he,
smiling his joyous smile. "We accept the etcete-
ras of fetiqette, of course"
"Donot you accuse ME of fashionable platitudes,
Mr.. Newton" said jamie, hastily. "a disappoint-
ment in you would just now shake ny faith in hu-
manity," she half whispered. "But what must
tell Maggie?'
''Tell her I'm jealous Of that music, and If she
continues to show partiaity in that quarter, will
certainly bid you all good nigh"
jamie laughed and bounded away.
She had scarcely left the room, when Mary Simp'
son and Edward Wilcox, were announced.
Mary was q sweet little specimen of womanhood.
Everything in her placid face bespoke gentle,
kindly disposition. She was scarcely eighteen,
and was Annie's senior by about year. There
was sweet languid, lingering tone in her voice,
which spite of one, would haunt the ear with
pleasant memory.
Annie arose to greet them, and as Mary turned
with flushed face from Johns hearty welcome
Annie involuntarily bent her head and kissed her.
"I prize that from you Annie, whispered Ma
ry, as she passed on to speak to MIR. and Mrs
Carter.
In few moments jamie came down with Mar
earet There was vivid color on JAMES cheek
and bright sparkle in her eye, which enhanced
her beauty to brillancy almost dazzling.
Margaret's step was lingering, and her whole fg
ure dropping. She looked weary and sad Hel
face, always pale, looked now almost waxen in its
transparency The blue veins could be distinctly
seen, and the dark circles beneath the eyes gave to
the whole countenance look Of untold suffering.
The lips had lost their curl of haughtiness, but
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