Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-07-16

SkyWardB; but the, clOudleSS heavens iDeleo their
momentary apprshensionss Visitor SOON suggested
'ne es,u9e VI .,'e u''.AnS u auI ~. s..s.s .
rent fowlng through tne creek, sausaeo ni n, o
the correctness OF ms sointton.' -.
His comrade, Harry Prescott, had gwen hlm q
os ,. S,o.Lsrs r. ,t,ss M svho.o, had falen in hat.
a. = H;a Sssnsno. hloaJs was; ali On, fire., The
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brothers had lived m the; utmost kinapess aha !
were boundtt9 one another by tha istroneeskAes OF
natuial affection. gsHarry.s besom painted ford
yeiige, with sn sinsatiable lopsingG It seemed to
be tha whole aim and purpose of his life. sHetoo
IL. T;s..s 80 Az son n ,r;5o,T, br. os ono
lae IN'os "se .s S aoha@ .ts 80
whon2a drunk the cup " $aAscsleps isns aeses
The successive blows that had fallen upon his k~
dred, and the hearts mother broken By bereaye-
mont hail not. crushed hnt. had ,aroused and in
s,r;a,o3 IL 'wbe,e natn,e He d;d not rpoard oc-
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on i:.s .a.Jaa n.s "a AZ
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voted fha1 any %nese fhanqs ne :Woulqi ever a88ap
ciaSp;r 8, 20 q gygsszl., % taIa,..
When ne 1orgot 1or Lime tne severe loss Waci ai
his family had sustalnedIand such things from
our very constitution cannot and aought not to
rest permanently upon the aeart-ne e, exnol5eq an
elasticity and cheenulness OF temper that made him
a most companionable being. Hewas stouter and
taller than Victor, with eatures coarse but fuli OF
gentle expression; firmset jaws, land threat like
q Hercules. One needed but q glance iat his pro.
portions, to tell that, when maturity ofyears had
given him compaetness and frmness of sinew, he
would be giant in physical power. Neither had
nature been niggard m comforting upon him men;
tai capacity Of high order. He was thoughtful
and Isagacious beyond his years; and seyRced, by
his conversation, considerable, culture of mind for
one of his age. .elJpgI
While the youths were sitting quite still, and
ther Gtiel ears detected q noise in the grove be-
hind Them, Simultaneously fiIeg5 turned ltheir
faces in the direction Of the sound and .peered in
tently ia the gloom. =; n E.a - :. II
Some sixty or seventy feet behind them, was
stopping oak Of less than foot IN diameter on the
trunk Of which the moonlight, stealing from some
nterstce overhead, fell in broad patches with a.
most sunlight brightness. From the foot Of this
tree, proceeded the noise which had attracted the
attention Of the young soldiers. They were not
left long in doubt as to the cause. Cambering up
the tree, ailarge opossum soon appeared emerging
into the moonlight, which was so bright that even
the long lalr 6tanqlng OutI fIOtn nlS Shaggy coat
could plainly be discerned. The sight was too
much for the youths. Springing to their feet, and
leaving their arms leaning against the tree by
which they were sitting, they hastened to makea
prize of the dainty animal Victor was first the
tree; and, casting off his shoes and cartridge box,
he began to ascend. 4, p. III r...-,i2 .9lrti1
aGet club, Prescott, :" exclaimed he in an ca
per Gel whisper, "and Be ready for him, when I shake
him dow" i'.&i ~ ,s.''9 ".i'5a','.J 81 ~
, Victor was up the tree in a twinkling and fol
lowingafter the opossum; that climbed from one ~
limb to another to avoid his enemy. he finally
made his way to one Of the highest branches, and,
seizing small boqgh with seyeral folds OF ms
able height from the ground but, pausing, now
and then, to rest, Victor followed until he had
reached within fewteet of him; but the limb, TO
which the animal hung was too small to bear VIC;
tors weight, and he was compelled to stop. Had
it been possible to reach the ANIMAL victor @ would
have captured and brought him down as prlze;;
There was danger that, in the gloom that existed
below, he weuld escape when: shaken down but
there was no alternative. Seizing the limb to
which he was clinging, Victor began shaking At
vigorously. Soon the body of the animal +, was q
thrown from the limb and hung dangling N the ..
air jerking convnlsveIy about as VICTOR put foIth
hls efforts 70 preYent mm Iega1s ms nnad
CoI after coll OF ms tali un@oo1a, anu noW ~