Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-09-24

fSr, the saddle again, although We thought hi
wound pretty bad one--rand 80 it was. How di
you az hs is doing to-nightYss ,i-r.tg =. 5ss 81;
HE Is sleeping vel, now; bpt. uncle. haze yo
heard bad news from-from a,sy Of our friends z
asked the alarmed gih,; completing the sentheno h
with painful effort. +, ~, g., -
sNelis. have found uslE, a, Of
.,"U Uncle, I know you are keeping some terribl rrilbl
psyss j from f ne sasped Nellie viii xRas's4 ip0reaan n
%Pib.v,s ssba don't make S,iaa anE out 4
mole 6iill, Iejoined Mr: Dsnverh beginning TO fe
very uncomortsble at having undertaken to breal
| Che neysto Nellie foTom' wound s bad enough
fbnt even be val be up cutting aud slashing the en
esmy Ike The deuce before the campaign Is over
But yoar haRdk kerchis. Nellie, it does him in6hit
credit, I am proud Of the young fellow perfece
Bayard be must be. Dr. Gilchria says he VIII b,
up soon, if al goes on we'll .,..., r;,
seFor Heavens sake, uncle, who is it that i
wounded p cried Nellie, becoming more and NOR
alarmed ct this strange way of breakipgbad news.
"Really, Nellie, am not quite sure who, thu
poor fellow is;" replied Mr., DsnverS, in perple1i
ty. II only suspect he is the gallant fellow wht
saved you and Tom, last night, from that murder
ous assassin. can only show You where he wore
your handkerchief through the fight. Bis wound
is not 30 bad, either as it might be-, -.
'''Oh uncle my suspense must be resolved
tonight" cried Nellie, 'and it is impossible fol
me to make any enquiries until morning. The
tone of sadness with which Nellie uttered these
words, smote the old man! to the heart He dread.
ed to expose her to what might prove, as he now
suspected, severe trial to her fortitude, and had
he dreamed that her feelings were 30 deeply inyol
we'd, he would have left to some more fitting person
the task which he had 80 unluckly undertaken.
He glanced iresolutsy at Nellie, and hedtated be.
fore answering. 1T 81;
'.I am an old fool, Nellie, to have chosen this
time and this manner, for communicating with you
about matter when I have only conjecture to rest
ON. You shall not suffer the torture Of suspense,
however. Heis in there" -and the old gentleman
indicated, by gesture, the chamber in which the
Young soldier was lying -'T wish had waited till
morning; but, come, I win show you where the
brave young fellow wore your handkerchief Be
strong now, Nellie, and if my coecturcs are right,
take it calmly. He will be wen enough to go back
to his regiment-after while-I am sure"
With this assurance, which was meant to be very
consolatory, but which excited the more alarm from
its vagueness and the doeful tone in which it was
uttered, Mr. Danvers turned and conducted his
niece to the chamber in which the wounded youth
lay. r. ..-.. .-. ...,t ..... ...-.,.-r...
Advancing to the bedside, Mr. Danvers laid his
hand upon the cap, and with an air Of pride and
satisfaction, said .... a. ... -...y
"See there, Nellie; there's your handkerchief |;
where he wore it through the fght!" ......
Nellie gazed only on the face Of the unconscious
sufferer, and crying aloud Il Victor n fell faint
ing in the arms of her terrified uncle. If