Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-01-16

relieve you from work. But judge Of my sur
prise and horror, when, upon entering, I found my
granddaughter lying unconsciousupon the floor !
Here he related what is already known to ths
reader ..-< ..--&
"Merciful heavensl' exclaimed old Daniels
starting to his feet and gazing wildly about him.
Sand you saw nothing of my poor Maggie :"
eff, by your poor Maggie, you mean your wife
I reply in the negative" said Mr.. Gravely, with
cruel Indifference
"And Miss Louisa thinks the poor old soul &C
tualy threw herself from the windowl" said Dan.
iels as if talking to himself
'That seemed to be her impression" was the
reply
"And you knew all this, said Daniels, in a tone
of voice that startled Mr.. Gravely, land saw me
toiling and sweating within the sound of your voice
the whole blessed day. and yet never told me
Man alivel and uou fly in passion and threaten
me with indigniies because I pronounce you q
hearless monster George GnvehI viii have
speedy revenge for this" And the old mans
voice grew husky, and his frame was al In a tre.
NOR.
Daniels, you make no allowance for the dis
tressing condition of my domestic affairs. You
forget how, in my anxiety on my daughters &C
count, it was possible to forget everything else"
"My daughters accountr' repeated the ole
man, mockingly. "And don't you suppose, that 6
poor mans wife is as dear as rich mans daugh
teri The bare fact, that you could forget poor
sick, unfortunate woman, under such circumstan
ces, is sufficient evidence of your utter heartless
ness and inhumanity."
Is Jacob in the kitchen?" asked Mr.. Gravely
addressing himself to the female domestic, who
had remained in the room, silent listener of Wha
was spoken.
The woman replied in the affirmative.
'Tell him to bring his carriage whip here ane
drive this old migrate out of my house. Do as
bid you'll
"Oh, sir |" exclaimed the woman, reprovingly
II shall not subject you to the disgrace anc
and modification of obeying such a dastardly or
DER" said old Daniels rising and putting on hi
hat Then turningto Mr.. Gravely, who was walk
ing hurriedy about the room, pale with anger, ant
maddened with self.accusing conscience, he added
"With your permission, sir, shall retire, withou
putting your servants to the trouble Of whipping
me out But, George Gravely, as sure as you arr
living man, you shall regret the occurrences o
this day and the base indignities with which yor
have threatenedme tonight feelmysef to be al
insulted, injured and outraged man; and, as such
I will be revenged" And without another word
the wretched old man walked out of the room.
Mr.. Gravely felt in his heart, that his conduct
in connection with old Daniels unfortunate wife
was without excuse; that his negligence to insti
tute measures of relief, or at least to inform th'
poor old man of what had been communicated tt
him under such impressive circumstances was in
deed heartless and unfeeling, beyond measure
The more he thought of it, so much the more die
his guilt appear manifest and, angry with him
self, and distressed in mind on account of hi
daughters illness, the unhappy man paced to ant
fro the ivelong night, even until the dawn of day
Back from all this splendor-back from thes
scenes of luxury and wealth. to the haunts of pesti
lence, poverty and vice, did old Daniels 60. Ii
his utter loneliness and depression of spirits b
wondered to whom he should go for the relation o
his troubles, or from what quarter advice and co
operation could be obtained. Finally, he though
of certain old preacher, who lived in the uppe
per portion of the city and to him he determined
to CO. reveal his deplarable situation, andenlist hi
services.
An hour after, the old gardner, accompanied BY
his pious companion and friend, entered the hum
Bile, and, now, desolate house on Mason-street ant
began thorough search of the premises From
garret to cellar; from room to room; in the yard
garden, out-houses and everywhere did the ole
men diligently search. Alas no Maggie coulc
be found, nor the slightest traces Of her wherea
bouts discovered.
There certainly was no evidence whatever, tha
the poor woman had fallen from the window. NJ
stains of blood upon the bricks in the yard-tht
shrubs and plants, Immediately beneath the bro
ken window, perfectly unharmed Then, too, i
occurred to the old man, that no human being
could possibly fall from such a dizzy height with
out being instantly killed. or, at any rate, rendered
incapable of motion. What then had become o.
poor Maggie Daniels?