Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-06-25

have you forgot the old saw, that "thosc wholly
in glass houses must not be the first to throw
stones?" l am thirty and youare but seventeen
You would read my thoughts, and your own-hoV
carefully they were hidden away under that I'M
penetrable face of seventeen. Improper to CORES
pond no-not to correspondent to write a let
ter of thanks to lady of forty, because you and
her son arc not yet married -
'But. aunt just listen to me moment, If you
please interposed Nellie, Il should havesaid-'
'And John Grayson, whom we visited so often
in the hospital, he was not married, Nellie; and
yet you wrote almost daily to his mother, con-
tinued her aunt, without pausing.
'But there is a difference in the two cases, aunt
Carrie, interposed Nellie, in the greatest embar'
rasSment
EYES Nellie, there is" said Mrs. Vernon, in the
same bantering manner. 'Thc difference Is you
saved John Gayson's life, and Victorsaved yours
John Grayson was plain young man, and this
Victor Gamett, youthful Apollo with all the
graces of the drawing room
You are too hard for me, aunt Carrie" cried
Nellie, joining heartily in the merriment of hei
aunt, and concealing her discontinue under a
laugh II have as little chance in an encounter
with you, as an Indian canoe with an iron clad.
Don't quit the land and take to water for a
silnile, Nellie" retorted Mrs. Vernon II fur.
nished you with one before opened my battery.
You live in glass house, Nellie, and provoked al
epcountcr by throwing the first stone. had been
quietly watching you for sometime, and was quite
ready for the encounter. When you try conclu'
sions with woman of thirty again, be sure that
you are thirty-one, or invulnerabc!"
II beg you, aunt, for heavens sake, cried Mel
lie clasping her hands in distress, "to hush! tic
is crossing the street, and do believe, he is com,
ing here"
"Meet him at the door, then, Nellie, said Mrs.
Vernon, with merry and mschevous twinkle in
her eye, 'just as kindly as you met John Grayson.
"Oh aunt, [ cannot remain here you must
receive him, and make what excuses you can tor
my absence But it is too late; he has seen me
through the window" And Nellie, with a troubled
and pcrplexed look, again sat down, and then a,
gain rose and drawing the blinds closer to exclude
portion ofthe light, seated herself and endeavor,
ed to recover her composure.
A moment after, Victor was announced and en-
tered the room.
Mrs Vernon, rising met and received him with
delightful and heartfelt cordiaty. Nellie arose and
was about to salute him with the formal courtesy
of the conventional drawing room, but Victor ad'
vanccd and extended his hand and the gentle
pressure did more to restore Nellles equanlmity
and composurc, than all herown vain efforts.
Victor made no allusion to the events of the
day before he simply informed them that having
been put on detached service in the city, and hav
ing an hour or two at his disposal, he could not
resist the temptation of calling to pay his respects.
Mrs Vernon thanked him.
1--WE will always be most happy to sec you, MIR.
Galnett," said shc The war has placed us all III
peculiar circumstances. 1t has robbed us of our
protectors and our former visiting friends, and
there are many, like yourself, removed far from
the 6rcsdcs you were accustomed to enllvcn. The
whole country has made an interchange of It's
loved ones, but every community and household
must make amends to itself. Sociabity must not
anguish You must give us some Of the atten'
ton that you are dcbarred from giving to OLD
friends and our homes must make you some L.
mends for those you have lost. | hope you vii
not feel as mere casual visitor here, but as a
friend whom We will always be rejoiced to meet
shall not make Il stranger of you Or OF any we'll
bred soldier whom the fate Of war has brought
here. shall never ask myself, what will the
world say but what kindness would | have 9th
ers to show an absent friend or brother, and thai
shall be the measure of my own.
Il hope madam said Victor ''that all oul
countrywomen will take the view that you do, and
that our soldiers will have the di$cernment not tt
presume upon their kindness. have been so ac
customed to the society of kind and accomplished
female friends, that l anticipated separation from
them as the most painful part OF my lite in camp.
Just at this moment there was gentle ring a
the door. and lady entered who was introduced
to Victor as Miss DcEere. She was sylph-llkt
and airy in her movements, Of medium size ant
slender but as graceful in her walk as bloodet
horse of the desert and perfect in her proportions
Her face was wonderfully fair, but of healthfu
complexion At the first glance, she did not seen
beautiful but her smile was very sweet one and
!, when she spoke, there was play about her calm
quiet features, that rendered her cminently attrac
tive Although not difident, her bearing wa
quite modest and reserved and her low gentle
voice was music and melody itself She converse(
J, quietly with Mrs Vernon and Nellie Danvers, ant
replied calmly and quietly to remark or two made
by Victor, but seemed ndsposed to enter int
!, conversation with him. The instructive modest.
of woman was most sweetly written on her tal
face.
:, II am told, Mrs Vernon, that you and Nel
had quite u narrow escape yesterday, said Mis-
DcEcrc.
Greatly to Victor pain. he had to listen to hi
own inevitable praises, in the account which Mrs
} Vernon gave of the affair. He turned away ant
tried to avoid hearing his own praises, by engagn!
in a conversation with Nellie Danvers.
Once or twice, during the account of the affair, HI
felt that Miss DeVcrc's glance was on him, but, tt
his qualification, she forcbore to compliment hin
for the part he had acted.
'What led you down to the lines, yesterday
| Mrs. Vernon asked Miss DeNere. Il hca
you drive down very frequently, but there wa
nothing Of special interest at the camp yesterday
to attract you-was there"
/ There was, in this chance remark OF Miss DE
/ We're, a coincidence with the statement overheard
by Victor, in the conversation between Walsh ant
Brack. which caused him suddenly to start and fl!
his eye on Mrs. Vernon.
{. Victor saw that she colorcd, and thought tha
she seemed diSconccrted Good heavens coulc
' it be possible that the kind and charming Mrs
} Vernon and the guilty Isolette were one and th
: same person Victor shuddered at the thought