Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-12-24

G., TIIIJ s;aDE ;aD lAY;
It is unnecessary a to rslats shat degrees On.
Wylde eattained his uitehot altiioaas Of fintoicz
tom how he passed from the biknt TO the,neisy
stage, thence to the despondi Skge, then 10 The
fercely morose stage. Sufio tonythat ftep,
him we'll supplied with bis sdtits ssffeshmenta
and we grew confidential SsseteyjI3 M
9Th tell you what, my bas rid Cd Mr. rWyids,
whenShe reached the dept frmeausholy, I'll
ever you think Of embrscins ssdon; think
we'll Think twice. Itsa smngf gffe aGeniIs
starves in it Giu-gin genius, Is not
pst4ohised as it should bs. oE at me. What
keeps me down. I've had f;;enee enoush; /
know my business; there's Eiother maniin the
company that can sbest md sssrsatilitya Eve
played Jeremy Diddlef;t R ofsnd Long Tom
Coffin insope bill. I'm mo- IDOL What then,
keeps me backf lftell ycl scombinations.
It'saprufsssi6nal Jealousy. ftt'si cfqGos That's
what It is, my boy. :" =
"l ct you have done xeliiaai youir time" urged.
.For example, youmarrisd wel7' 7-ra1s} odT
Mr. yide shook bis head mourufhly. =, ois'2
."I married, sir; a lady Of family. She WIS not
eisysr, but waived, that She frightened my
home for a spell but she is gone. After LIFE 3
66tffhl fever she sleeps we'll" -1is' ..-a.-'.a,j
s"And your wife family = It's - -
my wife's' family, eli, !" broke dat Wylde,
wrsthfuly, "are MOTTO be mentioned by friends Of
mine. A Get of eurinndgeons--an :uugrstsfdl
brood. Why, they are base, common and pOpu-
hr."2. rsE.-."1 3 al -. .-cas. ,l,T,!q
ibid they never recognize your abilities ?"@ p
5stfNever. A BET Of arrogant stuck!up, conceit-
ed-I But there Pah "s'.z. .i.j -. 'F!I ~
asGts said, remarked, confdentially y--s'iht's
said legal circles, (you know how rumors get =
bout among uslawyers,) that after your wifs's
death, her father came down with something SOL
i'd" ~ ~ fE9E = - 2F.1-- 4 s. ,r'.s'
tItsa lie, them returned Mr.. yldei concise
lly .s'afaif'' az u .ttssSas<s r'r5 at'sss1 @its
4'sDid you evergeta remittance from him-about
a year, or q year and q half agoP''t,a.-:r aa..2
Remittance, egad I'd like to see the old
screw come down with q postage stamp. 1twasn't
for the want Of asking, though. By Jupiter, I
tried all I knew, but the old flint was not to be
come over" - ~, =, 4 ...,.-. ~ .as.
'Then the rumorabout yougeting fveh hundred
pounds was falser' - . ~. II r
False as" :ar.slsrs a' ,-a!,:-a
II thought 80" was my reply; 81 never gave
it any credence myself !. Good night, MI. Wylde
1 think you've been badly used but never mind,
your peculiar talents will find their reward YET"
The eminent gentleman had further stage
which did not wish to await-thatof blasphemy.:
Il E;,, E,,,,oN al ,rork y,1, pox, {haror ohlv
convinced Of what had guessed all along, that he
had never received the moneys worth Of No. o.
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Next morning I wrote an urgent letter to Kate,
praying her to meet me ina quiet city square at
/ o'clock, telling her briefly that I had way by
which could probably beHeft her father and her
self, and on which wished to confer with her.
This letter dispatched by hand. In the Office 4
took no notice of either Murdon or Graham, but
went about my duties quietly. On their part they
were equally reserved, and nothing Of importance
transpired until dinner time. Then I slipped out
and went to the place of rendezvous to meet Kate
I found her waiting for me- troubled but pos
sessed. We took turn round the square. and
besought her, in as few and forcible words as /
could command to tell me the story of her fathers
implication in the bank note business, and the ex-
tent to which be was committed to Murdon. i
told her that had the means Of freeing him from
any pecuniary liability under which he had fallen;
but before putting into operation the means at my
command, must know how he stood, and what
was the danger threatening him. / urged thatmy
love for her gave me the right to ask this and that
che same love was the guarantee that wonld only
use The knowledge for her father good. ~ -. ~"
After some hesitation, and ezacting many prom
ises, she told me, with such reluctance as was natu
raj to pure and loving girl forced to acknowledge
fathers guilt The story dated eighteen mouths
back, from the day on which the letter of iDstruc-
tion had arrived from Theophilus Iangbrace, Es-
quire; authorizing Messs. Bustler and 'Chrk to
pay Wylde five hundred pounds On that day it
was national festivity, and the Office was to be
closed early. Murdon, the cashier, wishing to get
away for private engagement, had handeda bank
note for five hundred pounds to the oldest clerk,
Graham, with memorandum Of Wylde' address,
and directions to pay the money to him personal
ly and obtain his receipt for it on printed form
which the firm kept for payments generally; the
words being added in writing, 'in discharge of all
claims" This bank note had laid on Grahsm's
desk until the clerks were preparing to leave the
Office. The old clerk had just recovered from q
nervous attack to which he was subject and which,
as Kate said, was wont to impair his memory
The hustle of preparing for the half holiday, super
added to the feebeness of his mental powers, con-
sequent on this Illness had caused him utterly to
forget his commission The bank note bad been
tossed aside, and had apparently fallen into the
waste paper basket close to his desk. At 8 o'clock
the gas was turned off, There had been dense
fog all day in the city, necessitaing lights and the
clerks emerged in high spirits at their release,
Graham accompanying the rest On the stairs
one Of them asked for light for his pipe; but no
body had matches Old Graham good-naturedy
volunteered to go back and get bit Of paper, 50
that the clerk could light his pipe at gas burner
on the staircase lower down; and making his way
back into the Office, he found in the yellow obscu-
rity, the waste paper basket, and twisted into q
pipeght the first bit of tissue paper that came to
hand. The clerk lit his pipe, and payfully thrust
the extinguished bit Of paper into Grahams face.
The clerk received it in his hand unconsciously re-
tanned it, walked few yards homeward, still hold
ine it, and then, wondering what be was carrying,
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