The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-05-18

He gave bis shoulder q shrug,
compressed his lips, uttered a Gym.
ical .humph y and turned to finisI,
nis work. : - a33 70 : s,
Let it be 80, he muttered, when
he was through, and was pnttine
on his coat. Lthought perhaps ]
had found a woman after my own
heart. But let it be 30. Amidst
this world Of wealth and fashion,
she too, has lost her soul. Let her
CO.
He avoided tier thereafter. He
did not seek to catch her eye for
a bow of recognition. When che
entered the drawing-room where
he was, he would 60 ont By anoth.
er way: But he was more than
ever in the company of Ned in
passing to and fro between Miss
Ellsworth and him, who served still
as a sort of link between them.
You are cynical fellow said
Ned one day. Why don't you
take people as they are2' You
will find good enough in them.'
But they won't take me as I
am ). that is the tronble.' a
Pooh You see yourself that
she allows no other sui.ors to ac-
company her. Don't you see that
she is alone, or with the girls most
of the time 2"
Her heart its full of vanity
Pshaw She is tied to luxurious
notions that's ALL -.y-
Manwell's trunk was awaiting
him and the stage, outside on the
piazza, at the time this couversa.
tion was going on. On the trunk
we' g his initials, &C. M Miss
Ellsworth, passing that way, saw
the initials-not by chance, for she
had been very busy scrutinizing
the trunks that lay together in a
pile-and when she saw the ini-
tails she started and turned pale.
She recovered herself, AMI with
drew with her companions a little
way. and then stood still anu
watched. Soon MAXWELL came out
with Ned, upon tho piazza. He
Glanced to turn his eyes toward
her, and their eyes met-met for
the first time since she had left him
while he was at work upon the
lock. She did not turn her ewes.
She bowed. He approached her
and bid her goodbye.
What the conversation was, that
ensued between the two when they
were left alone, by means of NeG's
ingenuity in spiriting away the
rest Of the company is unknown,
cave the following:
'Bnt l am a locksmith,' said
Maxwell.
No matter
Are you willing to live the
wife of one who, with his hands,
earns his daily bread T.
Il am willing to undergo any.
thing to be with You. have sui.
fered enough. During these last
few days l have learned what it is
to despair of being mated to the
one love-
But your mothtr-your faith.
erg
UNLESS I am willing to leave
them for your sake l am not wor-
thy Of you ',-.. .. -, .,..
But the losR Of wealth. position,
of the surroundings of rcfinementl'
DO not say anything more. I
am willing to leave all for your
sake. / am weary of being with
ont you.'
Would you be willing to be-
come my wife this day, this hour
Your father and mother might put
obstacles in your way T. -,
i am willing this hour-this
minute .|. ..,. f,--
. They still think you are wealthy
AS 1 did,
Come, then, we will go our way
with Ned Whitaker, and become
before the world what we now are
in spirit-husband and wife and
then, at once, we will take the cars
for the home I have for you--a
home which, though lowly, You
will make happy
Whittier you 60 I will CO.
They were married in q quiet
way in the little watering place
chapel, with the wicked Ned Wait.
taker conniying at the mischief.
The next train sped them to the
city. " =, 3 ? 1vEt 81
Il will slow You to the shop
where ! work. said Mr.. Maxwell,
when the carriage which they took
at the depot had drawn up before
one Of . long line OF brown stone
houses, in splendid part of the
city. ~ aE ~ ~ F., = ~.
What do you mean q she de.
manded, as she accompanied her
husband mp the truad steps at the
Mean, he replied, .that isytiie
home and this is the Workshop
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