The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-06-29

MY dea- child, / should as soon
think Of. marrying little Tony
Warwick, who has Just got ont Of
the merino frocks r - 70 % -. -
Ralph Montacute was client
fsnline's lightly spoken words of
ridicule cut him to the heart. .'.
Pauline he said, almost stern
~, do you think You have treat.
ed me honorabiyF 1~ -
Pauline yawned.
= honorably; one must amuse
ones self at place like this, and
you certainly ought to understand
the difference between a mere
harmless Irritation, and real, sober
earnest. Now, Ralph, do leave
OF teasing me be sensible, that's
q good boy = ,..-. ..ss.s7,r. .. -,
Ralph turned away.
i ste Mr.. Melville coming this
way.-yoa will excuse me, Paul.
inc p ..'., - 81 -
oh, certainly ''.. ,.... - a.. O. 80, 80.
Pauline drew a breath of relief,
as h,r youthful swain walked away
towards the star-lighted beach.
- VINO would have imagined
that the little fellow would have
taken 1t SO to heartP she mur-
INJURED softly, as she extended her
lily white hand TO Mr.. Mel, ille,
who, with half a dozen others, had
sauntered mp the piazza steps.
you are looking grave, fair
tropical queen,' said Melville,
drawing his bamboo chair a trifie
near. May one of the humblest
of all your slaves venture to ask
why =
Did ever you kill or MAIN a
butterfyP demanded Pauline, sud-
denly. .'s.
"A great many times, 1 am
afraid, in the tllougltlessness of
my early youth but Why do you
Because + have just done the
same thing 90 '>- 80 IL .' =
Mr.. Melville glanced question.
ingiy around. .. -.
Oh laughed Pauline, sit was
not real winged Insect, Mr.. Mel
vile. / was speaking metaphor
caily. After all, it's q matter of no
real consequence--only a lesson
the chi!d needed, to cure him Of
something very like presumption.
Its little Ralph Montacute; he
has just had the impertinence to
tell me that he loved mel The
idea of a child like that taking ad.
vantage Of the little encourage.
ment l may have thoughtlessly
given him, to imagine-but it's too
ridiculous.'
But | don't see the ridiculous
side Of it, said Melville, sternly.
'Montacute is young, but he is a
manly fellow and pardon me,
sovereign lady of all hearts, but
you did encourage him most
markedly
I never thought of anything
serious lisped Pauline, with an
artlessne's truly angelic. 1T was
only the chance amusement of an
hour
Melville shrugged his shoulders.
A good deal IKE the story OF
tha frogs and the b"ys,' he said.-
But to dismiss all less pleasant
thoughts-what do you say to a
row on the sea bv starlight
L shall be deIightedl' =
And the merry group vanished
into the ewpurpled darkness, their
voices ringing into the air, long
after their forms were impercepti,
bic. a.~
Then, and not till then, a tall
figure raised itself from the bum
boo settee, or couch, just within
the wide open windows, where the
cool muslin curtains waved softly
at every breath of the soft sum.
mer breeze, and Majo; Tarry Liv.
ingstone coolly walked ont on tie
piazza, igniting q cigar rs he did
80. -
: The coquette,' he. muttered be-
tween his set teeth 3 the heartlcss
mrtI NowI can better compre
hend Ralpi's varying moods Of
late. She has broken the bows
heart. and cares no more for it
than if she bad cracked one of the
China cologne bottles upon her
dressing tablet Well, this is n
strange world. If Pauline had
taken Q handkerchief, or purse
from Ralphs pocket, The iron
hand of the law would be down
on her immediately but she steals
his heart right out of his bosom.
and society looks on with n smil.
ing face and folded hands Wby
is there NO law made and enacted
to pnnish snch heartless. crimes "a
this For crimes they are black.
treacherous crimes, even though
they are perpe;rated by such beau.