The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-04-26

armies; the advent among us of
provost guards, Freedmens Blu.
reau, and all the host of Yankee
crnelties and devices-that wicked
time when
Each wonton judge now penal statutes draw %
: Those were tho days that tried
mems souls, and women's too for,
it the men had to take all sorts Of
nauseous doses in the shape Of am.
nesty oaths, etc., the ladies had to
put up with ins,lence from former
servan;s, and in many instances
had 'odo ail4tiscw houectsold work,
while paying their slaves regular
wages. 1t was matter 0f wonder
i.ow those daughters of luxury, so
icnderly and dclicately reared,
could yield 30 gracefully to tho
force of circumstances, thereby Civ
ing SO little cause to their tyrani-
cal conquerors to rejoice over our
downfall, prov;ng that Whatever
tho fate If our country might be,
her women were not conquered.
When Ella and her father saw
no "rebcl" soldiers, they were not
9" fortunate with regard to the
Yankees, and Mr.. Morrison being
an nncompr"rnising States Rights
man, he suffered no little from
their imper,inencc in thrustimg
themselves. unbidden, upon his pri.
,acy. at al! times. Ella was very
much annoyed aud inconveni-
enced, and but rarely LETT her faith.
er's room. But all things must
have al end, aud the Yankees
were Withdrawn the negros, or a
portion of them, went to work +; the
farmers did what they could and
made tolerably good crops.
The autumn passed, and winter
came once more, and with Il came
a spirit of frulicing snch as had
not been known in that quiet neigh.
borllood for many years. Ella.
now nearly nineteen, was sersuad.
Q to go into society. Nora got
her uncle dn her side. and Ella
made her debut under that young
lady's chaperomage, and soon be.
came quite gay and very much ad.
mircd. In all these months there
was name hidden away in her
heart, Though she had begun to
think Of him as dead. Now, real
suitprs pressed forward to claim
her hand, still she could not thrust
out that pleasant memory. Was
he among the slain? I? or did he only
carry oil that correspondence, as
she had begun it, merely rs a
pleasant pastime, to be dropped
when he grew weary and had he
bccome weary and glad Of an OK
elise to discontinue il? were ques-
ti"ns she asked herself every day,
that handsome photograph vas OF.
ten admired and sighed over, when
no one saw her. But she was
learning some worldly wisdom,
and could conceal her real feelings
SO vel! that all who knew her
thought her very light.hearted,
and as free in thought as the birds,
while those who sought to win her
affections came to the conclusion
that she had NO heart. Thus pass.
ed the winter. Nora Sranhope
was affianced to a very worthy
man, thou h the marriage would
not DO consummated before the
tall. 1t was a very pleasant March
afternoon. Nora had gone to
spend the night with Ella. Soon
after her arrival a young man,
who was once rejected by Ella,
made his appearance. He had
been persuaded by Nora to try
again, as she thought her consin
might be induced to change her
mind. She had used avery art of
persuasion Of which she was mis-
tress to prevail on Ella to accept
him, and her reply was, II will
try to like him for your sake"
And che had been trying in vain
for the last month, to love him. He
had come this evening tor his final
answer. Ella was hardly herself; (;
she was restlcss and lintisaally sc
rions, and there was an nnnatural
moisture about her long eye. .lashes,
which did not escape Noya's pene
traiing gaze, aud she took an op.
pOrtnnity to Whisper. to her not to
do anything she would regret at.
ierwards. Nora proposed that
they should walk to meet her broth.
er, who had gone to tile postofiice,
and when they started she pur.
posely tell behind with a book.
Mr. Adams and Ella walked in
silence tyr s'me time at length he
asked her VI size had changed her
mind, and was prepared to give
him a favorable answer. She re
piled in u low, bur fin tone:
I" wish you had not asked me
tl,is. / value your friendship very
highly, but believe have no
heart to bestow. | have tried to