Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-02-29

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its parents, intending to 60 directly on; but,
on the way, she fell in with man by the name
of Flanagan, a good-looking Irishman, of the
same creed as herself, who managed to win
her heart by his attention and Aattery. He
soon got from her all the particulars Of her
journey, whittier she was going, her reason for
going, &C., and among other scraps of infor-
nation she impaired to him that she was en-
trusted with sum of money, which rendered
her timid and apprshensive, as she was unac-
customed to travelling alone. 1t was probably
hearing of this money that first put it into
his head to arrange the plot Of which he made
her the accomplice. This was, that they
should 20 somewhat out of their route in or.
der to avoid suspicion, leave the child she was
carrying at some foundling institution, to get
rid of the trouble oft, and then get married
and 20 off omewhere-westward think-to-
gether. The woman appeared to have been
at first Mortified at his proposition to abandon
the infant, but somehow he had infatuated
her by his batteries and his specious address,
and finally induced her to consent. They
stopped at village in Virginia, called Oak
hurst" ..:,...
"Oakhurrstl' cried Richard. "Ay Oak
hurst" ......
"Be patient, if you please, young man! !!
They stopped, as I was saying, at this Oak
hurst, small village in-- county, Vir-
ginia, situated, think, on branch of the
river"
"The very same" said Richard, who was
now trembling with excitement: ..
"Good. Well, this exemplary pair, on their
arrival in the said village, finding that there
was nothing in the shape Of foundling hos
pital, or any public institution of the sort,
where they could deposit their burden, left it
at the house of a lady there and decamped in
the night for parts unknown"
"And the lady's name"-faltered Richard,
who was turning alternately from pale to red,
as with parted lips he leaned forward, eagerly
drinking in every syllable that was uttered by
the narrator.
my dear sir, I am coming to that by.and-
by, if"
"Oh DOCTOR" interrupted Mrs. Mansfield,
who had scarcely managed to restrain her i'm
patience so far, show can you torment him
so-and me?"
my dear, good madam" said the doctor,
'am I not correct in stating that you particu.
larly requested me to tell the story to our
young friend here, on the plea that you did
not feel yourselfcompetent to give sufficient
" clear and succinct account ofthe events re-
corded therein? Now it seems to me that it
is narratcr's privilege to employ what Ian
guage seems to him best, and in this case you
most unjustifably-"
"Oh 90 on, go np said Mrs. Mansfield,
sinking back in her chair, overpowered
"Anything is better than to stop so long to
talk about it."
Every we'll, madam. I shall take great
pleasure in proceeding. The accomplices
were duly united to each other in wedlock,
but no sooner had Flanagan obtained posses
sion of the money he coveted, than he quietly
deserted his wife and was never heard Of
more.
"The woman was now seized with the keen
est remorse for what she had done, and as soon
as she could raise the means sufficient for the
Journey, retraced her steps to Oakhurst, re-
solved to use her utmost endeavors to recover
the child she had so cruelty abandoned, and
restore it to its parents. When she arrived
there she found that the child was dead, or
supposed to be dead. The lady with whomit
had been left-Mrs. Parker was the name
had got it placed in charge of woman living
some miles off in the country, a child'S nurse
by the name of really forget now what"
"sarah Neale !" interrupted Richard, whose
excitement was now so intense that it was al
most beyond control.
"Neale was the name, am pretty sure.
Well, Mrs. Flani gan learned that this woman
had taken good care of the child, but that
few days after it was sent to her it died sud-
denly in convulsions. All these particulars
she gathered in an indirect manner, from per-
SONS residing at Oakhurst, without revealing
her object in asking, or the interest she felt in
the matter. Being consciencestricken and
full of penitence for what she had done, and
anxious to make full confession of her guilt
to the parents whose trust she had so basely
betrayed, the woman now went to Mobile to
seek them, but Immediately on her arrival
there, fell i'll with smallpox, of which she af-
terward died. In her last moments she sent
for the priest, who related her story to Mrs.
Beaumont, requesting him to see the latter for
her, and implore her forgiveness for the
wrong she had done her.
"And now," continued the doctor, rising
abruptly from his seat, and laying his hand
on Richards shoulder, "it seems to me, young
man, that any child who can put two and two
together, or, in other words, can compare your
story and my story, can see that the two stories
combined form as nice chain of circumstan-
tial evidence as could be desired in any court
of law or justice in the United Kingdom, or
in the United States Of North America, if
that pleases you any better. Go to your aunt,
Albert Beaumont, and receive her blessing !"
and with these words, DR.. Crosbie dashed out
of the room, and was shortly afterward dis
covered by Cecil, to the latter's great amaze
ment, assiduously wiping his eyes with red
silk pocket-handkerchief, at one of the hall
windows.
In a moment Richard-or rather Albert
Beaumont-was in Mrs. Mans6eld's arms,
while the old lady, in broken, joyful words,