Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-18
"The righteous man regardeth the life of his

"The righteous man regardeth the life of his
beast"
After lunch, Jack and Eugene walked out
to some of the distant fields, but the ladies
chose to stay in the house. Their ride and
long walk in the forenoon had tired them
somewhat, but they would not let the two
men remain on their account. They, the
men, could not have found it so pleasant
alone, for they soon returned.
Eugene gave one sensible piece Of advice
as they were going along. "If you make a
living this year, and find you have chosen
your right vocation, marry. Don't wait for
fortune-don't even wait for a competence ;
but choose good girl and marry at once"
"You know one lady has deserted me.
How shall I hope to find favor with another p
Yet Jack blushed as he said it.
"Humbug! nonsense" laughed Eugene.
"You were as willing to dissolve partnership
as she; and if you are not already in love
with one of the sweetest girls in the world,
I'm much mistaken"
"Do you think 80 p said Jack, musingly'
"Think So I know it! And she's per.
feet treasure-one that any man might be
proud of. And if you let any one else get
ahead of you, I shall be tempted to come
back and give you good thrashing."
Jack looked at Eugenes light, slim figure
beside his broad shoulders and six feet, and
smiled.
20, I've got the spirit and the skill, and
they'll match your muscle and skill; so look
outw And Eugene laughed back.
The two men had such hearty liking for
each other, and appreciated each others char
acter so highly, they were almost like David
and Jonathan. Distance would be the only
Saul to separate them, and that they could
conquer by letters. Few men keep up reg
ular correspondence for friendships sake, but
that of these two has continued unbroken
till now.
Though no name had been called, Jack
understood what lady Eugene meant, and his
heart grew warm, tina. some one was ready to
cheer him and bid him "God speed" Jack
was not one to be bold, forward wooer
His was noble nature, and he thought so
highly of the delicacy and sensitiveness Of a
woman's feelings, he feared to approach them
rudely. He had seen such true womanliness
in his aunt Georgia and her daughters, and
had been taught to revere his mothers men,
ory SO highly, he had a much better opinion
of women than most young men of his station.
Guarded from vice by Mr.. Ellison's watch
fulness in youth, and the good principles he
had carefully instilled, Jack was almost a
model young man. His wild oats" had been
scattered rather sparingly. His pleasures
we're more athletic sports and games than
vicious indulgences. While engaged to Con-
way, he often said he Expected to have a
good, pure wife, and she had a right to ex-
pect him to be true and pure for her sake;
and now when he was more in love than ever
before, he would certainly keep his escutcheon
clear.
The evening passed delightfully."-, and too
quickly; and Jack heaved few sighs as the
time of departure drew nigh. After the last
"Good-byes" had been spoken, and the car.
riage was out of sight, be went into the house,
50 deserted and lonely, and sad feeling came
stealing over him, till, going in his own room
and leaning against the mantel, he recalled
how beautiful Grace had looked, sitting in his
easy chair, his mothers portrait in her hand,
and her face all aglow with pleasure and ad-
miration. If he ever regretted his broken
engagement with Conway, it was certainly
not at that moment.
"Twenty grape vines and thirty fig trees
Humph!" muttered Mr.. Elliott. "He must
intend living on grapes and fgs-little think
ing that in one sense his words would be lit
orally true.
"'Thirty fig treesp" cried Stuart; "where
did he get SO many?"
"There was large fig tree on the place,
which he trimmed, and then set out the limbs,
and some one gave him a number of cuttings
of different kind. There's little trouble in
getting them to grow"
"Jack is bound to succeed" said Eugene,
when Mrs. Elliott had answered Stuart.
81 hope he may" said Mr.. Elliott in tone
which was almost-"I hope he won't"
Mr.. Elliott waxnot bad-hearted man, nor
did he lack good sense, as some of his acts
and remarks would indicate; but he was so
"rasped and edged" by the times and his bad
luck, he vented his i'll feelings in words he
would not have acknowledged, had they been
repeated to him afterward.
Georgia, usually the life Of every party, had
been silent and absent nearly all day; but
now with her children around her, she was
herself once more. After many caresses, and
using every term of endearment in both Ian
guages of which she was mistress, she declared
she would never leave her children whole
day again, for either business or pleasure.
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
AN ERECT PosrURE.-A writer on health
very Justly condemns the habit of lounging,
in which large numbers of persons indulge, as