Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-05-16

ers and the lovers.
CHAPTER XVIII.
"Ah, ali Dost thou discern what behelds"
IT see all. How; the spirit in thine eyes
From their dilsted orbits bound before
Tomeet the spectral DreadW
1t was bright morning about the middle
Of December that our friends set out on the
long-talked of journey southwark. As they
entered the two faeres drawn up at the door
to convey them and their luggage to the rail-
way station, Frau Thekla made her appear
ance, her head enveloped in the wonderful
bandana handkerchief, and her countenance
disfgured by weeping.
On either side were Hans and Peter, the
former having condescended to truce with
the man.servant; and both urchins shed CO.
pious tears, glancing up occasionally from be.
hind their jacket.sleeves which served as
handkerchiefs, to see the progress of affairs
and take fresh start. Such aplentiful show.
er fell that Jack felt constrained to interpose
a handful of groschen. But the fat little land
lady was not to be consoled by filthy lucre,
though her two boys listened complacently to
the persuasive argument. She averred in the
most astonishing polyglot that her house was
left desolate-thst she could not and would
not survive their loss.
"Becomforted, worthy soul" Colonel Mere
dith said, holding out his hand to the poor
woman who covered it with kisses, I'VE will
return in the spring, and, glsncing at Count
Hugo and Kate who stood on the steps to-
gether as if loath to descend, "it may be that
we will have bride amongst us"
"Oh! your excellency, will you indeed
bring the gracious lady back as a bride ?"
looking up in the midst of her tears, her little
black eyes sparkling with delight as she turn.
ed to Miss Lyle already seated in the facre
by her sisters side.
Aunt Agatha's color came and went in the
most school.girlish manner. Henriette clap
ped her hands and called
"Oh Kate, Kate, come and listen! Old
Thekla thinks Colonel Meredith is going to
marry aunt Agatha. Oh it is too funny"
Colonel Meredith was scarcely less embar-
rassed than the lady. He stammered some
explanation, and busted himself putting a
dressing.case into its place upside down. Mrs.
Weir was much amused; she had suspected
for some time that the old story was being re-
told by this pair of rather sober lovers who
had been "sweethearts" twenty years ago.
However, she quieted Eta with reproving
glance and as the other carriage now received
its compliment of four, Colonel Meredith took
his place, and the party drove off amidst a
fresh access oftears on the part Of poor Frau
Thekla, and a perfect hurra Of sobs-badly
imitated-by her chubby-faced heirs. The
facres whirled down the Strasse, across the
new city to the borders of the Theresian mead
ows, where they took the train for Augsberg.
They travelled rapidly day and night, anx-
ious to cross the mountains before the heavy
winter SHOWS should render them impossible.
Already rumors reached the Bavarian FROM
tier Of terrible storm having swept over the
Pass of St. Bernard, which made it so dam
gerous to attempt that the gentlemen thought
best to make dstour and cross into Italy at
St. Gothard where the carriage road was said
to be perfectly safe.
1t was late one evening when our party
reached the town of Altorf situated at the
head of the beautiful Lake of Lucerne. The
little steamer with its gay penons, in which
they had crossed, was moored, and the passen.
gers, gathering up their various effects, made
their way leisurely to the shore. The contrast
to the usual style Of the travelling public,
struck Lawrence with amazement. He stood
in a digni6ed position, a huge dressing.case
under his arm, and baskets, portmanteaus and
satchels Unfortunately heaped in pile at
his feet.
master Moreton," he implored, in voice
of the deepest concern, as Jack came up from
the cabin with Mrs. Weir upon his arm, ri do
beg of you, sir, to be 80 kind and obliging as
to give an eye to these luggages, sir, while I
go and bring the rest of the things from be-
low. 1t takes these here Switzerlanders a
longer length of time to perform their duties,
sir, than the --latest African niger I ever saw
on Gulf plantation, sir" be added, growing
more emphatic, and looking around in scorn
at the slow movements of couple of porters
who were tugging away with great show of
energy-and show, only-at travelling
trunk which either could have lifted upon his
shoulder with perfect ease.
Jack very obligingly consented to stand
guard, while the factotum grasped theobnox.
ious trunk, placed it upon the waiting dill
geace and hurried away to bring the others,
utterly ignoring the stares of the Swiss port
ers, who crossed their arms and shook their
earrings at each other in blank bewilderment.
Mildred was leaning over the deck-railing,
laughing at the comic scene so picturesque
withal-Jack in his grey travelling suit and
cap standing sentry over the huge heap of
odds-and-ends, the quaiutly-attired porters,
and Lawrence, dark and grim, rushing back
and forth from the boat to the shore, growing
more and more.out of patience with the self
possessed air of the slow.moving passengers.
"See here, Mildred" Kate called, "is not