The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-10-30

rreoeiiihg, ner parents chlulng was
ever ono of gentleness.
Grace, love-" spoke the moth.
er, gently placing her hand on the
half downcast head, "why do you
not 60 forth this evening See,
the sun has almost lost bis last bit
of crimson in the deep grey
Come. love. you have been sewing
all day. Just throw your scarf
aronnd you and walk in our gar
den." ''
1 would rather not, mamma" :"
answered Grace in o low tone,
turning her head still more from
her parent ; and then, for the first
time, casting her eyes on the
dropping plants and now sulky
little Pet. But she quickly ad.
ded. ~ will water my trees and
chirrup to Pet little, tor he
seems qnite to have the mopes."
And how comes it that he has
the mopes, love r. again spoke her
mamma.
"Ahi I see, mamma" retorted
the now half-tearful, half smiling
maiden 81 see you have been
reading my heart, and that it is
useless to keep anything from you.
But though you have seen part
that was passing there, you can
not tell all |"
It" But l can guess, Grace and
that, perchance, will do as well.-
l doubt not you thought me very
cruel-very inconsiderate in not
allowing you to have quite your
own way; and l doubt not that
you thought / knew very little
about it; but sit down, love, and
| will tell you little passage in
my own life, and after that l shall
leave you to judge for yourself,
only first assuring you that / have
every proof that William Clively
is very wild, and his father quite
unable to support him in his pres
ent extravaganza. See here, love,
l have brought my knitting; 80
take up your work from the win.
dow sill, and thus, while we are
quite industrious, l will proceed
to tell you that my sketch com.
mences when l was about a twelve.
month older than you are low
At that time Grace, / was circum.
stanced too, somewhat as you are
You understand me, love 2" Grace
blushed and smiled. 81 had q re.
bellious heart, too and there was
ene for whom it had set up as the
idol of. it's idolatry, and one whom,
unfortunately, neither of my pa
rents approved.
But yet, Grace, I own that l
thought my knowledge of his
habits far exceeded theirs and all
I knew of him was fair and open.
Things continued thus for eighteen
months, at the end of which time
my eyes were fearfully opened to
his vices-he committed a forgery
and absconded; though it is prob
able, had he stayed, no injury
would have awaited him, for his
friends, who were wealthy and
powerful, made up the sum for
which lie had risked so much, and
paid it. Grace, it was some time,
even then, before l could perfect
ly win my heart from its idolatry ;
but it had seen it's error, and my
mind was made up to overcome
such perversity, and l did. Yes,
Grace, | knew what it was to feel
cherished affections warning
against my own convictions of
right. You will perhaps say that
he had deserted me, and it might
be that pride rose superior to neg
lect and slight; but not so. He
did not desert me-he did not
slight me; for though all others
were ignorant of his destination,
| knew whittier he had fled, and
from thence received a letter full
of affection and repentance for
past follies. But, Grace, had I
forgiven, or rather overlooked his
vice (for l did forgive,J l never
could have placed confidence in
him again. So | wrote him once,
but that once was to discard him
for ever. From that time I busted
myself in work, in tending to my
garden, in assisting my neighbors,
and, indeed, in various ways OF
which / had not thought before
| saw that people appoved my
conduct, too; every eye greeted
me, every tongue welcomed me in
Joyous tones and in time my
own heart grew joyous, and felt
a lightness it had never known
till then, even in it's widest mo.
ments of affections for the now
unworthy. But I did not know
the fulness OF the happiness I was
to reap from that one era of my
life till five years had elapsed.
During that period. love. vour