Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-03-13

thing, and so young, too! snail humple my
pride and ask her once more to forgive me
Bring Flory to me, dear Mrs. summerville
that I may make my peace with her"-betore
he added as Mrs. summerville quilted the
room-"before my mind reverts and dwells
upon that insulting letter and all these better
feelings are dissipated."
Mrs. Summerville sought for Florimond
her heart swelling with that enviable pleas
ure which peace.makers ought to be allowed
to enjoy, suppose without censure. She
knew, however, she had something else to &C
complish before the work Of reconciliation was
completed. She foresaw there would be some
difficulty in persuading Florimond to receive
Albert Once, however, in his presence, and
under the influence of that personal magnet
ism which he so eminently possessed, she
thought things would be all right. First she
went to the library and found nobody there
but DR.. De Witt, who was now so much in
terested in the astronomical problems, he had
become totally unmindful ofeven the very ex'
istence of his pupil, Mrs. Albert cambridge
When once made to comprehend the question
as to Florimond's whereabouts, which was
propounded him, he replied, consulting his
watch ...
'sI do not know, madam. Mrs. cambridge
left the room almost half an hour ago, beg.
ging me to excuse her. As my time is now
up, shall leave. Good afternoon, madam D
Impatient at the delay, Mrs. summerville
proceeded up stairs with all haste, her heart
and brain both full of the delightful project
of uniting these severed hearts. Florimond's
room door was wide open, and the room itself
vacant-at least of occupants.
"Why, where on earth can she be?" ejacu-
lated the worthy DAME A sudden suspicion
entered her mind. She rang for servants and
searched every room in the house, the piazzas
front and back, the grounds-every available
nook and corner, and Florimond was nowhere
to be found
Colonel cambridge, wondering at the delay,
came out to enquire the cause. He met Mrs.
summerville in the hall, looking bewildered,
furried and strangely excited.
"What is the matter? he asked. "Has
anything happenedF
ave cannot find her." gasped, rather than
articulated, Mrs. Summerville.
"Cannot find Florimond," said Colonel
cambridge, mildly. "Well, I dare say, she
has gone out visiting and will return present
ly."
"Oh no, no, no." calculated poor Mrs.
Summervile, almost sobbing with grief and
CONSERVATION. Silently her eyes met those
bright, enquiring eyes of the Colonel, and he
as silently read their glance and understood
the import of her fears " ''
"Oh impossible" he answered in words
"she would not leave the child"
"But where is the child?" enquired Mrs.
summerville; "has anybody seen Berta?"
The child's nurse, who was standing near,
began, in great confusion and with much
whimpering to say, "she had put the baby to
sleep-and laid her down-and ran down
stairs-just for one minute, and when she got
back-the baby-was not there-but she had
thought-of course-Mrs cambridge had
taken her-up!" etc.
Colonel cambridge turned on his heel and
repaired again to the sitting room, gloomy
shadow of disappointment and displeasure on
his countenance. Indeed, there was fairly a
hot lava of wrath surging up in his bosom,
but he was too careful an observer of the nice
proprieties of life to allow himself any violent
demonstrations before the servants.
AS soon as Mrs. Summerville had followed
him and closed the door, he turned to her
and with an indignant voice asked
"And do you suppose that foolish, wicked,
girl has ran away from the house, to get rid
of me?"
81 cannot put any other construction upon
it. She was in the other room with DR.. De
Witt"
"Perhaps she has eloped with him." said
Albert, angrily.
"No, Albert" said Mrs. Summerville, gent
ly, thank God it is not so bad as that; but l
think there is no doubt of her having left the
house to avoid meeting you"
"And where, for Gods sake, has she gone ?"
"That, I cannot imagine, for she has no
intimate friend except Mary Chapman, and
with her there has been coldness lately, in
consequence of her having told somebody,
who brought the word back to Florimond,
that you and your wife were at daggers-points
and did not correspond with each other"
"Aye! there it is, madam" exclaimed AL
bert, rising up in excessive agitation "there
is where her conduct touches me most deeply.
My domestic affairs are now to be in the
mouth of the public, and our respective ac-
tions food for the tongue of every gossiping
fool who has nothing else to talk about! My
God, madam, where does your granddaughter
expect to end this foolishness? She will dis
grace my honorable spotless name, and make
me ashamed to show my face in the common
walks of men. Can you appreciate the deep
humiliation it is to me, to be pointed at, with
scorn, as the man whose wife will not live
with him-who ran away from the house to
avoid meeting him? 1t is enough to make
the vulgar stare and the foolish talk! Before
night it will be known and discussed all over
this gossiping town. Oh |! what shall do?"
$50 after her and bring her back" sug-
gested Mrs. Summerville.
"This terrestrial globe and all that it con-
tains will crumble into nothingness first.
Never! She may 60 to the devil first We
shall see who will soonest get tired of this sort