Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-01-09

Ihe wedding uay arrived aC last. O"ihe
to the deep mourning of the family, the cere'
mony was to be very quietly performed, and
only few intimate friends were invited to be
present.
Lucy had passed restless and broken
night, and shortly before daylight fell into
troubled sleep, when she was visited by the
following singular dream.
She thought that she was being attired for
the bridal ceremony, and that the veil was
about to be placed on her head, when a pale
woman with disheveled, flowing hair and hol-
low eyes, suddenly appeared before her, and
taking the veil in her hands, tore the delicate
fabric ruthlessly from the top to the bottom,
saying as she did so, in a sepulchral tone
"As this veil is rent, so will be the unholy
tie made between you two this day
She then laid one of her hands, which was
deathly cold, on Lucy's left hand, and said
"May the finger that receives the marriage
ring perish and wither, even as bllghted
heart has withered away, and as yours too,
will wither even to the grave"
With these mysterious words she disap-
peared, and Lucy awoke, her forehead covered
with a cold dew and every limb trembling
with nervous agitation. The morning light
shining into her room, in some degree re-as-
sured her, and by degrees she succeeded in
composing herself, and banishing the terror
caused by her vision.
The wedding was to take place at ten o'clock,
and the bridal pair were to leave Immediately
afterward for Mossgrove, the residence Of Mr..
Stanley, in Union District, in the upper part
of the State. This place had been recently
purchased by him, in view Of his intended
marriage, and was said to be fitted up with
every comfort and luxury that wealth could
procure.
Mr.. Stanley had not invited Mrs. Carroll
to accompany them, an omission which great
ly offended her, though she was too proud to
show her resentment.
And now Lucy stood before her glass, pas
sive and motionless, while her mother adjust
ed the folds of her dress, and arranged the
long, flowing veil of delicate lace, which fell
around her like a snowy cloud. The face OF
the bride was scarcely less white, and her
features we're ststue-likc in their marble rig
idity of expression.
Suddenly, as she gazed into the glass, her
eyes dilated, her lips parted and horrtied
look came over her face. Slowly raising one
trembling hand, she pointed with her finger
toward her own image, and in faint voice
muttered-
"Mother, see there; there are tavo" and fell
fainting into her mothers arms.
She had plainly seen IN the mirror, standing
close at the side Of her o,On reflection, the form
and face of the aooman acho had pisited her IN
her dream.
All was now terror and confusion; her
mother and the servants, who were in atten-
dance, applied, in haste, the necessary restora-
tives to revive her from her swoon, from
which at length she awokes Opening her
eyes, she raised them piteously to her mothers
face, and murmured-
II cannot marry lnal man.
"Lucy Lucy, my dear child!" said Mrs
Carroll, greatly agitated, and feeling the ne
cessty of using every soothing argument in
her power, "something has excited you unus-
ualy; your nerves are in morbid state. What
has frightened you, my love? Tell me, what
caused this sudden attack? Are you feeling
i'll this morning?"
"Did you not see her?" inquired Lucy in a
fearful tone.
'Sce whom, my child? There was no one
present but ourselves and the servants"
"Her-that woman. She stood close by
me-she looked over my shoulder-l saw her
in the mirror Oh don't let her come again"
and with shudder she hid her pallid face in
her hands.
"It is case of extreme morbid nervous
ness" said her mother to the frightened SER
wants, who, with the readiness to yield to su-
persttious impressions peculiar to their race,
stood calculating and wringing their hands
with every expression of dismay. "Don't go
on so foolishly," she continued in sterner
tone; "don't you see you will only make Miss
Lucy worse? She has had some dream, or
fancy, that worries her, and only needs calm
ing down"
"Oh! missus, such tings is sent for warm
in'," said Melissa, Lucy's faithful waiting
maid, who was to accompany her to her new
home. "NIaybe twas ghos' Missy seen, sent
wild special message from de Lord"
"Will you be silent?" asked Mrs Carroll,
irritatcd beyond endurance, as she noted the
shudder that passed over Lucy's frame. eff
YOU say another word | shall not allow you
to 90 into the country with Miss Lucy, for I
don't consider you fit to wait upon her. Lucy,
my love-" she continued, bending over her
daughter as the dscomfted Abigail, silenccd
by the threat retreated into a corner, to in.
dulge in omnious mutterings unheard, "try to
rouse yourself from this morbid condition,
and lister. to reason. You have allowed your
imagination to get the better of you, and
make you fancy all sorts Of fdisagreeable things.
The more you indulge in such feelings, the
harder it will be to overcome them Come
sit up, and let me see your face. Yes, the
color is coming back-that is right; now you
are my sensible Lucy again" she added as
Lucy, with great effort, exerted herself to
rise, and allowed her to re-arrange her dlsor-
lered hair and veil She still trembled, how
ever, and stood with downcast eyes, fearing
to lift them to the glass again. Her mother
! nnntinnel To inter encouraging and re-asSur.