Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-03-06

(which is absolutely false, y said Mrs. Sum
merville, "for where could he have found an
other girl as rich all heiress as you ?"
"And-isi it true-did Albert marry me for
money!"
. mo doubt that consideration had its weight
with the family" said Mrs. Summerville.
"Oh 1 am utterly miserable, mother, y
said Florimond, passionately. II don't know
which is worse-to have no money or to have
nothing else but money! When I was stepped
in poverty and had not two whole suits of
clothes to my back, and not enough food
oftentimes to stiAe the cravings of hunger,
then I thought was unhappy enough; but
when 1 learn that was only sought after, and
am now only tolerated for my money, itseems
to me my last state is almost worse than my
first"
"How nonsensical you .talk| exclaimed
Mrs. Summerville, "and how ungrateful to
God, who restored you to your own and to
the enjoyment of aAluence."
"But to be sought-not for ones heart, nor
ones sense, nor ones good qualities-not for
ones self at all, but merely for ones money,
mother, think it horrible p
II did not say you were sought only for
money, Florimond. I only said no doubt
that consideration bore its weight with the
family in promoting the match as they did,
in every proper way. Yon know how aristo-
cratic they are and your superior wealth
equalizes the thing, making amends for your
lack of good blood"
ri am respectable! My blood is as good
as theirs" said Florimond, angrily.
"Why, Of course it is, only they don't think
so. Because their great grandfather got rich,
working at the same trade in which yours re-
mained poor, they think themselves better
than you; only now, that you have money
and they have lost theirs, they will condescend
to receive you as an equal. That is the way
the thing works. The aristocracy of this
great republic is essentially an aristocracy of
money, and the only difference between an
aristocrat and plebian is, the aristocrat has
money and the plebian has not And the
best aristocrat is he who gets it first, gets the
largest quantity, and keeps it the longest
timel In the world wealth has always been,
and always will be, the first and highest con-
sideration to respect. My dear daughter, why
will you worry over this knotty question ?
With your attractive face and person, your
sweet manners and afectionate heart, you
cannot fancy, for moment, that Albert
sought you only for your money. He was at
tracted at first, no doubt, by your good looks,
for undoubtedly beauty goes farther with men,
as general rule, than anything else."
"Fiddlesticks for my beauty!" exclaimed
Florimond. II have no good looks worth
speaking of. Why, mother, I have seen a
woman, ah so superbly, so unutterably beau
tiful! Five hundred times better looking
than +"
"That tale is hard to swallow" said Mrs..
Summerville, smiling.
"But tell me, when did you hear from Al
bert, and how is heT
"The letter which you forwarded me, was
the last I've received" said Florimond, in
differently. "He was quite we'll, believe"
"Fie, Flory why such feigned indifference
to the man you adore? Those Dandridges
have had dreadful effect on you. What else
did they say or do to put you in such cross
humor?"
"Oh! do not return to them," said Flori-
mond beseechingly-"pray do not; am sick
of the subject Mother, dear, do you not
know am nearly dead with fatigue and have
not tasted morsel of food since day before
yesterday?"
"Can that be possible, child?" said Mrs.
Summerville, ringing the bell and ordering
hot tea and other refreshments. "Why did
you not tell me before? Why didyou not eat p
"Well, for one reason I had no appetite, y
said Florimond, and adding mentally, "and
for another very good reason, 1 had nothing
to eat" 1t was in the days of the Confedera-
cy, reader, and provisions were not very plen-
tiful-scarcely to be had for love or money, at
times, en- route to and from Richmond.
"Poor child p CALCULATED Mrs. Summervlle,
"I am glad you are back at home. You look
miserably, Florry! Do you feel any unusu-
al pain, my child7"
"No, mother, do not. Do not be appre-
hensive about me. I fancied I was feeling a
little stronger than usual, until few days
ago. I think shall 60 to bed now and stay
there until feel rested. Come sit beside my
bed, dearest mother, and bathe my head,
which burns as with thousand fires, and give
me your warm hands to hold, for mine are
freezing cold. Mother, can you tell me
why-I am-trem-b -bling-so2 Help?'
"Here the low languid tones ceased and
Mrs. Summerville, bending over her with ir-
repressible tenderness and scanning her pallid
face, found she had lost consciousness.
She was borne tenderly to her room and
placed on the bed, while every thing was done
for her restoration and comfort that love could
suggest or wealth bestow. The catastrophe
which they feared, was averted; but the family
physician continued his daily visits, even after
Florimond was about again as usual. Mrs.
Summerville was greatly distressed. Laying
aside her ill health, there was an impalpable
something about Florimond she could not
fathom. A few weeks wroughta great change
in her appearance; her cheeks and lips lost
their brilliant coloring, and her spirits were
painfully ftful and gloomy. Though she had
never been remarkably vivacious or spright-
ly person-her young life had been too hard
for that-uet che had never been subject to