Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-02-06

"Love makes all things easy" said. Leroy,
without removing his eyes from the package
"And, therefore" pursued the house-keeper,
slowly commencing to unite the thread that
secured it, "as said before, hope you'll ap-
preciate what do for you, and keep honor
with me accordingly"
eyes, my life" said Leroy. "shall cut
that knot for you?"
"No, 1 thank you," said his amiable spouse,
who appeared to derive certain satisfaction
at the impatience she saw he was suffering
from. With much deliberation she unfast-
ened the thread, unrolled the paper, and final
ly drew forth a roll of crisp, rustling bank
notes.
"Now, Auguste," she continued, malicious
ly keeping them covered with her hand, so as
to prevent him from even guessing at the
probable amount, "here is sum that ought
to last you for considerable time"
"It shall, it shall !" eagerly cried Leroy.
II assure you I will not spend cent more
than can help. I shall economize faithful
ly, depend upon it" He was quiverng with
impatience as he spoke.
"Very WE'LL" said his wife. "Now, to tell
you the truth, since I have been here, have
had no call to spend any money at least, l
have not been necessitated to do so, though,
of course, if I could really have afforded it,
there have been many little things 1 would
have got for my own pleasure But, as l said
before, I worked hard for the money, and 1
thought it was better to lay.it up for rainy
day than to spend it on trihes. Such being
the case and Mr.. Stanley having, fortunately,
paid me my last months salary day or two
ago, happen to have by me just one hundred
dolars-all of which I intend passing over
to you."
Excellent woman !" cried Monsieur Leroy,
with glistening eyes. "How can I thank
you-how can 1 ever repay you for such un-
bounded generosity?"
"By keeping strictly to our compact" said
his wife. go from here at once to Columbia,
and.try to get work, which do not doubt you
will be able to do; save all you can, and don't
spend cent more than is necessary. Re-
member, it will be a long time before can
possibly help you again, for in giving you
this, leave myself penniless."
"With this reminder, she handed him the
money, which she had hitherto kept in her
grasp. Leroy pounced on it like cat upon
mouse, and with nimble fingers turned over
the notes to see if the amount was correct.
1t was all right, and as he finished counting
it, he hastily thrust it into his vest pocket as
if fearful that she might repent, at the last
moment, of her generosity-though, in just
ice to his cleverness, it must be said that, even
had such been the case, she would have found
it hard matter to g5t back her gift after it
was once in his possession.
"Most generous of women" he said, rising
to his feet, Che was no longer anxious to pro-
long the interview,) II shall never cease to be
grateful for the kindness you have done me.
You have rescued me from want, from star
vation, perchance from death! One day,
when fortunes wheel has turned, and relieved
me from the adverse circumstances 1 now Ia
Dor under, 1 trust l shall be enabled to make
my Julie fitting return for her generosity,
and prove that I am not wholly ungrateful
But I detain you, my love; will you kindly
tell me the hour? have as you see, no
watch"
"There's clock on the maptel.piece," said
his wife.
pardon 1 did not observe it before.
Bless me, it is twelve o'clock my dear Julie;
forgive me for trespassing so long on your
valuable time. Once more, thousand thanks
I shall write to you occasionally as promised,
and inform you Of my welfare. Goodbye,
my angel-receve this parting embrace, and
my blessing"
Mrs. Ford submitted to another melo-dra-
matte demonstration of affection, and her
worthy partner then took his leave.
No sooner was he gone, than she sat down
in the armchair he had just quilted, and in
dulged in pleasant little laugh.
"How nicely I have fooled him." she said
to herself. "He really thinks have given
him all my earnings-ha, ha! Much he has
done for me, truly, that should be so gener-
GUS to him as that. No, no, my good friend
Julie Leroy has little more common sense
than to spend more than she can spare on
such deserving objects as yOu can we'll af-
ford one months salary, to secure myself from
annoyance for several months to come; for l
shan't help him again before then, that's very
certain"
Monsieur Leroy, as he walked contentedly
off, soliloquized thus
"This is all very well for the present, but I
am not quite so easily blinded as she seems to
suppose. I'm not such fool as to believe
that she has given me all the money she owns.
There's more in the background somewhere,
though how she has got is more than know.
Either Stanley pays her larger wages than she
told me, or she has saved up money from some
former supply. Anyhow, she took the matter
too easily fl r me not to find her out. know
her of old -stingy and close. Give me all
she has, indeed Cannon"
The sum-total of Monsieur Leroy's refec'
tions was, that instead of going to Columbia,
he decided to loaf around Unionville, and
that part of the country generally, and take
life easily, until his present supply of money
was exhausted, when he had little doubt he
would be able to prevail on his wife to let
him have more.
That amiable woman, therefore, had not got