Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-12

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RANT grapes and frondent ferns were spark
ling with heavy summer dew the newly
awakened birds were warblng and chlrplng
their sweetest songs; the moss-grown logs and
stumps formed rustic and delightful seats; and
the morning sun, only here and there, pene-
trated the dense outrageous boughs of the
, leafy trees. The scene was delicously sylvan.
Dalaval sat down, and pulled out his
watch. at is past time for her to be here |
wonder if she can get away from her work.
It would be too bad, if, after all, she should
fail to come!"
The next thing he did was to pull out his
meerschaum, light it and puff away, as
means of concentrating his thoughts on any
particular theme.
He sat there for some time, alone; but final
ly, the same tall mulatto woman he had met
at the Falls Inn," as seamstress, appeared on
the scene
"Well, you have kept me waiting siege"
said Dalaval.
"You are at liberty to 60 back without
hearing anything have to say. I'm sure l
am not overly anxious to talk at all"
"I am not angry; l am only impatient"
"Well I don't like impatient people; and
I'm not in the habit of being spoken to cross
ly, either"
"Well, we'll, let that 60. How did you
manage to get away from home ?"
II had not much to do to manage it. l told
Mrs. Falls that my brother, who works out
at Mrs. Henry Walkers, was sick, and so she
was good-hearted and let me off,"
"Well, you can tell her, when you 60 back,
that he is great deal BETTER" he said, with
smile at her apt duplicity.
"It's awful early in the morning; the dew
aint dried up yet" she remarked, not seeming
to notice his previous sarcasm.
"It won't either. before twelve o'clock, in
this shade. But now to business. You pro-
missed to tell me something about Mrs. Cad
bury. 1 am waiting to hear the story. l hope
it will be very Interestingly"
"I have only this to say to you: if | told
Mr.. Gadbury all know, he'd give me for
tune to hold my tongue"
"Then, what do you know?"
II know enough to ruin her"
"a pack of fbs, 1 dare say, which some
mean, malicious person has told you. We
mustn't believe all, or even half Of what they
| hear"
"If you don't intend to believe what have
to tell why do you want to hear it?
20, it is mere curiosity on my part"
"'Mere curiosity?' Aha! Well, then, to
satisfy you, I'll say this much, 1 know, what
1 know Ifyou want to find out any thing
more you had better ask Mrs. Gadbury.
May be she will tell you-shc is such lovely
creature in your eyes"
"Mrs Gadbury is above gossip ofany sort
especially that coming from you She is a
lady of good qualities and many virtues; and
no one would credit i'll Of her."
"I know better than what you're saying.
She is the meancst woman in the country.
She is hypocrite, too; and there's many .
one better than she is, l can tell you'll"
Noticing her spite, Dalaval determined to
play upon it.
"My friend, Mrs. Gadbury, is both lovely
and amiable"
"May be you're another lovcr?" said the
mulatto, in tone of irony; zone thing is
certain, though would not say anything
hut the truth about her."
She frowned darkly, darting spiteful and
wicked glance at Dalaval, and seemed hesita-
ting within herself how it was best to act.
Dalaval saw his chance, and drew piece
of money from his pocket.
She scornfully repulsed it.
"You're afraid I may do her damage, are
you, and are trying to buy me? Well, let
me tell you, sir, money won't buy back the
strokes of her riding-whip. There may be
women who can be bought with money, after
being abused; but I'm not one of them!"
Dalaval, seeing that he could get nothing
from her of Importance, and half angry with
himself for believing in her enough to keep
the tryst in the first place, and desiring to cut
the interview short, started off; but changing
his mind, he paused and returned to the mu-
latto.
"Listen, girl" said he; "it was wrong in
me to pretend not to believe you, and wrong
in your former employer to strike you. She
is no doubt sorry that she was unkind, and |
will make reparaton for my doubt by using
my influence to get you reinstatcd at the
Bluffs"
The woman had stood immovablc, with her
eyes fixed on Dalaval, swelling with hatred,
until he spoke kindly to her. Then her coun-
tenanee softened; her expression changed !;
and she mournfully shook her head
"Unless you have the witchery of the devil
himself, sir, you can never make that woman
60 back on her word, ifshc has passed it. She
drove me away like was dog. That was all
right Tales were told her on me. If cared,
l could tell tales on others; but care only
to revenge myself OH her. I will give her
heart death-pangs for every stroke she gave
me. I'll make her repent !"
"How?" asked Dalaval, his curiosity still
ungratfed "what do you know of Mrs. Cad
bury"
"That is my business. If could only see
her, I'd whisper secret in her ear that would
make her buy my silence at any price"
"Why don'tyou see her, then?"
"IfI went there, she'd have me turned out,
and may be struck. have her ideas p
AS she spoke she laughed like grim fiend.
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