Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-07-15

the world" said Claribel, looking half angry,
half perplexed. "When I 60 with him, it is
usually because Edna wishes it."
"Clarie, Edna is blind-fatally blind, am
afraid. Can you not see that Hugh has
changed toward herr"
"No," said Claribel, startled. "Oh ! Jen'
ME, that cannot be possible"
"It is quite possible. Though, Of course, l
do not want to make matters appear worse
than they are. He may come round again
or his heart may not really be changed-l
can't tell-but Clarie, he likes you better than
any one else."
"Not better than Edna?-"
"He certainly seems to-at present"
For moment Claribel was silent, and her
shocked, distressed face, plainly showed that
the idea was an entirely new one to her.
"Jennie," she said, presently, in low tone,
"you cannot be in earnest. Indeed, am
sure you are mistaken"
ri wish were, Clarie Though if it were
not for Ednas sake I should not mind. But
to see her happiness destroyed"
"Oh hush, hush p cried Claribel, in be-
seeching tone. "Jennie, you make me miser'
able. If I thought he was going to be untrue
to Edna, I would never speak to him again.
"Oh we'll, men are different from us, any
how" said Jennie, modifying her earnestness
little. "And, as to his liking you better
you know, 1 do not consider that anything
wonderful"
"Jennie, how can you talk 80? Tell me-
please, how and when this idea came into
your head"
ssI don't know how or when. 1t dawned
upon me some time ago, and it has been grow
ing clearer by degrees ever since"
Again Claribel walked on in silence. She
had, indeed, no words at her command. Grad
ually there came into her mind faint glim'
mering of the truth-a conviction that her
sisters idea, which at first seemed so prepos'
ferrous, might not be totally without founda'
ton. This conviction was fraught with In
expressible pain. She felt as though she had
done Edna grievous wrong, and yet in real
ity she was not to blame.
"Jennie," she said at last, "if it is really as
you think, what must do?
Her voice trembled as she spoke, and tears
stood in her eyes. Jeanette put her arm
around her and kissed her cheek.
"Clarie, don't look so doleful. 1 dare say
it will all come right, by-and-by. I did not
mean you to be worried but could not help
telling you, could II"
"Of course not. But it is so very-very-
dreadful! Oh!I wish I could 60 away some,
where, and never come back until Edna was
married"
"You have no where to 60 to and besides,
it would look very strange, indeed. You could
not explain to Edna that you are going away
to keep her lover from falling in love with
you"
"Does Edna imagine"
Il don't sunnose so. You know it take her
as long to see anything right under her eyes
as it does most people to see mile off,
"And the others
81 cannot TELL" said Jennie shaking her
head. Il fancy am the only one whose
penetration has discovered the secret"
"Oh am so thankful and, Jennie, still
hope and pray that even your penetration has
been at fault"
"Amen," said Jennie 81 shall not be
sorry to find that such is the case.''
No more was said on the subject; for at
this moment Mr.. Holdweg came in sight
They had met him once before, and as he ap.
preached he made them low bow, with his
hand on his heart, and then paused to ex'
change greeting.
"Good day, LADIES' I af been to call on
your house," he explained.
"Have you? I'm sorry we were on" re.
joined Jennie. 81 suppose you saw some Of
my sisters"
"Oh va. Yees-I see two, dree, charming
LADIES'. I 'ope I af secure scholar-ei''
Schulerin-ladees, would you join my leetle
glass?"
"Join your little glass;" echoed Jennie
with an inquiring look.
"Ya-two time vun week. I af dree scholar.
"Oh |! beg your pardon; 1 understand
said Jennie, finding it difficult to restrain an
explosion of laughter. "You wish to form a
German class"
"Eh I af form i'm but he is yet not
large You see, dear LADIES', I am not rich
I af leetle learning here" he tapped his fore
head, "but that is all my propertee, besides
my leetle house and farm. "Oh! I af pay so
much money for my house I af spend my
salary for FIVE year. Now I must put i'm
back, so goot how I can. af gif lessons in
my own land I af-vot you call i'm? expe.
rience-practice-for ten year. But I vos
treated very .bad-ya, mein Gott, my land vos
not gratefool to me so came to your large,
fine land say I will buy vun leetle house
in America and spend my days far from my
own land | will work and make more money
there You see, dear LADIES', l am compel to
form vun leetle glass I teach you all my own
speech-you read Schiller, Goethe, all those
noble work. All they are sublime!'
"Im afraid you would have dull scholar
in me-" said Jeanette, laughing. 81 have
no taste for languages-I find my own as
much as I can master. Clarie, what say
you?"
81 have no desire to take lessons-at least,
not now," replied Claribel, who was anxious
to end this colloquy. "some other time, per.
haps, Mr. Holdweg- the warm weather
is over"
Exactly, mien Fraulien," said Mr.. Hold.