Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-01-28

"But Nita, you'll get into great trouble abou
it, I'm afraid"
"Perhaps Mr.. Foley may let me off," sug
gested Nita
"Not likely. When he gets a fancy int
his head he don't get rid Of it again very eas
; lily. And bet he's been planning this thing
for weeks, for all he pretends it's new idea
You see, Nita, you're the smartest girl in the
ring, there's no mistake about that; and o.
course he'll be mad if you disappoint him
There amt another that could do it like YOU
81 wish to goodness there was" said Nita
despondently "They might take the par
and welcome. wouldn't be jealous"
eyes, you would, my darling. Everybody
likes to stand first in their trade"
"It's all very we'll to stand first; but it'
horrid to be expected to do all sorts of things
one don't like"
Dan had no advice to offer her; he was un
; willing to persuade her to act part revolving
to her taste, yet he foresaw that the conse
queuces would be unpleasant, and perhaps dis
astrous to her welfare, should she persist ir
her refusal to accept it. Mr.. Foley, as hal
been already stated, had always been kind
and indulgent to the child, regarding her az
something to be especially proud of, ano
making no secret of his partially; but to1
that very reason he would consider himself
doubly entitled to her obedience. His tenn
per was none of the mildest, and could break
forth on occasions in manner which struck
dismay to the hearts of those who had dis
pleased him. If his anger had displayed it.
self merely, in these outbreaks, it would moi
have mattered so much, but he was apt, while
under its influence, to take summary ven
geauce on the offender; and Dan knew thai
there was nothing more likely than that Nita
would receive her dismissal from his service
should she prove refractory. In this dismis
sal, he himself, as Nta's guardian, would, oi
course, be included-and he trembled to think
of the haistorm of wrath he would, in that
case, have to encounter from his irate spouse
These considerations made him very serious
as he worked away at his appointed task
wondering what the upshot of it all would be-
"I'll stand by Nita, in any case," he mentally
resolved "she shan't take so much as sim
gle step against her will. 1t seems kind Of
pity that she should stand in her own light
this way-but Lord ! these sentiments are
born in one; folks cant make themselves diff
ferent from what they are. What comes nat
ural to some, goes against others; and Nita's
just as different to Susy and those other girls
as violet is to broom corn"
Zanita was restless and uneasy all day,
looking forward to the trial that was in store
for her; for she had made up her mind that,
come what might, che would not be forced to
act in manner hurtful to her self-respect
Perhaps it may appear like overstraned deli
cacy, in one accustomed to these daily and
nightly displays, to shrink from overstepping
the boundary by which she had hitherto been
circumscribed, and it would seem as though
she would scarcely be prone to make so nice a
distinction nevertheless she did make
the distinction, and did resolve net to overstep
that boundary which she had set for herself
She distinguished herselfin her performance
that evening, and won even larger share Of
applause than usual.
In one of the front rows there sat- on this
occasion, two young gentlemen, who had come
together to witness the performance. One
was an ordinary-looking youth of nineteen OF
twenty, who wore spectacles on his near
sighted eyes, and affected an air of aristocrat'
ic Indifference to everything around him; ; the
other, some three or four years his senior, was
strkingly handsome, with bright, intelli
gent face, dark eyes full of sweetness and
merriment, and boyishly hearty appreciation
of all that was appreciable in the spectacle be-
fore him. Nothing was beneath his notice
he roared with laughter at the clowns jokes
was unbounded in his admiration of the trick
horse, and lavish of his applause at the won
derful feats of Mons. Pierre Jacquot, the eel
ebrated bareback rider, who twirled tren'
cher on his finger while turning somersaults
and played cupand.ball with six balls at a
time during his evolutions through the hoops
He expressed his conviction that Susy (known
to the public as Mamselle Susette) was a
Irregular sumner" and almost envied young
Leon for having such charming accomplice
in his daring mid-air feats. But when Zanita
(who was always kept by the manager in ju
dicious reserve) made her entree into the ring
he was fairly enchanted by her beauty, and
the artless and naIve grace with which she &C
knowledged the burst of applause and vel
come that greeted her appearance
"By Jove! Fletcher" he muttered, nudging
his companion, "thats the prettiest girl
ever saw in all my life Do look; did you
ever see more perfect face Her eyes are
absolutely dazzling"
Master Fletcher condescended to look in
terested al last. "She is awfully pretty, there
is no doubt about it," he admitted, after pro-
longed survey through his eye-glass. "But
then these people are all so fixed up, you
know"
"Fixed up! nonsense" Indignantly retort'
ed the other. "That complexon's her own,
every bit of it-look what natural blush on
her cheeks and her hair, too, I'll swear to
it. Don't stare so through that abominable
eye.gass of yours; it does give you such an
intrusive look"
"Hallo what's in the wind, now?" said
Flntchar not over -pleased at the rebuke; but