Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-03-15
MARCEL Is, 1917.

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of play! You will pardon him, gentlemen,
be means no harm"
"He is fine fellow, am sure. shall
ask his papa to let me see something of him
in future" And MIR. Orville, a kind.hearted
simple country squire, whose sympathy was
aroused by the child's unconscious revelation
of his lonely position in bis fathers home,
lifted Leonard in his arms, and perched him
upon one shoulder. "How do you like that,
oh my little man? Is that too high? Are
you afraid9"
"Afraid p I'm not afraid Of nothing!
cried Leonard, whose grammar was not super
latively good, owing to the nature of the So
ciety he frequented. He shouted with glee,
as his new friend marched around the lawn,
still bearing him aloft, his cheeks aglow and
his eyes bright with pleasure, and bis curly
hair, from which his velvet cap had fallen,
blown by the wind, in picturesque disorder,
about bis high white brow. The other gen.
tlemen were watching him, and Clemence was
showing her white teeth in smile of une.
quivocal satisfaction at her protsgss sudden
rise in the world, when Mr.. Manvers appeared
abruptly upon the scene. He greeted bis
visitors courteously, but in more hurried
manner than usual; then, turning to. the nurse,
| IN M o1oooo fnoo-
"What is the meaning of this? Are you
not aware that I reserve this portion of the
grounds for my own use, and that of my
friends?'
"Eh it was not an hour at which Monsieur
generally receives guests" began Clemence
in half defiant, half apologetic tone; "the
child wanted to play upon the lawn, and I
thought"
"No matter what you thought" interrupted
Mr.. Manvers, impatiently, and he was about
to add command, that the little boy should
be Immediately taken away, when Mr.. Orville
exclaimed .......
"Really, Manvers, I cannot see why you
should object to this splendid fellows compa.
ny. If he were my boy, I should be display
ing him on all occasions. You ought to be
excessively proud of such an heir and repre-.
sentative of your name"
Mr.. Manvers looked at Leonard as this
speech was made. The boys noisy mirth had
ceased, and his beautiful, questioningeyes were
fixed seriously on bis face For the first time
feeling of admiration, mixed with something
akin to pride, arose in the fathers heart. It
was not affection, but an involuntary tribute
to the noble and winning countenance and
graceful, high.bred air of the little being, who
sat looking down upon him, as small prince
might have done, from his elevated position,
and calmly awaiting his verdict
"Well, sirp he said, half smiling, though
without approaching any nearer to him, "you
seem to be enjoying yourself tolerably we'll.
Don't you know you are pretty heavy weight
for that gentleman to carryT
HE put me here" said Leonard, promptly.
II didn't ask him to-
ofeou-eo- -sou- didn't + y nehiimed tn fhiB new
friend. Tell papa to try you some time him
self, and see how light you re."
Papa looked as if nothing we're farther
from his thoughts than to make the expert.
mept. "Were you tired of the nursery and
the back-garden, Leonard, that you took a
fancy to come round in front of the house this
| morning ?" he continued.
EYES," replied the boy. II made Clemence
bring me. She said you wouldn't like it, and
she didn't want to come, so you had no ri yht
to scold her."
upon my word |" said his father, laughing
outright this time, for the boys spirit amused
him. "You are inclined to be independent, I
find. If let you come into the dining-room
sometimes, and sit at table at dessert, will you
behave like gentleman, aud not make your
self nuisance to my companyT
."What company asked Leonard.
"These gentlemen, or any others who may
be with me-"
"I'll behave like gentleman, because l
am gentleman and I won't be nuisance
though I don't know what nuisance is,..
said the boy. His precocious way of answer
ing did more toward gaining bis fathers fa'
vor than anything else could have done. Had
he been cringing and timid, the chances are
ten to one that he would have looked upon
him with contempt as baby, and perempto-
rily ordered him back to the retirement of
that portion of the establishment appointed
for his use. His boldness, his cleverness, his
beauty, all combined to take Mr.. Manvers'
fancy by storm. The child came upon him
as new revelation, for he had really seen too
little of him hitherto to be able to judge in
the slightest degree Of his characteristics. The
admiration excited in his friends minds by
Leonard's bearing, also went far toward in.
creasing his own. And THUS it happened, by
sudden freak of chance, that the relation be-
tween the father and son suddenly assumed q
much more intimate form than it had ever
before exhibited. The latter was permitted
to become frequent visitor to the parlors
and dining. groom, and the more be displayed
his precocious cleverness, the more willing
was Mr.. Manvers to draw it forth for bis own
amusement and that of whoever else might
be present. As to Leonard, he found his new
liberty delightful, and considered the gentle
men who sat around his fathers table far bet