Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-03-14
From tho Homo Guest.1
ISABEL DARCY.
WRITTEN ny MISS MARTHA pYArT, OF VAL.
.IIALbA, 8. . ,,AT THE AGE OF foURrssN
YEARS,

WRITTEN DY MISS MARTHA pYATT, OF WAL.
.HALLA, 8. . ,.AT THE AGE OF FouKrssN
YEARS,
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s CHAPTER 4. loE
a1fcr oyo'a dark charm 'twqro vain 10 tell"
Tho sun was ropidly sinking below tho
horizon, shedding q tuddy Ghrc on tho
easements of Bclmont Manor, that onco
noble mansion now fast falling to decay.
It was built according 10 tho fashion of q
contury ago, having Wing on either side,
with balconies attached. It HAD been 10 tho
Belmont family for generations, but olasl
the sole survivor Of that ancient race Was a
spondthrift and gambler, and had squan5t
dored his inheritance ia an incredibly shoft
spape of time. Z
iIo was upwards Of sixty, and a bachelor,
but had been LOFT tho guardian Of Young,
pcnnilcss and lovely orphan scarce fourteen,
whom We now recognize as tho beautiful
and highly accomplished Isabel DARCY,
agod seventeen. On entering his domain
ho had procured for her the very best
instruction that Winchester and its vicinity
could possibly afford, but beyond seeing her
madc q cultivated young lady, he had given
liimsolf no trouble whatever: in fact, they
saw but little Of each other, for her proud
spirit would have felt Itself degraded by
being present at his low rcvcls. She passed
much Of hor time in solitude, her solo
companions being sweet Ethel Arlington,
the rectors daughter, and morry little Rosa
Rivers, tho niece of Mrs Adelaide Came-
ron, o fashionable young widow who had
but latoly come to reside in tho quiet old
town Of Winchester.
On calm, lovely Spring evening, Isabel
and Ethel were walking arm 10 arm, as was
their wont, across the green lawn which
extended to tho broad and majestic rivor,
which separated Belmont Manor from tho
Cameron estate. Tho contrast between the
two friends was most striking. Isabel tall,
slight, and elegantly formed, the transpa-
rent olive Of her complexion showing
beneath its surface the rich glow Of youth
aud vigor, hor hair falling unoon6ncd
almost to her little feet in dark silkcn
tresscs,
"Whosc glossy black to shame might bfihg
Tho plumage of the ravens wing"
her dark, flashing eye, the curl Of the ruby
lip, and hor naughty bearing, gave ono the
idea of proud queen, rather than tlidt Of
light-hcartcd young maiden. Ethel, ON
the contrary, was small, merry and child=
like, SO much 30 that her father would often
lay his hand on her golden ringets and say,
as if musing, $50 thoughtlcss, SO ohild-liks,
who would suppose my little Ethel sixteen,
aud 80 soon to be bridol"
1t was upon this very subject tho youug
girls wore so earnestly engaged. Let Us
pause aud listen to the sweet tones Of Isabel,
for she it is who is now speaking:
"Ethol, darling, docs it not seem stratsU
that ono human being should possess every.
thing that makes life desirable, while
another is surrounded by gloom aud uu--
happiue,s7 You, for isntanoe, have kind
devoted lover, who will soon claim this
little hand" and Isabel took oarossingly tho
white, taper fingers between hor own aud
gently kissed them. "Nay you need not
blush, 70, where would you fnd in every
respect mora eligible suitor than Harry
Molvillc7 AS said, you have everything
to make you happy, while I-"and the
young girl covered her fuce with her hands
and wcpt bitterly.
80 Isabel, dear, dear Isabel" cried Nthel,
winding her arms around her friends neck,
while the ready tear started to her dcep
blue eye, edo not weep so. A brighter day
will yet dawn, and cro long will see you,
Dr. Belle, as happy and goy as you
q people h. Come. dry those tears, aud
they should haYo pSrlsct conss".s.., @ Ls ics
system of laws. It is said that eternal vigila
is the prico of liberty, anl we say that i
equally truo that strict enforcement Of
law is the price of peace and good orler. 9
GERS are powerless unless sustained by the m
sentiment of the community. Thcctizcnmus
the mover in nineteen -twcntieths Of the prose
tions brought for all crimes. The officers only
cute warrants, which any citizen may suo OIL
larceny, murder arson, peddling liquor, or
other offence. Officers can do nothing un
armed with process, except in certain cases wi
offences arc committed in their presence
show tho gravity oftho offence of peddling liq,
as Vowed by the law, We publish the follow
section, copied from the Revised Statutes, P
1888, Chapter CXXXV, Section 4: "Whoe
ohall pcddlc ardent spirits in any cou
in this State shall be deemed guilty Of
misdcmcanor and subject to pay fine Of
moro thah five hundred dollars or imprisonm
for not moro than ono year, or both such
and imprisonment in the discretion
tho court; and every body so CT
victcd shall forfeit all such spirits, Il
samo to vest in tho County; and if the iino
paid; or the spirits forfeited, ono half thor
shall be paid to tho informcr." This Law
stringent. enough and offers to tho citizen
remuneration for dschargiug his duties as