Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-12-19

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IL don't say that" replied l. bad tenn.
per and jealousy scarce makes me over fond
of another. I pray may never have hus'
band who will scold me"
For he had been scolding me. There was
no other name for it.
Well, Evan was wroth with me and 1 with
him-not heart deep, though, l thought
and did not see him for more than week.
wasn't troubled much, though. l knew he
would come around again and mayhap would
ask my pardon. For before you are wed you
can bring YOUR lover to his senses when you
will.
So did not fret after Evans absence, nor
quite snub Squire Turner. who liked me
more than ever. But one night grandfather
came in from lonely ride, and shutting the
door, stood between grandmamma and me,
looking at me, and so strangely that we both
grew frightened At last he spoke:
II have been to the 'Squire's," said he.
"For the first time l had to tell him that |
could not pay his rent when due.
Iopened my lips Grandmamma's hand
covered them. Grand pa drew me to him.
"Thou art young, lass" he said, land they
are right who call thee pretty. Say, could st
like the Squire we'll enough to wed him ?"
"Eh? p cried grandma. "Sure, you're not
wandering ?"
Esquire Turner asked me for this lass of
ours tonight. Of all women in the world
there is but one he loves as be should his wife,
and that is our Agatha"
II dreamt of golden rings and bunch of
white roses on Christmas eve" cried grannie.
II knew the lass would be lucky"
But I put my head on grandfather 8
shoulders and hid my face. The truth must
out, knew.
"Wit have him and be rich lady" said
grandpa.
And when he waited for an answer burst
out with "No !" and sob together.
"She's frightened" said grandma. "Nay,
we must all wed once in our lives, my child
Then grandpa talked to me. He told me
how poor they had grown, and how kind the
Squire was, and had but to marry him to
make my grandparents free from debt and
poverty their lives through If refused and
vexed the Squire, heaven only knew what
might happen.
bed grandmamma.
now there was no help for it. | took the
ring from my bosom and laid it in my palm,
and told them that it was Evan Locke's, and
that had plgbted my troth to him. And
prandmamma called ME deceitful wench
and grandfather looked as though his heart
would break.
Oh!I would do anything for them-any'
thing but give up my true love.
That night kissed his ring and prayed
heaven that he might love me always. In
the morning it was gone, ribbon and all
from my neck I looked for it high and
low, but no sign of it. And l began to fear
the loss of the ring was sign that l would
never marry Evan Locke. The day passed
or and he never came near me.
Oh!it was cruel in him, thought, to hold
such anger for hasty word he had provoked
when l spoke it that he must kno" l loved
him 80.
And grandma could scarcely look at me
Il know why now. and grandpa sighed and
moaned, and talked of the work-house. And
I thought should die of grief among them
One day grandma said to me, 1T seems
that your sweetheart is not over-fond of you
nor over.anxious to see you"
"Why not p said I.
"Where has he been this month back p
"Busy, doubtless" said /, with smile
though I thought my heart would burst.
"Perhaps you know all about it," SAID
grandma. "You are going with him, may
be-"
"Where ?" said I.
She went to the kitchen door and beckon
ed in a woman who sat there-Dame Coombs
who had come over with the eggs.