Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-04-06

forgot his own bewildering position. How q
once to separate from Susette was now til
momentOus question.
s'She must be told everything, and will Q
to her now," said Mrs. Van Dusen, as she rOs
and went tremblingly toward the door.
But the generous heart of Harley refused t
subject her to SO sudden trial. In an instan
ne decided how to act. Gently drawing he
back to the sofa and kissing her tenderly, he
by strong effort, spoke quietly and calmly
dear mother, I must not-cannot be tn
means OF causing you the further trial of com
munlcatlng these circumstances to Susette
1t would only add, and think needlessly, t,
the bitterness of our inevitable parting. Th,
knowledge of the unfortunate events of you
early life would only be source of sad rehec
ton, which we can, for the present, surely
spare her and after she has somewhat recov
cred from the shock of our separation, you Car
communicate thas tR hea mr. c1sr1r
that sudden and unforeseen news OF great i'm
portance compels me to leave for Singapore, in
the Albert Allen, Immediately cannot
bear the trial of a parting scene, but that
will write to her as soon as I arrive there
Though she will suffer much, yet think she
will do so less this way than any other. Try.
ing to save both her and you as much as posi-.
bic, will, perhaps, eXtenuate the deception put
upon her."
Harley having persuaded Mrs. Van Dusen
to consent to his plan and having written the
letter to be delivered to Susette soon after his
departure, took an affectionate leave of his
unhappy mother, and left the house unseen.
The explanations which had passed between
Mrs. Van DuSen and Harley were these. MIR.
Charles Smith, his grandfather, had, by a
wealthy marriage, been enabled to move in a
birbor in cooiofu fhan that in
which he had been born and, like many 9TH
ers similarly situated, formed the most extrav-
agant ideas as to the future of his son Charles,
named after him, and of his tWin-SiSter Ellen.
For the first of these he got commission in
''crack" regiment and on the final return OF
his daughter from school, he engaged for her a
companion, Miss Harrison, sweet amiable
girl, and an orphan. Between Charles and
her, warm attachment was soon formed,
which ripened into love. Charles persuaded
her. on some pretence, to visit London for a
short time, where she stayed with her old
schoolmistress. During this time the banns
of marriage were published in the two church
es of the respective parishes they stayed in,
after which they were united.
When Charles father came to learn what
had taken place, he gave way to the most vio-
lent passion, and vowed that the woman who
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lowed to bear his name. He went up to Lon
don, and compelled Charles to exchange at
once into cavalry regiment serving in India.
The youth pleaded to be allowed to take his
wife with him, or to remain at home But his
father was inexorable and Charles being un-
der age, and entirely dependent upon his faith
er for support, was unable to resist the man.
date.
Thus after but few weeks of married life,
they were torn from each other and the most
Charles could obtain from his unrelenting pa
rent was a promise that his wife-or Miss
Harrison, as his father chose still to call her
should be well cared for To do him justice,
Mr.. Smith faithfully performed this, but it was
after eXacting a promise from the poor girl
aaat ase WITH VII IT'S sdh She Vas indeed well proyi
ded for ; and son. who was afterWaru porn
to her, was taken from the mother and given
in charge of Mrs. Jones, the widow of curate
lately deceased, and in poor circumstances,
and who had been left with an infant OF her
own Mr.. Smith paying literally for her care
of the boy.
After the young mothers recovery she OBJ
tanned, through Mr. Smiths influence, indi-
rectly applied, situation as a governess in
Amsterdam. She had received several letters
from Charles, in which he told her that, as
soon as he was of age, he would come home
and make their marriage public and ne had
also written to his father to the same effect.
Determined, however, to break off the connec-
tion, Mr.. Smith as soon as he obtained the
situation for the poor young wife IN Amster-
dam, wrote to his son that she had died OF ty'
phoid fever and at the same time he wrote
to her that his son had died in India very sud
denly. This she fully believed, but came to
England once to see her child. Fearful that
if this visit were frequently repeated would
find out the deception he had practiced as tC
his sons death, Mr.. Smith further again de-
ceived her by sending her intelligence OF the
death of the child itself a few months later.
All connection between them was thus terml-
mated = and some years later, in entire lgnOr
ance or suspicion of the deception that had
been practiced upon her, she married Captain
Van Dusen, the commander of Dutch East
Indianlan.
When Charles Harley, in India, received the
false intelligence of his wife's death he wrote
to his father begging him to see that every
thing possible should be done for the child's
health and welfare and this Mr. Smith faith
fully did,
On his fathers death two years after, Charles
sold his commission, and came home from In
dia, when, succeeding to large estates iron
his maternal grand-uncle, lie assumed the
name of Harley Thereupon he formally ac
knowledeed John as his son and pensionine
off Mrs. Jones, put the lad to school, and aftel
he came of age settled on him most liberia
allowance.
1t was very fortunate that we had an un
usually quick passage to Singapore, for thf
next morning after sailing from Batavia, or
going into the cabin where Harley was,
| found him in raging fever and quite dellr
ious. did the best l could to allay his SUI
ferings but up to our arrival at Singapore ne
remained in the same state, and was carried
on shore to the hotel, where the best medica
assistance was procured. 1t was more than ;
fortnight before he was considered out of dan
ger, though still terribly Frustrated by weak
ness Of, course, he had been unable to writ
to Susette as he had purposed, and was Sill
incapable of doing so but he requested me t.
pen few lines to Mrs. Van Dusen, lntlma
ting that he had been very i'll, and though nov
recovering was too weakto write. This did
and two days more passed, the symptoms con
tinuing favorable.
Then came a letter by a steamer from Bata
via. from Mrs Van Dusen, full of anxiety
our arrival at Singapore being reported there
With it came some English letters, Which ha
gone to Batavia from Singapore, andWereno
Returned by Mrs. Van Dusen. One of these,
could not help observing, was someWha
bulky packet, edged with black. l did not
however. choose to notice the circumstance
when I handed Harley the letters, but left hi1
for a while to read them. lounged about fo
some time on the veranda, until a Chimes
waiter came to say that Mr. Harley wante
Inc Immediately. AS entered his room sa,
that he had raised himself up in the bed. Ill
face was flushed and he was clearly in stat
of great excitement. "Joy and sorrow, II
gram, - he cried Joy and sorrow 1 scarcel
know whether I should laugh or weep. Here
take this letter and read for yourself - andll