Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-07-03

! as IL naQ arisen.
"'I am sorry to disappoint you, girls he
said gently, but you will have to excuse
me- And, bowling, he walked off,"
eve watched his upright, manly figure
striding along till he disappeared, and then
we all looked at each other and sighed.
"A clear case,' said one girl.
"'Head over HEELS
"'What will he do?'
"'HoW can he marry her?'
"'Kitty can look after herself
"'But am sure she is in love; she has
never been before
"'He will 60 away and forget her.
He gave the bridal rein a shake
Saio 'Adieu! for evermore,
,na .a,en for evermoIy My love' .
"sNeverv said I; nothing of the kind
will happen. I am sure he will marry her.
"That evening Kinloch made his way to
the old gardner's cottage. His face was pale
but he had determined look in the corners
of his mouth, and he carried his head well
thrown back and stepped lightly along.
'oThe girl had Just set her fathers supper
before him, and had gone out to rest in the
garden and watch the still beauties of the
night.
s'The air was fresh, and in the heavens
the full moon was hurrying through it's star
spangled course. The reeds in neighbor-
ing Stream rustled and shivered in the
breeze, and large night-moth or two came
sailing up and bumped against Kitty's
white kerchief on their way to the fatal
candle shining in the window.
''The girl looked up to the sky and tears
filled her eyes.
"Was it the brightness of the moon?
"sWhy do you weep, Kitty p said voice
at her side.
'sNo need to turn to look for the speaker.
The girl buried her face in her hands and
sobbed afresh.
"'You are going away y she said.
"sYes, | am going away said klnlOch
but you will come with me, Kitty, for you
love me-
"I love you, but I shall not accompany
you o,z
priest and he is ready to marry u.s.
"'Kinloch,' she said, looking up into her
lovers face with asweet, serious smile, you
have made me love you, for / could not help
it; but you cannot make me marry YOU
"'Oh! but you will, darling, won't you,
Kitty?' he went on, eagerly. You know 1
can marry now, because l came of age the
other day, and I have much more than my
pay now. Is that what you are thinking
"'How could / think about that? Why
will you not understand, Kinloch? Your
proud old father and your silver-halre
Stately mother, how could they bear for one
of their sons to marry an Irish peasant
girl?'
"You have nothing to learn from the high
est lady in the land, my darling.' he said,
fondly; 'and younger sons are not expected
to marry heiresses."
"But She shook her head resolutely.
"And is this how you lightly fling away
mans happiness for life"
ga few days pain now, to save you years
of regret in the future
1.-The young man looked at the girl per-
picked. Where couldshe have learned such
sentiments? Where had she gained the
strength to express them so freely?
HE then said slowly and solemnly, as if
taking an oath: Look yonder Kitty. !!
That is the evening star. So surely as it
Will Viii shine in the heavens five, ten or twen-
ty years, as surely will my love remain un-
changed for you. Bid me come back when
you will, Kitty, and if have breath in my
body and strength to do it, will come"
"Come back in ten years, Kinloch. l will
be true to you and wait till then. l will try
and improve myself-make myself more
worthy of your love-"
"'Keep as you are, Kitty; remain un-
changed,' said the young man, jealously,
lest when come again l shall not see IN
you the last look. I took away with me, my
life, my love !" he murmured, passiOnately,
and kissing her sweet brow and mouth,
folding her in one last embrace, he sighed
and leftMer.
"She'turned to 60 into the cottage. A
large iowny moth which had been humping
against the little window sailed in before
her, circled thrice round the candle and flew
up into it's alluring brightness. The can
die fiickered and went out; the moth drop
ped down with thud upon the table, dead:
"Kitty, with eyes blinded by tears and
with shaking hands, relit, though somewhat
tardily, the light.
"'Kitty, my girl said the old man,
pointing significantly to the singed insect
don't be as foolish as that silly thing. Its
eyes were dazzled, and it had no strength to
resist the fatal fascination
"'Father," said the girl, STOPPING down
and kissing his gray locks, you may trust
me-"
Here Aunt Belle stopped
"Is it interesting? Shall l 60 on"
ooh, do Did he come back ?" said her
neice.
"Well, the years passed on and the girl
was joked and teased and had many offers of
marriage; but she was firm and would lis
| ten to none.
cat last the young fellows grew weary of
their fruitless attempts at love-making and
the greater part left her alone.
"a few more unkind would ask her when
she expected her young gentleman home
and taunted her in cutting speeches and in
situations.
"Nine years went by and then there came
the battle of Waterloo when officers and men
went down in hundreds together.
"Still no word from Kinloch, and kitty's
heart, which had never failed in its light
ness nor her step in it's speed, now sank and
| faltered for the first time.
"Early in the next year-in fact, on New
Years night-the officers gave ball, and
every girl and young man for miles around
was invited.
"Girls were in great demand, and went
down to my aunt's house especially TOR that
II was anxious to see Kitty myself, and
to find out how the years had passed over
her head.
"You think, perhaps, twenty-six was rath-
er old to be called a girl-do you Kitty?
"Well, l felt almost the same as when
was sixteen, and quite as ready to enjoy a
dance or filtration, can assure you.
"Kate Daly-that was her name-Went to
help the ladies unshaWl themselves, and to
be ready with needle and thread when an
unhappy damsel with torn skirt or tiounce
should require her assistance.
"She was then %, and the young girllsh
beauty had developed into the most lovely
| of women. Only when her face was at rest,
and YOU caught the suspicion Of an anxious
heart upon it, would you have guessed her