Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-12-08

said, went off we'll Little Mr. Brent pro-
posed bride and bridegroom, to which, with
many a blush and litter, and hand sidled to
his mouth, Egerton responded. He thanked
them all He believed that he aras very
fortunate man. Here came long pause.
Fact -confdentially-it had been his
great aim in life to find tremendously
clever Yoman-a woman who would be able
to point out whether any. given work was
erroneous or not. He did not like erroneous
works. He might read an erroneous work
without knowing it, and get his mind upset.
He had married wife who could and would
tell him If given work was erroneous, and
he was very happy. He thanked everybody,
and wished everybody in the room would
soon be married like himself, except those
who were married already. There was
no need to wish them married, because
with sly expression-they were married al
ready. Here champagne effects became
slightly prominently He believed he had
married tremendously clever girl-woman
he meant-wife he meant-ahd he was very
thankful he hoped his wife would try TO
make him happy-he meant be hoped he
would try to make her happy--no, he meant
that he woutd try to make her happy, and
he hoped he would do it Man was strong.
Woman was weak. The man should use his
strength to make the woman comfortable
and happy, you know. As the poethad said,
it was tyrannous to have giants strength,
but it was excellent to-no, that was not it
exactly. He forgot which came first He
would look it up, and send them the exact
quotation by post Anyhow, whatever T.
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pledged himse to 10 it, Lut not 9th l.wise,
and he believed that was the safe wy to
leaveit- Here he sat down with kind OF
movement as if he were going to pieces, and
we all applauded heartily.
Sibyl's wedding came fortnight later,
more sedate, and even more splendid. Archi-
bald Goldmore loaded his young bride with
presents so costly that, think, to have had
chem, some of the girls would have married
Methuselah. Goldmore looked dignifed
enough during the service, and not old; and
he walked down the aisle with vigorous
tread, so that, on the whole, the disparity In
years did not appear 80 great as we expected.
Sophia had been chief bridesmaid, OF course;
and, in spite of her sisters faultless beauty,
in my eyes she looked the lovelier of the two.
While they were kneeling, a sunbeam fell on
her, and when it touched her head, heaven
seemed choosing her as bride at the same
moment. Wonderful it was how the posture
Of prayer became that girl-the warmth and
seriousness of her face seemed framed for
worship, or for pure exalted love- But are
the two sentiments alien!
No blunder about Goldmore's speech, you
may be sure. All sober, proper, truly ele-
phantine, and thoroughly Great British. The
language in which his revered friend had
proposed the health of himself and his wife
was in the highest sense gratifying. On his
wife,s part and his own he thanked them sin
cerely. He felt indeed, that the lady who
had that morning bestowed her hand upon,
him was all, and more than all, that his rev.
cred friend had called her. He felt the honor
she had conferred upon him. He could as
sure his wife, and her friends, that whatever
lay in his power should be done to make her
the return which she deserved 1t was sat
isfaction to them both to know that marriage
would not part them from their friends, nor
from that locality. It would not be long be-
fore they should be among them as neighbors;
and he could only say, as one of the pleasant
est incidents in that propinquity, that his
wife and himself looked forward to seeing
the present company gathered round their
own table.
One thing was noticed at the wedding
feast; little Mr. Brent, usually the loudest
laugher in every company, appeared grave
and distracted; indeed, more than one per-
SON remarked a strange pallor about him
which suggested suspicion that he was
struck with illness Percival, happy with
bis Sophia, and with a thousand tender
thoughts awakened by the ceremony OF the
day stirring in his breast, was not likely to
tention; and no cloud dimmed the brightness
of the lovers Joy. Had Percival noticed his
fathers face he--used to its expression
would have perceived that it was not illness
which was impending But Fate was Kind to
these loving two. It was for them day of
tender and undimrned delight-not cloud,
not breath, not doubt-.only. playful!
railery soft looks, gentle touches, signs and
all the train of lovers little pleasures. Their
love increased wonderfully that happy day;
and it was we'll, for trouble was at hand.