Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-09-15


husband; the husband brings money to fill
the trunk, and reverend pronounces a
blessing over this union of cash and trunk.
Miss Seton is remarkable girl. The one
thing lacking in her is she has no heart"
"Whatp exclaimed.
''For me, mean," replied Broener.
"For heavens sake Broener," said, 'do
stop this twisting fashion of telling things,
and say what you have to say in plain words,
without going round so many barns"
,'You want palmer EnglishT he said.
"Well, here it is: Miss Seton loves another "
"Another!"
"Of course. When say another, mean
another man. Now, have patience with Inc
for a few minutes, and let me finish my
original proposition can't get hold Of so
appreciative listener as you every day, and
when do want to make the most Of him.
People to-day have various ideas concerning
marriage Some look at it in one way, some
another; but all come tc it at last-or want
to- AS an experience with large proper
tion, don't think, when it's tried on, that it
justifles the anticipations set forth before the
honeymoon. That may not be the. fault of
the institution. believe that to be solid
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| parties may not be solid who enter into it
solid, say, as to health, adaptability of tenn
permanent. command over themselves, and a
common purpose in life. If they come to-
gether without these, you see, they may be as
an unmatched pair of hinges, or pair Of
hinges with broken joints. Result: the mat
rimonial door does not swing we'll, creaks,
groans, slams, bangs, and lets in all manner of
stormy weather. ! doubt, sometimes, if there
be pair Of really matched hinges in the
world"
miss Seton loves another" These were
Broener's words that made the strongest i'm
preston upon me.
Had Miss Secton's heart been free" said
he, II should have devoted myself to her.
But when find any woman having prefer
ence for another man, always retire into the
background. About the last situation in this
world I care to figure in is that known In
common parlance as trying to cut another
fellow out; and for Inc, about the meanest
maxim Of modern times is that tAll's fair In
love- I except the last two words,
and war; though it seems q fit
ending to the phrase after oil, that
anything which may be justified in
the trade of killing is equally applicable to
the winning of companion for life But
you want to know whom Miss Seton loves
Well, we'll end this sermon with short ben
ediction. 1t is yourself!"
"In
eyes, you. discovered that the morning
found Miss Seton ut Pratt's house. You
see the elements in the affair were too near
together to prevent that disclosure. When a
woman's heart is in the house next door, no
matter where her body is, its absence will be
soon felt I guessed at the secret, and to
get rid of suspense, asked Miss Seton if it
was so. Sensible girl that she is, she saw my
motive in so doing and, instead of simpering
over it, or doing the indignant in telling me
it was none Of my business, or doing the half
and half business saying neither yea nor nay
direct, she said yes and that ended the
matter"
Some minutes elapsed before a word was
spoken.
II have to ask your pardon for my manner
toward you of late," said. THAT was jeal-
ousy."
II knew that" he replied, $50 soon as you
let out your secret. You know when.
Jealousy is simply disease-runs in the
blood, and must come out like measles and
whooping cough, though much harder to get
rid of, and one attack won't bar the door to
others with most of U.S. But you suffered
more than l."
''Can you be jealous, thenF I asked.
"Oh, yes! Don't take me for a demigod,
and above all these emotions, because spout
philosophy"
'How do you get rid Of ity' inquired.
Partly by doing the magnanimous, when
there's nothing but the mag left to do.
Virtue out of necesh, you know"
II don't think I'm worthy of Blanche
Seton, anyway" said
"Well, as to that" he replied, sit may not
be so much question of worth as Of
destiny"
This made me vince Self accusers after
all don't fancy much outside backing in self
condemnation.
There's a tradition, theory, call it what
you please" he said "that's been out long
time, to the effect that there is some one par
ticular woman in the world. here or else
where-where, don't altogether know-for
each particular man-mind what / say,
mani mean man. not an animal-and
that she will meet him here or hereafter, or
elsewhere, and love him, partly because she
can't help it, and partly because she sees
something worthy of love in him-that is to
say, something now that may turn out much
more hereafter. The man, her man, when
first met, may be-well, unripe, green fruit,
bad to taste perhaps; but the woman, his
woman, sees the fruit as it will be when
ripened, though his present unripeness may
cause her many a pang. So she may love
him, marry him, stick to him, and get little
comfort and good deal of misery out of
him."
well, is that the relation in which stand
with you regarding Blanche3" asked.
"My dear boy you must decide that for
yourself. I'm only citing dream, perhaps
fable-one which I like to believe in how
ever, since 1 have notion that believing in
ones day dreams makes them come to pass"
Come to pass!" I said THAT is, you in
fer the misery shall bring Blanche by mar
rying her."
mo. l d dnt mean that" he said "In-
deed, never thought of it in that way be-
fore; but now, since you've put the clause in
yourself, you might let it remain, just as
warning, you know But don't think am
lecturing you, or setting myself up as your
superior I, William Broener, have about
all can do in looking after William Broener
That individual manages to give me great
deal of trouble; ind though am quick,
perhaps, at spying out faults in Others can
generally, on arriving home, find similar
specimens in my own garden"
Zone other matter" said he, after q mo-
ment's hesitation. 1--WE are friends, but here
we part You may recollect what told you
some time ago. There are times when peo-
ple's mutual interests may bind them to-
gether, and there are times when some agency
may come along which shall cause them to
separate That time seems to have come for
us two-and sooner than anticipated. You
retain your interest in the Bank and all that
may develop out of it in the future; but in
that future we are apart. Good-by"
took his hand-for the last time Then
Will Broener went his way. went mine.
As he had predicted, the present quartz
furore over Scrub mountain soon died away;
but the feeder, our Bank" eventually led to
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