Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-09-11
CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER I.
A lady stood on the long veranda
which faced the ocean, and watched a
ship sailing into the harbor. The
beauty of the sea--each wave painted
by the rays of the setting sun with
gold and purple crest-the ship in all
her majesty of motion, walking the
waters as if inspired by the bounding
hearts crowding her deck, the unwont-
ed quiet of the hour, each were to her
as if they were not-though forth on
all she gazed. Her face was one of
marked character. The 40 years which
had rolled over her head had left not
one gray hair in their train, and but a
few deepened lines on her face to tell of
their passage. Still, her appearance
was not uncommonly youthful for her
years; a good state of preservation
rather marking her general aspect,
indicating hers had been life shield
ed from carking care, though her close
black dress told that she had not been
exempt ITOu udGuTc law,
"That man was made to mourn"
AS she stood, tears unbidden coming
to her eyes and trickling unheeded
down her cheeks, young girl, clad,
too, in deep mourning, came out on
the veranda and gained her side
unnoticed. For a moment the young
or lady watched the elder one; then
putting her arm around her waist and
leaning her head on the elders shoul-
der, the girl said,
"Mother, dear mother
Then irrepressible sobs choked her
utterance. For a short time, the
mother, too, could not speak but
soon calming her emotions, she es-
sayed to soothe her daughter.
''Dinna greet sac lassie, sair wad it
grieve your father to find his hinnie
thus"
1t was only when strongly moved,
Mrs. Cambell used her mother tongue,
and her child seemed more overcome
by the touching vernacular.
"Oh! mother, mother" she sobbed,
"this is the ship which would have
brought them! I so hung on the
thought of my brothers coming, and
longed for their companionship."
Solemnly the mother answered, "He
that ruleth the winds and the waves
doeth all things we'll Shall we question
His going forth or coming in? Let us,
rather like Aaron, hold our peace"
Then gently and resolutely, she
withdrew her form from the support
of the girl, and led her to an inner
apartment.
Mrs. Cambell was Scotch woman.
At the age of 18 she first married in
Edinburg, to Henry Macarthur. He
was Scotchman, but for many years
had been a planter in the West Indies.
The enervatiug climate had undermiu-
ed his health, and giving up the man
agement of his estates to able agents,
he returned to his native land to
remain permanently. Middle age was
upon him, and he was still unmarried
but soon after his arrival in Scotland,
he met Margaret Alexander. She was
of a beautiful countenance and good
understanding. He thought life's jour-
ney would be frightened by such a
helpmeet, and wooed and won the
fair woman.
In six years, three children were
born to Henry and Margaret Near
thur-Henry, Alexander and Henriet-
ia. Before the infant daughter could
lisp her farther's name, he was taken
by death from his family.
Henrietta Macarthur was II years
old when jamie Cambell induced
her mother to change her widowed
state. He, too, was Scotch-a bache-
lor of 40 and for Is years resident oi
Charleston, South Carolina, and ,e OF
her most successful importing mer-
chants.
He, with younger brother-Robert
Cambell-had gone over to South Car,
olina together, and together began bus,
mess in her "Queen City )" but it was
not long till the latter became acquain.
ted with young lady from the inte.
rior, whose charms, sentimental and
substantial, were very disirable. HI
was fortunate enough to succeed in
pleasing her fancy, and, marrying her,
retired from mercantile life to reside
on the plantation in williamsburg
District he had acquired by his wife
The elder brother worked on, associa
ting with him, in his brothers stead, a
canny countryman-Mr. Cover; but
he was very "lonely in the whole city
FULL" after his brother went from him
However, fortune was kind, his busi,
ness flourished, and he rapidly amassed
wealth. Then he went back home
as his affectionate heart still called
Scotia-to find him a consort.
To the generous nature and warm
heart of jamie Cambell, the three
\ children of Mrs. Macarthur were addi.
] tional charms to her beauty and sense
and when he found her intention