Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-09-11
NUMBER 81.

He reflected long on all causes, proba-
bic and improbable, for her appear
ance. At last he arrived at the con-
clusion to remain another day rather
than leave her in such evident trouble,
without learning the source of it and
he thought, by lingering, he might be
able to do so. Day had nearly dawn
ed before he slept, and with the first
gray streaks in the east, he was awak-
ened by the sound of hunters horns,
yelping hounds, and the clamorous
tones of excited voices ringing in his
ears. He was doing again, in spite
of the sounds below, when knock at
the door aroused him. Without wait
ing an invitation to enter, Mr.. Cam
bell came in, saying heartily:
"Come, Taylor, you had better come
with u.s."
"No, I thank you," returned the
young man firmly.
In truth, in his present state of
mind, he felt no inclination for any
sport.
"Then you had better get up and take
break fast with us. Ifyou are bent on
going, get an early start. You can be
off before SUNRISE"
"No, am quite mis-rested, and, ifI
can Il will take another nap before
rising"
His host bade him courteous good
bye, extending an invitation for rep
etition of the visit, and left him to
renew his slumbers but sleep was
again coy and would not be wooed
back. So after tossing some minutes,
Taylor arose from the bed and went
to his window. AS he looked out on
the porch below, Mr. Cambell issued
from the house, with a cup in his hand
and calling a maid to him, gave it to
her to take up to Miss Henrietta with
message from Mrs. Cambell, that
"she must drink it and 60 back to
sleep again, as it was not nearly time
to get up"
Taylor saw the vessel contained a
liquid but of course could form no
idea of what properties. He went
back to his bed. The fresh air he had
breathed seemed to have soothed his
excited feelings, and he fell into a
sweet sleep, from which he was at
last reused by servant telling him it
was nearly breakfast time.
Vague suspicious still foated through
his mind. When he went down, he
found Mrs. CambeIl on the porch, and
to her he broached the subject of Miss
McArthur's paying visit to George
town to his mother. The lady seemed
pleased with the idea, and said she
was sure Henrietta would be glad to
60. She hoped, too, it would be of
benefit to her, as she seemed to need
change.
Breakfast was announced. The SER
want reported Miss Henrietta not
ready, so the lady and gentleman sat
down to the meal without waiting for
her. They were scarcely helped when
she entered, looking heavy and half
awake. The morning greeting ex-
changed, she apologized for her tardi-
ness and said
1 did not sleep at all till you sent
me that draught, Aunt Sue. Then
went off into dead sleep, and Annette
could hardly get me up for breakfast.
If Mr.. Taylor had not been intending
to leave this morning, I know would
not have reused myself"
"You are dreaming, child l sent
!, you nothing"
"What! Do you forget, Aunt Sue,
Early this morning before the hunters
left? I wondered how you knew [
needed it,"
Mrs. Cambell said nothing more, but
turned the conversation on some other
topic. Her face though, grew pa!er
and very sad.
Henrietta, on the contrary, though
stupefied by her morning potion, was
more herself than her lover had seen
her, and was evidently thankful to
think of visit to Georgetown.
As soon as breakfast was over, she
excused herself by saying she was
so sleepy she could not keep her eyes
open, and really must 60 and lie down.
Taylor ordered his horses, for he
was satisfied with the understanding
she would soon come to his mothers.
He trusted then to remove, even if he
could not learn from her the cause of
her depression.
A week later, Mrs. Taylor herself
went up for Miss Macarthur. Taylor
felt himself in honor bound to keep as
much as he could (with decorum,) from
her presence; but in his unseltish de-
votion the knowledge of her being we'll
and safe was paramount to all else,
and he did not allow himself to pine
at the self-mposed restriction, but de-
voted himself, with uncommon assidu-
ity, to his business, carrying her bright
ening face, in remembrance, to light
en- onerous duties.
Henrietta improved daily. She
waited on old Mrs. Taylor with loving
alacrity, learned tojelly and make pie
crust, sang as she sewed, and seemed
quite the happy child again. Her
spirits rose as if heavy pressure was
removed from off them, and Taylor
would not cloud her brow for mo-
ment, by recalling the forgotten bur-
den, to ask what it was. Momentarl-
| w cometimps II seemed to hang over