Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-10-18

duu tuS pehut. vi luC evening houi IL
wonderfully enhanced by the gorgeous
sunsets gliding their SUBMITS. There
from blow bracing breezes, delightful
to comers from flat country, and
especially attractive has this region
been to the Gwellers of lower South
Carolina. The rugged wilderness Of
the broken country, so in contrast to
their waste of sand and monotonous
pine lands; the dashing turbulent
mountain streams, fairly startling,
opposite as they are to the sluggish
flow of their placid rivers and above
all, the pure strengthening air, instead
of the humid heated air of their swamp
lands, draw them to this climate for
recuperation, and the section is dotted
with summer places Of their building.
In and around Ashevillc, the natural
beauty of the situation Is enliv"ned by
handsome seats, with well laid out
grounds and tasteful buildings. One
of these, the most admired, was the
residence of Mr.. Charles Taylor.
Mr.. Taylor had chosen site a few
miles from the little town, beautifully
picturesque in itself, and for some
years, at the period we write of, he
had been adding the embellishments OF
art 10 natures liberal donation. Land
scape gardening had grown quite a
hobby with Mr.. Taylor, as middle age
passed by, and all during the spring
and summer months, in the evenings.
AN elderly gentleman, faultlessly neat
in his Observation-Disclosures cane
in hand-was seen walking through his
grounds, with beautiful woman, a
little past the meridian of life, leaning
on his arm. Her face was always sad
and colorless, but gently listening to
his enthusiastic admiration of some
new adornment, or plan for future i'm
provement of the grounds; always
interested and pleased in what he was
going to do or bad done.
Many years have passed over the
heads of these two since their marriage
in ST. Philips church-years of tran
guilty to both. Mr.. and Mrs. Cambell
had both been laid in their graves full
ofyears. Mrs. Taylor, too, had passed
to another sphere, and there was little,
longer to tie them to Charleston or
Georgetown.
A higher latitude had been recomen-
ded on account of Mrs. Taylor's deli
cate health, and one or two summers
passed in Buncombe, had proved so
pleasant and beneficial, both the hus-
band and wife preferred making there
permanent residence. No child had
been given them, hut the love Of John
Randolph Maria Haughton--had been
adopted as a daughter of their house.
Mr.. Taylor had thus redeemed his
promise to his wife, and brought to
her, her child at last, and no one CUES
sed aught Of the young lady's paren-
tage, she herself being as ignorant Of
the truth as the world.
Mrs. Taylor, on her daughters first
coming to them, timidly suggested it
would be better to tell the girl who she
was, but Mr.. Taylor judged otherwise.
"No" said he, ''let her still think
herself my orphan niece. When took
her from your mother, after she forced
Robert Cambell to deliver the child to
her, 1 took her to my aunt as my ward,
and called her for my sister-just
wrecked thinking of the ready
conclusion formed, that she was my
sisters child. I was very thankful for
the erroneous impression, and by not
refuting it, of course it has been con-
firmed. Maria is of retiring and
humble temperament. The whole story
would be most painful to any one espe-
cially person Of her disposition. The
depressing effect of knowing she was
the daughter of such wretch as Rob-
ert Cambell would he most unhappy.
Ifshe marries, then will disclose all
to the man of her choice-it will be a
touch-stone with which to try his affec-
ton. To no one worthy, would it
weigh one moment in the scale of his
love. No one, now living, but you
and I, know the history Of her being,
If she should remain unmarried, let
the record of that sin and misery die
with us. We wrong no one by our
reticence. We can only speak that
mans name with adherence. / would
we should not breathe it in this pure
girls ear. I do not often approve con-
cealments, but his was deed of dark
ness-let it lie in oblivion.
And so was Henrietta Tay]or's
daughter inducted into her home and
made very happy in it. The world
knew her as the acknowledged heiress
of Mrs. Taylor's large fortune-she
knew herself the loved and INDUCED
daughter of their hearts; and they
knew her child worthy of their aftec-
tions, to whom they might look for
loving attention in their declining
years.
Mrs. Taylor's health and spirits had
never, since her marriage, been equal
to the demands of society, and their
lives had been very much secluded
but Maria's introduction to their family
had wrought change. Cordial invi-
tations were extended by Mr.. and Mrs.
Taylor to all of Maria's young friends
and acquaintance, and parties of them
often spent weeks in this mountain
home, gathering roses, literally and
fgurately, from rocks and crags
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