Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-28

had the grandest manners. and the
most enchanting smile Of any rich OF
poor mans daughter between the coast
and Springfield. She did not dress In
calico then. She wore the gayest
clothes her father could buy her, and
old Jacob was not without means to
make his daughter the leading figure In
+own. How we young fellows did
adore her. and what lengths we went
to win one Of her glorious smiles. Two
Of us, John and Jacob label, have lived
bachelors for her sake to this very day,
but hadn't courage enough for that.
7 married and"- Something between
a sigh and q chuckle filed out the SEN
tence.
what made Philemon carry of the
prize? His good looks"
Eyes. or his good luck. It wasn't
his snap. of that you may be sure.
james label had the snap, and he was
her first choice, too, but he got into
some difficulty. never knew just
what it was. but it was regarded as Sc
rious at the time. and that match was
broken off. Afterward she married
Philemon. You see. was out Of 1t
altogether, had never been In it per-
haps, but there were three good years
Of my life In which thought Of little
else than Agatha. admired her spirit,
you see. There was something more
taking In her ways than In her beauty,
wonderful as that was. She ruled us
with a rod Of iron, and yet we wor-
SHIPPED her. have wondered to see
her so meek of late. never thought
she would be satisfied with brick
aoored cottage and husband Of fail
ing wits. But no one, to mysknowl.
edge. has ever heard complaint from
her lips. and the dignity Of her aft1ict.
ed wifehood has far transcribed the
haughtiness of those days when she
had but to smile to have all the youth
Of Porchester at her feet"
81 suppose 1t was the loss Of so many
children that reconciled her to quiet
life. A woman cannot close the eyes of
six children. one after the other. with.
out some modification taking place In
her character"
Eyes. she and Philemon have been
unfortunate. but she was splendid
looking girl. boys. | never see such
grand looking women now"
In a little one stored cottage on the
hillside a woman was nursing a baby
and talking at the same time Of Agatha
Webb.
81 shall never forget the night my
first baby fell SICK" she faltered. u
was just out Of bed myself, and. hav-
ing no nearer neighbors then than
now, l was all alone on the hillside,
Alec being at sea. was too young to
know much about sickness, but some
thing told me tLlt-l must have help be-
fore morning or my baby would die.
Though l could just walk across the
floor, l threw a shawl around me, took
my baby in my arms and opened the
door. A binding gust Of rain blew
in. A terrible storm was raging, and
l had not noticed it, was so taken
/ up with the cnllQ.
81 could not face that gale. Indeed,
l was so weak fell on my knees as ii
struck me and became dripping wet
before l could drag myself inside. The
baby began to moan, and everything
was turning dark before me when
heard a strong, sweet voice cry out In
the roadway:
"Is there room In this house for me
till the storm has blown by? l cannot
see my wav down the hillside
with bursting heart looked up
woman was standing in the door.
way. with the look Of an angel in her
eyes. did not know her. but her face
wss one to bring comfort to the sad
dest heart Holding up my baby
cried:
"'My baby Is dying. tried to 60 fol
the doctor, but my knees bent under
me. Help me, as you are a mother
r
81 must have fallen again, for the
next thing | remember l was lying by
the hearth. looking up into her face
which was bending over me. She was
white as the rag | had tied about my
baby's throat. and by the way bel
breast heaved she was either very
much frightened or very sorry.
"'l wish you had the help Of any one
else.' said she. Babies perish in my
arms and wither at my breast. can
not touch it. much as yearn to. Bu
let me see it's face. Perhaps | can tel
you what is the matter with it.
81 showed her the baby's face. ant
she bent over it, trembling very much
almost as much indeed as myself.
"Its very sick she said. but If yol
will use the remedies l advise | thinl
you can save it, And she told mt
what to do and helped me all she could
but she did not lay a finger on the lit
tie darling, though from the way sh'
watched it saw that her heart wa:
set on his getting better. And he did
In an hour he'was sleeping peacefully
and the terrible weight was gone frolr
my heart and from hers. When th'
storm stopped and she could leave th'
house. she gave me kiss, but the lool
she gave him meant more than kisses
God must have forgotten her goodnes!
to me that night when he let her di'
so pitiable Il death"
At the minister's house they were
commenting upon the look Of serenit.
observable In her dead face.