Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-25

G pumping Of the coach
man would permit.
Gan easy man he Is to get along
with" my informant volunteered.
There amt the likes of him anywhere
else In the country. An the sweet mis-
sus Is Jest as good. She's an angel. my
wife says, If there ever was one"
"You mean the lady he's engaged
to-" l replied, 1.-The one who lives over
In the mansion that was robbed the
other night"
Exactly! Miss Belle stetson, the
only lady that's worthy such a man as
my master"
"How long have they been engaged
and when are they to be married"
"Now ye're goin' too fast. I didn't
say they was engaged, did L? And If
they amt engaged couldn't say when
they're goin' to be married, could I?
Some say they're engaged, an others
say they amt. How do know who's
right"
The man was only waiting to reveal
more Of the relationship between the
two young people, and I catered to his
natural weakness by encouraging him
to proceed
"Ye must be a stranger around
these parts indeed If ye don't know
what ye ask me-" be continued, with a
shrug Of the shoulder in reply to my
questions.
81 wouldn't be a.teilin' it to every
one, but SEEM ye're goin' to be one OF
the family don't mind speakin' plain.
like to ye."
He puffed noisily upon his black pipe,
sending the smoke upward in dense
clouds. His name was John, and he
claimed to be an Irish American; but,
while he had lost much Of his brogue,
he still retained all the loQuacity Of bis
first ancestors.
"Mr. Goddard comes from one Of the
oldest families of this country. an old
DR.. Stetson-God bless him; he was
good man in his day-wasn't q bit
behiad the Goddards. I've often heerd
the old folks arguin' about their an.
cestors. The doctor always said he
came over in the Mayfower. I don't
know much about the Mayfower, e1-
cept what I've heerd the old doctor say,
but she must have been pretty fine
ship. She brought the doctor over-no,
the Doctors grandfather or great
grandfather, don't. just remember
which-an' he always said that was
enough glory for any man. But old
MIR. Goddard would rile the doctor by
sayin' that he thought bein' q gentle
man Of France under King Louis was
greater honor an that his ancestors
descended direct from kings an en-
perors. They couldn't agree noway,
an they just made up long enough to
pick q new quarrel. I've heerd tell
how they'd talk peaceful-like about
the politics Of the country till they got
to goin' about ancestors, an then In
five minutes they'd be shakin' their
sticks in each others faces an calm
one another liars.
"Buf this didn't seem to make no
difference with their children. They
lest played together l...e brothers an
sisters. When they was 20 bigger'n
up to my knee they'd talk about lovin'
one another an about gettin' married.
The old doctor and Mr.. Goddard
laughed at this an forgot to quarrel
sometimes about their ancestors jest
to see the little ones maxim love.
"They seemed to be born fur each
other, an everybody said they'd get
married some day. But when Mr.. Cod
dard died somebody said his son had
inherited his disease an that he wasn't
long fur this world. Nobody seemed to
know Jest what the disease was, but
they said 1t was incurable an some
thing not to be spoken lightly Of.
"But about that disease Of Mr..
Charles Goddard l amt so sure. Old
DIR. Stetson was quite riled about 1t,
an he said he wouldn't let his daugh-
ter marry any man that had 1t In his
system. Mr.. Charles got angry an
went away. He was gone for FIVE
years. an folks hereabouts said the
match was broken of. 1t did look that
way fur time.
"But when the doctor died Mr..
Charles turned up ag'in an lived in the
old house Jest as If nothin' had ever
happened. He made up with the doc
tors daughter. an they've been comm
an goin' together ever since. There
was hopes for time that they'd make
a match after all. But there amt no
tellin' jest what may happen. He neV-
er seemed to be quite the same after
comm home. He was pale an quiet
like. Jest as II that disease was AIDE
Yelopin' an takin' hold Of him.
HE brought doctor back with him
to look after his health. He'd met the
man somewhere when he was travelln'
in Paris, I think-an' this fellow je IT
watches Mr.. Charles all the time. He
lives over there In that old brown
house. It's haunted, people round here
say, an spirits come an 90 every
night. But young DR.. Squires don't
mind that. He laughs at spirits an
saws he amt afraid Of 'em. Besides
he likes such a place, fur then people
won't be botherin' him in his stud
les. He don't like to have folks run
MIN after him. He's been studyin' Mr.
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