Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-11-25

not deny-indeed, how can I?-that
I have loved you with love that more
than matches your own. Yet you wear
one woman's picture over your heart,
dear, and I humiliate myself by send
ing you this counterfeit presentment
of another. Alas, 'tis all of me that
you may ever have! Look upon It,
monsieur as you have loved me In spite
of the other and then break 1t, and
forget me. FAREWELL!
"ANNE."
In a little diamond-studded, heart
shaped locket, which he had often seen
on her breast, there was a cunning
miniature Of the woman he loved. He
pressed 1t to his lips and then slipped
it and the letter in pocket near his
heart Then, with the assistance Of the
English sailor who had been detailed
to wait upon him, he made ready to
leave.
He looked long and earnestly about
the room. hallowed by their meeting,
filled with blessed associations Of her
presence, ere he crossed the threshold,
for he did not intend to return.
He was informed by Gen. Town
skend, then in the patched-up Chateau
st. Louis, when he reported to him,
that three days since, the first shipload
o. fugitives who had chosen to leave
Canada rather than remain under the
rule of the English, had departed.
Among them was Mademoiselle de
Rohan and her servants.
"Who commanded the cartel?" asked
Grafton.
"a Canadian officer, who was to be
exchanged in Europe"
"And his name, Gen. Townshend?"
Lieut.. Denis de Vitre, he is called,
l believe" answered the young English
general, looking euriously at him. by
the way, l have paper for you. You
are gazetted to the command Of the
frigate Maidstone, and you are to
carry dispatches to Sir Edward Hawke.
Vice Admiral Saunders also recon-
mends you to be given command OF the
first ship of the line vacant, for your
services here. / con-
gratulate you, captain" added the gen.
eral, handing him the paper.
when does the Maidstone sail, sir?"'
"As soon as you are able to take her,
I believe. She has been provisioned
for her voyage and,lies in the basin.
She will be the first Of the English
ships to get to sea. Another fast frig-
ate will be sent to Europe with dis
patches, but Admiral Saunders thinks
1t is of the utmost importance that
Hawke, who Is blockading Brest, as
you know, should be informed OF the
fall of Quebec; and you are to tell
him that Saunders will join him at the
earliest possible date, and with the
combined fleets they may have
chance to crush the French under Con-
fans. I suppose you will start In a
day or two?"
81 start now, at once, general"
But your wound?"
"'Tis nothing any longer. A breath
of sea air will set me up again. BY
the way, where was the cartel, COM
manded by Monsieur de Vitre, bound
for%
For Brest. He Is to be exchanged
there and the refugees landed"
"Ah! And his ship. general? Was
it a speedy one, do you know?"
"'Tis said he selected the speediesr
Frenchman in the BASIN"
"And the Maidstone-do you know
of her qualities?"
"The vice admiral told me that he
had chosen the fastest ship in the fleet
for you, so you may have chance of
overhauling her, If you care to, al
though they have three days start
Well, wish you bon voyage. captain.
You will, Of course, report to Vice Ad-
miral Saunders before you leave
Goodbye"
81 wonder what he's up to?" thought
the general, as Grafton saluted, turned
on his heel, and hurriedly left the
room.