Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-29

follows my Wretched life!
Had you told me Ellen could never
be my wife. l would have guarded my
self against this sorrow" said Graham
moved by tokens Of such sympathy
from his wild passion, to a more
wretched despair. But you encour-
aged me. You were never happy but
when we were together. You learnt me
to see I'm her every quality to make life
happy, and you still curse me by en-
couraging me to grasp what you know
can never be mine. Fool. fool, fool that
was to be so deceived, and doubly
double fool yet to trust in It,"
Hold, Graham, ere you kill me, !"
said Mr.. Willoughby, gasping for
breath. God help me, this Is terrible" I"
and he staggered to a seat.
"And If it Is terrible to you, who In
caprice Of friendship would give this
peerless treasure to my keeping. think
what 1t Is to me. who, having 1t held
out to me painting to grasp it, should,
in the very moment Of fruition, have
1t snatched from me by an indifference
that chills and fires my soul?"
| Graham, be patient" said Mr.. Will
loughby. trembling like an aspen leaf.
BE patient, and"
Patient. patient. BY heavens sir.
you drive me mad. Bid an avalanche
stop it's laundering career: bid the tor
rent rest on its giddy height. nor suffer
one mad wave to fall. Then stop. II
you can these burning pulses-still this
bounding heart. No, cursed in the day
of my birth: cursed in the mother that
bore me. giving me in these mad pas
sions, a heritage of woe-cursed in the
father that begat me-"
Hold, rash boy. What would you
say? For Gods sake hold; one mo-
ment, be calm, and I swear by the
Heavens above us, Ellen will be to you
all you wish. Nay. more, her own lips
shall declare It,"
You would again deceive me-" said
Graham incredulously.
"Give me your hand. boy. Now, be-
fore Heaven swear, ere another
month roll by, Ellen shall be your wife;
or may my lying lips be silent in the
grave"
you will not force her to this?" said
Graham. his generous love still check
ing all baser passions.
| "Will 1t not suffice to tell you she
will do it?" said Mr.. Willoughby
frowning.
NO" replied the impetuOus young
man. my heart must not be her tomb.
My love must not be sepulcher to
bury every emotion Of her nature. 1t
Is her love want-the soft and pure
| tenderness Of her soul that will radiate
my life with such joy as weaker NOR
tails dream not for. Give me this, and
will bless you while life and being
last"
1T shall be So" said Mr.. Willoughby.
COMPRISING his lips firmly.
Quickly then; I would not go
through this agony again for myriads
of worlds"
GIVE me one kind word then, Gra-
ham, to encourage me for this duty"
do you need it?" said he. in surprise
at the tenderness of Mr.. Willoughby's
manner. Then God bless you. as you
! have blessed me-"
"Ah," said Mr.. Willoughby, in trem-
ulous horror. would you kill me?
Boy, l asked a blessing. Good God.
you have cursed me-"
Not so, sir" said Graham. surprised
at the suffering before him. 81 did but
| thank you for what you have done for
me: but l will add yet more-I pray
your forgiveness for all the wild words
/ have uttered In my madness and may
God spare me to return four fold all
the mercy have received from you"
God help me; am doomed" NUT
tered the wretched man, recoiling as
IL from a blow: and whose incipient
madness seemed almost on the verge Of
maniacy. But this will atone" he
said, land before heaven I record the
VOW. God bless you, Graham; all will
yet be we'll"
Strange" said Graham, looking af-
ter him in surprise. ELLEN told me Of
mortal terror which sometimes over
came him. What If all these promises
were but the lurings of a madman. He
talks sanely enough, though. But does
not his wonderful interest in me, a
stranger, an enemy. argue his imbecil-
ity? I should have thought Of that be-
fore; but II he Is mad, there's method
In his madness equal to Hamlet him
self. All! If he can but make his words
true, it will be the most blissful mad
ness that ever befell mortal"
Capt. Hardy, bearer Of dispatches
from CORVALLIS, awaits you in the
parlor," said Jerry interrupting his re-
verie.
| "Who?" said Graham, In surprise.
Capt. Hardy, sir, from Lord Corn
wallis"
Bid him wait" said Graham, inpa-
tiently.
mo use tell him dat, sir; he gwine to
wait till he got ready to 60"
"Cornwallis might have sent a gen.
| tleman, Wnen ne was SenQlIlB, IlutteT-
ed Graham as he slowly advanced to
the house. He there found Mr.. Will
loughby exercising a strained kind Of
courtesy. which Ellen's contempt did
not allow her to second.
Capt. Hardy" said Graham, with mil
itary stiffness. exacting the salute due
to a superior officer. You bear dis
patches?' said he. not noticing Hardy's
officious inquiries as to his GONZALES
cence. save by naughty bow.
Il do sir. They give you the joyful
intelligence of your exchange" said he
with a malignant smile.
"They will no doubt. explain their
own purport." said Graham, haushti.V.
Hardy bit his lip in chagrin, AMI
turning to Ellen with what suavl'; OF
manner ne might command. said
1T has been sometime since we have
had the pleasure Of meeting"
She did not think II necessary 10 re-
ply, save by the slightest inclination.
II fear you will be disposed TO quar-
rel with me, Miss Ellen. for robblns