Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-26
CHAPTER X-CoNTINUED.


ut was very sudden" said Lindsay,
musing; "the great game will be short
ly played"
MY dear father, you have not your
usual look of health" said Mildred
again. II fear something disturbs
you"
"a slight cold, only, from exposure
to the night air, perhaps. You did not
see Tyrrel this morning. Mildred?"
'I did not wish to see him, father. I
was up when he set out, but was not
in his way"
"Fie, girl you almost speak Grossly!
Tyrrel. must think, is not a man to
win his way with ladies. But he Is
loyal subject to his king. I can tell
you, loyalty is a virtue Of good asso-
Citations In these times"
1T is the last virtue, my dear faith
er, that a woman ever writes down in
the list of noble qualities. We gener-
ally forget 1t altogether. History is so
full Of the glory Of disloyal heroes, that
the indiscriminate and persevering
loyalty Of brave men has ccme to be
but little noticed. Brutus was disloy-
al, and so was Tell; and the English
barons. of whom you boast so much,
when you call them sturdy, were dis
loyal: and washington-who knows,
my dear father, but that he may be
written down by some future nation,
(and she laid an emphasis on this
word,) as another name to give credit
to this word, disloyal"
Thou art shrewd orator, Mil
dred," exclaimed her father, as he
sought to change the subject, land I
doubt not, If Heaven had made you
man. you would not be flattering these
rebels bv persuading them they were
all born for heroes. We may thank
the gods that they have given you the
pettIcoat instead Of the soldiers cloak,
and placed you at the head Of break
fast table instead Of a regiment"
'I do not think" replied Mildred
smiling, that I should altogether dis
grace the cloak now, woman as am.
If the occasion required me to put 1t
on"
Pray drop this subject my dear
child; you know it makes me sad. My
family, 1 fear, are foredoomed to some
strange mishap from these civil broils.
Attend me presently in the library,
have matters to communicate that
concern you Henry, my boy" Lind
say continued, as he rose from his
breakfast, pay Stephen Foster the full
value of the venison; as a sportsman
you have a right perhaps to your share
of the game, but a gentleman shows
his courtesy by waving such claims;
he should suffer no friend to be his
creditor, even in opinion. Stephen
may not expect to be paid; no matter,
1t concerns your own character to be
liberal"
"I have promised Stephen a new RI
fle," replied Henry; "since they have
elected him lieutenant of the Amherst
Rangers he wants something better
than his old deer gun"
II positively forbid It," interrupted
Lindsay hastily, returning towards the
middle of the room from the door
through which he was about to depart.
What! would you purchase weapons
for those clowns to enable them to
shoot down his majesty's liege sub
jects? to make war upon their rightful
king, against his laws and throne? to
threaten your life, your sisters and
mine, unless we bowed to this impious
idol of democracy, which they have
set up-this Washington"
MY dear, dear father" interposed
Mildred as she came up to him and flung
her arms about his neck. Consider
Henry is a thoughtless boy, and does
not look to consequences"
Heaven bless you both, my chill
dren! beg your pardons I am over
captious. Henry, pay Stephen for the
venison, and give him something bet
ter than a rife. Mildred, will see you
presently"
When Lindsay had left the parlor
Mildred besought her brother, in the
most earnest terms, to be more guard
ed against giving expression to any
sentiment which might bring their
fathers thoughts to the existing war.
Her own observation had informed her
Of the nature of the struggle that agi-
tated his mind, and her effort was con-
tinually directed to calm and soothe
his feelings by the most unremitting
affection, and thus to foster his reso-
luton against taking any part in those
schemes in which, she shrewdly guess
ed, it was the purpose Of the emissa-
ries Of the royal party to involve
him.
Her attachment to Arthur Butler she
feared to mention to her father. whilst
her se!f-respect and her conviction OF
her duty to a parent who loved her
with unbounded devotion, would not
allow her altogether to conceal 1t. Up
on this subject, Lindsay had suft1-
ciently read her heart to know much
more about it than she chose to con-
fess; and it did not fail to kindle up in
his mind a feverish excitement that
occasionally broke forth in even pet
ulant reproof, and to furnish the only
occasion that had ever arisen of seri-
Gus displeasure against his daughter
The unhappy association between this
incident in the life Of Mildred, and
the current of a feeling which had Its
foundation In a weak piece of super
stition, to which l have alluded In
former chapter, gave to the idea OF
Mildred's marriage with Butler fatal
complexion in Lindsay's thoughts.
For what purpose" he asked himself
"but to avert this ill-omened event
could have had such an extraordi-
nary warning?" 1t had occurred TO
him that the surest method OF protect
ing his family against this misfortune
would be to throw Mildred into other
associations. and encourage the growth
of other attachments, such as might
be expected to grow up in her heart
out of the kindness of new friendships.
He had even meditated removing her
TO England, but that plan became so