Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-14

short Shrltt ana sure cora must nave
been their doom. if taken. The com
mission of the state, and due regis
ter of their names in the books of the
orderly. now secured them in the i'm
nuntieS of regular warfare, and made
that comparatively innocent which be-
fore WAS obnoxious To- doom and deg
radiation.
We have spoken of two separate
fires as conspicuous upon the island
at the approach Of Singleton. the one
upun the centre. the other. and small
cl. one. at its remoteSt extremity. OF
the use made Of the former. we have
already seen something: the other,
while il had caught the eye of Major
| Singleton. had been too remote to en-
able him To distinguish the employ
mrnl or character of the various per-
sons who yet closely rncircled it. He
could see that there We're several fig
urcS sitting around the brands. which
| scented lu have been but loosely
| thrown together. as they had now fall
|
ering blaze at intervals. denying that
constant light. without which he could
not hope Ia gain any knowledge of the
persons. even at Il far less distance.
| These persons had not moved at his
!upproach. and had remained station
AIRY all the while he was employed in
making himself known tu those who
| were To- be his comrades. This alone
would have been enough 10 attract his
Iattrntiun: and. in addition. he saw
that those around him. when bending
| their chances off in the direction of
his own. Shuuk their heads with an air
IF Sulcmnity. and. though saying moth
| Ing. were yet evidently Influenced by
| a knowledge of some circumstances
connected with the mysterious group,
Of Il painful character. Observing the
inquiring look uf Major Singleton,
HumphrieS approached, and whispered
him that the party at the opposite fire
consisted Of Framptun. his two CONS,
and the dead body of his wife, and
irupuSed that they should <" to him.
The major at once consented.
"Y"u'll see Il sad sight. Major Sim
glrt"m- sad Sight!-fur the man is
crazy. let them say what they may.
lie don't know half the time what he
says ur does and he scarcely feels
Iamything.
They moved over in the prescribed
direction. and approached without dis
turbing the chief parsonage of the
group. The elder son, youth OF
twenty. looked up at their coming, but
said nothing. 1t was evident that he,
and he. alone. had been weeping. The
other son. a tall fine looking lad Of
sixteen. seemed inspired with harsher
feelings aS his eye gaZed from the face
Of the father IL that Of the mother,
whose dead body lay between the two,
her head on the lap of the elder son.
over whose arms her hair Streamcd
luuScly-lung. and delicately brown
and glossy. She had evidently been
Il woman of some attractions. Her
person WAS well formed and justly
prupnrliuned neither masculine nor
small. Her features were soft and
regular. The face was smooth. but
had been bruised. seemingly as if she
had fallen upon il: and there were
blutchrS upon the check and forehead,
which may have been the consequence
If blows Or might br the natural cvi-
4. h.,t /. ~
strongly pcrcrptiblr The face Of the
chief muulnrl' who sat silent at her
feet. looking forward into her face,
WAS Il fine one. as we'll in its mould as
splendid savage. There WAS enough
# solemn frrncity in it for the muir
dcrtr. enough Of redremins ScnSibility
| To- soften. ii not Ia Suhdue. the other
more leading attributes Of its chalac-
ter His skin was dark like that of
the people generally of that neighbour
hood His eyes We're black and pierre
| ing. and Il burning SPOT on each cheek
seemed To- have borrowed from the red
glare. of the fire at his side Il cor
responding intensity "f hue. His lips
were parted: and the lower jaw SEEM
"d L. have been thrown and kept down
Systematically. Through the aperture
glarrd the tips Of the small and white
teeth. sometimes closed together by Il
sudden cunvulSivr jerk. but immedi-
alvly relaxing again and rrSuming their
divided position.
He. took nu sort of notice of the new
cuInrrS until. throwing himself along
| side Of the younger boy. HumphrieS
took rh, hand Of the mother int" his
Town. and gaZcd over upon her face.
| "lamptun then gave him Il lo"k-I
single look: and as their eyes met.
those Of Humphrirs intuitively filled
with water, The bcrcaved wretch. as
he SAN this. laughed Snecringly and
shook his head. There MAS II" miSun-
dcrStanding the rchuke. 1t clearly
Sc"rn"d the sympathy. and called for
| the StcIncr tribute Of revenge. The
elder son then carried on Il brief con-
vrr$aUiun in an under ton" with IN"
/
part To- Singleton. who sat un the root
"r Il lr"" "pp"Sitr. He gave the par
Iicular$ IF his muth"rS removal in
this Dubuque. and "f the r"S"lut" dog
L, dur~S with which his father had
hirhrrI" resisted the burial "f the
body
/ 1T must be buried at once" said
| lluulhri..S NOR" earnestly T." the
youth TIA" father heard him. and
| glarin% upon him with tn" eye Of Il
tiger ia" ,i"S"l;II" man bent forward
and placed his hand rcs'lut"ly upon
tin. body. as if determined not L" suffer
/ its removal
'Nay. but il must. Frimrt"n: -
there's II" u.s., in keeping it here: and.
iud"",I. there's uu Keeping it much Ion
y,r Hear 1" reason. man. and b" per
~urd"d."
Tn- person addrrSSrd shook his