Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-07
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ness, and set Davis to carry out the
horses to the BUSH"
"Is he resolved to go with us?" was
Singleton's question.
"True as STEEL A little weak O. heart,
sir, about that foolish girl-but that's
all the better, for 1t makes him hate
the British the more. Here he comes.
You had better go now. major, and let
US be as little seen together as may be.
You'll mind the whistle-thus, three
times" and in a low tone Humphries
gave him the signal. Singleton went
towards the house. in the shadow Of
(which he was soon lost from sight,
while Humphries and Davis proceeded
to the farther arrangement Of the en-
Iterprise.
| It was not long before this was COM
pleted, and with a rush Of pleasure to
| his heart, Major Singleton heard the
| thrice uttered note-the signal agreed
upon-directly beneath his chamber
window. He rose at the sound, and ST.
lently descending the stairs, passed
through the hall, where, in something
like uncomfortable solitude. the fair
Bella sat alone. She looked up as she
heard his footsteps, and the gracious
smile which her lips put on. was an
Invitation to make himself happy in a
seat beside her. But he resisted the
Establishment, and lifting his hat as he
passed. with a smile in return, he
soon disappeared from her presence.
and Joined the two who awaited him.
All was ready for departure, but Davis
craved few minutes indulgence to re-
turn to the house.
"Why, what should carry you back.
Davis?" asked Humphries. peevishly.
Nothing, Bill; but I must-I will
CO." said the other.
Il see, I see; you will be as foolish
as ever" exclaimed the former, as the
lover moved away.
1.-The poor fellows half mad after
my sister, major. and she, you see,
don't care a straw about him. She
happened to smile on him at supper
table, and he takes 1t for granted he's
in fair way. We must wait for him,
suppose. and II I know Bella, he
won't keep us long"
Meanwhile, the seat beside her, which
her smile had beckoned Major Single
ton to occupy, had been eagerly filled by
Davis. The girl was not displeased to
see him; she was lonesome, wanted
company, and like all other coquettes
do to have continually in her presence
some one or other of the many subjects
OF her daily conquest. 1t did not much
concern her which, so that she was al
lowed to carry on her pretty little prac-
tice. Her graciousness softened very
greatly the moody spirit Of her swain
10 that he half -repented Of that RASH
ness which was about to place him In
position calculated, under every prob
ability, to wrest him, for time at
least, from the enjoyment Of that So
ciety which he so much coveted. Her
gentleness, her good-nature. her smiles
80 very unfrequent to him for so
long a time-almost turned his brain,
I t&nd his professions Of love grew pas
sionate, and he himself almost eloquent
in their utterance. Surely, there Is no
tyranny like that of love, since 1t puts
us so completely in subsection to the
character which deliberate reason
would teach us to despise.
But in the midst Of his pleading, and
while she regarded him with her most
gracious smile, the voice Of the OBJ
trusive Sergeant Hastings was heard In
the tap-room, and the sweet passages
of love were at once over between the
couple.
"As rocks have been rent asunder'
was their new position. The maiden
drew her chair a foot back from its
place, and when Davis looked into her
face, and beheld the corresponding
change in its expression, he rose up,
with a bitter curse in his throat, which
he was nevertheless too we'll behaved
to utter. He wanted no better evidence
of her heartlessness, and with a look
which said what his tongue could not
have spoken. he seemed to warn her
that he was lost to her forever. HIS
determination was at length complete,
and rapidly passing the luckier SER
geant, who now entered the apartment
he was soon again in company with the
two he had left in waiting. Humphries
smiled as he saw the desperate man.
ner of his comrade, but nothing was
said, and the thfee together made their
way on foot, till, leaving the village,
they entered the forest to the right,
and found the clump Of trees to which
their horses had been fastened. In
| moment they were mounted and speed
ing with the wind towards the close
and scarcely penetrable estuary known
as the Cypress Swamp. forming spa
cious reservoir for the Ashley. from
which, by little and little, winding as
1t goes. It expands at length, few
miles below. into a noble and navigable
river.