Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-04

dress was white and simple, rather
more in the fashion Of the present than
of that time, when a lady's body was
hooped in like a ships, by successive
layers of cordage and timber; and
when her headgear rose into pyra-
mid, tower upon tower, a massy and
Babel like structure, we'll succeed,
to keep its place, by the pastes and
pomatums of the day. With her dress,
the incest stickler for the proper SIM
plicities of good taste would have
found no cause Of complaint. Setting
off her figure to advantage, it did not
unpleasantly confine it; and, as for her
soft brown hair, 1t was free to wanton
in the winds, save where a strip Of
velvet restrained IL around her brows.
Yet this simplicity indicated no i'm
proper Indifference on the part Of the
lady to her personal appearance. On
the contrary, 1t was the art which con-
cealed itself-the felicitous taste, and
the Just estimate Of a mind capable
Of conceiving proper standards OF fit-
ness-that achieved so much in the
inexpensive yet attractive simplicity
Of her costume. She knew that the
elevated and intellectual forehead
needed no. mountainous height OF hair
for its proper effect. She compelled
hers accordingly-simply parting 1t In
front-to play capriciously behind;
and, "heedful OF beauty the same wo-
man STILL" the tresses that streamed
so luxuriantly about her neck, ter
minated in a hundred. sylph-like locks,
exceedingly natural to behold, but
which may have cost her some half
hours Industrious application daily at
the toilet. Her eye was dark and rich
ly brilliant in It's expression, though
we may look into its depths vainly
for that evidence Of caprice, and wan
ton love of Its exercise, which Single
ton had rather insisted upon as her
characteristic. Her face was finely
formed, delicately clear and white
slightly pale, but marked still with an
appearance Of perfect health, which
preserved that just medium the eye
of taste loves to rest upon, In which
the rose rises not into the brilliant
glow of mere vulgar health, and Is yet
sufficiently present to keep the cheek
from falling into the opposite ex-
treme, the autumual sickness of as
pect, which, wanting in the rose, 1t is
so very apt to assume.
Not so the companion beside her
Pale and shadowy, the young girl,
younger than herself, who hung upon
her arm, was one of the doomed VIC
tins of consumption that subtle death
that sleeps with us, and smiles with
us-insidiously winds about us to lay
waste. and looks most lovely when
most determined to destroy. She was
small and naturally slight Of person,
but the artful disease under which she
suffered had made her more so; and
her wasted form, the evident fatigue
of her movement, not to speak OF the
pain and difficulty of her breathing,
were all so many proofs that the ten
ure of life was insecure. and her term
brief. Yet few were ever more ready
for the final trial than the young lady
before US. The heart of Emily Single
ton was as pure as her eyes were gen.
tie. Her affections were true, and her
thoughts had been long since turned
only to heaven. Her own condition
had never been concealed from her.
nor was she disposed to shrink from
it's consideration. Doomed to brief
existence she wasted not the hours In
painful repinings at a fate so stern;
but still regarding 1t as inevitable, she
prepared as calmly as possible to en-
counter it. Fortunately, she had no
strong passions aroused and concen-
trated binding her to the earth. Love
that quick, angry. and eating fever
of the mind-had never touched the
heart that, gentle from the first, had
been restrained from the indulgence
of such a feeling by the due conscious
ness of that destiny which could not
admit of it's realization. Her mood
had grown loftier, subllmer, in due
proportion with the check which this
consciousness had maintained upon
her sensibilities. She had become
spiritualized in mind, even as she
had grown attenuated in person;
and with no murmurings, her
thoughts were now only busted with
those heavenward contemplations
which take the pang from death, and
disarm parting of many Of it's priva-
tions. Singleton looked forth from
his cover upon the form of his sister,
while the tears gathered in big drops
into his eyes.
$50 pure so early doomed! Oh,
my sweet sister!-and when that
comes, then, indeed. am l alone. Poor
Emily"
Thus muttering to himself, as they
came near he was about to emerge
into sight and address them, when, at
the instant, Humphries caught his
wrist, and whispered:-
Stir not-move not. Proctor ap-
proaches, with Colonel Walton and an
other Our hope is in lying close"
The ladies turned to meet the gen.
tlemen. The two British officers SEEM
ed already acquainted with them
since they now advanced without any
introduction. Proctor. with the ease
of a we'll bred gentleman, placed him
self beside the fair heiress Of the place.
to whom he rendered his arm; while
his companion, Captain Dickson of the
Guards made a similar tender to En-
ily The latter quietly took the arm
of Dickson, releasing that Of her cous-
in at the same moment. But Kate
seemed not disposed to avail herself of
her example. Civilly declining Proc
tors offer, with great composure she
placed her arm within that of her faith
er and the walk was continued. None
of this had escaped the notice Of Ma
jor Singleton, whose place Of conceal
ment was close beside the path; and,
wifi