Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-09-01

What have been
1t skills not what will be is resolved on.
."Ts better In tail
BE Agamenon, than himself indeed"
Mabel Wynne was the topmost sparkle on the
crest of the first wave of luxury that swept over
New York. Up to her time, the aristocratc houses
were furnished with high bullets, high-backed
hair -bottomed mahogany chairs, one or two family
portraits, and silver tray on the sdeboard, con-
tanning cordials and brandy for morning callers
In the center of the room hung chandelier OF
colored lamps, and the lighting of this, and the
hiring ofthree negroes Ito "fatgue," as the French
say, clarionet, bass viol, and violin) were the
only preparations necessary for the most dlstin-
guished ball. About the time that Mabel left
school, however, sme adventurous pioneer OF the
Dutch hautton ventured upon lampstands for the
corners of the room stuffed red benches along the
walls, and chalked floors; and upon this a French
family of great beauty, residing IN the lower part
of Broadway, yentured upon fancy ball with
wax candles instead of lamps, French dishes and
sweehneats instead of picked oysters and pink
| champaign; and the dooor thus opened, luxury
came in like flood. Houses were built on new
plan of sumptuous arrangement, the ceiling STAIN
ed in fresco, and the columns of the doors within
painted in imitation Of bronze and marble; and at
last the climax was topped by Mr.. Wynne, who
sent the dimensions of every room IN his new
house to an upholsterer i'll Paris, with Carte
blanche as to the coStness, and the fournlsseur TO
come on himself and see to the arrangement and
decoration.
1t was Manhattan tea-time, old style, ana whl!e
Mr.. Wynne, who had the luxury of little PLAN
furniture in the basement, was comfortably taxing
his toast and hyson below stairs, Miss Wyhne was
lust announced as .sat home," by the black foot
man, and two of her admirers made theit hshi!
scented entree. They were led through Sult Oh
superb rooms, lighted with lamps hid III aiaoaster
vases, and ushered in at a mlrror- ooor oefoliu,
where, in tent Of futed silks, with ottoinais
and draperies of the stuff cxquisltely arrans
ed, the mperious Mabel held her courtof teens.
Mabel Wynne was one OF those acciaeh.s OF
sovereign beauty which nature seems 10 take ucngnt
in mispacing in the world-hke the SUPERB opelia ,;
flashing among sedges or the orloe puming ms
dazzling wings i'll the depths OF wilderness She
was no less than royal in all her belongings. het
features expressed consciousness OF sway swa!
whose distatcs had been from infancy ahueipa'eu
Never n surprise had startled those langulshlng
eyelids form their deliberateness never sutiusion
other than the humid cloud of u tender and pensiSe
hour, had dmmed those adorable dark eyes. or
so, at least, it seemed. ,,,.,
She was fine creature, nevertheless, Mabei
Wvnne! But she looked to Others like specimen
of such fragile and costly Workmanship that no
thing beneath palace would be Il becoming homie
for her. lo=
gentlemen who entered, "the bird has h''ihg
cage.' ,,.r
Miss Wynne only smiled in reply and the othef
gentleman took upon himself to be the interpreter
of her unexpreSSed thought
tIhe cage is the accessory, ltot tHC oto'
Mr.. Blythe, .and for my part think that MISS
Wynne would show better the humber heI sur
roundings. AS Perdita upon the srecnswara anu
open to shepherds wooing, | Should ihes'.i"i'
sling my heart upon crook"
NAnd forsw ear that formidable, lHpregilapie w"
of celibacy?'' interrupted Miss Wynne.
al am only supposiug case and you are i'''
likely to be a shepherdess Oh the green.
But Mr.. Bythe's smile ended Ill ciouueu 9e
reverie, and after few minutes conversation III
Xlo flapt w n
the others way, they rose and took Their leufe-
Mr.. Bellalure lingering last, for he was lover
ayowed. t ~ ,,,,
AS the door closed upon her admirer, Miss Mabel
drew letter from her PORTFOLIO ana turning IL eAe3
with a smile of distracted curiosity, opened anu
read it for the second time. She had received IL
that morning from an unknown source ana Us IL
was rather a striking communication, perhaps lhe
reader ahd better know something pelofe we eo oi''
1t commenced without preface, thus:
UOn n summer morning, twelve years ago,
chimney y-sweep, after doing his work. ana singing
his song, commenced his descent. II was .he
chimney of a large house, and becoming eiioai
rassed among the hces, he lost ms way anu ,ouio
himself OH the hearth of sleeping apartment, oc-
cuped by child. The sun was Just oieakihg
through the curtains OF the room, vacated 1ea
showed that some one had risen lately. p,9oaui!
the nurse, and the sweep. with an lrIeslsuo,e M
pulse, approached the unconscious httie Sieepe..
She lay with her head upon round arm purea IN
faxen curls, and the smile OF a dream on hei rosy
and parted lips 1t was picture OF singular love
illness, and something in the heart OF that boy-
sweep, as he stood and looked upon the me chilo,
kpelt to it with an agony of worship. Inc tears
pushed to his eyes. He stripped the soo,y pianket
| from his breast and looked at the white SKIN upon
his side. The contrast between MS conoitio utu
that of the fair child sleeping before hi, oiougIt
the blood to his blackened brow WIN lhe hos
| of Lava He knclt beside the bed on which she
silent took her hand in his Sooty grasp, ana WIN
| Kiss upon the white and dewy fingers poured ms
whole soul with passionate earnestness lnlo u ie-
solve. :l .h srs,
| STRUGGLES of that boy in the attempt to dmlnish
| the distance between yourself and him-iof you
will have understood that you were the beautiiul
child he saw asleep. l repeat that 1t is WE'VE
years since he stood IN your cnanlpe. L.d M ,n,r .n
going out and coming ir-fed his eyes ana hea,t on
Your expanding beauty, and informed himself Oh
every change and development OF your lniie anu
| character With this intimate knowieose Oh you,
ond with the expansion of his own inteiiect' MS
nnss;on has deepened and Strengthened. IL pos
sesses him now as life does his heart anu WIN Gu
dmre os long. But his views with regard 10 you
| have changed nevertheless. ,, e,.A
ssYou will pardon the presumption oil my ItSe
e.,;n, that In attain my wishes had only to be-
come your equal. 1t was natural error-ioi my
ogonv at realizing the difference in our coaaiIon
in life. was enough to absorb me at tne tne-p9t
If is surprising to me how long that deiuslon
T nm T;cb now have lately added to my fortune
am rta acasition thought desirable. But with
the thought Of the next thing to be dome hne
thunderbot me- the iss1 t9as snotbeI The
thonsbt u IS simple enough You would think that
- .wonld have haunted me from the beginning
Rnt have rather unconsciously shut my eyes to
it. or have been so absorbed in educating and en-,
rchng myself that aa goal only
that he mas so blinded OF my midnight studies
| r-l1,u 4 ,lor lS,aI
;eties s yon % have seemed the reward! have never
gained thought, never learned arefnement, neV.