The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-12-08


at, and to compare notes with you
about it. May II They say two
heads are better than one. should
say myself that probably depends upon
the heads concerned. But / am quite
sure, though we are so newly acquaint-
ed, that your head and your fathers
have found out better things, Ph9be,
than ever mine of itself discovered. "
She gave him her sympathetic right
hand, in perfect rapture with this pro-
posal, and eagerly and gratefully thank
ed him.
'That's well!r said Barbox Brothers.
"Again must not forget (having got
so tar,) to ask favor. Will you shut
your eyesi'
Laughing playfully at the strange
nature of the request, she did so.
"Keep them shut" said Barbox
Brothers, going softly to the door, and
coming back. You are on your honor,
mind, not to open your eyes until tell
you that you may"
"Yes! On my honor.'
"Good. May | take your lace pillow
from you q minute ~
Still laughing and wondering, she re-
moved her hands from it, and he put il
aside.
Tell me. Did you see the puffs of
smoke and steam made by the morning
fast train yesterday on road number
seven from here"
"Behind the elm trees and the spire y
That's the road" said Barbox Broth
ers, directing his eyes towards it.
"Yes. | watched them melt away
Anything unusual in what they ex-
pressedr
NO." she answered merrily.
mot complimentary to me, for l was
in that train. went-don't open your
eyes--to fetch You this, from the great
ingenious town. 1t is not half SO
large as your lace pillow, and
lies easily and lightly in its place
These little keys are like the
keys of miniature piano, and you sup
ply the air required with your left
hand. May you pick ont delightful mu-
sic from it, my dear! For the present
you can open your eyes now-good
bye"
In his embarrassed way he closed the
door upon himself, and only saw, IN do
ing so, that she ecstatically took tho
present to her bosom and caressed
it. The glimpse gladdencd his heart,
and yet saddened it; for SO might she,
| if her youth had flourished i'll its natu-
raj course, have taken TO her breast
that day the slumbering music of her
own child's voice.
BARBOX BROTHERS AND co.
With good will and earn est purpose,
the gentleman for Nowhere began, on
the very next day, his researches at the
heads Of the seven roads. The results
of his researches, rs he and Phoebe at
forwards set them down in fair writing,
hold their due place in the vcracious
chronicle, from its seven hundred and
fifteenth page, onward. But they occu.
pied much longer time i'll getting to-
gethcr than they ever will in the peru
sal. And this is probably the case with
most reading matter, except it is of that
highly beneficial kind (for Postcrity)
which is "thrown off in moments OF
leisure" by the superior poetic gcniuses
who scorn to take prose pains.
1t must be admitted, however, that
Barbox by no means hurried himself
His heart being in his work of good ma.
ture, he reyelled in it. There was the
Joy, too Git was n true JOY to him. oi
sometimes sitting by, listening to PhTbt
as she picked out more and more dis.
course from her musical instrument, and
40 hHr natural r. taste and ear rGlined daily
upon her first discoveries. Besides Dc
ing n pleasure, this was an occupation,
and in the course of weeks il consumed
hours. 1t resulted that his dreaded
birthday was close upon him before he
had troubled himself any more about il.
The matter was made moro pressing
by the unforeseen circumstance that tho
councils held Cat which Mr.. Lamps,
bcaming most brilliantly, on few rare
occasions assisted) respecting the road
To be selected, were, after all, assisted
in no wise by his investigations. For,
he had connected this interest with this
road. or that interest with the other.
but could deduce no reason for giving
any road the preference. Consequently,
when the last council was holden, that
part of { he business stood, in the end,
exactly where it had stood in the begin
ming.
"But, sir" remarked PhGbc, "we have
only six roads after all. Ia the seventh
road dumbV
"The seventh road or said Barbox
Brothers, rubbing his chin. "That is
the road | took, you know, when went
to get your little present. That IL as
story, Phoebe"
"Would you mind taking that road
again, sir r. she asked with hesitation.
''Not in the least; it is a great high
road after all"
"Ishould like you to take it," return
ed Phoebe, with persuasive smile, for
the love Of that little present which
must ever be so dear TO me. j should
like you to take it, because that road
can never be again, like any other road
to me. should like you to take it, in
remembrance of your having done me
80 much good Of your having made me
so much happier! II yOu leave me by
the road you travelled when you went
to do me this great kindness" sounding
faint chord as she spoke, 81 shall feel,
lying here watching at my window, rs
If it must conduct you to prosperous
end, and bring yon back some day."
at shall be done, my dear; it shall be
DONE, .....
SO at last the gentleman from No
where took ticket for Somewhere,
and bis destination was the great in
genious town.
IL L-l IostSsSa ~ ion5 suOut ale
Junction that il was the eighteenth Of
December before he left IL. High
time,r he reelected. ~ he seated himself
in the train, "that started in earnest
Only one clear day remains between me
and the day am running away from.
I'll push on for the hill country to-mOr-
row. I'll go to Wales"
II was with some pains that he placed
before himself the undeniablc adyan-
tages to be gained in the way Of move!
| occupation for his senses from misty
mountains, swollen streams, rain, cold,
wild sea-shore, and rugged roads.
And yet lie scarcely made them ont as
distinctly as he could have wished.
Whether the poor girl, in spite Of her
new resource, her music, would have
any feeling of loneliness upon her now
Just at frst-that she had not before ;
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