The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-10-31
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here are places W ich appearsat. A., :,
slBnt lnaceess ibiea to foniancss, a,
t - t9iAce " a. Mr., W ardIaW ftfiili
roomsin Ruaaei Square. NJ ~, 4 -. 80.
large, had sielEly Green wa llas 49,
put With aldermen, full sleuetl1.i tssS,,
maroon curtains; mahogany lehaiTs. !
/ III. carpet an inch thick: and Va,
| tiEnteQ With Wax candles only -
! ~ me centre hristling and eIeaif4ifnS
win silver and glass, was a r5fii1a
| - - soleI atsEiRhieh. fourteen eonld baye
S15llsq1 -eoIntortahlY; and at OPPOSITE
who locked as neat, grave pfeciss aIisl
anromRntics as the place. Mercbanl
MardlaW, and his son. -
mardlaW senior was an elderly man.
lallB thin, monsgraY. with 4, lfToT,,,1i
headi 4 short, thick neck,a good bro o.
eye square joWl that betokeued rees,1-
IutlonS and aeomplexion SO salIoyy q
% De almost 2cadaverous. Hard ~
tEoni but certain stiff dignfty-auIi rts-
I spectability saf5upon him. and befSrSss
him. J-i3- - = 2 = - - l44s
Arthur WardlaW TesembIed his father
N hgureI but his mother in face. 80
mad and has, hay colnrei hair. a fora
head singuiRfiy white and dellcate.
pale blue eyes, lAEgiah cara, finely CHS
slled features The under lip much
shorter than the nPper; his chin oval
and pretty, but somewhat 1aeefiiu1. his
complexion beautiful. In short. what
nineteen people out Of twenty would
Cali q handsome young man, and think
they had described him. = -
Both the WardlRHs were In fuu
dress according 70 the inFarfhbIe Gus
tom OF the house; and sat In dead 81
lence, that seemed natural to the great.
sober room.
This however,, WAS not for 5rant-of n
topics on the contrary, rev had 4 mat
ter Of great Importance 70 discuss. and
in fact This was why they dined- tete. a.
tete: but their -tonguea were tied for
the present; in the fnt place, there
stood in the middle of the table an
epergne, the size of q P9tney laurel-tree:
neither WaEdlaw could wen see me
otheE5 without eraning ont his neck
like rtheman from behind his tree:
and. then there were three live sun
Pressors of confidential intercourse,tWo
gorgeous footmen, and q sombfe, sub
limei and, in one word, episcopal, but.
lerI all three went about as sofly
as cats after robin and con-
Jured one plate away. and smoothly
tnsinuaLea another, and seemed models
of grave discretioni but were known TO
be alhears, and bound by q secret oath
10 carry down each crumb OF dialogue
TO the servants hall, for curious Ciissec-
tion, and boisterous ridicule.
cat last, however, those three Snug
hypoerIles retired, and, by good luck,
transferred their suffocating ePeTgne TO
the sideboard; 30 then father and son
looked at one another with that con
sclous air which naturally pIecedes \
topic. OF interest; and WaTdlaw senior
invited his son 10 Try q certain decanter
of rare old port, by way OF preliminary.
While the young man fills his glass,
hurl we in his antecedents. 49,
At school till hfteen, and then clerk
in his fathers once Till twenty-five,
and showed an aptitude so remarkable
that John whrdlRw, who was getting
tired, determined, sooner or later, to
put the reins of government into his
hands. Buthe conceived q desire that
the future head of his ONCE should be
an university man. Souhe announced
his resolution; and 10 Oxford went
young WRrdIaw, though he had not
looked, at Greek or Latin for seven
years.. He-was, however, furnished
With alprivRtestutor, under whom he
recovered lost ground rapidly. The
Reverend Robert PenfoId was Q first
class man, and had the gift ofteaching.
The house Of WRrdIaW had peculiar
clairass on him. for he was the SON of
old Michael Penfold5 WardlaW's CASH
Ter: he learned from young Wardlaw
the stake he was playing forSi and in-
stead of merely giving him one honr,s
lecture per day, as he did to his other
pupiIs, ne used 10 come to his rooms at |
ali hours, and force him TO read, by |
reading with him. He also stood his
friend in a serious emergency. Young
WartIlaW, you must know, was blessed L
or c1Tsad with smimicry: his powers in |
that way really seemed 10 shAves no /
limit. for he conld initiate any sound |
vnT, liked with his voice, and any form /
with his pen. or pencil. NoWsiWe PRONE.
lac YOU. he Was9one man unuer MS
fathers eye, and another down al sSe1-sI
ford. ESQ. one might, this gentleman be-
mo YARN with wine, opens his window.
and. seeing q group OF. und rssad nates 4
ehafttfifi0 and smoking mine quad
ranole. imitateas the pecnllar grating
tones OF Mr.. Champions e'presldent
ef : The college, and gives hem,lyaEions
reasons why they ;ougnt 70 oisE 'eLse ID 70
thsIrTooms and study But, perhap PSI
says ne IN. conclusion, 'yOu are tool
Hind drunk 70 read Bosh IN crooked
iatters by can delight In thatcase=-
4 - ne thenaRave Them some very
:, :, sISsTifS ADVICE now TO pass the 9pen-
inc! sim in the exact tones OF Mr..
Ghampiou, who was very very strict
nnorafist; and this unexpected satty OF
wiz caused shrieks OF laughters ana anu
mirhtiIy tickled all the hearers, e1ceps
ehSmrion fpse, who was listening ana
diaanprovine at another Window. be
20 the president. Thentne
ineenious Wardlaw, not having come
us.in direct line nom BaYaFdl
cofiinftted great mistakeI-he denied
IL r'sia5citc - IVA
! It was brought home to him, AID the |
nToaffiant,. who had laughed his |
sieeVe AZ The practical joke looked very |
orave atthe faisehood; RusticatlOn was
ralked Of and even tsxpuision; 1nen
came sorroWtuily 20 ~ niolo
: ,d saId TO him 90 must have been
/ q nj nv cut, for i don 8 remember all
mai: had been Whining at Christch nrch.
i do remember slangtng the telloMsi |
mt how can tell what j. said y say.
M fellow. It Will be a bad Job Tor megltt
nav expei me. or even sru8tlcAte mel
I nv fat ef viii naver fofgive me; 4 snail III
- his clerk but never his partner; anu
men he will ind out what lot / oWe |
down here. I'm done for I'm done
torip 80 stets g. 49, $500, -
al sliia hand. and went OF 20 thel presl-
ient. and said his pupil had Wtned AZ
Christchurch. and co uld NOT pc 81 poet
"a to remember minutely.c ID tntcry
tvas. unforfunatelY, = habit with him.
IJe then pleaded for the mildsr cons
Ttrnofion! with such zedl and eloquences
thsst the hiRh.minded scholar ne was
sddressfng admitted that CONSTRUCTION
was posSI6ts. and t.. :, E5,J a