The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-28
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT
BY ANTHONY TRoILOFE.
CHAPTER XIII
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The idea of residence at Nuncombe
Putney had occurred first to Trevelyan
frmself, and he had spoken of it to
Hugh Stanbury. There had been some
difficulty in this, because he had snub-
bed Stanbury grievOusly when his
friend had attempted TO do some work
of gentle interference between him and
his wife: and when he began the con-
versation, he took the trouble of stating,
In the first instanee, tboe thN eSP~-~ti" H'
was q thing fxed,-sO that nothing
might be urged on that subject. 1T Is
IN he You understand that" he salu;
:'and if you think that your mother
would agree TO the arrangement, II
would be satisfactory TO me, and might
| think, be made pleasant to her. vi
course YOUR mother would be made 10
understand that the only fault with
which my wife is charged IS that o. IN.
domitable dis0heGierce TO my wishes"
"Incompatibility Of temper" suggest
ed Stanhury.
"You may call it that fyou picase;-
though must say for myself that do
not think that | have displayed any
temper 10 which woman has 4 FiSht
to object" Then he had gone on 20 eX-
plain what be was prepared TO do abont
money. He would pay, through Sanbu-
rvs hands, so much for maintenance
and so much for house rent, on the nn-
derstauding that the money was not to
90 into his wife's hands. Il shall prefer"
he said, "to make myself, on her behalf,
what disbursements mag bo necessary.
| will take care that she receives pro
per sum quarterly through Mr.. Bdea-
while for her own ClOtheS,-and for
those of our poor boy"
Then Staubury had told him of the
Clock House, and there had been an
agreement made between them;-an
agreement which was then, Of course,
subject to the approval of the ladies at
Nuucombe Putney. When the sUgges-
ton was made to Mrs. Trevelyan,-with
a proposition that the Clock House
should be taken for one year, aad that
for that year, at least, her boy should re-
main with her,-she aSSented to it. She
did so with all the calmness that she
wac able to assume; but in truth, al
most everything seemed to have been
gained, when she found that she was
not to he sepaTa ed from her baby. Il
have no obiectioH to living in Devon
shire il Mr.. Trevelyan wishes it," she
said, in her most stately manner, "apd
certainly no objection to living with
Mr.. Stanbury's mother" Then Mr..
Bideawhile explained To her that Nun
combe Putuey was not large town.
was, in fact, very small and very re-
mote village. "That will make no diff
ference whatsoever as far as l am con-
cerned," answered she; "and rs for
my sister, she must put up with it till
my father and my mother are here. |
believe the scenery at NuncOmbe Put
ney is very pretty"
Lovely ~ said Mr.. Bideawhile who
had general idea that DevoDsbire is
supposed 10 be a picturesque county.
With such life before me as | must
lead" Continued Mrs. Trevelyan, IAN
ugly neignoNyhOod, one that would it,
self have hsu no interest for stranger,
would certainly have been an addition
al sorrow.n So it haN been settled and
by the end of July, Mis-. vr,veIvan viii
her sister and baby was es,abi,sbsI at
the Clock House, under the pystectiop
of Mrs. StanLury. Mrs. Trevelyap had
brought down her own maid aud s.,.
own nurse and had found that the ar.
ENGAGEMENTS mace by her husband had
in truth. been liberal. The house il
CurzAu Street had been given up, the
furniture had been sent TO a'warehoase
and Mr.. Trevelyan and gone into lodg
ipgs. "There never We're TWO yonng
people so insane since the world be
cap," said Lady Milborough to her old
friend, Mrs. Fairfax, when the thing was
done.
"They will be together again befor,
next April" Mrs. Fairfax had replied
Bat Mrs. Fairfax was a jolly dame whs
made the best of everything. Lady
Ailborouch raised her hands IN despair
and shook her head. 81 don't suppose
though that Mr. Glascock Will 90 Il
Devonshire after his lady-love," sale
Mrs. Fairfax. Lady Milborough agaiI
raised her hands and again shook he,
head.
Mrs. Stanbury had given an easy as
sent when her son proposed TO her thi;
new mode of life, but Priscilla had haC
her doubts. Like all wemen, she
thought that, when man was to be sep
arated from his wife, the woman must
be in the wrong. And though it mus
be doubtless comfortable TO go from til,
cottage to the Clock House, it would
she said, with much prudence, be very
uncomfortable to go back from the
Clock House to the cottage. Hugh re
piled very lierly,-generously that
is, rasbly, and somewh bat mletuously,-
that he would guarantee them against
any such degradation.
1--WE dou't want to be a burden upor
YOU NV dear" said the mother.
sl"You would be great burden on me,
he replied, eff yOu were living uncom