The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-18

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BY cHAs. READE AND DION BoudI0AULT.
VERY I'LL" said wylle. "I,m sorry
for that. Well, but shan't make him
any worse; and Mr.. PenfoldU says L |
must see him. It is very particular, L |
tell you. BE WON'T thank you for re.
fusingme when he comes to hear OF It,"
he said this very seriously and the
him to sit down in the passage mo- |
ment. Hethen went into the dining
room, and shortly reappeared, holding |
the door open. Out came, not WarClRW
junior, but Wardlaw senior.
my son Is in no condition 10 receive
you" said he gravely Shut / am at
your service, What is your businessR"
Wylie was taken off his guard, and
stammered out something abouEth
Shannon. EeE
1.-THE Sbannonl What have you TO
do with herr You belong to the Pros
erpine.'' -sil 800
Gay, sir; but I had bis orders TO ship
forty chests OF lead and smelted copper
on board the Shannon" s=s-.ta;
"Well2" Ea lg.i4
eye see, sir,n said Wylie, "Mr.
Wardlaw was particular about them,
and feel responsible like, having
shipped them aboard another vessel"
Have You not the captains re-
ceiPt."" 800. Il. - =
That have, sir, at home But you
could hardly read ~ for salt water. lAlI.
'IWelI." SAID Ward1aw senior, ST
will direct our agent at liverpool to
look after them, and send them up at
once to my cellars In Fenchurch street.
Forty, chests of lead and copper, think
you said." And he took note OF thisl
directly. Wyliai WINS not a little dis
had taken; but he held his tongue now
for fear of making bad worse: n. ard
law senior went on TO say that he shonld
have to conduct the business OF Che
firm for a time, in spite OF bis old age
and failing health. 80.
This announcement made. Wylie.
perspire with anxiety. and his three
thousand ponds seemed 10 melt away
from him. its5atA 4st# y-seH . J.. 10
HBut never mind" said old Ward
law; 81 am very glad yon came; r.
fact. you are the very man %ante1 70
see. NY poor atfilcted friend nd mas
asked after you several times. BE good
enough to follow me-" - 70
| HeIed the way into the dining.room,
md there sat the sad father in all the
quiet dignity of calm, untathomaole
sorrow.
rug with his back to the FIRE, waiting
v
physician, who lad just come down
| from Arthur's bedroom, and had enter
ed by another door through the draw
9Well, doctor " said Wardlaw, anx-
iousl, what is your report2"
"Not SO good as could wish; nut
nothing to excite alarm. Overtaxed
brain. sir; weakened audunable TO sup
port this calamity. However, we have
reduced the fever; the symptoms OF de'
: llirium have been checked, and think
we shall escape brain fever IL he - Kept
uuiet. 1 could not have said as much
this morning."
a promise to call next morningi and ~
soon as he WINS gone, Wardlaw turned
to General Rollestou, and Said Here
is Wylie, sir. Come forward, my man
and speak tothe General. he wants u
know If you can point out to him on I'M
chart the very, spot where the PFoseF
well; sir" said wylie II think
The great chart of the Pacific wa
then spread out upon the table, ant
: rarely has chart been examined a.
this was, with the bleeding heart a
we'll as the straining eye.
The rough sailor became an oracle
r the others hung upon his words, ant
!, followed his brown finger on the char
J, win leALtu ", y III ba oddrassinv IN
see, SIT re Sa, ,ha 10 was somethin,
on his mind that made MN aV Ro spean
ing .olLectiJ ~ o,,t If Svdnev- iii
men We catIe -, ~. III Hn,lsor
q wind being soptn anu Uy "e' ;,stsed n
II took the norLneEiSc oot,s S,rai1s. Tn
n running , tnLouSd Sron1 the same quar-
s. ter. 80 that, with one thing ana a NO. q
by when we Were lno nt !, orisrd of hs
= true course; 6uS In ,'a E 99dson ran M
the leak gained on u.s. -, tis.,.,t ~ ,oSI
ship three hunoIeu naies Irsmamhe
oning 10 the nor ees sII,!,tja,rad ha tEl
n the day pelo!e sly IL roety and Els
me she was In. latitnae iOrIy; auU Us rs
y er Island bearing uus MI LA a. no, :
Here Is the Spot, ist1 s sae ~, II
Rolleston, and placed ms nhseA ON -
spot, ~ ,l.o.s;,,. II
~ FAY, SIR SAID MyIle, au Na,', aiasht,
5e. merchant, "but she ran s'oou y, 81
g. five miles after that, on ~ n''.tosi
~. course-no-wlnd on her s.aL0o ).
= quarter-and being ueep In tne way ~,
she'd make lee way[T,s,aS eiRutS "
' miles, nor'east by east, ~,
The General TOOK teignty' VA 'IJ,,ids,
off the scale, viii. a par o. ~, NV c ST