The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-06
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So had it been with him for two years
without any consolation or additional
burden from other employment than
that of his profession. After that, by
some chance, he had become acquainted
with the editor of the Daily Record, and
by degrees had taken to the writing of
articles. He had been told by all his
friends, and especially by Treyelyan,
that, if he did this, he might as we'll sell
his gown and wig. He declared, in re-
ply, that he had no objection to sell his
gown and wig. He did not sec how he
should ever make more money out of
them than he would do by such sale.
But for the articles which he wrote he
received instant payment,-a process
which he found to be most consolatory'
most comfortable, and as he said TO re
velyan, as warm to him as blanKe' III
winter.
Trevelyan, who was a year younger
than Stanbury, had taken upon hlmseu
to he very angry. He professed that he
did NOT think much of the trade OF
ionrnaI;st and told Stanbury that he
vas sinking from the highest to the low
est business by which an educated man
and a gentleman could earn his bread.
Stanbury had simply replied that he saw
soms bread Oh the one side, but none on
the other; and that bread from some
side was indispensable to him. Then
there had come TO be that famous war
between Great Britain and the republic
of Patagonia, and Hugh Stanbury had
been sent out as special correspondent
by the editor and proprietor of the Daily
Record. His letters had been much read,
and had called up great deal of news
paper pugnacity. He had made impor-
tant statements which had been fatty
denied, and found to be utterly false;
which again had been warmly reassert-
ed, and proved to be most remarkably
true to the letter. In this way the cor
and he as its author, be-
came so much talked about that, on his
return to England, he did actually sell
his gown and wig, and declare to his
friends-and to Trevelyan among the
he intended to look to
journalism for his future career.
He had been often at the house In
Curzon Street in the early happy days
of his friends marriage, and had thus be-
come acquainted-intimately acquaint-
ed-with Nora Rowley. And now again,
since his return from Patagonia, that
acquaintance had been renewed. Quite
lately, since the actual sale of that wig
and gown had been effected, he had not
been there so frequently as before, be-
cause Trevelyan had expressed his in
dignation almost too openly.
Ehnnln
faint-hearted," Trevelyan had said, us a
thing that cannot understand"
as man faint-heartsd when he finds
it improbable that he shall be able to
leap his horse over house."
what you had to do, had been done
by hundreds before you"
"What had to do has never yet been
done by any man." replied Stanbnry. 81
had to live upon nothing till the lucky
hour should strike" :,
81 think you have been cowardly,"
said Trevelyan.
Even this had made no quarrel be-
tween the two men; but Stanbury had
expressed himself annoyed by his
friends language, and partly on that ae-
count, and partly perhaps on another
had stayed away from Curzon Street.
As Nora Rowley had made comparisons
about him, so had he made comparisons
about her. He had owned to himself
that, had it been possible that he shonld
marry, he would willingly intrust his
happiness to Miss ROwley. And he had
thought once or twice that Trevelyan
had wished that such an arrangement
might be made at some future day.
Trevelyan had always been much more
sauguiue in expecting success Tor his
friend at the bar than Stanbury had
been for himself 1t might be well that
such man as Trevelyan might Think
that a clever rising barrister would be
an excellent husband for his sist IN
law, but that man earning preca-
rious living as a writer for penny pa
per would be by no means desirable
connection. Stanbury, as he Thought
of this, declared to himself that he
would not care three straws for Irevel-
van in the matter, if he could see his
way without other impedlments. But
the other implements were there IN
such strength and numbers as to make
him feel at it could not have been IN
tended by Fate that he should take TO
himself wife. Although those letters
of his to the Daily Record had been so
pre.cmiNently successful, he had never
vet been able to earn by writing above
twenty five or thirty pounds month
If that might be continued to him, he
could live upon it himself; but. even
with his moderate views, it would not
suffice for himself and family.
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