The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-11-14

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tween the worlds cold wind and thu
stalwart stem,
As soon as he got home he lighted Z
cigar, and set to work to console. hind.
sell by rejecting that IL was but q
temporary parting, since he had virtual.
4 " resigned his post, and was only wall.
ing in Sydney till he should havs hand
go his papers in order over to his sue.
cessor, and settle one or two pfivat6
matters that could not take three
months. -
When he had smoked his cigar aud
reasoned away his sense of desolation,
Nature put out her hand, and took him
oy the breast, and drew him gently mp
stairs to take look at his beloved
thelast of her.
The room had one window looking
south, and another west, the latter
commanded view Of the sea. General
RolleBtOu looked down at the floor
Uttered with odds and ends,-the dead
leaves of dress that fall about a lady in
the great process of packinH,-and gag
ed through the window at the flying
Proserpine.
He sighed and lighted another cigar.
Before he had half finished IL, he sto0p-
ed down and took up little bow OF
ribbon that lay on the ground, and put
1t quietly in his bosom. In this act he
was surprised by Sarah Wilson, Who
had come mp to sweep all such waits
and strays into her own box.
"Ln, sir" said she rather GROSSLY
"whY didn't you tell me, and I'D have
tidied the room 1t Is all h1ggermugger,
with Miss leaving."
And with this she went to the wash
hand'stand to begin. General Rol-
lestou's eye followed her movements.
and he observed the water in one of
the basins was rather red. "What!"
said he, "has she had an accident cut
her finger 2"
"No, sir said Wilson.
Her nose been bleeding, then" -
look"
He examined the basin narrowly.
ensm said he: 81 wish had seen this
before; she should not have gone to-day.
Was Il the agitation of partinRin " -
20 no, sir" said Wilson; "don't go to
fancy that. Why 1t is not the first
mot the fTstI" fsItered Rolleston.
I'm Heavens name, why was never
told Of this ~
'Iudeed, SIR" said Wilson, eagerly,
"you must not blame me, sir. 1t was
as much as my plaos was worth to tell
you. Miss Is a young lady that viii
oe oOeyeuS duu Su6 BASe ue sLElCI OF
ders not to let you know: but she is
gone now and always thought 1t was
n pity she kept 1t SO dark; but, as was
saying, air, she 11oIIyd be obsyed."
Kept what SO dark2"
"Why, sir, her splitting of blood at
times: aud turning so thin by what she
used TO be, poor dear young lady"
General RollestoD Rroaned aloud.
"And this she hid from me; from mel",
He said no more, but kept looking be-
wildered and helpless, first at the basin
discolored by his daughters blood, and
then at the Proserpine, that was carry
ing her away, perhaps forever: and at
the double sight, bis iron features
worked with cruel distress; anguish so
mute and male, that the woman Wit
son, though not good for much, sat
down and shed genuine tears of pity.
But he summoned all his fortItnde,
told Wilson he could not say she was
to blame, abe had but obeYed her mis-
tresA's orders; and we must all obey
orders. "Bnt now" said he, sit is me
you ought to obey; tell me, does any
doctor attend her ~
"None ever comes here, sir. But one
day she let fall that she went to DIR.
Valentine, him that has the name for
disorders of the chest"
In very few minutes General Rol
lesion was at Doctor Valentines house.
and asked him what was the matter
with his daughter.
Disease of the lungs" said the doc
tor. simply.
The unhappy father then begged the
doctor to give him his real opinion as
to the degree OF danger; and DIR. Val
entine told him, with some feeling, that
the case was not desperate, but was GER
tRinly alarming.
demonstrated with for letting the
girl undertake sea voyage, he replied
rs lNnF nvagfV1lU n f1FgNs that ha a F Nf
Sydney disagreed with his patient, and
Hea voyage was more likely to do her
good than harm, provided the weather
was not downright tempestuous.
"And who is to insure me against
that 2" asked the afflicted father.
why, it Is good time OF year"
said DR.. Valentine; "and delay might
have been fatal" Then, after 3 slight
hesitation, 1.-THE fact is, sir. }" said he,
''I gathered from her servant that
husband awaits Miss Rolleston in Eng
lands and l must tell you, what of
course did not tell her, that the soon
er she enters the married state the bet
ter. In fact II is her one chance, In my
opinion"
General Rolleston pressed the DOCTORS
hand, and went away without another
word. l
Only he hurried his matters of busI-
ness; and took his passage in the Shan
non.
1t was in something of warriors
spirit that he prepared to follow his
daughter and protect her; but often he
sighed at the invisible, iuaidious nature
ofthe foe, and wished IL could have
been a fair fight OF bullets and bayOnets,
and bis own the life at stake.
The Shannon was soon ready for sea.
But the gentleman who was to take
General Rolleston's post, met with
something better, and declined it.
General Rolleston, though chatting
with Impotence, had to give up going
entail friend, Mr.. Adolphus Savage,
was informed of his difficulty, and OBJ.
tanned a years leave of absence for
him, and permission to put young
Savage in as his LOctlHI teneHs; which,
by the by, is how polite men in gem
eral serve their friends.
The Shannon sailed, but not until an
incident had occurred that must not be
entirely parsed over. Old Mr., White
called on General Rolleston with a long
face, and toll him James Seaton had.
disappeared.
mot q shilling. Indeed the last the
poor fellow did was 10 give us proof
Of his honesty. 1t seems a passenger
paid him twenty-seyen pounds for
berth in the Proserpine, just before she
sailed. Well, sir, he might have put
this in his pocket, and nobody been the
wiser; but no, he entered the transao-
ton, and the number of.the notes, and
left the notes themselyesi In an envelope
addressed to me. What am most
afraid OF iE, that some harm has come
10 him, poor lad.
''what day did he disappear3'
"rhe 1Ith of November"
"The day my daughter sailed for En-
gland" said Gen. Roileston, thought
fully. So