The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-07
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT
BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE.
CHAPTER ".
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He had told TreYelvan that, while
living as an expectant barrlster, he hau
no means of subsistence. In this, as
Trevelyan knew, he was not strictly
correct. There was an allowance OF
flOO a year coming to linn from the
"rnt whose residence at Exeter had in
dnced him to devote himself to the
Western Circult. His father had been u
CLERGYMAN with small living IN Dew
onshire, and had now been dead some
fifteen wears. His mother ana TWO SIS
tiers we're still living in small cottage
in his late father parish, on the interest
of the money arising from LIE lnsur-
ance. Some pittance, from sixty TO sew,
entv pounds a wear. was III they had
among them. But there was Il rlch
aust. Miss Stanbury, 10 v kom had come
considerable wealth In manner most
romantic,-the little tale shall be told
before this larger tale Is compictea,-
and this aunt bad II Gertaken 10 edu-
cate and place out III the word her
nephew Hugh. So Hugh had been
sent to Harrow, and then to OXioId,-
where he had much diSpleaSed his aunt
by not accomplishing great things, ana
then had been set down to make his Tor
tune as n barrister in London, with an
allowance of El00 year, his aunt hav-
ing paid, moreover, certain fees ioE en-
trance, tuition, and the like. The very
hour in which Miss Stanbury lcarn~"
that her nephew was writing for q pen
nv newspaper, she sent eft 4 dcspatc! Il"
tel him that nc must give nj hen cr''"
penny paper. He replied b. say %!
that he felt himself called upon to earn
his bread in the only line from which,
rs il seemed to him, bread would be
forthcoming. By return of post he got
another letter to say that he might
draw for the quarter then becoming
due, but that that would be the last.
And it was the last.
Stanbury made an Intellectual effort to
induce his aunt to make over the allow
ance-or at least part of ito his
mother and sisters, but the old lady paid
no attention whatever to the request.
She never had given, aud at that mo-
ment did Lot intend to give, shilling
to the widow and daughters of her
brother. Nor did she intend, or had
she ever intended to leave shilling OF
her money to Hugh Stanbury,-as she
had very often told him. The money
was, at her death, to go back to the
people from whom it had come TO her.
When Nora Rowley made those COM
parisops between Mr.. Hugh Stanbury
and Mr.. Charles Glascock, they were
ALWAYS wound up very much in favor OF
the briefess barrister. 1t was not that
he was the handsOmer man, for he was
by no means handsome, nor was he the
bigger man, for Mr.. GlaScoCk was six
feet tall; nor was he better dressed, for
Stanbury was untidy, rather than other
wise, in his outward person. Nor had
he any air of fashion or special grace 10
recommend him, for he was undOubted-
ly an awkward mannered man. But
there was glance of Sunshine In his
eve, aud a sweetness in the curl of his
mouth when he smiled, which made No
ra feel that it would have been all up
with her had she not made so very
strong q law for her own guidance.
Stanburv was man about five feet ten,
with shoulders more than broad in pro-
portion, stout limbed, rather awkward
of his gait, with large feet and hands,
with soft wavy light hair with light
gray eyes, with broad, but by no.
means ugly nose. His mouth and lips
were large, and he rarely showed his
teeth. He wore no other beard than
whiskers which lie was apt to cut away
through heavlness of his hand in shaw.
ing, till Nora lonGod to bid him be more
careful. lie dosa't care what sort of a
guy he makes of himself she once said
TO her sister, almost augrily. "He is n
plain man, and he knows it." Emily had
replied. Mr.. Trevelyan was doubtless a
handsome man, and it was almost on No.
ra's tongue to say something ill-natured
on the subject. Hugh StanbHry was re-
puted to be somewhat hot in spirit and
manner. He would be very sage in ar
gument, pounding down his ideas on
politics, religion, or social life with his
fist rs we'll rs his voice. He was quick,
perhaps, at making antipathies, and
quick, too, in making friendships; i'm
questionable, demonstrative, eager, rap
id in his ments,-sometlmes TO the
great detriment of his shins and knuck-
les; and he possessed the sweetest tenn
per that was ever given to man for
the blessing of q woman. This was the
man between whom and Mr.. Giascock
Nora Rowley found it Impossible not to
make comparisons.
On the very day after Lady Milbor-
Ough's dinner. party Stanbury over
took Trevelyan in the street, and asked
his friend where he was going eastward.
Trevelyan was on his way to call upon
his lawyer, and said so. But he did not
say why he was going to his lawyer.
He had sent to his wife by Nora that
morning to know whether she would
make to him the promise he required
The only answer which Nora could draw
from her sister was a counter question,
demanding whether he would ask her
pardon for the injury lie had done her.
Nora had been most eager, most anx-
ious, most conciliatory as messenger;
but no good had come of these MESA
ges, and Trevelyan had gone forth to
tell all his trouble to his family lawyer.
Old Mr.. Bideawhile had been his
fathers ancient and esteemed friend,