The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-12

be false. He would never come near her
if he could help it. Whom hexaswith
her, he was as cold az an arch bishop
both in word and in action. Nothing
would tempt him to any outward mani.
festatioffof affedtion. Tie would talk
of nothing bat the poor women of ST,
Peter cum-P umpkin in the city, and the
fraudulent idleness Of certain col
league an the Ncathedral services who
was always Sinking his work. He
made herno presents. He never walk.
ed with her. Hewas always gloomy
and be had indeed so behaved himself
n public thai. psepls we're beginning ia
talk OF poor Mr.. Gibson. And yet be
could meet Arabella on the ely in the
lanes, and send notes to her by the
greengrocer's boy! Poor Mr.. Gibson,
.tndaedizzkzeb her onoe get him.weH over
the 9th Of April, and the people OF
IEketef might talk about poor.Mf- o'o-
son if they pleased And Beifas- con
Duct was more wonderful almost tnan
.that-of Mr. Gibson. Q With all her
eowardice,, she still held up her neaoC
iield it perhaps alittle higher tnan was
usual with her. And ben lthat grew
Gus accusation was made against heI,E-
made and repeated,-an accusation tis
very thoughtand sound OF which would
almost have anDihilated her had there
been a decept feeling in her bosom, she
would simply slirug her shoulders and
walk away. Camilla" she had once
said, Hyou will drive that man mad be-
fore YOU, have dene.n "What is tito you
how / drive him p Camilla had an
swered in, her fury. Then Arabella had
again shrugged her shoulders and walk
ed away. Between Camilla and her
mother, too, there had come to be an
almost internecine quarrel on a coliat-
eral poiut. Camilla was still carrying
on vast arrangement whickshe called
the preparation of her troasseau, but
which bot Mrs. French and Bella regard
ed as a spoliation ofithe domestic nest
Ior the proud purposes of one of the
Younger birds. And this had grown SO
that in two different places
Mrs. French had found herself compel
led to request that no further articles
might be supplied to Miss Camilla. The
bride elect had rebelled, alleging that
as no fortune was to be provided for her,
she had q right to take with her such
things as she could carry away in her
trunk and boxes. Money could be had
at the bank, she said; and, after all,
what were fifty pounds more or less on
such an occasion as this? And then
she went into a calculation to prove
that her mother and sister would be
made so much richer by her absence,
and that she was doing so much for
them by her marriage, that nothing
could be more mean in them than that
they should hesitate to supply her with
such thing as she desired to make her
entrance into Mr.. Gibson's house res
pectable. But Mrs. French was obdu-
rate, and Mr.. Gibson was desired to
speak to her. Mr. Gibson, in, fear and
trembling, told her that she ought to
cypress her spirit of eXtravagance, and
Camilla at once foresaw that he would
wall himself of this plea against her,
hould he find it possible at any time to
wall himself of any pleassaehe became
erocious, and, turning upon him, told
i'm to mind his own business. Was it
lot all for him that she was doing it !
ONO was uOI, oue oahu, utoPOoOu w
ubmit to any control in such matters
rom him till he had assumed his legal
light to it by standing with her before
he altar" 1t came howeveI, to be
.nown all over Exeter that Miss Ca
lalla's expenditure had been checked,
nd that, In spite of the joys naturally |
occidental to wedding, things were
OF going well with the ladiesat Heavi-
rec. ...- "A e. Oh"
At last the blow came, Camilla was
ware that on a certain morning her
mother had been to Mr.. Gibson's house,
nd had held a long conference with
i'm. She could learn nothing of what
ook place there, for at that moment she
lad taken upon herself to place herself
IN incorporating terms with her mother
n consequence of those disgraceful or
lers which had been given to the
.radesmen. But Bella had not been at
Mr.. Gibsonis house at the time, and Ca
nilla, though she presumed that her
conduct had been discussed in manner
,ery injurious to herself, did not believe
hat any step was being then arranged
which would be positively antagonistic
;. her own views. The day fixed was
low so very near. that there could,
he felr, Ne no escape. But she was
wrong.
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