The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-05-14
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT
BY ANTHONY TRoLLoPR.
CHAPTER LY.
Continued.

al think your uncle IS wrong, uear,
said Miss Petrie early in the day to her
friend.
"But whyi He has done nothing
more than what is just civil"
"If Mr.. Glasceck kept store IN
Broadway, he would not have thought
ii necessary to show the same civility."
"Yes,-if we all liked the Mr.. Glas-
cock who kept the store"
Caroline" said the pOetess, with
severe eloquence, "can you put your
hand upon your heart and say that this
inherited title, this tinkling cymbal as
call it, has no attraction for you or
yoursf Is it the unadOrned simple man
that YOU welcome to your bosom, or a
thing of stars aud garters, a patch Of
parchment, the minion of throne, the
iordling of twenty descents, in which |
each has been weaker than that before
il. the hero of a scutcheon, whose glory
is in his quarterings, and whose world.
ly wealth comes from the sweat of Serts
whom the euphOnism of an etfete coun-
try has learned to decorate with the
name of tenants y
But Caroline Spalding had spirit of
her own, and had already made up her
mind that she woSld not be talked
down by Mics Petrie. "Uncle JONAS"
said she, tasks him because we like him;
aud would do SO too if he kept the store
in Broadway. But if he did keep the
store, perhaps we should not like him."
81 trow not" said Miss Petrie.
Livy was much more comfortable in
her tactics, and without consulting any
body sent for hair-dTesser. ats all
very well for Walachia," said Ivy
Miss Petrie's name was Wallachia;-
"but l know a nice sort of man when
see him, and the ways of the world are
not to be altered because Wally writes
poetry"
When Mr.. Glascock was announced,
Mrs. Spalding's handsome rooms were
almost flled,-as rooms in Florence are
filled, obstruction in every avenue, a
crowd in every corner, and block at
every doorway, not being among the
customs of the place. Mr.. Spalding
immediately caught im,-intercepting
him between the passages and the ladies,
and engaged him ~ once in converse
ton
Your John S Mill is a great man."
said the minister.
They tell me So" said Mr.. Glascock.
81 don't read what he writes myself"
This acknowledgment seemed to the
minister to be almost disgraceful, and
yet he himself had never read word of
Mr.. Mills writings. "Hc is far-seeing
man." continued the minister. "He is
one of the few Europeans who can look
forward, and SEQ how the rivers of civil
iZation are running on. He has under
stood that women must at last be put
upOn an equality with men,"
"Can he manage that men shall have
half the babiesi' said Mr.. Glascock,
thinking to escape by an attempt at
playfulness.
But the minister was down upon him
at onCe,-had him by the lappet of his
coat, though he knew how important il
was for his dear niece that he should
allow Mr.. Glascock to amuse himself
this evening after another fashion. al
have an answer ready, sir, for that diff |
Guilty." he said, "Step aside with me
for moment. The question is impor-
tant, and l should be glad if you would
communicate my ideas to your great
philosopher. Nature, sir, has laid down
certain laws, which are immutable; and |
against them"
But Mr.. GlaScock had not come to
Florence for this. There were circum. |
stances in his present position which
made him feel that he would be pratifie1
in escaping, even at the cost Of some
seeming incivility. Il must 20 in To |
the ladies at once" he said, "or shall
never get word with them" There
came across the minister's brow a
momeutary frown of diSpleasure, as
though he felt that he were being rob-
bed of that which was justly his own.
For OH instant his grasp fixed itself
more tightly ts the coat. IL was quite
within the scope Of his courage to hold
q struggling listener by physical !
strength; but he remembered that there |
was purpose, and he relaxed his hold. |
81 will take another opportunity" said
the minister. "As you have raised that |
somewhat trite objection of the bearing |
of children which we in our country, |
sir, have altogether got over, must put |
you In possession of my views on that |
subject; but l will find another occa-
sion" Then Mr.. GlascOck began TO re-
Meet whether an American lady, married
In England. would probably want To see
~ uch OF her uncle in her adopted coun-
u9' ana what might be her ideas on the
on to discuss. w ~
NIs, Spsldlng was all smiles when
her guest reached her. owe did NOT
mean to have such crowd Of naoDie y
she said, whispering; "but Won 80
one thing leads to another. and raoOIa
here really like shortinvitations IT,
the minister's wife bowed very low -
an Italian lady; aRd for the mSmspt
wished herself in Beacon Street. II vas
sgreat trouble toher that she conld NOT
Piuck up courage 30 speak word in
Italian. Il know more about il than
some that are glib enough" she wouiS
Gay 10 her niece Livy, "but these TINS
Toscaua.n WIN tnelr boeca
Miss T ps,t almost spiteful on the mart Of
this eysIis the manner in which On
friend Sang, she remained clos - IN Va