The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-23

done this with the conviction ON his
mind that Nora Rowley would have told
her mother Of bis former istention, and
that Lady Rowley would have told Sir
Msxmaduke; but he did not feel it to be
Incumbent on himself to say anything
on that subject. He had nothing to ex.
cuse. He had behaved fairly and hon.
orably. 1t was not to be expected that
ne should remain unmarried forever fol
the sake OF girl who had twice refused
him. "Of course there are very many
in England, !" he said, "who will think
me foolish to marry girl from another
country"
ut is done every day." said Sir Mar
maduke.
No Doubt it is. | admit, however,
that / ought to be more careful tnan !,
some other persons. There is title ana
an estate to Pc perpetuated, AID l can
not, perhaps, be justified in taxing
quite so much liberty as some other
men NAV do; bat think i have CHOSEN
a woman born to have high position,
and who will make her own way In any
society in which she may be placed!
81 have no doubt she will" said SIT
Marmaduke. who had still sounding IN
his ears the alarming description which
his wife had given him of this infatu-
ated mans proposed bride. But he
would have been bound to say as much
had Mr.. Glascock intended to marry as
lowly as did King COphetua.
"She is highly educated, gentleman
nered, as sweetly soft as any English
girl ever met, and very pretty. You
have met her, / think"
81 do not remember that | have observ'
ed herr
"She is too young for me, perhaps,
said Mr.. Glascock; "but that is a fault
on the right side" Sir Marmaduke, AZ
he wiped his beard after his breakfast
remembered what his wife had told hin
about the lady's age. But it was moth
ing to him. "She is four-and-twenty,
Think said Mr.. Glascock. If Mr.. Glas
cock chose to believe that his intended
wife was four-and-twenty instead O
something over forty, that was nothing
to Sir Marmaduke.
"The very best age in the world" sait
he.
They had sent for an officer of tn,
police, and before they had besn three
hours in Siena they had been told tina
Trevelyan lived about seven miles from
the town, in a small and very remote
country house, which he had hired fol
twelve months from one Of the city
hospitals. He had hired it furnished
and had purchased q horse and small
carriage from man in the town. TC
this man they went, and it soon became
evident to them that he of whom they
were in search was called Casalunga
and was not, as the police officer told
them, on the way to any place. They
must leave Siena by the road for Rome,
take turn to the left about mile be-
yond the city gate, and continue on
along the country lane till they saw a
certain round hill to the right. On the
top of that round hill was Casalunga. AS
the country about Siena all lies in round
hills, this was no adequase description;
but it was suggesed that the tcCuntry
people would know all about it. They
got a small open carriage in the market
place, and were driven out. Their
driver knew nothing of Casalunga, and
simply went whittier he WIS told. But
by the aid of the country people they
got along over the unmade lanes, and
in little more than an hour were told,
at the bottom of the hill, that they must
now walk up to Casalunga. Though the
hill was round-topped, and no more than
a hill, still the ascent at last was very
steep, and was paved with stones set
edgeway in a manner that could hardly
have been intended to accommodate
wheels. When Mr.. Glascock asserted
that the signor who lived there had a
carriage of his own, the driver suggest
ed that he must keep it at the bottom OF
the hill. 1t was clearly not his inten.
ton to attempt to drive the ascent, and
Sir Marmaduke and Mr.. Glascock were
therefore obliged to walk. 1t was now
in the latter half of May, and there wa'
blazing Italian sky over their heads
Mr.. Glascock was acclimated to Italian
skies, and did not much mind the work
but Sir Marmaduke, who never did mucl
in walking, declared that Italy was IN
kfnitely hotter than the Mandarins, anC
could hardly make his way as far as TIT
honse door.
To be EOutinued