The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-16

spend an nour or two, although it NAV
be conceded that provisions may bo had
there much better than any that can be
procured at our own railway stations
From thence they went, stilfby rail, over
the Apennines, and unfortunately slept
during the whole time. The courier had
assured them that if they would only
look out, they would see the castles OF
which they had read in novels; bat the
day had been very hot, and Sir Marina
duke had been cross, and Lady Rowley
had been weary, aHd 80 not q castle was
seeuI s'PestoiS me lady, this" said the
courier, opening the door,-"to stop
half an hour 20, why was II pot
Florence ~ Another hour and haii
So they all went to sleep again, ana
were very tired when they reached the
beautiful city. .s ..
During tho next day they rested al
their inn. and sauntered through the
Dnomo. and broke their necks LOOKING
I'm at the iuimitable glor.es OF the cam
naniIe. Such q one as Sir Marmaduke
had of course, not come to Florence
w;tbont introductions. The Foreign
Office is always very civil to its next.
door neighber of the coionies,-civil
and cordial, though perhaps little pat
ronizipg. A minister is bigger man
than a governor; and the smallest OF TIE
diplomatic fry are greater swells than
even secretaries in quite important de-
Tendencies. The attache, though he be
unpaid, dwels in a capital, and hlrts
with countess. The governors right.
hand man is confined to an island, ana
dances with a planters daughter. Inc
distinction is quito understood, but Is
not incompatible with much excellent
good feeling on the part of the superior
department. Sir Marmaduke had come
to Florence fairly provided with pass
ports to Florentine Society, aud had
been mentioned in more than one letter
as the distinguished Governor of the
Mandarins, who had been called home
from his seat of government on special
mission of great Importance. On the
second day he went out to call at the
embassy and to leave his cards. "Have
you been able to learn whether he is
here ~ asked Lady Rewley OF her hus-
band in whisper, as soon as they were
alone.
"Who,-TrevelyanN
~ did not suppose you could learn
about him, because he would be hiding
himself. But is Mr.. Glascock hereF'
81 forgot to ask" said Sir Marina
duke.
Lazy Rowley did not reproach him.
1t is impossible that any father should
altogether share a mothers anxiety III
regard to the marriage of their dauGh-
tiers. But what thing it could be !!
Lady Rowley thought that she could
compound for all misfertunes. in other
respects, if she could have a daughter
married to the future Lord Peterborough.
She had been told in England that he
was faultless, NOT very clever, not very
active, not likely to be very famous; but
as husband. simply faultless. He was
very rich, very good-natured, easily
managed, more likely to be proud OF his
wife than of himself, addicted to no jeal-
ousies, afflicted by no vices, so respect
able in every way that he was sure to
become great as an English nobleman
by the very weight of his virtues. And
il had been represented also to Lady
Rowley that this paragon among men
had been passionately attached to her
daughter! Perhaps she magnitied q
little the romance of the story; but 1T
seemed to her that this greatly endowed
lover had rushed away from his country
in despair, because her daughter Nora
would not smile upon him. Now they
were, as she hoped, in the same city
with him. But it was Indispensable to
her success that she should not seem to
be running after him. To Nora, not
u word had been said of the prospect OF
meeting Mr.. Glasceck at Florence.
Hardly more than a word had been said
to her sister Emily, and that under IN
junction of strictest secrecy. 1t must
be made TO appear to all the world that
other motives had brought them to
Florence,-as, indeed, other motives had
brought them. Not for worlds would
Lady Rowley have run after man for
her daughter; but still, slil!,-stIll, see
ing that the man was himself so uHnt-
terably in love with her girl, seeing that
no was SO fully justified by his position
10 be in love with any girl, seeing that
such u maximum of happiness would be
the result of such Il marriage, she ana
feel shat, even for his sake, she must be
doing a good thing TO bring them to.
gether. Something, though not much OF
all this, she had been obliged to explain
to Sir Marmaduke,-aud yet he had not
taken the trouble to inquire whether
Mr.. Glascock was in Florence!
On the third day after their arrival,
the wife of the British minister came to
call upon Lady Rowley and the wife OF
the British minister was good -natured,
and very much given to
She perterred talking 10
listening, and in the course of quarter
of an hour had told Lady Rowley u
good deal about Florence; but she had
not mentioned Mr.. Glascock's name. 1t
would have been so pleasant if the re-
auisite information could have been OBJ
tanned without the asking of any direct
question on the subject But Lady
Rowley, who from many years practice
similar, though perhaps less distinguish
ed courtesies on her part, knew well
the first symptom of the coming end OF
her guests visit, found that the minis
ters wife was about to take her depar-
ture without an allusiOn to Mr.. Glas-
cock. And yet the names had been
mentioned of so many English residents
in Florence, whe neither, in wealth,
rank, nor virtue, were competent TO hold
a candle to that phWnlx She was
forced, therefore, to pluck up courage,
and to ask the question. Have you had
a Mr.. Glascock here this spring" said
Lady Rowley.
"What,-Lord Peterborough sou. o,
dear, yes. Such asipgular being"
g, Lady Rowley thought that she could
perceive that her phGnix had not made
himself agreeable at the eih oasSy' ~
migbt perhaps be that he had buried
himself away from society because of bis
love, "And is here now'' asked Lady
Rowley.
II cannot say at all. He is sometimes
here and sometimes with his father at
Naples. But when here, he lives chiefly
with the Americans. They say he IS GO
iag to marry an American girl, their
minister's niece. There are three of them,
l think, and he is to take the eldest"
Lady Rowley asked no more questions,