The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-12

| He goes on writing and writing every
day. and il seems to me that of all profess
sions in the world it is the finest. I'd
much sooner write for newspaper than
be one of these old musty, fusty lawyers,
who'll say anything that they're
paid to say"
"My dearest Nora, all that isnonsense.
You know as we'll as do that you
should not marry a man when there is a
doubt whether he can keep a house over
your head; that is his position"
Its good enough for me, mamma"
"And what is his income from writ,
ingp
at is quite enough for me, mamma.
The truth Is I have promised, and I can
not 60 back from it. Dear, dear mamma,
You won't quarrel with rs, and oppose
us, and make papa hard against u.s.
You can do what you like with papa
l know that. Look at poor Emily
Plenty of money has not made her hap
py.n
"If Mr.. Glascock had only asked you
a week sooner" said Lady Rowley, Win
handkerchief to her eyes.
"But Won see he didn't, mamma.
"When think of it, / cannot but
weep:" and the poor mother burst out
into a fnll flood of tears,-"such man,
so good, so gentle, and so truly devoted
to you"
mamma, what's the good of that
nowp
"Going down all the way to Devon
shire after you I"
$50 did Hugh, mamma"
"a position that any girl in England
would have envied you. / cannot but
feel it. And Emily says she is sure he
would come back, if he got the very
slightest encouragement" -,
THAT is quite impossible, mamma"
"Wby should it be impossible Emily
declares that she never saw man SO
much in love in her life; and she says
also that she believes he is abroad now
simply because he is broken-hearted
about it,"
"Mr. Glascock, mamma, was very nice
and good and all that; but indeed he Is
not the man to suffer from a broken
heart. And Emily is quite mistaken. ]
told him the whole truth"
"What truthp
"That there was somebody else that l
did love. Then he said that of course
that put an end to it all, and he wished
me good by ever so calmly"
"How could you be SO infatuated J
Why should you have cut the ground
away from your feet in that way ~
Because l chose that there should be
an end to it. Now there has been an end
to it; and it is much better, mamma,
that we should not think about Mr..
GlascOck any more. He will never come
again to me, -and if he did, could only
say the same thing"
"You mustn't be surprised, Nera, If
Pm unhappy; that is all. Of course l
must feel it. Such connection as it
would have been for your sisters Such
a home for poor Emily in her trouble!
And as for this other man"
Mamma, don't speak i'll of him"
"If l say anything of him, l must say
the truth" said Lady Rowley.
Don't say anything against him,
because heis to be my husband
Dear, dear mamma, you can't change
me by anything you say. Perhaps l
have been foolish; but it is settled now.
Don't make me wretched by speaking
against the man whom / mean to love
all my life better than all the world"
think of Louis Trevelyan."
II will think of no one but Hugh
Stanbury. l tried not to love him, NAM
ma. tried to think that it was better
TO make believe that l loved Mr.. Glas.
cock. But he got the better of me, and
me, and will never rebel
against him. You may help me; mamma;
but you can't change me-"
ITO be Continued.