The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-08-02

"And how will that affect himp
'"Less powerfully than many others,
because he is not impassiened. He is,
perhaps-lethargio."
mo, Wally, he is not lethargic."
IF You ask me l must speak. 1t
would 'hsrass some men almost to death;
it will not do so with him. He would
probably find his happiness best in
leaving his old country and coming
among your people, P.
The idea Of Mr.. Glascock-the future
Lord Peterbofough-leaving England ,
abandoning Monkhsms, DESERVING mas
duty In the House of Lords, and goins
away to live In an American town. IN
order that he might escape the mlseries
which his wife had brought upon nun
in his ewn county, was more tnsh ~
line could bear. She knew thae, nv T Ths
rate, it would not come TO tHaV;
lord of Monkhams would i've aI Ell tem
hams, though the heavens shouiu iai
in regard to domestic comforts. IL was
clear to Caroline that Wallachla feIrle
had in truth never brought nome 10 her
own Imagination the POSITION OF an
English peer ~ don't think you un
derstand the people at all" she said
angrily. ,,-..s
them better becaruse you are engaged TO
this man |" said Miss Petrie, with well:
pronounced irony. "You have found
generally that when the sun shines IN
YOUR eyes your sight is improved by IL
You think that the love-talk OF Few
weeks gives clearer instruction than the
laberious reading of many volumes and
thoughtful converse with thinking per-
sons! l hope that you may md II so,
Caroline" So saying, Wallachla Petrle
walked off in great dudgeon.
Miss Petrie, not having learned from
her many volumes and her much con.
verse with thoughtful persons to read
human nature Alright, was convinc'
ed by this conversation that bel
friend Caroline was blind to al
results, and was determined to &C
on with this dangerous marriage
having the rays of that sun of Monk
hams so full upoa her eyes that she coulc
not SEE at all. She was specially indig
naut at finding that her own words hat
no effect. But, unfortunately, her Owl
words had had much effect; and Caro-
line, though she had contested hel
points, had done SO only with the lnten
ton of producing her Mentors admoni
tions. Of course il was out of the ques
ton that Mr.. Glascock should 60 anC
live in Providence, Rhode Island, from
which thriving town Caroline Spalding
had come; but, because that was i'm
possible, it was net the less probable
that he might be degraded and made
miserable in his own home. That sug.
gested jury of British matrons was q
frightful conclave to contemplate, and
Caroline was disposed to believe that
the verdict given in reference to herself
would be adverse to her. So she sat and
medi,ated, and spoke not a word further
TO any one on the subject till she was
alone with the man that she loved.
Mr.. Spalding at this time inhabited
the ground floor of large palace in the
city, from which there was access to a
garden which at this period of the year
was green, bright, and shady, and which
as being in the centre of the city was
large and luxurious. From one end OF
the house there projected covered ter
race, or loggia, in which there were
chairs and tables, sculptured ornaments,
busts, and old monumental relics let
into the wall in profusion. 1t was half
chamber and half garden-such an ad-
iunct to a house as in our climate would
give only an idea of cold, rheumatism,
and false romance, but under an 1tal-
ian sky is luxury daily to be enjoyed
during most months of the year. Here
Mr.. Glasccck and Caroline had passed
many hours, and here they were now
seated, late in the evening, while all
others of the family were away. As far
as regarded the rooms occupied by the
American minister, they had the house
and gal den to themselves, and there
never could come time more appropri-
ate for the saying of thing difficult to
be said MIR. Glascock had heard from
his fathar,s physinian. and had 0"id that
it was nearly certain now that he need
not ge down to Naples again before his
marriage. Caroline was acknowledgement
knowing how to speak. not knowing
how to begin-but resolved that the
thing should be done. "He will never
know you, Carry" said Mr.. Glascock.
1T is, perhaps, hardly sorrow to me,
but it is regret"
at would have been sorrow perhaps
to him had he been able to know me"
said she, taking the opportunity of rush
ing at her subject.
"Why sol OF all human beings he was
the softest-hearted."
Not softer-hearted than you, Charles.
But soft hearts have TO be hardened !"
what do you mean Am becoming
obdurate W
II am, Charles" she said. ~ have got
something to say to you. What will
your uncies and aunts and your mothers
relations say of me when they see me at
Monkhams ~
They will swear to me that you are
charming; and then when my back is
is turned, they'll pick you to pieces a
little among themselves. / believe
that is the way of the world, and don't
suppose that we are to do better than
others"
"And if you had married an English
girl, Lady Augusta Somebody, would
they pick her to piece"
IL guess they wOuld-as you say
Just the same l.
Il don't think anybody escapes, rs far
as can see. But that won't prevent
their becoming your bosom friends in a
few weeks time"
"No one will say that you have BEEN
wrong TO marry au American girl"
"Now, Garry, what is the meaning OF
all this |"
ado you know any man in your posi-
ton who did marry an American girl
any man of your rank in England 2
Mr.. Glascock began to think OF the case,
and could not at the moment remember
any instance. rCharles, | do not think
YOU ought TO be the first"
And yet somebody must he first, II
the thing is ever to be done;and am 700
old to wait on the chance of being the
secondn
She felt that at the rate she was now
progressing she would only run from one
little suggestion to another. and that he,
either wlllfully or in sheer simplicity,
would take such suggestions simply as
jokes; and she was aware that she lack
ed the skill to bring the conversation
round gradually TO the point which she
was bound To reach. She must make
aSOtler dash Ter IL La ayer sn SnIian