The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-09-11
BE KNEW HE WASRIGHT.
BY ANTHONY TR0LLOPE.
CHAPTER XCII.
[ Continued

In few minutes he was conducted
through the house, and found Trevel-
van seated in chair under the veranda
which looked down upon the olive trees.
He did not even get up from his seat,
but put out his left hand and welcomed
his old friend. "Stanbury," he said 81
am glad to see yOu-fOr auld lang syne's
sake. When / found out this retreat, |
did not mean to have friends round me
here. | wanted TO try what solitude
was-and, by Heaven, I've tried it"
He was dressed in bright Italian dress
ing gown, or wollen paletOt-ltalian,
as having been boughtin Italy, though,
doubtless, il had come from France
and on his feet he had green worked
slippers, and on his head a brocaded cap
He had made but little other prepare
ton for his friend in the way of dress
ing. His long dishevelled hair came
down over his neck, and his beard COW
cred his face. Beneath his dressing
gown he had on night.shirt and draw
ers, and was as dirty in appearance as
he was gaudy in COloIS. ''Slt down and
let US two moraliZe," he said. Il spend
my life here doing nothiug-nothing-
nothing: while you cudgcl your brain
from day to day TO mislcad the British
public Which of us two is taking the
nearest road TO the devil"
Stanbury seated himself in second
arm chair, which there was there in the
vcranda, and looked rs carefully as he
dared to do at his friend. There could
be no mistake as to the restless gleam Of
that eye. And then the affected air of
ease, and the would-be cynicism, and the
pretence of false motives, all told the
same story. "They used TO tell us" said
Stanbury, that idleness is the root of
all evil"
"They have been telling us since the
world began so many lies, that for one
have determined never To believe any
thing again. Labor leads t. greed, aud
greed TO selishness, and selhshness to
treachery, and treachery straight to the
devil-straight to the devil. Ha, my
friend, all your leading articles won't
lead you out of that. What's the news!
Who's alivei Who dead Who III
Who QUIT What think you a man who
has not seen newspaper for two
months; and who holds no conversation
with the world further than is needed
fer the cooking of his pOlenta and the
cooling of his modest wine flash y
"You see your wife sometimes" said
Stanbury.
my wife! Now, my friend, lot us
drop that subject. OF all topics of tall
it is the most distressing TO man in gen
eral and | own that am no exception to
the lot. Wives, Stanbury, are an evil,
more or less necessary to humanity, and
own To being one who has not escaped.
The world must be populated, though
for what reason one does not see.
have helped to the extent of one male
bantling; and if you are one who con-
siderpopalation desirable, will express
my regret that l should have done no
more"
1t was very difficult TO force Trevel.
yam out of this humor, and it was not
till Stanbury had risen apparently to
take his leave that he found it possible
TO say Il word as to his mission there.
Don't you think you would be happier
at homer he asked.
"here Is my home, Sir Knight of the
midnight peni"
England is your home, Trevelyan."
NO, sir; England was my home once:
but L have taken the liberty accorded
to me by my Creator OF choosing new
country. Italy is now my nation. and
Casalungs is my home"
Every tie you have in the world is
in England"
IL have no tie, sir-no tie anywhere,
1t has been my study to unite all the
ties, and, by Jove, 1 have succeeded
Look at me here. / have got rid of the
trammels pretty well-haven'tl :-have
unshackled myself, aud thrown of the
paddings, and the wrappings, and tbs
swaddling- clothes. have got rid OF
the conventionalities, and eau look Ma
ture straight in the face. don't even
want the Daily Record, Stanbury-think
of thatw
stanbury paced the length of the ter
race, and then stopped for a moment
down under the blaze of the sun, in
order that he might think how TO ad-
Ifess this philosopher. "Have you
neato, he said at last, thai / am going
leyf" ->oi" NJ"
4hen there will be two more full
sIoS ,ooiS In the world certainly. and
Piooaois in lnhulty of young fools com
ing atterward. Excuse me Stonhnrr
but this solitude is apt to maks oHs
plain-spoken." 'N9
81 got Sir Marmaduke's sanction tho
day before l left" "
Then you got the sanction of an H..
literate, ignorant, selfsuticient, and
most contemplate old man; and much
good may it do you"
Let him be what he may, was
glad to have it. Most probably shall
never see him again: He sails from
Southampton for the Maudarins on this
day week."
He does-dOes he' May the devil
saii along with him that is ali l say.
ana does my much-resPected and ever
him n '''' WIN