The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-05

could write to Mr.. Trevelyan and ask
for it. If Mr.. Trevelyan declined 10
give it, was it likely that he should be.
tray it, Sir Marmaduke explained who
he was at some length. Bozzle with a
smile assured the governor that he
knew well who he was. He let drop a
few words to show that he was intimate
" acquainted with the whole course of
Sir NJ armaduke's family affairs. He
knew all about the Mandarins. and
Colonel Osborne, and Gregg's hotel
not that he said anything about Par
ker's Hotel, land the Colonial Office.
He spoke OF Miss Nora, and even knew
the nsmes of the other two young ladies,
Miss Sophia and Miss Lucy. 1t was
weakness with Bozzle,-thst of display
ing his information. he would have
much liked to be able to startle Sir
Marmaduke by describing the Govern
ment House in the island, or by telling
him something of his old carriage
horses. But of such information as Slr
Marmaduke desired, Sir Marmsduke got
none. -,
And there were other troubles which
fell very heavily upon the poor governor
WIN had come home as it were for
holiday, and who was q man hating
work naturally, and who, from the cir
eumstances of his life, had never oeen
called ON to do mnch work. A man may
Govern the Mandarins and yet live IN
Comparative idleness. To do such gov
srning work well, q man should have
good presence, q flow of words which
should mean nothing, an excellent
temper, and love of hospitality. With
these attributes Sir ROwley was endoW:
ed; for, though his disposition was OF
nature hot, for governing purposes 1t
had been brought by practice under
good control. He had now been sum-
moned home through the Vaccinations
of his dangerous old friend, Colonel Os-
borne, in order that he might give the
results of his experience in governing
before a eommitte of the House of Com |
mons. In coming TO England on this
business he had thought much more OF
his holiday, of his wife and children, of
his daughters at home, of his allowance
per day while he was to be away from his
and of his salary to be paid
to him entire during his absence, instead
of being halVed as it Wonld be if he
were away on leave,-he thought much
more in coming home on these easy and
pleasant matters, than he did on the
werk that was to be required from him
when he arrived. And then it came to
pass that he felt himself almost injured, |
when the Colonial Office demanded his
presence from day to day, and VIXEN
clerks bothered him with questions as
to which they expected ready replies,
bat in replying to which Sir Marmaduke
was by no means ready. The working
men at the Colonial Office had not quite
thought that Sir Marmaduke was the
most fitting man for the job in hand.
There was certain Mr.. Thomas Smith
lt another set of islands in quite an
other part of the world, who was sup
posed by these working men at home TO
De very paragon Of governor. If he
had been had henco,-so said the work
Dg men,-no Committee of the House
would have been able to make any thing
Of him, They might have asked him
nave answered them all tiuently and
would have committed nobody. He
knew all the ms and outs of governing,
did Mr.. Themes Smith,-snd was a
match for the sharpest Committee that
,ver sat at Westminster. Poor Sir Mar
naduke was a man of a very different
ort; all of which was known by the
working men; but the Parliamentary
interest had been too strong, and here
vas Sir Marmaduke at home. But the
working men were not disposed to make
matters so pleasant for Sir Marmaduke
Is Sir Marmaduke had expected. The
Committee would not examine Sir Mar
naduke till after Easter, in the middle
Of April; but it was expected of him that
he should read blue books without num-
Der, and he was so catechiZed by the
working men that he almost began to
wish himself back at the Mandarins. Ia
this way the new establishment III Man |
chester Street was ROt at first in hap |
by or even in contented condition.
To be Continued