The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-03-19

his sin as though it had not been CON-
mitted. There are certain little pee
cadilloes in society which one can man.
age TO throw behind one,-perhaps with
some difficulty and awkwardness: but
still they are put aside, and converse
ton goes on, though with hitch. But
there are graver offences, the gravity of
which strikes the offender SO seriously
that 1T becomes impossible for him to
seem even to ignore his own iniquity.
Ashes must be eaten publicly, and sack
cloth worn before the eyes of men. 1t
was 50 now with poor Mr.. Glascock. He
thought about itfor moment,-wheth-
or or no it was possible that he should
continue his remarks about the Ameri-
can ladies without betraying his own
consciousness of the thing that he had
done; and he found that it was quite
impossible. He knew that he was req
up to his hair, and hot, and that MS
blood tingled. His bushes, indeed,
would not be seen in the seclusion ofthe
banquette; but he could not overcome
the heat and the tingling. There was
silence for about three minutes, ana
then he felt that it would be best Tor
him to confess his own fault. "Trevel-
van !" he said, al am very sorry for the
allusion that made. i ought to have
been less awkward. and l beg your par
DON"
at does not matter" said Trevelyan.
"Of course know that everybody Is
talking of it behind my back. l am not
TO expect that people will be silent be-
cause am unhappy" >,
Nevertheless, beg your PARDON
said the other.
There was but little further CONVEX
sation between them till they reached
Lanslebourg, at the foot OF the noun,
tain, at which place they occupied
themselves with getting coffee for the
two American ladies. The Miss Spald-
inRs took their coffee almost with as
much grace as though it had been hand
cd to them by Frenchmen- And indeed
they were very gracious,-as is the ma
ture of American ladies, in spite of that
hardness of which Trevelyan had COM
planned. They assume an intimacy read
ily, with no appearance of improprie-
ty, and are at their ease easily. When,
therefore, they were handed out of their
carriage by Mr.. Glascock, the bystand-
ers at Lanslebourg might have thought
that the whole party had been travelling
together from New York. wv hat
should we have done if you hadn't taken
pity on us :" said the elder lady. II
don't think we could have climbed up
into that high place; and look at the
crowd that have come out of the inter
Tor. A man has some advantages, after
ALL"
81 am quite in the dark as to what
they are" said Mr.. Glascock.
''He can give up his place to a lady,
and can climb up into q banquette."
"And he can be member OF Con-
gress," said the younger. "Pd sooner
be Senator from Massachusetts, than be
the Queen of England"
$50 would l." said Mr.. Glascock.
"Pm glad we can agree about one
thing"
The two gentlemen agreed to walk up
the mountain together, and with SOME
trouble induced the conductor to per-
nit them to do so. Why conductors OF
diligences should object to such reliefto
their horses the ordinary Englishman
can hardly understand. But in truth
they feel so deeply the responsibility
which attaches itself to their shepherd
ing of their sheep, that they are always
fearing lest some poor lamb should go
astray on the mountain side. And
though the road be broad and very
plainly marked, the conductor never
feels secure that his passenger will find
his way safely to the summit. He likes
to know that each of his flock is in his
right place, and disapproves altogether
of an cratic spirit. But Mr.. Glascock
at last prevailed, and the two men start
ed together up the mountain. When
the permission has been once obtained,
the walker may be sure that his guide
and shepherd will not desert him.
To be Continued.