The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-05-17

fancles IVY showing such graces to the
public. But the pain is as exquisite ms
the delight, for when We are again re.
called to earth rand curown dwarfed figures,
then there is more desolated and unhappy
sense of wretclcduess ,hap..we ever c1pe-
ricnccd before" was the reply, The
Duke de Briigcnorlh turned glance Of
awakened interest upon the strange com.
panlon WIN hid joined him aid Lord
Dunbarton, and then he said, in n gentle
tone, filled with the sympathy which lis
tine luce expressed:
{" How truly thou hast described What
must be the state of thy mind, my urtor-
tunate youth, But yet, if | mistake not,
thou art the young man of WHOM have
frequently heard mention since my stay in
Loudon-,thou art lie who is so learned
in the knowledge Of the planets, aud
canst tell when tile heavenly bodies are
10 change their courses, so that the oh
.ervntions of London, and even in the
large cities II, distance, are governed by
thy knowledge Of the science of astron-
omy"
Thou art pleased to aa,ter What is
but little knowledge and study on my
part, replied the dwarf, not without y
grateful gaze at the nollcman. But,
even as he looked, the countcnance of
Nig,l Whitaker underwent a change, and
he mut,cred low under hi. breath:
Nay, nay, though this duke has n
fair conn'enanca, and speakcst with soft,
fa,'criug, soothing W. rls, ye. | must not
be charmed by his manner; for have !
not seen, scarce an hour since, how, in
| the presence Of crowded ball, he has
made known his acquaintance with my
fair step.mothcr; aud, even though there
came an explanation afterward, yet | can
no, half credit the tale, but must continue
to harbor foul thoughts against this man,
and my seemingly innocent, irreproncba-
bic mother !"
But Lord Dunbarton had taken up the
words Of his npblcmap friend, and replied,
even as the dwarf made sentence TO him
self:
THE words of the duke are true,
Nigel Whitaker, and thou art becoming
famous in London: and in short period,
will be forced 10 appear before the public
to be admired for thy genius, us much as
this beautiful actress, Madelnoisslle Mcy-
ser, is for her singing and dancing"
Such publicity would i'll accord with
my taste or wishes; and tell thee, lord
Dunbar,on. that Nigel Whitaker much
prefers the quiet OF his home. aud let its
inmates remain happy aud undis,urbcd
beneath lis eye, and the dwarf is satisfied
But should sorrow or blight come to his
fathers hearthstonc. then the astrono.
mcr,' as you are pleased to term him,
would indeed be the most wretched Of
beings
The dwarf uttered the las remark in n
tone which his companions felt conveyed
more than lis words; and in these, boil,
iel. there was more than ordinary mean
ing But. before either could reply, Nj.
gel Whitaker had lcf, them with quickly
spoken good event." and passed on,
while they we're left to unravel his words
At leugth Lord Dunbarton uttered II
short, and somewhat constrained, nervous
laugh, and turning to his companion,
said:
What strange mortal this poor
dwarf is, my lord duke! One would
think he had the pswer Of looking into
the thoughts Of US ordinary morials, by
the way he fashions his speech for our
noble cars
"Well, and what if it were so, and he
could look into our hearts-wl,at should
make us shrink from the pctusal, Lord
Dunbarton Surely, you or l have
nothing within our minds which would
cause us to fear the censure OF this poor
crippled dwarfi" replied the duke,
purposcly replying in the foregoing Ian.
guage. -
.Pshsw duke, thou knowcst that !
have had aud still acknowledge myself &c
have Il peachant for that old landlord,
handsome young wife, and | have been
meaning to prosecute an acquaintance
with her, for the last weak or more, ever
since saw Ter Tor the first time, when
we took meal there the other eve. But
as fate has Teen again Inc, and have