The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-28
CHAPTER Ixxx
WILL THEY DEsPIsE HIM

had thrown himself uoNn az Vho h0oO VI
I this American female in the weakest
possible manner. And then it got about
the town that he had been refused over
and over again by Nora Rowley. 1t is
too probable that Lady Rawley in her
despair and dismay had been indiscreet,
and had told secrets which should never
have been mentioned by her. And the
wife of the English Minister, who had
some gEudges of her own, lifted her eye
brows and shook her head and declared
that all the Glascocks at home would be
outraged to the last degree. My dear
Lady Rowley," she said, 81 don't know
whether it won't become question
with them whether they should issue a
commission de lunatico" Lady Rowley
did not know what commission de
lunatico meant, but was quite willing to
regard poor Mr.. Glascock as a lunatic.
"And there is poor Lord Peterborough at
Naples just at deaths door," continued
the British Ministers wife. In this she
was perhaps nearly correct: but as Lord
Peterborough had now been in the same
condition for many months, as his mind
! had altogether gone, and as the doctor
| declared that he might live in his pres
cnt condition for year, or fox years, it
could not fairly be said that Mr.. Glas-
cock was acting the due fiial feeling IN
engaging himselfto marry ayoung lady.
"And she such a creaturew said Lady
Rowley, with emphasis. This the Brit
ish Minister'S wife noticed simply by
shaking her head. Caroline Spalding
was undoubtedly pretty girl; but, as
the British Minister'S wife said after.
ward, it was not surprising that poor
Lady Rowley should be nearly out of
her mind.
This had occurred a full week after tho
evening spent at Mr.. Spalding's house;
and even yet Lady Rowley had never
been put right as to that mistake of
hers about Wallachia Petrie. That
other trouble of hers and her eldest
daughters; journey to Siena, had pre-
vented them from going out; and though
the matter had often been discussed be-
tween Lady Rowley and Nora, there had
not as yet come between them any pro-
per explanation. Nora would declare
that the future bride was very pretty
and very delightful; and Lady Rowley
would throw up her hands in despair
and protest that her daughter was insane.
"Why should he not marry whom he
likes, mammaP Nora once said, almost
with Indignation.
Because he will disgrace his, fami-
~"
Il can not understand what you
mean, mamma. They are, at any rate,
as good as we are. Mr.. Spalding stands
quite as high as papa does
'She is an American" said Lady
ROwley.
And her family might say that he is
an Englishmau," said Nora.
"My dear, if you do not understand
the incOngruity between an English
peer and Il Yank,c-fcmaie, | cannot
help you. IsuppOso it is because you
have been brought up within the limited
society Of small colony. Ii 50, it is
not your fault. But had hoped you
had been in Europe long enough TO
have learned what was what. Do you
think, my dear, that she will look well
when she is presented 10 her Majesty as
Lord Peterhorough's wife ~
splendid" said Nora. "Sle has Just
the brow fox cOronet.'
"Heavcns and earth - said Lady Row
ley, throwing up her hands. "And You
believe that he will be proud of her il
England y
al am sure he will"
"My belief is that he will leave her
behind him, or that they will settle
somewhere in the wilds of America
out in Mexico, or Massachusetts,, or the
Rocky Mountains. l do not think that
he will have the courage TO show her in
London"
The marriage was to take place in the
Protestant church early in June, and
then the bride and bridegroom were to
90 over the Alps, and to remain there
subject to tidings as to the health of the
old man at Naples. Mr.. GlasCock had
thrown up his seat in Parliament some
month or TWO ago, knowing that he
could not get back to his duties during
the present session, and feeling that he
would shortly be called upon to sit in
the other House. He was thus free 10
use his time and to fix his days as he
! pleased; and il was certainly clear to
| those who knew him, that he was not
ashamed of his American bride. He
spent much of his time at the Spaldings'
house, and was always to be seen with
them in the Cascine and ut the Opera
Mrs. Spaldiug, tie aunt, was, of course,
in great glory. \ triumphant, happy,
or even simply splendid marriage, for
the rising girl of family, is great
glory to the maternal mind.sMls. Spald-
ing cuula not but beawarc that the very
air around her seemed to breathe con
CALCULATIONS into her ears. Her tyieuds
spoke 10 her, even on Indifferent sub
jcctS, as though everything was going
well with her--better with her than
with anybody else; and there came upon
her in these days dangerous feeling,
that in spite of all the Preachings of
the preachers, the next world might per
maps DO not SO very much better than
this. She was, in fact, the reverse of
the mccall OF which poor Lady ROwley
filled the Oversee. And the American
Minister was certainly an inch taller
than before, and made longer speeches,
being much more regardless of inter
ruptlOn. Olivia was delighted at her
sisters success, and heard with rapture
the description of Monkhams, which
came to her second hand through her
sister. 1t was already settled that she
was to spend her next Christmas at
onkhams, and perhaps there might be
an idea IN her mind that there were
other eldest sons of old lords who would
Ike American brides. EVERYTHING around
caroline Spalding was pleasant-except
tae words OF Wallachia Petrie.