The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-05

cd to personate the wife to give me time
and 80 much freedom. But l am tired;
will brave 1t all. The child Is dead,
and he-he Is thought to be bought Of by
money! You can do now as you think
beat, John, my part Is DONE"
She gave q deep sigh, and sank back
into n chair fainting. When they tried to
restore her they could not She was
dcadl She had gone TO her rest at last,
and by her death had bought her broth.
er's forgiveness and her own ASSORTMENT
And Lhenithe story came out; the old
story Of low born scamp, with a tempo.
rary flush purse, aplng the manners aud
circumstances Of gentleman; getting &C.
qualnted with q weak imprressionable
girl; seducing her into q secret marriage
on an absurd plea OF political danger II II
became known he was here; and, In the
end, when too late, the fatal truth becom.
ing known TO be silenced only OF great
cost and ihcessant terror, with perpetual
danger Of an untimly temperance Of the
specter, kept In allegiance at the price oil
all that makes life pleasant. None Of
which did they dare tell the proud broth.
er until such time as the poor girl lay
dead, and he could accept as service rem
dered TO her all the dangers which his
wife and the attorney had run 10 keep the
secreO and oil tho sacrifices they had
made that she might be saved.
"You will forgive me, Lucy2" said Sir
John, as he took his wife's hand and
kissed 1t tenderly. Gay had long ago
taken off Pedrone, the Brazilian courier,
and Sir John Hancock's brother.in.law.
"And you forgive mo having secret
from your" returned Lady Hancock,
weeping. my first and last, John"
"There are some sins which arc virtues,
and this was one Of them" said Sir John,
pressing her TO his heart.
Many people after this wondered why
It was that Sir John Hancock fastldiouS,
naughty, irasclble Sir John-was always
on such good terms with Gay, the attor-
ney. Gay had nothing to recommend
him, said society. He was vulgar and
familiar, one Of the most offensive man
nered men TO be found in long sum-
mer's day, and none Of the gentry about
the place admitted him into their CON-
partnership on that account. To be sure,
he was gOod.hearted; that was allowed on
all hands, but when you had said that
you had said everything; and Sir John
Hancock was scarcely the man To care
for heart as much as far breeding. Be
that as 1t may, however, the fact was,
that alter this altair-which Gay was
chiefly intrumental IN keeping dark and
smoothing over-the broad. chested and
familiar attorney, who whistled before
Indies, and stuck his thumbs into his
waistCoGt armholes while he played
imaginary tunes with his splay fingers on
his capaCiOus chest, was a welcome guest
ut the Hall whenever he choose to come.
II may be as well, however, to add that
he came very seldom; and that when
there he was visibly subdued.
One day, speaking Of bad manners, Sir
John Hancock said pointedly, "Well, l
once hated bad manners more than any
thing else, but since ! have known Gay
better, ! have known a man whose uu.
selfshness, honesty, and real nobility of
feeling so far outweigh his vulgarlty, that
| have learned to accept this as oi6 does
accept small aav in anything that else
would BIO perfection. One doesn't come
every day upon such man as Gay; and
Tor my own part, am proud Of him, and
not ashamed to own it"