The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-28
sIR RUPERT EI7 THE RECKLESS.

Sir RuPERl lHE hEGhLCSS.
nwos no common wildness taht gained
IN !" ,bis lille. Ho was not q boy, just
Nv i.n , c"Jlcce or home, sowing his first crop
W. TIA osis but man OF the world,-in.
I,l ' careless, and very wicked. The
. . IN which ho moved was the most
,s,,Sion \, and exclusive in tho city, and
he o,bsr men Of bis set were not by any
NJ v oulet, well.behaved, or steady.
T IT, were all men Of the world -6!dSc
~. Mi wicked; but their ways were as the
v 1r Of goodness when compared with
Il, They we're not at oil given to sentl-
, NJ, and niCknames were unknown
, -l,oS them; but when Morgan, the artist,
S , Arthur Avery as Sir Rupurt, the
T Tvn listened itself TO him, and every one
nmvked that the name and the man were
10 perfect harmony.
There were many stories told about
him, and lhe majority oil them, II not &C
n,ly true OrdCred so nearly upon truth
wtc answer the same purposes. They
Mi how he had lost thousands Of dollars
n one nights play and never changed a
e,ture. how be had broken the bank three
pi,bts il succession, with the same care
II, iplolent smile upon his face; how he
jnnk bottle after bottle Of wine, without
yeniug 10 feel any effect; how he lost and
Won fortunes at the races, and yet looked
o. IS uncOncernelly Ias though he had
10, given or taken the odds against the
i.Ii in thousands. Many such stories
were sauat about town, yet he never took
he trouble to confirm or deny them. He
vent On ID life as careless as ever, doing
precisely as he pleased, and regarding
neither the smile nor the frown OF the
world
wshe condemned and cast out Of So
ciey.
not so, my child. There are but few
sctiOus which cause a sman's expulsion
from the charmed circle Of society, and,
Mit happens, dissipation is not one OF
them. There are several reasons why he
was not Condemned. The men admired
him and copied his dress, his carriages.
aal, as far as they could, his life. The
nAtrOHs rolled up their Cys at his many
sins, and sighed over them in private; but
there was not one matron among them all
who would not have been delighted TO call
hin son in.law, because his fortune was
immense, and his style irreproachable.
The young ladies sdored him; to them, his
word was law, his taste exquisite, and his
appearance perfection. His moustachc
vas the wonder and envy OF the men, and
The delight Of the ladies; his black, curl
log hair was wonderfully becoming; and
BIS dark, lsnguishing eyes, with their
weary, hungry look, could speak as could
mother eyes in their set. His manners
were perfect; and his smile so winning
that it disarmed the striCtest believer in
The doctrines Of property; and even Mrs
NandeEdeckcn,- who thought dancing
sinful, and tue theatre the gateway to per-
ditiOn,-TNs his friend, and did battle
royalty for him upon many occasions.
Thus, yOu see, he had the men, the mat
rOls, and the maids all upon his side, and
aSd nothing to fear from society.
Not outstanding his dissipated habits,
LIS ways with women were above re-
pfoach. He never ilirted; no maiden.heart
vas broken through fault OF his; and no
woman had ever lost her good name and
sanding in society through his instru-
mentality. What il was that made him
- de!eTcltlal to, and careful Of, the sex,
VISA fruitful topic OF conversation, and
~ ., one had as yet unravclled the mystery.
t9rte was vague story Of an early love
saAlr whispered about; but it was SO indis.
ulct a rumOr that no one could discover
Saelhcrlt had or had not any foundation
u TACT, No one could remember the
name Of the LADY, no oLe had any distinct
!ToIIeclon ofany circumstances connec.
S ~ with the alIair; and, ii Mrs Wander
S SS knew Of 1t, rs many suspected, she
aFIl herpeace and refused to speak.
u WSa recognized fact that Sir Ru-
E !, WSa very wicked man; and one day
G !; To- be noised about that he was
% ,.s odd" How, for example, had he
1ealed young Lane? Lane had fallen into
IISssacG, through no fault of his own; and
avery avery, before the very face Of the leader
".! W sci Mr. Vien.Sant, had shaken him
SSS: NV Oy the hand, and had driven
S.r. GOWN Broadway behind his span Of
TTgH. AND how had he treated King
IL Ivy, lhe 0anket' Mr.. King had failed
y, n,. business, and, as this is one Of tho un.
p i"iIa as sins, was dropped from the
, wos, o. society. Now, Miss Beatrice Es.
G sm; being impelled thereto by o very
SSS .1Ile cur osity TO ascertain how the
I rnm. sGoS their sudden fall from riches to
r Ss, S ~ Y poverty, called upon them,
S,S sS S rupert there, and learned that he
S;I S osen q constant visitor ever since the
ANU 'a1a Os. although he had not paid them
NV ~ JpAtILcuIar attention when they were
r sp 10 The World. And so the whisper
S"o G.Vaal that Sir. Rupert was "odd.'
ipo eVIb,s s;y iFowned upon such proceed.
Sim W Sa' Y seemed to have no effect upon
Ss. ,. ICt ll's, Vicn,Sant was afterwards
IN ,'.. 70 remark that, when she took him
oSIr ' .n lSt as familiarity with Lane, he
SS!o ' sl In a peculiar way, and made
knoS, ' ,Il about Levite; she didn't
M, S WV wlat he meant, but thought it was
least la very complimentary TO her, 10 say the
hin nG on AdOlphus Blanquecheque me,
Ni..V ~; Gay, upon the street, escorting
iS,SsHa I0g home, and carrying bundle
SSS,SSssa1Tayl Of course, Adolphus only only
Ailer ' " SupersIlIously; butwhen, an houI
.Dot,s I W met str.Rupert in the club, and
loCESa' y , GIm most graciously, Sir Rupert
hat con aia lGtrly in the face, with eyes
Sons S .DS oe hard and cruel upon occa
poj 'au passed him without a word OF
BlSponScSSoSusau ny Jupiter ~ said little
gtes,saa,yc:leque, his voice expressing tht
Ss rsl, , SURPRISE and the ladies, to whom
uSsr"ee99 The Incident, wondered also.
win a "So right" said Albert Hayes
L ,5s ! t ssoTl, Avery, with ali his faults
lever E Ho,,,' endstest, truest.hearted mar
iot von S ~ Wish l could say the SAINT
speeSS S' a., al tho ladies condemned thi!
An, a Ut called the speaker horridv
,hS AH' No, there was ono N. ra,roo, =