The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-31

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Ing in snug country house with Ger Tor
my wife. I reflected upon mornings
spent in delicious rambles, afternoons In
mutual study, and evenings In adVanta.
geous conversation. saw that | could
stand It no longer. 1 would find Ger al
once and ask her 10 be my wife; she
would accept, and then / would be happy.
l found her in the drawing.room alone;
tho other ladies went on the terrace.
Fate favored me. But alas ! ! had not
arranged what 10 say under ouch trying
circumstances. looked confused and
unhappy. Ger glanced keenly at me,
and, with her usual tenderness, spoke
pleasantly to dissipate my fears. l saw at
once she was willing. l gathered cour.
age; l approached, took her hand, began,
"My dear Ger, as you are aware, and as
YOU doubtless know-that Is TO say, being
cornlzant Of" when the door opened
and In bounced the hateful Lieutenant
Seeing my coniusion-I had bounded
clear across the room at his entrance
he laughed impudenlly, and said he
hoped he was moi intruding. Ger assured
him that he was not, and the others soon
following, my chance was gone. l had
no other opportunity all evening, and l
went to my room batlled. Glorious in
spiration-write o letter. Yes, a letter
was evidently the thing. could explain
the circumstances Of the case better on pa.
per- Iprocured some brandy and water
pen, ink and paper. l wrote a telling
letter-thought Of q better idea-tore 1t
up; wrote another-blotted it-threw II
into the fire; wrote auother-iound that l
had called her darling; thought that too
familiar-wrote another. At last pro.
duced one to suit; but my table was litter.
ed, and the floor strewn with such q heap
Of paper that l was fairly bewildered.
However, l sealed the missive up, mark
ed 1t "Immediate," and left 1t where my
man would see II in the morning.
went to bed more exhausted than ever
had felt in my life,
Iawoke with a splitting headache. l
asked myself the reason. l must have
had more wine than was good for me. l
reflected on the events OF the previous
evening, and my eye fell on the paper
scattered by my bedside. In an Instant
there flashed across me the folly l had
committed. l rang violently; my valet
came. l exclaimed in stammering &C
cents, ibid you find letter on my table
this morningr"
ayes, sir" said the fellow, confidential.
", and with twinkle in his eyes. at
was marked Immediate so l took 1t TO
the lady's own maid, and Miss Weston
had 1t an hour ago"
"That will dc" l groaued feebly-"you
Can describe the agony Of the next
hour9 How cursed that fine llavored
Burgundy. How l mathematical the
brandy and water! What fool l had
been! There rushed across my mind all
that was about to lose. ! grosned aloud
| had no doubt but that the dctestable
Ger would turn out like all the rest Yet
what could l dol I had written her q
formal proposal, and could not retract
oven If | would. Delightful doubt-sup-
nose she should refuse Alas no chance
Of that. She was poor-1 was rich; to-day
l should BIO an afilanced lover-ln few
months welded
l dressed-I know not how. Once more
l sent for my servant, and considerable
astonished that imperturbable domestic
BY telling him to pack up my traps with
al secrecy, and be at the stairs In less than
an hour, without informing any one. l
crept down stairs, trembling at every
sound; descended the stairs safely, crossed
the hall, and was Just on the doorstep
when a voice that knew called out,
"Mr. Jenkinson."
Il was hersl Dread moment Des-
peration nerved mo. 1slammed the door,
set Oft at tho top Of my speed, reached
the station, hurried my traps and the as
tonished seVant into the train, and was
whirled rapidly to town.
From there ! went on the continent, for
I feared to meet any Of my acquaintance,
lest they should have heard the story.
Six months aflerward l was staying at
tho Hotel do -, In NJ. l was en-
loving tolerable meal at the table dhote,
when my fork fell from my hand as l
heard the awful name-Ger.
turned my head and saw q little
hipheFup, the identical Ger Weston and
Lieutenant Haughton-e evidently o new
Iy.msrried couple on their honeymoon.
And this woman told mo that he was the
pest Of her lifel They saw and recogniz'
ed me, and exchanged glances ofmeantDg.
Two hours later l stood on the steps Of
the hotel awaiting the return Of the wait.
er, who had gone to settle my bill, for, Of
course, l could not stay any longer, when
l heard my name spoken In the balcony
overhead, and, stupeaed, half unconscious
| " heard the following conversation:
"Yes, Frank, you were most unressor-
ably Jealous Of that poor old Jenkinson,
you admit.
"Not Jealous. only considered what
YOU intened to be harmless interest and
pity for the old gentleman"-ye powers!-
"t6at YOU were in reality leading him
astray. 1t is evident that he was very lar
%Well, 1 am inclined to think that he
was lust a little insane. What do you
think he did that morning on which he so
mysteriously leltY He sent an immedi'
ate and inclosed an unpaid tailor,s bill,
in which the principal items were Goats
renewed :"
"By JoVel Just what expected. The
poor old simpleton very evidently in
tended"
I heard no more. l rushed madly
away, and have never seen the Hsughtons
since.
But mark the duplicity Of women. l
firmly believe that, enraged Of my dlsap.
pcarHnce, she invented the story to turn
the laugh against me. ...
Iremsined abroad five years ere l ven
tured TO return, and have never since Wis
tied Marston Hall. could not do so.
WE heard q farmer pronounce thu
wheat crop oil this county the best w
i; have had for twenty years.-a. C9airsUR