The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-28

on no end of sprees.'
Randolph, don't talk slang to me,
please; | don't understand it,
son, I'll soon teach it to you. But
it's beastly hot in here. Lets take 1"
walk in the park
ain Mqt-costume" She was about
to say rig" but caught herself.
$50 I've got another governe5s" he
thought. "Well, if YOU won't go with
me IN this. you'll have to stay where
YOU are. That's all
His manners are awful thought
Louise. as she answered indiiierently:
"On. very well, here's II paper-lH
amuse myself with that. II know he's
diving to be seen walking with me. I'll
bring him around in Il minute.D
Vanity, but not far from truth. lie
wss thinking "She WAS the most stylish
woman in the house Id give anything
to show her of, and make some OF the
old cats wild.
Silence reigned for II mintue or two.
Randolph looked at Louise. Louise was
absorbed in her paper. Being ques-
ton of obstinacv, OF course the man
yielded.
"Louiser' ,hecpishly.
81 thought so! Wel!?'
Are you going to walk
"Tm waiting for your mother"
"You're not going with her?'
"Ycs, | thinlso You're not well you
know: and | walk very fast. You'd
get heated, and that would be very bad
for YOU. think you ought to be very
careful of Yourself
Louise had conceived an idea. Her
last remark was tentative. Randolph
said lust about what She expected he
would
"Oh I'm not afraid I'll walk rs
fast as YOU like, if the cid ladya not
around. Come,
Randolph, what do you mean? Is it
possible that YOU have been doceiving
your mother? Confess sir| and she
looked half stem, half pleading, and alto
gether irresistible.
Randolph laughed. Dramatically he
sank on his knees beside her. "Med cut
Da. Datcr." he moaned, and Louise found
| II drcadfullv hari to be'properly dignl-
fled with him. IL am perfectly well. No
morc.,ick than you are. But | don't
want the old lady to know it. Now, open
! confession aud easy penancct
"Don't be IN hurry. There's lots
more wicliedness, | know. Why, on
earth what is the reason of this outra-
gcous imposition?
The change OF manner accompanying
the pause in that speech was an excel
lent illustration of what the poet meant
by "irom lively 10 severe.
"WelI. I'll tell you the whole story,
| came home from Heidelberg, where
| had been having Il jolly time for about
three wears. OF course I'd changed
while / was away. don't see how any
one could expect that l shouIdn t.
Mother WAS perfectly disguised. one
night met II couple Of college friends,
and we passed the evening smoking, ana
talking over old times
II know what that means.
"Whcn | came home | found mother
sitting up for me, reading her prayer
book. 1t wasn't more than three o o'clock;
but tell you got Il lecturing. But l
saw Louise, can't | get up? lhis kneel-
lnGs awful unCohlnTtho!t'
With awe.inspiring dignity Louise
gave assent, gravely made room Tor hmm
on the sofa beside her. and then spoiled
the whole effect by tapping him on the
cheek with the folded newspaper and
calling him "bad boy.
Randolph went on: "Aiter that
NIGHT never had minutes peace.
Mother took me in hand. She said l
must revive my social relations. Per
haps YOU don't know what that Is!
! We'll, il means calling on all the hon.
lest old, women IN New York. Catch
me nj il, That was only one o! the
forty things that she insisted upon. To
Get out of them pretended to be sick,
/ and mother cot frightened and brought
mo here. That's all about it,"
oNow there's something else, and it's
the worst of all. What Rladc you act so
at the University, Randolph.
ooh. mothers been talking toyou, has
she, Now, be fair A"didt'" ct atterd
That Latin, and don't know what
it means: but do know that you never
learned 1t in that horricd, disgusting,
rowdyish Heidelberg.
As raves the bull when crst the cIct II
! of sanguine hue is waved before his
angry ewes, SO raved Randolph when
| any one presumed TO utter word IN
disparagemcnL of his beloved Alma
Mater. Hejumped up aud pacing the
room with mighty strides, his eyes flash
/ ing and his voice trembling with en-
thGsiusm, he poured forth in mingled
German and English, the praises of his
/ University. His Southeran blood was
on fire with generous ardor, and his
unstudied eoqucnce fairly carried Louise
away with it. Her eyes blazed, her
checks flushed; the honest, enthusiastic
nature of the fresh hearted American
Girl broke through NIL the tctters IN which
the woman who married for money had
hound it. As Randolph turned to her at
the end of his TRADE, with a quick,
Now what do you say, Louise she
snranc to her feet, and in her glorious,
womanlv voice, cried out:
"Wha, do | say? | would have CIV
en- ANYTHING to have been there with
vour' Randolph called her jolly little
BRICK, and-it was rather an outrageous
thing to do-hugged her; and all she
said was, 'Oh-don't, p-l-c-ease.
Randolph was delighted with her.
Now you've pleased me, III do some
thin to please you. You object to my
dress. Iii change it. I'll get myself
up AS gorgeously as l know how. Wait
here lie was gone.
Louise had conquered. But she was
not AT all pleased. If the outbreak that
had gained her the victory had been
feigned, she would have been proud