The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-19

to our situation, the former, who, it sub
sequently transpired, was an old crouy
of Horizons, urging us, however, TO stay
over night at the hotel. 1t was very
dark, he said; the road to Fitzwilliam
was badly washed, and he would not lei
a horse of his 20 out for any price.
aMy escort motioned him outside, and
/ never in my life listened-for l could
not help hearing some OF his words
through the thin partition Of the wall
to such dressing down as he gave this
Horton, as well as tn evil looking landlord
himself, whom he accused OF being In the
conspiracy with him. This was followed
up by some pretty loud threats on the
part of my now Thoroughly excited cham
pion. 1t was long before carriage ap'
peared at the door, and we reached the
hotel we sought after an hours RAPID
driving without any mishap. found
nv cousin in Mysteries, and it was well
along towards the small hours before L
could, with the aid of bottle OF nervine
that happened TO be in the house, COM
pose her as we'll as myself to sleep. Mr..
Wilkes had kindly and politely taken
leave of me when we arrived at the hotel,
as he was to take an early train In the
morning for Boston to complete nego-
tiation with Manager l.. Of the Boston
Theater, for an engagement the coming
season. We exchanged cards, and ne
touchingly apologized for the wretched
consequences, as he said, of our delightful
interview on Rattlesnake Peak, taking
all the blame upon himself; his voice be-
came tremulous from emotion, and at re-
leasing my hand from his l burst into
tears, and, turning from him, ran up to
nv room. I we'll knew that it was ow-
ing to nv foolhardiness that the misera-
bic consequences were such as they were,
but in my weakened state OF body and
pur.urbatons of mind l could only re-
main dumb.
"The next morning, although hardly
able to hold my head from exhaustion, l
resolutely dressed, and, with Sylvia, who
ALWAYS easily recuperated from her at
tacks. went down 70 breakfast. AS L
have said, we were to be in New York
the next day, and l was determined to
take the next train, which would, from
the little village we were in, by rather
circuitous routes, enables us to connect
with the Boston and Now York express
at Springfield.
"Mr. Wilkes had departed on the early
train, as he had intended, no one at the
sleepy little hotel being astir, but the
stable boy, so that he had no communl-
cation with any one belonging to 1t save
servant girl, who had not retired on
our return the previous night, and this
stable boy, who acted as clerk OF the es-
adjustment. The next train not leav-
iag till nearly noon, l had Occasion TO
notice that the little community of the
hotel, as we'll rs of the village, were
greatly shocked over the carry-ings-on
by that couple on the mountain and at
the Halfway lie ,se yesterday and night
Through the chambermsid ascertaned
that the folks were judging me very
harshly under Horizons foul misrepsenta.
tions. He had spread the report that l
was a French adventures, and that l
had met Wilkes, a man of doubtful char
acter, anyway, by appointment, and that
we had purposely detached ourselves
from the party. He had ordered his
horses after the decent of the party and
left Immediately, in spite of the storm.
ii considered it beneath my dignity to
make any explanations, and did not
make any notwithstanding the protest
atoms of Sylvia, who had now, after the
chambermaid's delectable piece Of in
formation, thrown herself on the bed and
INDUCED in another fit of Mysteries. l
was proud and independent, and had not
spent three years IN European travel to
be frightened by the natives of little
Yankee hamlet. As the time to take
the coach for the railway station an
preached gave Sylvia thorough scold-
inc. which so Quoted her nerves that she
rot up, changed her negtige appearance
She had INDUCED in during the afternoon
and we were soon on our way. We
reached New York that night. 1t was
with difficulty that l could crawl into
our carriage that was in waiting at the
depot, but was soon at home and IN
NV own bed.
81 was i'll three months of rheumatic
fever brought on me by over exertion
and exposure on that miserable mountain
had: been expectingto be married in
the coming autumn to Mr.. Chelmsford,
a Young gentleman whom my cousin and
familiar friend, Sylvia De Vlamming,
had for long time very much admired.
of course told Mr.. Chelmsford the story
of my mountain adventure, which was
the cause of my illness. But saw him
ONLY at intervals, while Cousin Sylvia
had him to entertain during his daily
calls when Il would be invisible. My
illness unavoidably postponed our mar
riage. and she considerably consoled him.
"What she told him l never knew,
but! that she did her duty effectively was
proved by the tact that when l was at
last able to leave my room my Iuondam
lover asked to be released from his en-
pagemeut-a request that was quickly
granted, although cannot deny that 1t
was nearly death blow TO me-and his
marriage with Sylvia was contaminated
during the succeeding holidays. AS
soon as | was able to bear the voyage
my father, mother, and | started again
for the Continent. My father was never
as you know, a wealthy man. He had
for wears represented large importing
house in New York purchasing agent in
various cities in Germany and Italy, on
large salary. The next four years
we're spent chiefly in Vienna, Naples,
Berlin and Milan where 1..assiduously de
voted myself to the cultivation and per-
lection of my voice.
"When again 1 set foot on American
soil It was IN the role of apublc singer.
Nv success was assured from the first.
1t was pleasure for me tdfing,.and:l en-
loved exceedingly the life OF excitement
that opened before me. In all these years
YOU may be sure often thought of that
mountain adventure, and used 10 wonder
what had become of my handsome and
brave escort. ] remembered him with
emotions caused by the most profound
respect had felt for him as scholar
sndlss a gentleman particularly, for |
felt that he had been tried under very
peculiar circumstance, and had not been