The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-01
LUNATEo BALL.
"wna, a Mai world ills, ny Masrer.r'

usual airy grace and sinking indolentl'
into chair.
Good morning." calmly returns bob
who looks as II he ought to be ADDRESSED
as Robert, il not Bohun-his surname
which would, Of course, be even more dig
nifed, Briefs being new to him and al
tornCys almost unknown, he gfances u
fromhis papcrSwith Charmingly abstract
cd air, and just a sOupcOn Of WEAKNESS
that Is very well done indeed. Ills irienc
is evidently delighted with II and smile
arprOvingly.
used up, Bob he asks with q snspic
ious concern, after slight but eloIuen
pause.
mo, no, protests Mr.. BOhun mildly
mot 80 much TINT Rs-Ot course there Il
responsibility attached 10 it, and-anl
that"
"All that, says his visitor with increas
ing sympathy; ~ feel just like you. Re
spOnsibiity is wearing mo out. COnscicnC,
IL killing me slowly but sureIy-in fact, Il
making All old man OF mo before my time
When saw the wrelChed boy at my
place lew moments since, creeping ant
staggering up tho stairs aud growing
every second more damp and unpleasant
beneath the load OF bricks he held in boil
arms, feared might lose my senses, &c
fled to you for advice; only 10 find you
il possible, in worse case. My dear fellow
don't, Throw over II clicut or two; dc
anything except kill yourself with work.
"Oh, hangyou!" says Mr.. Iohun, In
elegantly and very frivolOusly, lOOkiny
wildly round for ruler or any other sea,
sonable missile; and then they both laugh
and dignity Is no more. Bob iOregOes
grandilOQuenCe and descends to common,
place.
"You know tho Normans, don't your
asks Widing presently.
"Ihc old peOplC-yes; and George
used to know, long ago, but have rather
lost sight OF him OF late.
"Ah, yes. lie is about the best of them
Hos in a lunatic asylum now. Odd how
things come round"
"NO! you don't say so. never heard a
word oft. met tho old man, Sir John
at the GOringsthe other night and he SAT-
nothing Of it.
"Well, he wouldn't, you know, 'tisn't
likely, sRys Mr.. Wilding; tits sort o.
oh, no; We never mention him sort OF af
lair altogether. You SEE they set theil
affections on GeoTgc-sworc by him
thought he had the entire brains of the
family; and when he was spun for the |
q. 5. they nearly went out Of thGil
minds Did they says Bohun, with in
terCst. Evidently very exci,able peo
pie; no doubt it is Hereditary in their fam
lily"
ETH said Mr.. Wilding, somewhat pux
zled. Then-"Well, it couldn't I've heIped
you know
mo, OF course not, poor fellow in
tones OF the deepest COmmsseraIiOn,
You're a Mt sympathy" says Mr.
Wilding; "yOur face will certainly make
your fortune in court some dav, lmita,
ton, they say, is the sinCerest natterv, SC
don't be offended il you see me trying tc
copy your present expression. hut
really can't see that George Norman is 10
much to he pltied after all. Things might
have been worse"
"WeIl, ] confess don't SEQ that"
"Oh, nonsense. know many fellows
worse off. lie says himself it Is rather
a sunny berth, and that lie is quite com,
Portable"
~ am glad to hear that. lie doesn't
feel his position thGm"'
zone would think YOU were talking Of n
convict says Mr.. Winding with some cor.
tempt. 81 can tell you in the long run,
his people, in spite OF their absurd pride
were glad enough to get him in"
"That's only natural, you know, though,
il sounds heartless. dare say he was
Troublesome NJ home"
"lle was always II restless sort OF beg.
gar-that must be allowed; but it was
Game'down, Of course, from an Indian
jndgeship.'
"WCll, il was-rNther.'
At first the old people quite despisetl
the notion Of the asylum, but George was
headstrong, as you may remember and
very determined, and do you know, in the
long run they had the greatest difficulty
in getting him in at all"
"Ah' violent case then, suppose,
Poor George"
What says Mr.. Wildins, stupidity,
and then he glanccs kccnlY ut his friend
and finally gives way to laughter that, by
degrees, dcgeneratcs into Il roar.
Violent says he, when he can speak,
and laughs again 50 heartily that Mr.. Bo.
hun, periurcr, joins In the mcrvimunt, III.
though ignorant Of its cause.
Did you think that George was luna.
tie he says at length. "For Il small
part declare you are better then TOolc,"
"fOu sail he was in Iunatic asylum.
What would any one think from ihatH'
demanded NJ Bohun, slightly aggricved.
SO lie II, but not Us 4 patient, ll0 is q
IoOior oil the SOnthway asylum.
thought You knew that. What brought
me here to-day was to bring You an invi.
tatIon to EaI! at his place. | met him
yesterday and It appears he is giving his
mad friends dance; said had never
seen AL atlaIr OF he KIND 50 he asked me
ioget rid Of my ignorance without DELAY,
and when mentioned yOur name u was
afrIidto go by myself he said he'd be
AwluIIy glad to see yOu also. Will You
come"
i will, says BolIun hrisLly. ii should
rather fancy renewing acquaintance with
: George. lie was always Il very decent
fellow
with uncommon pretty RiGtrrs-'
That enhances his value threelOld, y
says Mr.. Eghun approvingly.
The first feeling that ills the breasts of
Mr.. Wilding and his friend M they enter
the ballroom at Southway il ono Of dis.
linCt disappointment. Ii is very much
like any other balI.ronm there is no dc.
nying this sal fact, our friend Ocknowl.
edged its truth with a sigr and srcre,
sensation OF surprise and Dissatisfaction,
They had expected something widely
different, something with touch Of bur.
Icsquu about il here and there. Tint wonl,l
have made it stand ont cousp;ruousIy
from the common ruck Of entertainments.
/ They had tondly looked for festival thni
might resemble in mild fashion n meet .
inS Of the Fericc ISLANDERS. or a Var wor.
dance among the the redskins. nnI aftnr
all they lind themselves gazing nj n balI
that il noUly rs possible similar ia an Tr.
binary Wrsi.End affair. ~ ''' -
Naturally, therefore, they arc lh,l,