Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-29

"Arthur are you never going to leave
off your monkey tricks"' asked Miss
Phebe, with as much sternness as she
was capable of, which wasn't much.
"Never," answered the caller, with
great GOODNESS, as he slid down the
tree again.
ooh dear! what would young Candy
think of him." almost groaned Miss
Phebe. "And, Verona, dear, please
don't whistle any more.
'rNot whistle, you darling! how can
help itsp | whistled when L was
baby girl, and never knew you disliked
it before"
"WelI, don't know as / do dislike
it myself. In fact, Pm afraid l rather ike
il. But don't whistle before Peter, that's
all. And, Verona, couldn't you-you
seem to have influence over HMM
duce. Arthur Willis to behave with lit
tie more dignity? Ayoung OF two,
and twenty climbingtrees like squirrel
or a monkey is really too absurd"
'Mother Phebe, have you known Ar
thur from before he was bOrn-hls
mother was an old school-mate of yours
too, remember-untilt the present time
not to know that he can't be anything
but himself? And | shouldn't want
him to. For my part, | think he's too
aWflIlly cunning for anything
ITO awfully cunningr repeated Miss
Phebe. "Well perhaps he is. He's
good young man anyhow, and very
kind to his parents though | do object
somewhat to his calling his father gov
ernor.'"
Ellis father DON'T" laughed Verona.
"But by-the-by, darling, when do you
| expect this id mean this good Looking,
well-educated, simplicity-loving gentle
| man." .
"On the very next train. He will dine
| with us, and have told Betsey to serve
dinner earlier than usual. SO you had
| better begin dressing at once Ana
Miss Phebe left the room, and Verona
! did "legin ressing ut once" On,
| what n s1arkle came into her lovely
| black ewes, what a saucy tilt the turned
| mn nose took on, and what bright smiles
chased each other over the full red lips!
| And no wonder, for never made maiden,
dressing to meet would-be lover, so
elfish a toilet before. First she dlppei
| n hair brush into basin of water, ana
vigorously brushed the fluffy curlS that
| lay upon her forehead (which, unshau-
ed by them, seemed a trlfle too hlgh)
| and the waves that rlppled over ner
| head, until there was no hint OF curl or
wave left. Then she undid coils ana
pufls of her luxuriant hair, made to look
| more luXuriant by being arranged III
these same coils and puffs, and gather
| ing it all together into one hard knot,
she fastened it with one hair-pln hlgh
on her head. An accident year or
two before had cost her one of her pretty
| white teeth-a front one, most unlor-
| tunately; but thanks to the dentist
| skill, no one had ever even suspected
| that the one which replaced 1t bore no
| relation to its neighbOrs. This tooth she
| removed, and her mouth lost its symme-
| try, and her smile its charm. Ihen
! She donned a muslin gown OF Miss
| Phebe's some twenty years old, and con-
spicious by reason of the green leaves
| and blue-fiag lilies ofenormous size that
were profusely scattered over it, which,
Miss Phebe being rather short and quite
stout, and she rather tall and quite
slender, etfectually concealed her shape
" form, and unconcealed her feet IN
STOUT low shoes two sizes too large foI
them. About her neckwhich waslonS and
slender and graceful in the soft rucheS
and laces she always wore, she pinned
a linen cellar, and just behind her leil
ear, so that it dropped over against her
cheek, making her brunette complexion
look positively sallow, she pinned a
spray of the brightest blue larkspur.
And thus she presented herself before
the much astonished Miss Phebe and
Mr.. Peter Candy. Ifthe latter wa:
also much astonished, as beyond douol
he was, having heard aglowing account
of heradopted daughter from his hostess
heinever BETRAYED it farther than by a
slight opening ofhis dreamy halt-shu
eyes. He was a willowy youth, with
fair, willowy hair falling nearly to hi:
shoulders, forehead low but moi
broad, and chin decidedly the reverse
of his friends and teachers. And M
wore dark purple velvet coat, ana
white lace and lavender silk scarf, anC
there floated about him the DELEGATE
perfume of the violet. He rose when
Verona entered the room and greeted
her with a languid bow, which sh'
returned with an awkward courtesy
while Miss Phebe's face became
marvellous study, from the wonderful
commingling of expressions there, as sh'
led the way to the dinner-room.
"You-ah-you like country life"
said Peter-I should say Aurelius-
when they were seated at the taole
"Oh, yes" replied Verona, with ?, IN
fantile fervency. 81 dote on cows;
Cows? Oh! all! yes. Ihey-
"Don't bite you, and they give, mill
and cream and butter,' explained
Verona. ,,
Peter-thati is, Aurelius, almost smiled
"And do you dote on horses 100
he asked, patromizingly, IT.
"Yes; but sometimes they kick. I'm
afraid of them when they kick; But
oh, how I"-clasping her hands
Glove chickensw
"Chickensw repeated Aurelius, III
dazed way.
ayes: they lay omelets and custard
and.eggs," said EeronanoddiHg her hea
with the air of one who imparts useiu
information, And there the converse
ton ended.
Mr.. Peter Aurelius Candy left 70
home on an early train. "Iour adopte
daughter is simplicity ITSELF" he II
marked to Miss Phebe, while biddin
her good-by, "but l fear We are DC
affinities.n
"Oh, Verona, how could you.ho'
could you be So" began Miss Pheo'
as soon as he was gone; but an uncor
, trollable fit of laughter prevented he
finishing the question. And before tn
laugh was done, away danced Veron
to the snuggery to do her hair in tn
usual style, replacing the larkspur wit
i an orange and maroon nasturtiur
, flower, put back the tooth and eNchang
the loose green and blue figured gov
, for natty gray flannel boating suit wit
E dark red trimmings.
Y And at the rowing party-she and b
e had little boat to themselves, an
!. somehow or other it was always Vel
e much behind the others-she told A
s thur all about it.
!: ooh, dear me, how funny it was!
Z said she. "Buti served him exact