Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-01

Pet accOmpllsheu uis PioPoS
One after noon q heavy rain storm
bad driven the sportsmen in sooner
than usual i was examining my breech-
loader In the gun-room when Smithers
mysteriously requested me TO come to
the snoking-room at once. There
found Budell and Marby. Smithers
had convened the club, and we had the
room to ourselves. He brie fly explained
his object. 81 have an announcement
10 make he said, ''similar to one made
Inv Budefi not long since. I'm going to
follow his example, and / hereby Invite
Won all to the wedding. Like Budell. ]
haven't vet put the final question, but
I am not afraid Of the answer. have
no objection to tell you that the young
lady Is at present in this house, and
that her name Is Miss Maxwell"
"Good heavensW calculated Budell.
"WelI," said Marby' al eRay as we'll
take this opportunity OF informing the
club that too am going to follow suit.
Only I've taken the precaution to speak
to the young lady first, and Fanny
Csrlyon is shortly going to become Mrs.
Marby." -.
was thunderstruck. "In that case"
said with dignity, as / strobe from
the room, 81 am now the only member
of the Square Cub"
Just as was tying my necktie few
minutes before dinner, and rejecting
that, though nervousness, want OF
leisure. and even blighted affections
might be got over, 1 at least had
reason that would preserve me frons
matrimony, Budell hurried into my
room.
"Look here" he said, 'Pm in deuce
of a box! Smithers is going to propose
to Miss Maxwell; and hang it, that's
EdithW ,.,,
"Whatl you're both in love with
Miss MAXWELL" ,
eyes, and that forward beast,
Smithers, will be sure to propose right
off; and I've never had good oppor-
tunity.n
any dear Budell, you must make
your opportunity. Do 1t tonight"
Tonight? Why, it's dinner time
already! after dinner we're to have
those blessed tableaux WANTS; and
goodness knows what Smithers will DO
while Pm looking after the wretched
affair. And then, tomorrow I've
promised Carlyon to start for the East
moor at 9 O'clock"
endeavored to comfort him by sug.
costing that possibly Miss Maxwell
might refuse Smithers; but Budell
shuddered at the possibility of being
forstalled. He was palpably upset, and
he looked nervous and anxious all din
per time. The company generally at
tributed it to theatrical responsibility.
but they were wrong; Budeli was too
old q hand to be anxious about any
thing so simple as tableaux yivants.
Smithers, on the other hand, had Sc.
cured seat beside Miss Maxwell, and
seemed to be making himself vastly
agreeable.
The tableaux began Immediately
after dinner, and they were great sue
cuss. Budeil had skillfully arranged
them, without attempting to make
them into a series; and music, sup.
posed to be appropriate, or to have
some reference to each tableaux, was
PLAYED while the curtain was up.
Curiously enough, In the second to the
last tableau, Miss Maxwell, Smithers and
Budeil were to appear by themselves !;
and still more curiously, the subject Of
il was "The Rivals" Where Budell
l
his inner consciousness. 1t was sup
posed to be a woodland scene in the
paint. and-powder days. Ayoung lady
was discovered seated on a bank, with
q lover kneeling at her feet. and holding
one of her hands. At q little distance,
and unseen by either of the lovers, was
rival glazing from among the trees at
the unsuspecting pair. The tableau
was very effective. Miss Maxwell
looked very charming in her costume,
and Smithers glared splendidly.
Budell's face it was impossible to see,
for his back was turned to the audi
ence. Up till now the performers had
all managed to remain as rigid as
statues; but in this tableau Miss Max
well, who had already appeared several
times, seemed to lose her nerve. The
curtain had not been up minute when
she started, looked down at Budell, and
at last, flushing crimson, fairly ran of
the stage. However, the last tableau
went off without hitch, and the slight
mistake did not effect the general ver-
diet. An adjournment was made to
have q dance in the hall, and | was
standing idly looking on when Budell,
once more in his usual garb, rushed up
to me in a fever of excitement.
"By George, sir" he whispered,
congratulate me! I've done it; it's
all right"
And he dragged me along with him
from the hall into the empty library.
"What OF earth doyou mean, man?n
/ exclaimed. "What have you done?"
ave proposed, sir; and I've been
accepted"
l cordially congratulated him, and
then inquired: "How did you man.
| age it? When did you find the time,
and where the couragew
"Pn tell you. l did it in that tableau.
Under cover of the music l told Edith
that in all sober earnestness ] was at
her feet, not Jest alone e, and l asked her
to be my wife. That's why she ran
away"
"No wonderW / interiected.
Wasn't it splendid doing it under
Smithers' very eyes? And then OF
course 1 saw Edith afterwards in the
little drawing-room; and she'll be here
directly, whenever she has changed
her costume"
"Well, Pm glad you've settled it;
| ard think Smithers was right when
he said you would end by proposing in
some extraordinary way. And it seems
| to me that it was decidedly embarrass-
| ing for Miss Maxwell"
Smithers married Edith Maxwell's
| sister eighteen months after the