The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-05

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no moro important duty than to sex
bis new .horse or admire his ,volleying
And 80, when she turned her eyes frou
the Inevitable white marks on the green,
she found that they rested with.a faint In.
teiest on her boys tutor. She wondered
II this sort OF serious administrations young
men made anything better OF life. II was
not long betorebiie became awarethnt her
Interest WAS returned hundredfold. The
slight and learned youth narrowed his
eyes that he might SEQ her better, and
dropped them quickly when she looked ut
him. His thin cheek blushcd when she
spoke tozhimy md he Istammered In his
aus wefs, She smiled at her interest ID
this new variety OF his sex, but tho inter.
and tlicn from that consciousness OF the
monotony Of lie which was now too often
with her. She liked to keep him near her
IN the cool morning room or on the wide
lawn. She asked him about books and
learned men; and she pleased herself with
tho suspicion Of his tlntterlng feelings, Of
his unfatholncd devotion.
When II was tina for Stanley Betel to
leave bis Capua, and tho cart was ut the
door, his hostess stood on The broad stone
step with Il worry real focliny Of regret.
The young tutor blinkcd In her calm
splendid presence, he pr. ssed her fingers
harder than he knew with his nervous
hand. "Well," he said, stammering, ~
don't know how to say never can
thank-l shall never, in fact, forget, IL
have been 30 happy" lie tripped OH the
step Of the dog cart, and with Il scraped
shin aud n bruised heart was driven
rapidly away fromtheiair beguillngreyions
OF romance. Iar
For tho next thirty years nothing hap.
pened to Mr.. Stanley Betel. liz took
orders us his parents Ind always intended;
and for the rest liz delivered lectures u
great many times TO succeeding gangs OF
half hcedful, half contemptuous under.
graduates. When he was not featuring
he was preparing new lectures or putting
new stuif into tho old. lie neverdoubted
that it was his duty to I'LL his hours dis:
course Us full ny it would hold; he never
doubted. that he owed n great debt to the
college which had chosen him rs It's Eel.
low and rewarded him Tor his loyalty bv
keeping his long sensitive nose constantly /
on the grindstonc.
The Rev. Stanley Betel had no time for
love, and very little for study. In lis
,yosith he had something, in his boidcst
motnnnts. dared to dream that In might
contribute his mite to the prodigions dis
coverics Ut scholars. Perhaps in a vision
hn had seen the name "Be.elius' In small
est print at the foot Of n fair page OF
Greek, his name thus made immortal by
the notice OF 4 German commentator. But
slowly this timil hope faded, rs year alter
he taught the same lesson in almost
same words to successive squads OF
candidates for honnrs in the schools.
Nevertheless, in the rare intervals OF
lie applied himself diligently to the
study Of ancient text and grabbed com.
mrntary. lie ftlt that this was the least
he could do in return for the many
advantages Of his lie. lie sawt that it was
right to labor with might and main, II by
any means he could bring some credit to
the college which had endowed him with
q high and enviable position. So when
he was not lecturing MOI preparing lee
lu'es' nc was computing passages ol an.
authors, commentaries on the pas.
sages, and commentaries on the commen.
tarles. He led q very studious lie for
thirty years; an nothing happened to
him in that time.
" course Stanley Be,el grew older.
Each year he became thinner and more
lerky. His short sighted eyes acquired
from much narrowing and peeriny ut in.
attentive youth Il great store Of fine lines
.nu creases at the corners. The slighthes
itation in his speech, tho modest and not
un2raceful pause Of tho young student,
we're filled BY the veteran, tutor, that he
might avoid strange s~ilencrB in his lee
lures, with a little repeated mo~nysyllable,
added nothing to-. the n Of his
words. Such olher little habits as that
ot darting his inquisitive nose and skinny
inEer at the person from whom he was
information became more and
emphatic. His walk became n,ore
and less direct. He seemed to
drlit sideways or to DO blown with his
wide clerical skirts Tapping or floating be-
hind him. lie was All old don. u
The Rev. Stanley Betel was mn old don,
which shove the namas - cand L;g,o.
for the col EGO achoisrsh;us La nsm;aS
the word "Orine,n Hc wns IN n ani,or.
he felt n kecn rn,,sro, ;n.orn.t ~.
Mir. Nr,el's dmtv that morn;nv =" d;s.";L
ute to tho 70 amb;tioms hovs ,hs first nanor
of their rxaminat;on IN cnrar,1 (, GfM
n this tasn 10 n.as J;snan.;un an ~
.ucn vnnth a y ;ntad no n,a uop ~nan w w
caught sipht Of = face wh irh' m "ha h;m
casn and Mint Ia t,nn, ,i,a. ICY Le " naa
[ookinr nj Orm.. and ~, 'n;n% ~ ~ "I
over All those ycars md nssnr.,i ;,s. + G a. !
moment that ill., sl Sa ~ M Iss,,r NV ~ IL ~
liz gava the ,,on, I b.Ii s,a
for liz snuor u'y no. na , ITls
There wns an Mil D dnHr;ii , ~ILo b Ls,onng:
Cleric i wuistcoat ~ 1i how i I"et a .i
ms l,e ,',, ,., m ~! ,uohsu up
.aners. md Mr T..t.i 1 sH, s.iI!"a o"s
thn .La;r ha,.Ls n"nIi u,!.,'s iuoiis ny
tangle his voHno Ial;ra ""s i ui r9, ''st