Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-08-03
ADDERLEYS BYNe'S ROMANCE

ADUEhkEISD NaS nUmANOE
Mr.. Adderley Benyon Byng was nearly il
not quite, the richest eommoner in Eng
land. he was about thirty-6ye years Of age
tall and slight, with pale, interesting face
and faded yellow mOustache. His vices
were comparatively few, and of gentle
manly description. His near relations
consisted of a couple of married sisters.
He had no entanglements, and was no: q
gambler. Needless to say, therefore, thai
he was acknowledged BY common consent
to be the most eligible parti in London.
But, though by no means impervious to the
charms of the fair sex, Byng was unusually
difficult to please. The loyeliest young de,
butantes and the most aStute mothers had
for years angled unsueeessfully for the
glittering prize. But each recurring sea-
son brought with it some freSher beauty or
Somem more confident mamma and hence the
hunting Of Byng went merrily on.
Llt AAtu 10 L0AA W HOuANA a1Suh PANNuACSt
poetry, love, transcendental philosophy,
and matters generally mystical and ethereal
He found them so much more tolerant than
men, and so much less apt to detect his
utter and ghastly ignorance Of nearly every
subject upon which he conyersed. Men, in
fact considered Byng an affected nincom
poop, and only endured him for the sake Of
his wealth
Why the deuce don't you marry Adder
lev? remarked Captain Tom Carbury one
day.
Tom Carbury was Byng's devoted ad-
herent. He had lived upon him for years
and it was only when his eccentricIty and
vanity became utterly wearisome to the
practical henchman that he limited at mat
rimony. Carbury, moreover did not see
why he should not make a pretty good
thing out Of his patrons marriage by ju-
dicious arrangement with the bride s family
NV dear Tom, answered the transeen-
dentalist, where am / to find a woman
with kindred spirit; with soul above the
common things Of earth; one who can
really sympathize with my own idiosyn-
crasYY'
s'Bsessed if know" answered the Cap
tain. puzzled BY his patrons long words;
but II I were in your shoes would get rather
lex of being hunted about by all the old
dowagers in London, and ogled by every
girl who comes out. / shOdla marry one OF
them to spite the rest.
II certainly cannot marry them all,
unused Byng, languidly. We'll, Caroury,
III think about II.
The Captain also determined to think it
over, for. AS stated, he was getting little
tired of his position. He was a thiek-set,
bull,neeked man oftwo and three and forty.
very fond Of good living, and devoted to
London and Paris. Byng. on the other
hand, protested 10 despise friyolus smuse-
ments, lived ike an snchorite for mathis
together, and was in the habit of occasion.
aliy rushing of TO wild and uncivilized
parts of the globe, where the unfortunate
Captain was forced to submit to very I'M
welcome privations. A journey through
Tartary had brought the Captain to the
verge of rebellion, and, although he did not
Ike the idea of quarreling with his bread
and butter. he felt that he could not endure
many more such experiences, so he began
TO look about him for helPmate suitable to
the Grant philosopher
Mr.. Byngs difficulty naturally lay in the
abundance Of material from which ne had
10 make the selection. After mature con-
sideration, however, he decided in favor OF
certain Miss Constance Lexington. She
vas exceedingly pretty, it was her first sea-
son. and her only near relative was her
father, a gentleman whose pedigree was
much longer than his rent-roll Besides
Mr. Lexington, as the Captain knew, was
BY no means Oyerburdened with cash, and
was not likely to have any hesitation IN ar
ranging some little scheme by which Car
bury might share the advantages MISS Lax
ington would derive from q brilliant mar
rage
What a dueed pretty girl your daughter
is said the Captain one evening to that
young lady s father, as they sat in the smok-
ing room Of the Lawn Club.
Think SOP inquired the other, who
knew that Carbury was not likely to make
such > remark out of pure good nature.
Might marry any one, continued the
Captain. thOughtfully. 4.
lliaxington began to pick up his ears, and
said. "Yes, think she ought to do wen. "
After little more preliminary fencing,
Carbury began to approach the point She
doesn't know Byng, does sheY -.
'No, and shouldn't think it much use II
she did. Hes not q marrying man, is heY
We'll, / don quite understand what con
Stitutes a marrying man, rejoined the eau
tons Captain; but these things do happen
all the same. ] should be very glad myself
to see Byng married to 3 nice girl, he sd
dsd, significantly; 1T would DO him = lot
of good"
darlington drew his chair closer up to
,Carbury and the two became engeged IN 3
conversation apparently the most absorb
ing nature. After half an hour or so, Car
bury arose 10 90.
Il suppose must agree, remarked lax
ingtOn; "but yea are terrible fellow TO
deal with
"AIl right" answered the other; hall
when she's engaged. and the Other on the
weddingday. Man alive it viii be the max
ing Of your
A couple Of days later Captain Csrbury
eoutrived that Miss Lexington, chaPeroned
BY her aunt, Lady Csrraway, should be IN
trOduced to the philosophical Byng at
house in Grosyenor Square.
You might do worse than marry that
Lexington girl. remarked the Captain tc