Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-12-06
A COMMON EPISODE.

pe,. II see The French are getting mtr'
se,tlsd at lSst. Oh, ah-Altred Stone,
waking upso bis wife remark; II thought
he'd Joined his regiment long age"
"No; he's still hanging abOus--on leave
be says"
well, bat Lizzie. I've never seen them
much together"
THAT is because men never see sny'
thing" said Mrs. Howard, as if dryly an
pouncinV fact. "I-indsed any one-cAn
see that be aud Lizzie are getting beyond
a Irritation, aad do not think they ought.
enc" said the father thOuShfully, he's
net ,hs sort Of fellow I like, certainly not
a. son-in-ls#. Bat surely Lizzie can't
see ANYTHING to like in sach hAirdrsssers
block, and blockhssd, toe" chucking at
hs joke.
He may be the drst be is not biloxi
head; he knows how to play his cards too
we'll"
"sln, don't believe Lizzie cares scrap
for hin; che has too much sense. ex-
peos she's only amusing herself, and ne
too
NO; have watched them carefully,
because suspected il, and am sure 1t Is
geiuDg SERIOUS
Mrs, Howard vas q woman with moral
stiG neck, her opinion once given on any
thing, poIhing could alter iI, and the tone
10 which sac said Il an sure, showed
that her views on that subject were not 10
be changed By any arguments, reasonable
OF unreasonable.
Bar. Howard sighed. BE knew, BY long
experience, bis WIies peculiarly, but also
that she was q cautious woman, who did
not hastily Jump to conclusions, and that,
though solnhsxible, she was generally Just,
and never laid down the law without due
Cause. He certainly did not approve OF
Alfred Stone, and would have been sorry
10 see his daughter Lizzie his wife; but on
Che other hand he extremely dishked I'M
pleasant things, especially when they In
rsrfsrei With mis- ehildren's present hsPPl
ness.
Being, as is often the case complete
contrast 70 his wife, he was an over lndul
gent father, and ore much giving TO letting
things drift, in the comforting assurance
that 1T would come sll right.
One of his three daughters had married
most happily and satisfactorily. Why
coul1 uos Emma and Lizzie follow their
Eist,r's example? And then every one
especially himself, though he did not openly
avoz that ssiish thought-would be quite
hsppy.
Alfred Stone was a young officer then
staying with his parents At Burlsi2h. He
was about thirty, gOOd'looking, with pleas
ant manners, bright, agreeable, fairly wen
off-but alas! you could not look at him
and think, There is an EngEshnan whom
can rust" In his soft, dark eyes at
times there was turtive glance; in his
mouth there were lines of weakness; and
IN Inc tendency to hesViness Of the lower
part Of the face, there we're signs that self
indulgence rather than seif-control would
be the guide of his conduct. Nothing pos
itlyxly wrong could be said OF him, yet
thsrs we're rumors of trivoliTy that might
driR into unNsadiuess, Of love Of galety
that found pleasure In excitement late
hours, aud companiensof weaker tempera-
msnts than himself; and even, 1t was hint
ed, 10 playing for higher stakes at cards
than was psudsnt-in short thar, unless
Allied Stone pulled "" he might become
a reckless man Of the world, . gambler,
drunkard; not q 1T husband for the pale,
Quiet Elizabeth Howard, with her beseeeh-
ing eyes her gentle manners that seemed
to appeal to you for bindnesl
Elizabeth assmsll, delicate-looking, with
sofs brown eyes and hair; very undsmon.
arStive, rather silent; yIt if an observer
closer noties, he would have seen that there
was an undercurrent of strength, OF silent
endurance, in her character that was IN
suspected even By her relations. These two
Young people had met at the various par
ties that were given in the summer st Bur-
leigh; their parents were mutually &C,
Gaainted, consequently they met often, and
the attachment, If il we're one, that Mrs.
howard had noted, had grown up without
any obstacle 90 far.
They were 90 great eontrsst-he 30
full Of life and spirit 50 CHEEKY, so anus
ing; she 40 quiet. so restfGl and 30 symps-
thstie-that perhaps it could not be won
dersd Of that it was q case Of love at 6rst
sight"
So far nothing had been said BY the
young man except what eyes can say, bat
they had said great deal, and thar own
language had been answered.
The very afternoon on which Mrs. How
ard had invaded her husbands sanctum to !
give utterance to her opinions on her |
daughters future, the yc1ng people in |
quss,ioa were resting after The tolls Of q |
game Of crcqRet, tor eroqIet was played !
IN those dsys-ealm, laDguid eroquet, with |
none Of the fierce excitement, the frantic |
movements and con.ortions Of It's success !
sor, lawn tennis.
They professed to be watching With great
interest another game played on the lawn
beneath the raised path on which their seat
was placed, but they were really interested
only in each other; they were far enough
away to talk gently without being heard,
and no unkind intruder had made himgf
or more often herself an unWelcome third.
Alter q few poin,less remarks on the
game, silence had fallen between them
Elizabeth sat lookiOg on the ground, feel |
ing that q great crisis in her hfs had come. !
The weight of silenee seemed almost IN
bsarable, and, with al effort she turned to 4
her oompanion and began some triding re-
mark. which died away unfinished on meet
ing bis eyes fall of look that pierced to
her heart and filed her with unknown rap
ture. BE spoke in g tone Of repcessed /
pss-.on; she listened Let those who win
recall what words she heard. Love has al
ways the same language, varied only By
the characteristics Of the speaker, uttered
only with slight difference Of spsech--some.
times hesifAdDgly, sometimes eagerly, some
times broksnly, sometimes Sssuredly, but
always wirh the sane meaning, i loYsl
And yonf II
sYoor syes alssys told me they loved
mel Did they not speak the tTuthY
A look answered, What nsed to rely 4
whsn lhsy shown brightly and truth ALL
bright with happiness unfslt before By her, [
n 4 tru hlutvith the love Of pure ami