Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-12-27
POOR DICK WARRINGTON.

scholar. -ho had won honoc8 q; Cambridge
sLd Was regarded as one OF tie best mel
IN a ,ylrre -. that time unusually rich 1t
promise. he had iust seen 4 familiar
conf .aton Of Ii. N the old days pass
INTO the New Law Cathedral, outsidt
whose gates be was longing. The famous
Judge gsvv a glance at the disreputaol'
loager as he went 81, but never recognized
hin if ae had done so, he would prob
ably nave spoken, tor he vas . kindly
hearted mau. But this 7ery fact made tn,
r-ofobate more bitter. If his old frienC
Ind Gu. him, there would have been som'
-,cuai tor disclaimiug against the hollow
hess Of mankind. out Dick Warri0gtcI
lnra wei. enough that he himself has
sunk out Of recognition. aad ones Owl
r3r,L!essless is no. 80 cheering a subJee
of meditation As the worthlessness of othe
people
he uouderei over neither, but onl!
ga.sI modify after the refreshing figure
u has old cCmrade, and then turned ant
~sa-ntersi into Long Acre. he was near
,ur his lodgings; they lay in q ding
cJl.r, hAli = mile away, when II occurred
~ ban hat he hal forgotten his mission
Re had c0uc ouc with the idle good ma
1.!p thar seldom deserted him
90 buy vine for his land
iaiys acknowledging. tie doe
rors said. Of consumption. Dick quar-
l-rly pay had uss arrived from the Soc'a
Grar,h. tor be Contributed TO that shadI
serial which 10 a 5sse imitation OF rht
Family Herald. with none OF lts virtues
aud si.h all is wees. The Family Her
I'D. lliesd, aas lev vices; Tor II Is TN eX
cr!,yrt periodical, aud sou may o5
tam from the sii;Ur, tor nothing, advice
"a auy earthly subject yOu choos,
~ consult hin upon, which advice vii
sioscs BE- t-rss and definite. aud improy
~ Also you msy fud essays on poll
u.s and social science therein, II you arr
.lfe.Isc. ual-essaTs that inspire one viii
a wish .ha, tue editor OF the Family Her
sld were happily controlling the destinie.
Of our empire instead OF the too patriotic
cfguss which control il at present. While
-, los the tal-s-but this Is no place tc
rraDsodls-. even over the FamIly Herald
Warrington was on the staff on the So
-.sl Hearth. which is az everybody knows
q tyo,!sh and vulgar periodical, wnosI
..riuctsl. u Ike IS Goi worth twopence
II pald very badly but be contribute,
more or less 10 several o.hsr l)urnals, o
which bow Bells was the mos, respectable
/. VAS = marvel hOs &c Nth his talen
.ygl6 write badly enough TO suit som
OF these editors. He said it took prse
.l 5., "a tEr whole ae succeeded
admirably Gnl the s;orlys and articles b
furnished 10 the public showed better thai
ggvrhiay else how far he had failed. AuC
,gs mere was d battered remnant Of nooiI
nv ID hIlu. hardly conscious OF his eS
is;euCe a. solne I'd 2.e,U-e may lie Ions
IA q. Gara iguoe. rOou hidden behlnC
raj masses OF rubbish, TILL q Kindly hanC
Surus the shutter, lets IL the fresh air anC
.s- -uu.ulur. aud d;sperses the piled "
L-u1er chance touch shakes ava!
The covering from the torgottei
y.l;.rs scatVers Is dusty ye'
acd hardly timmed oy years, lts oesut.
slsatus into the light sgaln-s Turner,
Er,asguez. So the spiritual ylrtuoso ma.
lous across strange tr~easureEEoYe act
Of chl,alry ot SCI. to~rgettulness III the mos
unexpected quarter, dear 70 his heat a
.Is E.e-y!r % thg 5iOECl,sCtsc We wsr,
human EZ7ylrs ouce, MAY De but, like
tre SHABBY volumes the book huuter ding.
as te with iisjain We have been verl
u-cd Gu, down
Dick bought the vine and returne,
t-,sugely TO his lodgings De stole eau
,~.a1sly up the dark. crooked stars lctt
-h- narrow passage. ard ~ he trayersed /
d strange thing happened. Through tG'
venerable. ancient air OF q London lody
Jog house that .~andlsdiss aIsays seem l;
ssucy improves with keeping-snd, IN
led /. does acquire q certain hue mel
I.wuess wherein are combined the es
saucss Of many different odors-
there came 10 him the scent Of ne
!.o,-ogs. With it returned the mem
orr q q uay when his sister had been 4
Isl. him q; college anu With her one o
asr trieGds. L beautiful. ~light-hesrted girl
whom Dick had cared for with q transfer;
ap,:,n passion. lie had bought bouquet
tor rEgm aud among the Eowers be CAV
10 his sister ) friends Wa a Spsig OF n
ilu. gray purple blossom. .
lie did lot pause 10 wonder why the oil
scent came back TO him in this widely dlI
f,ssn, atmosphere, but, 10 passing on, Ell
.,saJ IL invalid room. Mrs. HsrtIs
WAS not there out he saw, standing al Ii
bedside. q ziS, dressed in the gsrb Of
r-.vsre sis,ernood sith u cluster Of Tow
-r- d. her brooch Her EgG9e was slente
egd graceful. aud he could sec rsadlI
enough ,Lat abe -as a Iaty Ills acqueiu
lance .acl.dtd ssverai women who ha
7skeu The craze Tor humanity aud y
uErs fever. ~ be ,rreYerently expressed
aud Iris EuGefby 3 presence did &c
.sroalsh him. though be noted Der AeAut.
-ih measure. The hair ss5 Toe dee
srosu. ina: has -learus ofrudd!er color, an
Re- ayes .ss. clear and honest, and reEaru
"a one sirE = very steady and tear'es
yisncg She ,urued Esr head as Dick &
,a-s4 and took him 10 completely, go h
l,pcied n about Il second. There va
rorbiug tnoe:iiuea; in bee scrutiny, ou
much TIA; vEs ~gsiui-l 10 q man Shoss II
ar7 lie had heves 0seu intended to Hea
investigation. Iaslsht into ~ChaSGcisr IS o
.ery veil Tor .he people who have the Al
,rgh' bu, Is is something trying 10 the M
layay character Ga4 20 Dick teh as rattle,
tafRutly he Net Iris EHdeSbg glsECe.
She rhiuSs. De SD iuwarS!y, Il
AN pc Of b. people l. will act do 10 FL
@~Tg,sys> The girl Lai formulated q
cpipi@u 80 d.sSacdy but yet his guess va
-. fa- tom rhs t-utl. Foe there was &C
dgpyins Ina. Dick. s.h his battered cos
tune. his rs,her dingy Ssnds, aud tn
reckless, devil ns5-care exHSe>S'on on
face grown coarse that had 20cs heel
handsome. looked a ~direpu;a5le cha:sete!
with vhom a refined girl could hay,
nothing IN common. Therefore Iris With
drew her eyes with calm indifference, art
vent on measur,uc some medicinal Cou.
pOgut.
Her lae-. wilh the iudescrlbable air o
fearless innocence about it that sone face
Ill! yea % the eaj. aSoke in Dick
novel ,5gs4 OF embarrassment. he hesl
rsred bat 10. desire to speak 10 her va.
- s,ror, SID crossed over 10 the invalid
cd