Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-16
CHAPTER VII
THE STAGE MANAGER FINISHES HER DAYS
WORK

THE STAGE MANAGER FINISHES HEX DAY )
WORK.
Rs what complicated mechanism Mrs
Barbara Temple arranged all that happen
ed on this day | must not tell The de
scription Of her successive articles would
Gil volume. Enough to say that she had
settled the speeches, the times, the persons
the places in every particular; the day
was, indeed, occupied with the production
Of the drama Of the epider and the ay, and
the powerful effects, the incidents, The
plots, the treps in the stage, the rising and
falling Of the curtain, all was done at the
instance Of the renowned dramatic author
ess and stage manager, Mrs Barbara TEN
pie. Having ssid this, | shall without an
other syllable of explanation tell You what
happened. All that need be said, and thi'
only for explanation, is that she contrived
without auy suspicious condolences 10
bring each Of her subordinates into contact
with Sophia between morning and evening
of one day, and that the day when-=-stil
by her Observation-Disclosures was 'c
make bis proposal. II | were to follow al
the windiDgs OF this day, the sbifrings Of
scene from place to place, it would be very
tedious; and after all, what is my object
First, to declare the foresight and contriv
ence of our little mother aud secondly. ia
show how poor Sophia was environed with
motives all inpelling her TO break faith with
Percival Brent. These ends can be fully
attained by the simple record Of certain
fragments Of dialogue which bore upon the
great event of that memorable day.
I. sIBYL AND s)PHIA-MONEY ys. LOVE
Believe me, Sopby marriag is q lottery
| don; think after o month is over love
makes much difference"
Sibyl said this after mention OF young
Brents name. She was reclining on q
sofa looking very beautiful, but cold
proud and with plain tokens O! aisappoint
ment amidst all her disdaip.
II can't believe that Sophia replied
y GU did not always think so Yourself"
Il was not married them" sibyl answer
ed; II am now"
1t wGs on the tip Of Sophis's tongue Ia
say: If a girl of twenty-five msrries man
OF fiily.three, is her view Of marriage TO be
taken as The true oneT'
Sophia did mot mean, you may be cure,
TO ask this home.tbrustiag question in any
taunting way, but quietly and reasonably.
She felt, however. that such q question
must be buriful to her sisters feelings. and
laid nothing at all. This led SibYl to be.
lieye her argument was taking effect
Sophia" she said. IN q stern way alto.
together her own, marry Prendsrgast
he is wealthy. good looking and his tastes
are like yours Now ask yoursslf, are you
not more likely to be happy with such g
man, more likely to have your own way
aud please Yourself, than young Percivsl !?
Percival may forget you. II he remem.
bers you, he may be unable to marry you
If he msrries you, he may diasaPsiDt you
as husband. Just sonsidsr tRe number
Of chances which have all TO come right be
fore you have any certainty With him J
And here is man Of whom every one Of
Jour friends approves, and whom you sd.
nit you respect yourself. making you en-
offer which / call q splendid ene. db, So
ply, yos canl Isiase.hiul If yoa did"
Sibyl said, growing more and more ccnvin
led by her own argument you sill be silly
beyond expression. You whit diss.
point Us all, Sophy; You can't tnoE
Iou can't
II. ARCHIBALD GoLDNoRE AID SOPHIA.
PRUDENCE vs.. LOVE
my dear Sophia." Goldmore said, taking
Ter hand and speaking 10 her in q grave.
stherly way. and With intentions that were
Inmlstassbly kind, Il wish to say few
lords TO you about my friend Pfender.
asst
Poor Sophia turned red aud pale almost
q the same instant A lecture from Sibyl
Ias trifie compared to this.
IL have known him more or less intim.
tely for years" the elephsniins msguate
oniinued. BE talked ss If he we're dieta.
pg testimonial "a more upright hon.
rahle man doea not breathe. He n