Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-04-18
TIE DEADLElGH SWEEP,

thrust out q. the corners, and OF orlek
mansions. erected between the reign OF
O.eeu Anne and George N.-Uone later;
ct 9 stone church With stately tower, dig
ni6sd encrusted with mural tablets telling
Of a past when Desdleigh was 3 place
where family aud fashion co~pgresatedi OF
an assembly-rooa with Doric Postico, now
turned into 8 iurni~ture-desler's lumber
room; snd of q red brick grammar school,
with moulded brick pedimsnts snd corn'-
ces and windows, most picturesque, and q
cricket ground behind Swallowed By giant
elms as ancient IS the ancient school.
A little way outsids Of DeGdlsigh stands
a fine msnsiou of red brick 200 years old;
Il has 6 tiled roof the color Of roast coffee;
brick and tile are stained, softened in tone,
and mottled with yellow aud gray lychens'
and the house is large; it consists OF 9
main body with two wings The "lngs
continue the same range Of tall windows,
and are in the sam axis. The roofs ore,
however, s little lower than that OF the ceE-
trail block, which apparently contains the
state apartments. This central block has
one enormous stack Of ehimueys, also of
red brick, and, csprieiOusly the gilly-doWer
seed blown by the winds from the garden,
has taken root in the interstices between
the bricks and the old chimney-stack is
garlsnded with yellow and brown wall How-
ers. There are ch~inneystscks, inferior IN
size to the wigs, out no flowers wreath
them. TIE reason no doubt, is hat these
latter chimneys are used, and get too not
for roots to live in them, whereas the cen
trail block OF chimney never gives forth
smoke.
The mansion stands well back FROM the
road, with 3 lawn before it, and yeT trees
banking each side. On the side OF the
house away from tbs road are the gardens,
that stretch dozn to the river. Access TO
the place Is obtained through q noble psir
OF hammered iron gates, c: through q side
wicket.
The house haG not been unoccupied for 6
number of years except by 3 widow and
her daughter-Eho teuaDtsd q wing.
The proprietor lived in LOGdon-Desd-
leigh was too dull for bis taste, and Dead
leigh as also too dull to induce those gen
tlefolk seeking houses to settle there and
rent the monsion.
The widow who livedi in part Of the house
was g person highly respected in Deadleigh.
Her husband had oeen q surgeon, IN prsc-
tee there. On hrs death she was left with
so little means that a subscription was
raised in the ~neighoorhooj, which reached
EICOO. and this WaS invested for her. She
lived o the iuteyest very quietly, and rent
free, for she was allowed by the owner OF
the mansion &c occupy one wing on coudi-
ton that she kept the rest of the house IN
order, lighted fires IN the winter, opened
windows in summer, had the carpets sha.
ken occasionally. and the windoW-frsmes
painted periodically.
Mrs. White was well housed at no cost,
AMI she and her daughter Mabel had not
only the run of the mansion, but also the
grapes from the winery and the vegetables
from the garden, and tie fruit from the
orchard, as much Gs they needed; and all
they did not want they sold, and from the
the receipts paid the gardner, and count
ed to the owner for the rest.
At last, to the alarm aud grief Of Mrs.
White, the proprietor died, and, conse'
auent on his death, the house was sold aud
purchased By Mr.. Corder, of Birmingham.
Mr.. Corder Wss, or rather had been, q
button manufacturer; not a maker OF all
kinds Of buttons. but q specialist-s manu-
!scture- of smoked mother-ofpssrl but.
tons.
For many years Mr.. Corjsr bad done
badly in business; there had been no de.
msnd for smoked mother-otpsarl. Cor
duroy was worn cnly BY ~chespjscks and
velveteen By gamekeepsrs, sad smoked
mother-ofp pearl buttons 90 with corduroy
Velyeteen IS certainly IS prinroses and
psacocks went with Lord Bsacons6eld, by
Inherent fitness. Nos the cheap lacks ere
dwindliug in numbers, aud the gsmekeep
srs are not many, consequently the mar
ket tor sroked mother of pearl buttons was
sluggish, till by q freak Of fashion a rage
fOt wearing velveteen came over the En-.
glish people The gentlemen wore vslve
teen Jackets, and the ladis vslveteen gowns
and bodies. With the yelveteen came
in smoked mothsr-ofp pearl as q matter of
course. The demand for buttons Of this
sort was great, and the factory was engaged
night and daY in turning them cut of all
hues of smokiness and all sheeny l~ystres
Dir. Corder rapidly realized u fortune, aud
then sold his business OF the proper mo-
ment, before the fashion declined, and sold
IL as thouyh the fashion for yelYeteen aud
smoked m~othsr.ofpearl buttons was a Ger.
taiu Of maintaining It's plaza IS the gov
ernn,sut Of Mr., Gladstone, or 50 s~ecurely
established as the church Of England. Mr.
Corder WAS row clear of business, and with
q very handsome fortune safely invested
Be had an Only child, 8 son, Mr.. Charles
CoEder. a young gentleman Of one and.
twenty, good-looking, b5lter educated than
his father, snd very idle. Mr.. Corders
great ambition Tas 70 have his son accept
ed by society as q real member of the or
der which stands supreme shove trade. So
Mr.. Corder moved from mid England to
Essex. away from where his a~ntecedents
we're known and bought the msnsion-house
Of Dssdleigh, with the intention Of settling
there, and getting his soR married into one
Of the aristoeratic families Of the neigh.
borghood. To accommodate himself to
bis new position he underwent several
transformations BE had been accustomed
20 very shabby coats, more shabby trous-
era, sud most shabby hats; now be a.
sumed q s~crupulously smart if slightly old.
fashioned, habit. He had been q Disenter
aud q Radical; he now became q Church.
man and q Conservative.
Mr.. Corder had paid Desdleigh q flying
Sisit 20 look at the house and learn some
thing Oh the n~eighborhood before he bought
the place. When he came there on the
completion Of the purchase be was accom-.
panied By bis son. He put up for q few
dsyss the Rose and Grown" I'LL he could
Gee that all was ready for his reception at
the house. he had engaged servants,
bought q carriage and horses, and hoped
IN q month to be comfortably established
II The YeWs," ss bis manson was called.
he had purchased the place with It's fur
nituse, pictures, and Conservatives. The
furniture was old-fasbioned and poor, and
aha nioturna ~ M val,a Wko- "