Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-16

TO turn, anu uOiumoEo tnAAbS ePSA
almos, uuconciously the paternsl relation
gently pa,ted her on the shoulder. Indeed
il seemed as if affairs had only to be push
ei q little further for him to bestow on bel
O paternal kiss.
Marry Prerdergast, Sophia" Gold
more continued, repeating unawares hi
wife's concise counsel. "You are of cours'
free from ell engagement to young Perez
val Brent. Remember, have not wort
to say Of that young fellow but praise. I'm
der the suspicious circumstances OF you
original engagement considered it hap
py event. Aud even when he left England
/ thought perhaps things might turn on
well for you both. Since then | have -
here he reflected On the interview will
Mrs. Temple and her charges to him
"since then have thought things over. So
phis and feel you ought to be-prudent.
Prudent" prudent" 1t was th'
word that had rung in the poor girls ear
until she was ready to scream at the soun'
oft.
"And besides Sophia" Goldmore con
tinued your mother wishes it. | sm ia
from saying that any girl is bound to con
slider even her parents in matter so nearl
concerning her personal hsppisess; but
Sophia, when the man is 90 desirable. as'
when o parents will is so verystrongly ex
pressed, | think a dutiful character lik
YOURS will-will weigh the matter, Sophia
Sophia was really broken down nov AM
sobbing pi,eously; and Goldmore, VIII
would not have wounded her without csus
on any consideration, Judged that thes
tears were shed over the final wrench iron
Percival Brent.
"You are naturally sgitated, dear girl,
he went on in his three-syllable style o
speech. You are sympathetic nature
aud you regret your late engagement,
You are one OF those woman who are al
ways delicate in your dealings with our se'
more delicate perhaps than most OF u
deserve. But, now that the thing is done
every hour your sorrow will diminish On,
your future will grow brighter. Don't CT
any more. Sophia; you are acting PRUDENT
and you have obeyed your parent"
III. CAROLINE AND SOPHIA LIVE VI. LO's
Mind Sophia" Car said. IF Prendel
CAST was an elderly man like Goldmore,
would not have had you marry him, not i
he could have heeled your boots with dia
monds. Don't you see how dull Sibyl is
IL is nothing in the world but that che j
tired Of that old fellow. Now you may no
think Egerton very clever or witty, bat
assure you he is capital husband. and
have grown iouder of him than l coul'
have believed. would not see you q
moped as Slbyl, not if mamma were TO &C
on her knees to US. But really, Sophia
Preudergsst is more than passable; he il
very agreeable"
"We!l, ha. being sgreeaole does not maxi
You love a man" Sophia ventured TO say,
NO" Car answered readily; but wher
q mans character is such as you approve
and when his position and prospects are
good, and when he is agreeable in sd iitior
you are safer in marrying him-ssfer, d.
you hear, Sophy than you would be In
marrying after the most romantic OF court
shits"
Sophia was silent before Car reasonable
assertion.
"Be,ides, Sophy," now she came TO hel
special sppeal-"mamma is quite IN terror
Leaf you should refuse Prendergsst. Shit
has taken such fancy 10 him. With biz
serious ways one would hardly have expec,
ed that but so il is. Prendergast will be
making mamma saint one OF these days j
he enters the family-he has such an infu
ence over her.
1t was not alto e,ber fair to Car TO hole
out such motive to her sister. She vel
knew how Sophia bewailed her mothers in
iatusted worldiinsss; aud how. in her gen
tie, dsugbterlike way, she was always trylng
to make her mother less OF pagan aud 9
mocker, Tbis one sentence OF Cars told
more with Sophia than oil that had been
said to,her before. She was in that melan
choly mood when women. and men. TOO, Of
ten make lifelong sscrifces OF the bidding
ofIeligiop. What il prendergast did really
make her mother in her last DAYS better
and wiser woman She sighed, and look
ed up at Car receptively.
"No doubt os it, Car said, in q kind OF
reply to her sisters glance. Mamma will
be the bsppiest woman in England il you
marry him. And she has been q kind
mother to he. and We ought to please her il
we can. And, besides, Us ! said, be may
really be Of use to mamma, she thinks 80
much Of him"
Divided o. was Sophia 9 heart, and her
loyal will was shaken when che left her ais
ter. Who could stand such o succession
OF argument and appesl2 or, ve choose
TO bring in new metaphor, what citadel
could rea;st speh number Of bsttsring
rams, managed BY that eminent pagan mil.
itary engineer, Mrs barbara Tepplef
Yea; Sophia was feeling the weakness OF
he! sex: "IJainl" II yield.
". EGERroN AND soPHTi-IDtoCY VS.. LOVE-.
As With sad steps che was walking down
the avenue, she was startled by the sppari
ton Of Eserton, who sudasaiy appeared
peepipg over tho top Of holly bush. ne
glanced apprehensively roaud, like paid
assassin in a tragedy, and then. coming
round the holly bush with long secret Tar
quin strides, be advanced TO Sopbiss side
Come here" be said, in an sTful Whss'
per.
And be returned behind the holly bush
as he came forth. Sophia did not kno"
what to think; but. waving his manner IN
her estimate OF the position, she came 70
the conclusion that he had hedgehog. or
some other natural curiosity which he wish
I'd her to inspect; 80 she follossd him.
No sooner was she at biz aide than, With
three or four mere isrtiStzlasces. he stoop |
ed to hss ssr, aud, in whisper Of pro
io1ude.t caution, said: /
"sopbisr take my advice, and 60 and
get married. It's az asfully nice thing
may take il from me that il 10 so'
much matter whom ycu marry ss the thing
tself. Do that. ssd ali the rest will follow
Don't ist sny one know told you.
And then. with On Dir Of secrecy which
vas fiishtiully suggestive. and the same
ong and ghostly strides, be made Tor me
,ouse, leaving Der to resume set pstA -
lest she might
Z. TUE REV. ANTHONY BaEyr AND soPsiA
-DEsP0SDESCY W. LOVE.
"Mi.s Temple" the clergyman said. v,ts
melancholy air, not the lesst fsisned q
hough, By casting gloom over bhs con
2. .,oe,is firth yed Mrs. Bar.