The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-03

lAEubI VoUHteEPa'b ~ AH9AJ gANNs pa
tiCulRrs,"
For an instant smilO OF rare sweetness
appeared Oh the Uolopel's face, when n
suddenly darted into tho gloom and thrsV
back the lid If tho piano. Msd4me Will
q glance In his direction glided over to th'
piano stool, and thin melody was evoked
IRON the loose keyboard, She played
or in the Silly Night" and so)t6ed thu
unaccountAbis perturbation OF her bus
b md, which both would hide from me
Shs played tbs old air air more than onCe
abe played i. over and over again, unit
shs and tho Colonel appeared to have
fallon into rsYeria; again and again the
tune OF years Ngo whispered ita guGgeH
tons through the long, dim room; until
surely IT WIS not the 1rDlIght only, mol
the wind and tho rain In tho night out,
side, but shadowy forms that fitted across
the shining oak floor and crep. close Ia
the musician and the tall, old man bend
ing over her.
"sAd memory bTlugs the light
VI Uthue days aTOAHd mo-"
sang the piano, aud whispered voices
had never heard before.
Aud then . Earring al the door; DsliauOs
stood thBrs WllA bedroom CGudIea.
The Colonel made On exclamation, but
madame slipped away with lowered head
aud without word,
| When ! YVES sitting In the Chintz chair
thinking over the day aud its ending, ba.
hold Detl1nCa bearinR to me 3 steamln0
forum and the Colonel's best Wishes fol
my nights ICpoea,
tiL,S,,, Ni;aI 4 pUpntfa al uaI m Ia
PLAINLY ahs broke ont, M she tVrnsd
down the covers OF tho feather b5d,
"Fus' time fob yeRra. Pears somepin
'bleeged her ter'night, suah."
lsREpd that che bold me RcaoNntahla
for an unusual happening which caused
that iroWn upon her dusky tecs. Gould
mollity herr She still had that bit oil
cloth around her finger.
"Haye you met with an accident, Def
auCe?'
"Noi laid my fun open when done
cut do tree. Poor ole fool, dat's what
is; Rllsrs gitLin' DO misty some'rs."
"Cut down the trse l' echoed.
"pat's what | snyp, sah,p and Ina tono
Of voice that made me think her name
WGa no mianomeF,
20 Defiance was WoohmGn M we'll as
msjordomo, cook, and sculliOn.
II was Noah's world IA the morning;
the riyeH.like roads flowed no leSs than
when tho night closed over them, went
down into the hall where were the Ool1
onel and Madame.
They looked older, quite wan in the
morning light, though Madame was
gweetly smiling aud trrating that ! had
slept we'll and Enthusiastically.
"And the rain Is to DO thanked for
granting uSyour society for today" the
Colonel added. "You don't know our
roads, sir. Defiance, who Is our weather
bureau, has concluded that Pluvius will
suspend hlu operations close upon noon
the coil III this country, while in rainy
weather ecalcely naYigsble by man or
beSst, drlea rspidly, so thst u your bQpl-
ness is urgent you may proceed on your
way four or Eve hours past meridian, and
will have lost but one day-uuless you
should DO pleased to further our grati6Ca-
ton and remain with gs another night.
And now 10 breakfast
Breakfast, barring the $50 Port, was
identical with last niehtG supper; chick
ons, waillsS, sweet cakes aud prouerYes.
With objectionable precision made
up my mind that we were rejecting on
tho products OF the plantation as CuItlVat'
ed by DefsnCs.
And there were FIVE plates laid
The Colonel indicated the place beside
him: MY son, Captain Hamilton Beath'
orly, Of the Army" and that next hii
wife, My son, the Rev. Hubert Feather
ly, Chaplain in the Army" as though he
had made everything plain to hisguest as
etiquette demanded. "Allow me to help
you TO aorue OF hisiriGaegee,h
While breakfast enChained Considera.
BILE attention, and Madame frothed her
lChoColate In an egg-Shell Jug, was won
dGringit II were not probable that Capt,
Hamilton and the Rev. Hubert had gone
"somewhere" the day before and been de-
tained by stress Of weather? But their
mother aud father now entered upon an
Olevating conversation, taking literature
and art for their themes and brought II
to a brilliant close ss our napkins were
discarded.
The Colonel turned to me:
ave can offer few resources for distrac.
ton Of ennui, }" esaid "butit you should
care to view Paradise Hall l shall be glad
10 be your CiCerone, ~ they say In Italy,
In its iisythis Yves considered fine house
built in 'Sl. President Washington slept
more than one night here; Alexander
Hamilton made the HALL a sort Of refugI
now and then when he and Mr.. Jefferson
had those differences Of opinion, and Mr.
Hamilton was accused Of desiring TO eB.
tablish IN arlstoCfaCy. We named oui
oldest boy In honor OF Mr.. Hamilton. Nj
dear" to Madame, "you will forgive mi
taking our guest to myself |"
spray do not mention 1t, II Mr., Althrol
will enjoy the sightseeing; gentlemen
au revoirI" al though we were entering
upon considerable journey.
Asst proVedI W. passed through bill
Ilinrd annex, conservatory, ballroom, Il
brary, chapel, oil bare oil furniture, inoul
dCring away; up the broad mahogany
bRluStered llairS tp 9 gallery where wer
row after row Of closed doota.
"The chambers are Bimpls," the Colo
mel said, "0nly two Of them are iul
nishod."
HIS turned tho knob Of dark polishe
dOprI "Thg room Of Captain FOAtherly.
There were trunks In the middle OF eli
floor; boxes OH tho bod dusty COZ
hanging over tho mirror, an old CheyI
glass In corner wOrO pair Of top.boot
dresslnR'tObo oil nail above them
Rwords and rifles were strung OH hops
, around ths walls, q brace Of pistol
, crossed beneath q framed CortitlUAt
l which announced that Alexander Hami
+ ton Featherly wHs O member Of the Ala