Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-06-06


time for the squinoctisl gales, and the
weather got unsettled aud that stopped Us;
and then got engaged to Caroline, and
she was such a Tremendously fine girl that
aha stesdied me. | don't want to find fault
with Percival Brent, who is not half bad
fellow, think. But you are not the wom-
an for him, Sophia, that is where 1t is--you
are not the woman for him. In every case
woman ought 70 De the woman for man.
A man of Percivsls sort ought to be en-
psged 10 a woman With whip IN her hand. |
Some OF us-I mean the fellows with go |
want to be influenced, and things brought
to bear on us, and We want torcible temi-
nine character about Us, and the rest OF 1t,
and in such cases there is nothing like
woman with Nhip in HAND"
More solemn aAd weightyEords were I'D
dressed to the poor heart sick girl. Gold'
mora no sooner heard that Percivsl was
coming back than he became sincerely
alarmed for Sophia future.
~ traubIe for that CIR" he said to his
wife one morning. kind, impresslbie, VIZ
tuous az she ia | wish she would accept
Prendergast, who is as much in love with
with her as ever, aud TO whom fortune will
make 10 difference. Ifesr--l very greatly
tear-thst Sophia will be very poor at her
mothers death Everything points that
that way But she is the sweetest OF girls,
he added in tones Of solemn spprovsl;
she ia q slater you may veil DE proud OF,
and she shall never want brother while i
live, Sibyl. She shall live here II she Will
make this house her home
81 don't know that Sophy would care 10
live here" Sibyl answered CURLY. "She IS
fancitul and quixotic Perhaps she vii!
marry Perciva[ Brent after all.
Not after his improper behavior, God
more remarked, With the solemn morality
of a Great Britou.
Sibyl laughed little. Women forgive
that sometimes" she said.
Accordingly Goldmore, in fear OF come
thing which he could not quite dehue &c
himself resolved TO give Sophia the beneh
Of his experience of life. His kindness suc
his good intentions were undoubted, anC
his words were those Of O man who
knows"
Don't be deceived by that scft forgivins
hsart of yours into marrying prohIgate
Sophia" he said "a young man ma.
fall into many e:rors end come out OF Ihen
and 90 rs good es ever, bat a pro1i2 at
) nerer returns to the stste Of his youth. IL
: nav seem respectable, but be is never trul
restored. He has lost that which he cal
never regsin. There will always De hsrc
I, ness about him, and he may any hour re
. Isp,e inio evil ways Snch men make
prstense Of reforming when they want t
J marry, aud perhsp; even believe themselye
/, reformed: but Sophie, @ pvoa!gate can N
!! more reform aud be what once be was thai
8 A man VINO mad lost en- eye can see rs POI
I lec,fy as when be mad two. B9 hrm, 81
{ phia! Be true to yourself. Hear Eothin
J the young man says
: Poor Sophia began to cry.
d 81 an not saying this thoughtIessly, m
: dear giyl," Goldmore continued, taking ne
? baud. II admire young woman W 40 love
I man aud will make sacrifice for him, al
| may take the liberty OF assuring you
Q Sophia $50 great is my interest IL yon
that had resolved had the young ma
? been honorable, that no little difficulty Q
> pscuuisry kind should have stood IN you
= way. Bat now, Sophia" GoldmOre salC
j. with al the msguats upon him once more
Il must interfere in quite another sort
o way"
1 Late that nigh Rhsn weary Sophi
stole back to her mother room, she toun
: il dark, for the lamp had CONS out.
Are you awake, mammaf
rs that you, Sopha?' the old woms
: answered, in a clear and singularIy co
lectsd voice "Tn3t girl in blue 10 her
again, you ses"
t what, mammal Where2'
Here at the end Of the bed, and the
: yoang fellow with her, They have beel
dancing, and came here sf!erwsrd. Toe
have not spoken 10 me, not word. Gal
,, they sit there kissing and laughing. | don
OBJECT 10 laughing or kissing either; onl.
they should not choose this place, where 81
mauy people are passing up and down
But, Lord how young people will go on !!
Time after time during several days the
= old woman would imagine that the bedroom
vas ballroom, snd that the girl in blu
aud her lover were sitting at her bed eod
flirting and misoehsVing themselves in
WAY which tickled the old woman; for sh
often laughed aloud, aud said over an%
over again
Lord how young people will go on 7
At last on Christmas eve Sophia wa
sitting beside her, and she spoke all q
once in q low, penetrating whisper:
"Sophy, know who that girl is now"
who, mamma
.Myself dsar-mySeLE She uttered
this in whisper OF secrecy, low, but IL
telsely clsa- Il SAN ths face asst TIL:
moment And that is Jack baltimore =
Spider Jack We used TO call him, he va
80 this; but he was clever aud so hand
some! We stole out together during th,
dance at Lord Mountjoy's There he il
kissing her again How cold it is Ls
us 60 back; let us go back; let US &c
bsckr'
She turned and composed herself &c
sleep, and all night long she lay placidly
Waen the doctor came in the morning be
found her much weaker, and said she mus
have brandy every hali.hour for she was
sinking fast Bat she would take nothing
only slept away, while hour By hour the
beating pnlse reported failing strength:
Sophia, feeling the end was near, sent word
TO Car and Sioyl, aud lhe three sisters
watched beside her all the afternoon, while
Egertou and Goldmore waited down stsirs.
The breath grew fainter; fixed liues came
out on the mobile face; the three dau2 b.
tiers stood round the bed; and the worldly
little mother passed without pang away.
CHAPTER ".
PERCIvAL RETURNS.