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

No W ObAQo ONNOg AahCo h1AOCt CIV
soles, and poultry, and for light reading,
even poetry. At least I've come on one
piece, but ! can't make it out-poetrT, too,
by the noble Lord Poet Byron:
Twas whispered in heaven, twas muttered in he'll,
And echo caught family the sound as 1t fell;
And the depths Of the ocean its presence confessed.
So it goes on, Charlie, and it means the let.
Ter q. Now the book gays that it is q very
important thing for gentlefolks 10 know
when to sound that letter and when to drop
II. That is an art l never could discover.
Can you see what the noble poet means
when be says that it was whispered in
heaven and muttered in hell2 The noble
poet never meant to consign TO q certain
place those who omitted their sspirates; he
had a liberal education, and could not have
been 30 intolerant. l cannot understand
him; but / assure you, Charlie, l lie in bed
Of q night tossing on my pillow, saying
ouse, orse, and house. and horse, and upon
nv word, / get so bewildered l don't know
what ia right and what is wrong. l never
shall learn without a teacher, and I should
be ashamed to appear among tip'top gen
tlefolks and make myself ridiculous with
my aspirstes. l wish l could find soue
one who would just put me on the right
rails"
Don't you think, father, Jou might con-
suit Mrs. WhiteT
Mr.. Corder colored. II see through
you, Charlie" he said. "You wantto force
on an acquaintance with our n~eighbors, so
az to get intimate with Miss Mabel. Bat
| won't have it. You marry enc Of the
~baronetical females, or sure as buttons IS
buttons I'll endow the O%rthopedic Hospital.
1t is time for you to 90 to bed, Charles.
Goodnight. You will find your candle in
the hall
Mr.. Charles Corder dutifullg departed,
and retired to bis room, where he dlvested
himself of his clothes. though the hour was
only half-past nine. he did not however.
retire between the sheets, but he redressed
himself in a suit of tight-6tsiug black, rusty,
sooty black, put q black cap on his head,
with o fall Of black gauze to it, which he
drew over his face, giving his face a grlmy
sweep like appearance. He drew on q pair
of black gloves, then took from o cupboard
a short black ladder and a brush, and clip
ped into the state room on the hrst noor.
The room had q hsnsome, large open
fireplace, the chimney piece of marble rich:
" sculptured, and festooDs of pears and
peaches. Charles crept in, planted big
ladder within. on the hearth, and proceed
ed to ascend the chimney. When he reach
} ed the summit of the ladder, which was
about six feet high, he threw bis leg across
a partition or stone slab which divided the
aue from ths aue Of the state rooms OF the
other portion OF the house-s partition
which existed only a few feet up the chin
new, sufficient for the direction ofthe smoke
, from the respective fires. Then he pulled
up the ladder, and put it down on the
further side, and descended by it into the
grand ~drawing.room on Mrs. Whites side
Of the house.
This d~rawingroom wa thinly furnished
with old white and gold chairs and tables.
The long windows were without shutters,
and the full moon poured in through IN
curtsined glass upon the polished oak door
No one was in the room. Mr.. Charles seat
ed himself, with his back to the fireplace,
o n tho marble fender, in q pensive attitude,
leaning his chin in the hollow Of his hand
, waiting. while with the other hand he play
ed with his sweeps brush.
Presently the door opened, and Miss
Mabel White entered timidly, in q light
muslin evening dress, looking very fair,
pale and ghostlike in the light ofthe moon.
Mr.. Charles Corder spraug to bis feet
and FASTENED to meet her with an expires
! sion of rapture. . -,
"Oh, Me. Charles" said Mabel in a tai
tering voice, IL have done very wrong to
, inform you o. The way through the chin
ney. You have been inildicious; you
shove Yourself at the window the night be-
fore list, aud the stable boy caught sight
Of you, aud is frightened out of his wits
| hear that some OF the mails saw you on
r the grand staircase, and are persuaded tba'
it ia impossible to stay longer 10 q house
where a ghostly sweep Is seen. We have
r done wrong, in telling You OF the way
through the chimney, you in taking advan'
tsge of the superstitious terrors of the ser
: wants to obtain an interview with ma m
3 observed"
MY dear Mabel" said the young man.
II had no other choice. Ny father is az
obstinate old gorilla, and won't allow me
to visit here, aud would explode like a Fe'
MANS black bag it he thought had fallen
in love with you, and if he knew We were
Z engaged no would keeo me out OF the
house, as sure as Mr.. Brsdlaugh is kept out
and endow the Orthopedic Hospital to spite
me"
Bat, Mr. Charles, my mother, | fancy
} has her suspicious reused, and would moi
for worlds have my dear mother know
was c~oncealiDg anything from her. She
has been about q good deal in the night oI
/ late. has sent me early to bed, and seem:
q, uneasy, as though she suspected something
was going on which ought not to take
place without her cognizsnce."
!, And you dare not ask her consentY'
NO" faltered Miss Mabel. "She is SO
strictly conscientious, and SO prim and
3 old fashioned in her ideas, that | am slre
!, she would consider herself, bound 10 in,
form your father of everything. | know
it is not quite right, my meeting you hike
this every evening, 'but-but-it would
break my heart if | were forbidden TO see
you and have a word with you. Hush
Miss White started, trembled, and laid
|, her finger on her lip. She and Charles
stood GREATNESS, for they heard O step on
the landing near the door.
MY mother is proving about" whis
pered Mabel. "0h, Charles, dear Charles
do please hide. She will be coming in here
to see that all is right. There, slip through
this little concealed door in the corner.
You will find steps descend to the state
6iuing.room below; 60 in there and wal;
me. l will come down to yeu when | may.
l can step back now unobserved into my
room"
She thrust her lover through al openiHg
in the panel, which was not notice to a cur.
sorry eye; and he found himself on q newell
staircase of stone in the thickness of the
wall. A alt in the side allowed g streak of
moonlight to enter, and he was able to de.
scend without a stumbls. Charles Was in
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