Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-12-16


mony, and proceeded to sign the registers
attesting the union which hsd Just been
solempizsd. Mr.. Chauncey Gibbs being,
% he said, friend of the family, signed
also. and there read-what had better be
revealed in the next chapter.
V.
Any one had only to have walked down
the High street of st. Gnats to have known
that Christmas was at hand. The groceTs'
windows were overrunning with luscious
ness; the butchers shops were SO choke
| full of beef and mutton that the butchers
themselves would have 10 cut their way
out into the street; the poulterers had
laid in such stocks Of turkeys,
geese and chickens, that Mr.. Bah
bage's calculating mschine could alone
have computed them-mere human intel
lect would have failed, The window
| frames of the houses seemed sprouung
with holly aud ''the ivy green, and 10
doubt but mistletoe hung, kiss provoking,
within.
Mrs. Green had made every room N
her cottage an ansgram of her name, as
it was holly Gecked everywhere. Nor
was the sacred bough forgotter-"on
the young peoples account" she said,
Though Lefty and George had long ceased
to want an excuse for kiss."
George Poynter YVES waiting the arrival
of his friend, Chauncey Gibbs. A glorious
fire blszed within the CRATE; the table was
spread to welcome the coming guest, for
whose delectation fsultless rumpsteak pie
was browning in the oven. The train,
purctual to its time, was hesrd screaming
| into the ststioa close by, and in few min
utes after the two friends were together:
If you are hungry it is taEtalizing 10 lis
ten to the particulars Of dinner you are
not to share; if you ara sated, you are
tored By the reorganization of dsinties you
care not to touch, and therefore we will al
low the friends TO take their meal in peace.
Neither will we Join th:ir after revel when
two or three old cronies came in and made
a night of it, until George and ChauDcey
sought their beds fairly tired ont with
jollity.
When breakfast was over the next
morning, and Cbauncey found that George
had excused himself from attendance at
the timber yard, he said:
81 am glad you can give the morning TO
me, as have some news for you that may,
perhaps, surprise and annoy you"
"Indeedm replied George. What ia it?'
81 would not touch upon it last night,
although l think some Immediate action
should be taken by you and your friends, "
continued Chsuncey, looking very serious.
"Prsy speak o1t, +" said George.
10 chat for hova no
tact, never had, to make an unpleasant
matter agreeable. Have you heard from
your uncle lately"
Eyes, two days ago-principally on Mr..
Bswk,s business" replied George.
"My old boy, your uncle never intend
ed you any good when he shu. you up IN
that log house of Bawk's He put you
there for his own selfish purpose and
nothing else."
Why do you say that?' asked Gorge.
HE las led you to sCpcose that you
were to be his heir some day, has be not?"
'He has never said that 10 direct terms;
but he he certainly has hirtsd at such O
possibility"
''Then he's an old scamp, if be don't de-
serve q harder Osme," said Chaupcey
humping the table. 1.-TWO days ago he
did his best to disinherit you. You may
stare, but saw with my own eyes, heard
with my own ears, that old rsgamuttin
marry a bouncing woman Of thirty"
Marry! Uncle Silas marry"
Fast as st. Mary Axe could do it, to a
snuffseller's daughter" and then Chaun-
cey, TO the astonishment of his friend, mar
rated what We already know Of the we'd
ding at which Mr. Clauncey had sc off,
ciously assisted.
This is indeed a terrible blow, " said
George, San unexpected blow"
Yes; am afraid, knowing the hands
he has fall IN into, lhat he won't have a
will of his own when few monts have
raqsed," said Chauncey. I found out low
the matter came about. Old SIlas was
very ill, and wouldn't have a doctor; tut
Ia Bsadle, call him-got at him, and
introduced his daughter az nuIsa. They
first pbysicEed him nearly e d5ath, and
then brought him round with bottled por'
ter. They told the old fool they saved his
life, and he believed it; and out of graft.
tude and the want of q nurse, he proposed
to Miss High-dried, and married ter."
This hits rue harder than you know,
Chauucey-much harder. Poor Lefty and
1 can never hope ro%'-
lob, nonsersaw replied Chsuncey.
keep your uncls's secret, as he will if he
can, marry Lefty, and let Mother Green
storm afterwards"
George shook his head, and then said:
"Chauncey, you advise that which IS
dishonorsble.
"All fair in love, old boy" replied
Chauucsy, with laugh; and if l were
YOU, to gain The woman who loves ne,
whom love, I'd kill my uncle"
Great heaven! what 60 you say? But ]
see-you were joking. No; my course Ii
perfectly clear so far as Mrs Green and
Lefty s-e concerned. I goto them at orcs,
and tel what has taken place. If l am
forbidden to continue my visits by Mrs.
Green she shall be obeyad. Lefty, know,
will be always tIue to ms; and when car
make home for her, can claim her with
honor"
"Devilish pretty spe:Ch," sa:d Chaun.
csy, and ali right, have no doubt. Istill
say, kill Old Silal Chsesemsn and get mar
ried; or, stay-perhaps--yeI--you shall
write to him, now that he's honeymoon
struck-tell him you want to follow bis OK
amp'e. and require ten Thousand pounds tC
do it,
81 understand this nonsense, Chsun
cev," replied George, with sad smile
Your friendly chaff is we'll meant; bat my
case is very serious Aud so good-Dy fol-
an -Four or two. You will find me here
after that time.
The road to Mrs. Green's cottsge never
seepei 80 long before to George Poyntel
as it did row that he felt his late. The