Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-06-17
aIbselins Register


own. Bat if Iremain with Won her.
, Of expect nothing but hatred and ip,s
ment as far as You dare. You Ma
vas me plowboy's work without a. -
vas wage and often without plefor an-
mn As for hogging, that is finisy ioi az
Ne tnlnk you have no more Stsvsr I'M.
lie, Mathew made no re ands' breath
KY sat with his head upe. n.n. - p,,rh
bs ing heavily. atmens' hNph
nc 81 am tired off, away"
or, went on, "and I 'ked Barbara.
"whither. b I 60 to seek my
for,nDs s1 " A." said Mathew; ego in
GO If me; 90, whittier You are
the dew; loDg before four years are
bonn6 ID be hanging in chains"
over yAughed and took up his bundle.
Rlwell, Prudence" he said; thou
ser kind to me-"
se woman threw her arms about his
q and kissed him with tears, and
rayed that the Lord might bless him.
And as he walked forth from the house
the voice of Barbara followed him, say
ing:
"a whip for the horse, bride for the
ass, and rod for the FOOLS back"
The lugleman was sitting in the sun
before his door in the castle, smoking q
pipe and inclined to bs drowsy, when
Ralph appeared with his startling news.
AS regards the fioggipg the old soldier
made light of it. Nothing can be done in
the army without the cat. Had not he
himself once received 300 all by mistake,
because they were meant for another man,
who escaped? Did he therefore bear malice
against his commanding officer? No. But
the villainy of Mathew, first to lay in
formation and then to make an excuse for
flogging, Just for pleasure and to crafty
his own selfish desire to be continually
fiOgging, why, that justified the mutiny.
As for the details of the fight he blamed
severely the inexperience in strategy
shown By first knocking down the enemy.
He should have expected better things OF
Ralph, whose true policy would have been
to harass aud annoy his adversary by
feints, lodges and unexpected skirmishes.
This would only not have fstigued him,
but, considering his shortnees Of breath,
would have worn him out, so that in the
end he would have fallen an easy prey,
and been cuggeled without resistance till
there was not a sound place left. Beside,
it would have made the fight more inter
esting, considered "a q work of art.
However, doubtless the next time-but
then he remembered that the boy was 60
ing away.
ITO seek my fortune, fugleman," Ralph
said gayly. Look after Drusy for me,
while | am away"
"Ay-ay," the fuglemsn replied, "she
shall come to 60 harm. AS for money,
Master Ralph?'
'I've got guinea" he replied, (which
my uncle gave me three years ago."
"a guinea won't 90 far. Stay Master
Ralph. He went into his room and came
hack with a stocking in his hand. Here's
all I've got, boy. 1t is twenty guineas.
Take it all. shall do very well. Lord
what with the rabbits and the pleas
ants"
may" said Ralph, 81 will not take
your savings neither"
Bot, presently, being pressed, he con-
sented to take ten guineas on the under
standing that when he came back nj:
fortune made the fuglemsn was to re-
ceive twenty. And then they parted with
mighty hand shake.
Half way down the street Ralph passed
Sailor Nan, who was sitting on a great
stone beside her door, smoking her short
black pipe.
WHITTIER bound, my lad?" she asked.
81 am bound to London" he replied
81 am of to seek my fortune"
Come here, will read thy fortune"
Like most old women, Nan could read q
lads fortune in the lines of his hand,
OF by the cards, or by the peeling of al
apple.
"A good cruise" she said, with fail
wind aft and good weather for the mos
part But storms belize on leaving port
There's villain, and fighting and foreign
parts, and gold, and good wife. Go thy
ways, lad. Art no poor, pissed face swat
to fear fair fighting Go thy ways. Take
and give. Trust not too many. Aud stand
by old shipmates. Go thy ways"
He laughed and left her. Yet he wal
cheered by her kind prophecy.
found himself outside the green pslings @
Dame Hstherington's house. The CIR
who had Joined him in church was in TIT
garden. He whistled and she came run
ming.
81 am come to say good-by, Drusy," h'
said; 81 am running away"
ooh, Ralph, whittier? And you have
crnaI hloyy nnnn your fape ~
Il have fought Mathew" he said, "and
have beaten him. This scar upon my
face is nothing compared with the scar
over his. believe he is one large bruise
But can no longer endure his i'll treat
ment and Barbara's continual reproaches
Therefore | am resolved to remain NJ
longer, but shall 60 to London, there Il
seek my fortune as thy father did
Drusy."
They talked for half an hour, she try
ing to persuade him to stay, and he re
solved to 60. Then he went with her into
the house, where he must needs tell all the
story TO Dame Hetherington, who scolded
him, and babe him go home again and
make submission, but he would not.
Then DIusilla remembered that hel
father would gladly aid any lad from
Northumberland, and sat down and wrote
letter very quickly, being dexterou'
with her pen, and gave it to Ralph td
carry.
'You will fiud him." she said, "at the
the sign of the Leg and Star at Cheapside.
Forget not that address. Stay, / will
write it outside the letter. Give it to him
with my respect and obedience. Oh,
Ralph, shall you be long before you shall
found your fortune and are back to us?"
May" said Ralph. ~ know not what
be my fortune. 80 to find it, like many
a lad of DID,"
Then, after many fond farewells, Ralph
kissed her and trudged away msnfully,
while Drusy leaned her head over the gar.
den gate and wept and sobbed, and could
not be consoled.
CHAPTER III.
HOW RALPH SOUGHT FORTUNE.
A young mans walk from Warkworth
all the way to London cannot fail to be