Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-01-20


when snow covered ard mid the green
slopes and ieicles hung from the branches
Aud IL was on a September day, early in
the present century, when the place was
fsirest to look upon, that Sir Hugh Hali-
we'll brought home his bride.
She was, il had been reported, of Span
ish Lineage, and Sir Hugh had met her and
fallen a victim to her charms while seek
irg distraction and fOrgetiulDese, after the
death Of his first wife, in foreign travel
But who she was and whence sue came,
beyond the mere circumstance of her being
of foreign xtraction-thOugh she spoke
Eoglish well enough was not and never
was known.
People who had pitied the beIeaved
man in the first flush aud outbreak of his
grief exclaimed in wonder and contempt
when they heard of the brevity of its dura-
ton. That is, they wondered until they
saw The new Lady Hslliwell, and
then they, o. st any rate the
masculine portion of tie COM
munity, wondered 10 more, but attested
their conviction So to the bridegrOom's
good fortune and taste, and confirmed it
with the many oaths of the period. Their
wives and daughters cert inly deemed it
only becoming on their part to throw up
their hands in scandalizsd amszsment az
the fickleuess Of men generally and the
unseemliness Of a widOwer, whose tears
should scarcely have dried upon his
cheeks, marrying again in less than three
months; vet even they-though grudging-
" and with sigh and shake OF their heads
as a token OF respect on their part at any
rate, 70 the departed allowed that Lsdy
Iaabel'a was vastly handsome, with a
mcst elegant shape, and the manners Of
a Princess of the royal bloOd-but-
Somehow tnaTe was always bat'
when he own sex spoke of the tecOnd Lady
Halliwel Female prejudice, Of course
what else could il be, sesing that there WIS
not one OF their number in the whole
C unity who cOald hold candle to her in
respect Of personal appearance or elegance
Of manner?
But on the sane September day whel
Lady Hallway saw her future home for
the first time, bathed in sunshine and
standing proudly on its wooded eminenoe
the expression which crossed her face, after
her first exclamation of pleasure, was bus
gloomy one, suggestive of envy and discon-
tent with her lot; for there was already an
heir to this fair domain. The first wife,
who had died, had left behind her son,
aud consequently no child Of hers might
hope to inherit the estate and reign at
Madden in the time to come.
She was only the second wife, and, with
all her pride ard beauty, of less conse
quence than a sickly baby. aud those
slckly babies SO seldom die" she reflected
bitterly.
For the young heir was a weakly child,
though, thanks to the care of his faithful
nurse and pure country air, he grew to be
a stout enough youth. It was scarcely to
he wondered st, that this trusty nurse,
Deborah Brand. " 10 had been his fathers
nu,5e before h;s, should nOurish uuiavor-
able and hostile thoughts toward the new
Madame after the manner of most old
retainers, who consider il their daty to look
upon a stepmo.her, whatever her character
or conduct, as a supplsrter and intruder.
She watched over her Young charge with
d vigilance which was practically unsleep'
iug, and which she never relaxed until ne
was Of sufficient 0ge 10 be deemed capable
of takirg hsed to his own ways. Never.
unless e was impossible TO avoid so doing,
would she leave the Young heir alone with
mis- stepmOther, and never-atter the time
when. as ere baby, lie narrowly es-
cepad being drowned in the old fish pond,
though, as Deborah declared and main
tanned, that lady's negligence-wOuld let
him out of her sight
The Reetmeats, toe, which Lady Isabella,
70 6oubt DESTROYS Of winning his childish
confidence and infantile affections, gave him
from her own ''bOnboaniere, were, if pos
sible, ru,hlessly cOnfscsted, rotwithstaud-
ing the prolonged and anguished howls OF
the despOiled one. She declared the nasty
fOre "a muck made the child i'll; and, in
deed, on one occasion the child was very
sick after having partsken OF his stepmoth-
er's bounty.
10 vain the latter carried complaints OF
the nurses insOience and overbearing con-
duct to Sir Hugh, aud demanded that she
should be dismissed, ard one Of her lady
ships own choosing installed in her stead.
In this matter, and in this only Sir Hugh
was adamant, and equally impervioUs 10
smiles OF tears, caresses or vituperatiOn.
He had promised the chiid's dead mother
that the faithful Deborah, TO whose arms
she had committed him az her own grew
too feeble, should never be sent away or
deprived Of her post so long IS the boy re-
quired her services.
This he had sworn, AID would abide by
his oath, come what would, though in
every other matter his lady might and
Il b,r-a h. ', D, 1torr,knH
So Deborah remained, and the young
Reginsld grew apace and throve amazingly
Yder her fostering care. In course Of time
ably brother was born to him, WHO soon
anne the one obi sct Of his mothers ex-
zee, and the centre and sole pOssessor
affections; though, with his birth,
owing expression OF enyious discon-
'hich sullied her handsome features,
snd eliminated.
time the young master" as
rgsnts of the household delighte1
was a sturdy young urchin OF
four years. 1t was this last
ich, when she heard it, made
rs eyes flash fire, and caused
ST fall red lips until they
she would mutter fiercely
that little interlopern'-
on Reginald, and, to ssy
aaouabls, seeing that be was
who IS net to be named
my Anthony. Bat he shall
,ver me aud mine when his
Poor weak foo, but for him
WOW, could have sent away
oman, with her prying eyes
speeches, and then who
nat things might even have
handsome child, this second
igh, bat as dark ss a gypsy;
was proud enough of him,
Election wss nothing when
b the strength and feroeness
which his mother bore for
Jealous old Deborah admitted
a tIflralv anouoh child Int