Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-01-27
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pair Of ycuDg men as you would wish to
lock upon; AID year By year tie dark look
in the face of Lady Isabella grew deeper
and more fixed. She wss never in tie
least degree, outSsrdly, Unkind to her
stepson, though she bit her lip and clerchad
he- hand when the ccua.ry people drOpp'd
their courti:ies OF pulled tier forelocks IN
salutiop TO tn young SqvOire." There
was nothing in Eer demeauOr toward
him 70 cavil at, except her coldness-but
she was as cod So Q statute always, unless
when under the dominion Of one Of her
sudden outburat1 OF temrer-aud TO every
one, except her SOD, Anthony. Aud when
her ewes fell upon him, or her hand touched
his, the statute became living, breathing
loving woman, though proud slwsys, as
proud rs Lucifsr, with the pride which
cankers the heart
With regard to Reginald himself, he sd
mirtd his stepmother exceedingly for her
grace snd beauty, for she was a beautiful
woman still, at more than forty years CT
age; bat there was no particular affection
for her On his part aud he eschewed her
comIany at al times in favor OF that OF
cid Deb who was very old Deb now,
aud whose ore er 1t hope and earnest de-
sire If living 70 see her Young master COM
ing of age vas not destined TO be- gratfsd.
she died hOnored snd full Of years, hut
much troubled in her mind, toward the
last, by a Dremonition that in one shsps
or other some mischance would he
fall her 'youcg Lord" as it pleased
her 10 call him, wren she WAS gone, and
could 60 longer watch over him With
her failing sight, ard guard him with
her palsisd hands. Il was observed that
FIR seine time after the death of Deborah
Lady Halliwell wore g brighter look and
trod with 3 lighter stsp than she had been
won't. Bat the festivities in connection
with the coming OF rye of the elder soA
were fstsd net to take place for the cid,
notwithstanding woman was followed to
the gave IN tbe same year, and within a
month Of his sons majority, by her cid
master, SIR Hugh, who died in CONF eq1erc
of Al accident IN the hunting fed, and
Sir X ginald re;gned in his stead.
Sir Hugh was deeply regretted by all
who knew him, for he was q Careless. good
na.ured soul, with a ready hand AID open
putse, VINO, if he accomplished no great &C.
tons. committed no mean cues. Nobody
but he himself kn whether he had been
disappointed in hi3 second marriage, or II
his wife's undoubt:d beauty had oompen-
stated for her c)id ead naughty disposition.
On his deathb d his glazing eye sought
here, and his s.f'.ning fipgeTs closed over
hers az he tried feebly 70 lay them ia the
hand of his elder son, while his youngsr
knelt in On abandonment of grief beside
him. Presently, with last effort, he
raised his head from the pillow, and gazing
on the two he loved best, exclaimed: lisa
bella Reeiuald-my son. your mother
as though he wonid commit each to the
others charge, and then fell back and
e1.
This, at any rate, was the meaning the
neS b1ro, ct attached to the action, and
the courtesy and consideration with which
he considered it his duty to treat the Wild
owed Lady Hallway was the subject Of
Aiming comment 20 ali who came N con
tact with thsm.
a year .gsed, during which tins, every
day at certain hour, Lady Isabella retire.
to her o1a;O7y-EhiCh had been fitted NJ
for her according to her traditions soOr
after her fist srIival-;O pray. At least
rs she invariably gave ORDERS that on &c
account was she to be disturbed, such was
considered to he her pious occupation
| though, strange 70 say, she often emerged
| from her retirement with a bsfllsd lOoi
upon her face rs thoagh her prayers
had given her bat little of satisiac ion o.
relief
But at last one day, when the first yesl
of moaning fer Sir Hugh was over anC
completed, she appeared, after longer alb
sence thsn usual, with flashing eye aud
heightened color, and al air Of hardly
concealed triumph about he:, which cAusec
her son Anthony to exlAim with fila
pride and affection:
Why, mother, how handsome you az
to-day But how is tbs? Your glwn il
covered with dust, and there is actually {
cobweb on your sleeve"
And indeed her black velye. -obe was
sadly smirched and soilsd.
"Ah, yes, truel But what of thsi?' shC
replied, pushing him hastily fipm hO
with 8 confused look. ''Lisiep, b)th o.
you. have been looking through the old
aruories IN the tapestry chamber, and ex
aiming their treasures of lace and bro
c2ds, such as were worn by your worthy
ancestors, and l have had wonderful
thought come to ne" the turning of hei
senterc=t, whea excited by any cause, still
occasionally betrayed her foreign blood
(Which is that we give ball, ball q
fency dress, a masked ball, in honor Of
here she paused AMI her thin nostrils
q1ivtred as they did only VIXEN she WEE
etrongly mOyed-'Sir Reginald here. \
birthday ball. sha continued; 'for we
have done nothing yet TO Celebrate mis- &C.
cts3iou Let it be given Oh the night of his
birthday-on New Years Evs-2nd le!
him come of age over again, aud yen and 1,
10y son, " aud she laughed softly, will psy
our coat to him-t) the Master o. Mad
6oni' with a graceful, sweeping cour-
tesy and sidtlOng glance Of balloon.
cea'ed mockery. And do you acd he
both array yourselves bravely in the
costumes which I have found for yOu
belonging to some OF those good gentle
men whose portraits hang in the gallery
above. AZ for me-" she continued with a
gesture of resignation, las tie widow OF
him who as gone befcTe-may his soul Eest
in peacs-I shall be but looker-on at
your festivities Olly let me-" and sic
smiled a be gildering smile, halt of com
mard, half of entreaty, and such as the
heart Of 20 man could have resisted, still
less the youth who felt the charm of the
uuaceustOmed sweetness Of her demesnOr
penetrate to his very soul, arrange and
select your costumes, and felst my eyes on
your fnery, and watch the gay dOing9
from a distance, and it will content me. -
Who could have refused such request,
and from such lips? Not gay, hghtheart-
ed young fellow, who, though sincerely
grieved, and, as he thought at the time,
well-nigh heartbroken, at the loss Of an
affectionate and indu' gent father, yet found
the year of mourning uncommCnly long
and wearieome, and longed to throw of ct
least some of the outward trappings of
his wOs.
81 know who will look like jay in
nascockis nlumes.N he answered with q