Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-06

smoke ten cigars day, to play poker, to
eat lobster salad and to look upon the
world with cheerful and appreciative
smile. In short, made city man Of
him from the ground up, and gradually
worked out OF his system the insidious
venom of rustic simplicity. As result
Of ny treatment he gained fifteen
pounds. and q great deal of confidence
in his digestive system.
1t was through US, too, that he met
Corsin Nina and formed for her that at
tachment which has formed the sub
ject Of ridicule heretofore. Sydney is
not ungrateful, and when l heard that
the law wassafter me from his side Of
the house, knew that he was guiltless.
"-.s Uncle Lem, blast him." said
Sydney. "He's managing this suit on
behalf Of the estate-my uncle's, you
know. / don't understand the subject
any further than to know that the heirs
and executors have a perfect legal
right to do everything that is disagree
able. / am told they always have, I'M
der every mans will"
Well, TO make long story short, they
rectified that line too. They moved it
making it coincide exactly with the line
established by Uncle Lem. They proved
by an array of liars such as were seldom
seen in a witness box, that there had
originally been but one fence; that 1t
had been split in two by some neigh
borly contention, and that one-half had
wandered to the east, while the other
struggled to the west. In plain terms
they reduced my property to line.
l took day off and looked up the
geometrical definition OF a line. l
found that line has length, but no
breadth or thickness. As for myself,
have lost so much flesh in the course OF
these law suits that l could live very
comfortably on a piece of property
shaped that way. Scarcely any or me
would stick out over the edges to annoy
my neighbors. But am afraid that
Maude would commit perpetual tres
pass. She possesses too much en,bon-
point las we say on the boulevard) to
live on line.
But we don't care much. We are
both Of us secretly hankering for the
city. We have lost some money in this
Gainesville business, but we consider
ourselves lucky to have any to lose.
| Our worst sorrow is for Cousin Nina,
who has grown deeply attached to this
place. It's very rocky place that
girl won't become attached to when
her lover lives so near. On the day
when the last law suit was decided l
took Nina aside into remote corner Of
the parlor and told her that feared our
pleasant life here together had come TO
an end. couldn't ask her to visit me
in a house of one dimension. She didn't
understand the geometry of the subject,
| but she knew what 1t would be TO part
with Sidney, and she melted my collar
with her tears.
In the evening Sydney called, and
whether there were any more tears do
not know. My wife and have habit
/ Of making our escape at critical mo-
ments. We were young ourselves, and
only one OF us land he the lesser OF the
/ two) is old even now. Doubtless they
used their time well, for it wastn very
cheerful voice that Nina called to me,
! as lay away praying for Uncle Lem, II
l remember rightly.
''It's all right" she said. Sydney
has agreed to buy this land and the
house, and the right OF way"
"And a soul to fit the vacancy inside
his uncle" l interrupted.
Anything, anything, l want" she
said "And we are to live here, and
you are to visit us next summer"
at will be interesting to be guests In
/ our house." said l. expect us conf
IDENTIFY" HOWARD FIELDING.