Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-30

My pretty Lucy seems to have the
rlegrims," said Major Kerr. sis that
on the cards for blushing brlde?n
"She signs for the hour when Adonis
shall name her his, replied the mother,
with a nall sheer.
"ConfOund It, madsml I believe you
are laughing az me, the blowsy Adonis
grumbled.
He liised himself from the table and
staggered OF to the fire with a gorged
movement. He probably had never
seen turkey buzzard lounging away
from carrion, but he unconsciously imi-
tated that unattractive fowl.
The debris of his meal, the husks OF
what he did eat, remained in an IN
pleasant huddle on the table. proving
that great, gross feeder had been
there.
lie stood before the FIRE, big red OBJ
iect, the type Of many Englishmen who
were sent over in the Revolution to dis
enchant US with monarchy. The
chances are nearly ten TO one in favor
of an Euglishman's being a gentleman.
Our mother country seemed to have
carefully decimated her civil and mill
tary service Of It's brutes TO do the
dirty work OF logging the Contlnentals.
Kerr stood before the fire, making a
picture OF himself.
A handsome animal. Other women
might call him le bel hOmme without
Mrs. BrOthartOft'S tone OF contempt. He
had evidently given the artists Of the
alcoholic schOOl-brandy aud that
brotherhood frequent sittings. They
paint rUbicund. and had not been chary
of carnations in his case. His red uni
form jacket gave him the air OF an over
grown boy. But not q frank, merry
one; nor even an Oa6Sh, we'll meaning
dolt of a chap. This great boy is a
bully. Smaller Urchius would suffer I'M
der his thumb. He would crush but
ter1y, or indeed anything gentle and
tender, without much ceremony.
So Mrs. Brothert0it seemed to think
as she surveyed him, posed there for in
spection.
She smiled to herself and thought,
''This senua. tyr0ut will presently give
Miss Lucy something else 10 90 than in
suit me with her prudisb airs"
Dash IL, ma'auw Kerr repeated
his caste, in his time, dashed freely
do you mean 90 hint the girl is not fond
OF me?'
Fond! she adores you. See how
jealous she is! She cannot leave you
one moment"
'I'd have you to know, madam, with
your sueer, that better blood than your
daughter have been fond of me-"
"Why didn't Adouis stay in the home
market then instead Of putting himself
in the provincjal?"
''You know why! I don't make any
secret of my debts and my peccadilloS.
You know rs much about me as do
about YOU, my mOther-in-law."
she WINGED a little at this coarse
familiarity. 1t was part OF her newt
able punishment 10 DO so treated. All.
how bitterly she remembered, at sucn
words, the reyerent courtesy OF her nus
band, how bitterly his plying tender
ness, even when she had diShOnOred
him. so Ear as his honor was in her
power! But she hardened herself
against these memories, and her vim
dictiyeness against that daughter OF his
grew more cruel.
you must allow, " continued Kerr,
"that you get me dem cheap"
Cheap" she rejoined. Cheap with
the debts and the peccadillos. Cheap,
white feather ana ali.'
s'Who SAYS l ever showed the white
feather?" roared Kerr. That's one OF
tharmuscadiu Jack Andres lies. He
wants my place az adjutant TO Sir Hen
ry. Bah. the shOpkeepiug, play acting,
rhyme writing milksopl he'd better
keep his Swiss jaws shut and not SLAM
der q British uob.emau"
'.NoDlemau" says his hostess, evil
IDENTIFY taking pleasure in CALLING her
cOusD.rator: - thought you were only
q peers third SON."
'sThere are but three lives between
me and the earldom-an Old equity lie,
Toms i0cky life and Dicks drunken
one. Your daughter will be Countess
of Bendich one of these days, and you'd
both better be careful how you treat
me. "
Glow could 1 treat you better?
give you the pretJiest girl in tde prov
ince. with the prettieSt portion
"Have I got 20 tell you again that not
every man would take your daughter?
You needn't look so fierce about It,"
she ald look fierce. She looSed-la
belle savage-as If she could handle
scanning knife. Aud no wonder!