Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-03

Miss Cornelia quailed little, but she
had been too long the family tyrant to
surrender at the first charge.
'The man is OF low BIRTH" she snap
ped Indignantly. HE isn't fit associ-
ate for yon. It's disgraceful, his being
allowed to visit here"
Mary's eyes blazed. "If the mau were
the son of scavanger, born In work
house and reared on the streets and had
no faint of crime Upon him, l should
treat him like gentleman II he came TO
my house, so long as he conducted him
self ike q gentleman while in it. That
is all l have to say on the subject, now
or at any other time; and as this discus
sion is bootless and exceedingly disa-
greeable, must beg you to drop 1t.
| Mrs. Beverley spoke firmly, emphat-
ically; but she reckoned without her
host, or rather without her Cornelia, II
she counted on request TO drop the
subject ending the discussion. The old
lady was for moment stunned by the
comprehensive democracy OF her niece's
statement; but only for a moment, rally
ing all her forces, she took the field pre-
pared to do battle for her own way until
she should route her adversary or wear
her out. Mary, knowing by experience
what was coming, settled herself to en-
| dure with what patience she might.
For twenty minutes the battle raved
and ragged and howled until poor Mary
was driven to wishsherself deaf and
dumb and senseless. She stood TO her
guns and defended her position gallant
ly; but such contests always exhausted
her, mentally and bodily, and the VIC
tories she achieved were as depressing
to her as defeat could have been. In
one of the pauses OF the engagement
Miss Cornelia suddenly brought her
heaviest gun, held in reserve till now, to
the front. what do you say to this?"
she demanded, producing a crumpled
envelope from her pocket and spreading
it out right under Mary's eyes. 1t bore
the New York postmark, and was ad-
dressed in a neat clear hand to ed
ward jackson Antony, Esq"
Il picked that up in the ravine yes
terday afternoon when l was coming
home from my walk. 1t was so near
dusk / couldn't see the name without
my glasses, so l forgot all about IL until
put my dress on this morning. AS soon
as laid eyes on il | remembered that
boys whole name-E1ward Jackson An
thony. | ought TO have remembered 1t
before, because my brother Hector
named him after an old college mate. 1t
was his looking so different from the
from the rest and calling himself Ned
that misled me. That yellow fever re-
port is false, it appears, and your line
Mr. Anthony resolves himself into
Jack Anthony, our overseer's son. VIII
you forbid him the house now?"
NO" responded Mary positively. 81
wonder you dare ask me such thing,
when you know that his father was
with your brother in that awful charge
at Shiloh, and that he saved my hus-
bands life at the risk OF his own. Those
very brothers-the slothful men you
scorn-died, saber in hand, fighting side
by side with Hector and Archer and
Randolph and Boiling for US and for
Virginia"
perhaps you have known OF this all
along?" sneered Miss Cornelia, almost
fOaming with passion.
II have known il a good WHILE" &C
knowiedged Mary briefly. mot ever
since | have known him, for Mr.. An
thony does not thrust his affairs on any
one. He waited for fitting opportu-
nifty, and then he told me, as gentle
man should. He isn't ashamed OF his
origin, and he has no cause TO be; his
father was poor man and an ignorant
man, but at the same time he was a
good and respectable man.
"And l suppose it is your intention to
introduce the son of this good and re-
spectacle father into my fathers fam
ily!" ranted Miss Cornelia. But tell
you, Mary Beverley, II you do you will
live to repent it. The man Is low born
and common and o1ious, and the very
idea of putting him in Hector's place is
enough to make the bones OF all the
Beyerley's for generations turn In their
graves. You NAV stultify yourself with
what excuses you please for this man,
but think he has acted most dishonor-
ably, and | shall take care to let my
opinion be known. / wash my hands OF
Won and Of the whole affair. | will not
remain in this house, either, TO see my
family disgraced by such an alliance. |
will not countenance you single mo-
ment. l shall leave Tor Richmond TO-
morrow.
Mary bowed her head in acquiescence
I'm her punishment and endeavOred 10y
allv to hide the look of relief that stole
from her heart TO her face. She was
accustomed 10 these stormy Withdrawals
OF her aunt's continuance, and was per-
fectly aware that within a week she
would be in constant receipt Of long and
amicable epistles from her, and also that
as soon as Miss Cornelia should weary
OF her kindred or should fancy that they
were neglectfu, she would return as
though nothing had occurred to mar
the harmony OF their intercourse. Her
threats having lost all significance, had
become to Mary but as the cracking OF
thorns under pot.
Miss Cornelia's determination to
abandon her to her own sinful ways was
a special relief TO Mary at this particu-
lar juncture, for the necessity OF up
holding the standard OF justice and do
ing battle constantly in behalf OF the
man who loved her and toward whom
she felt resentment for loving her, was
beginning to tell upon her-to make.her
feel hedged In and committed.
She had no desire TO become his cham
pion, to espouse his cause or to place
herself even mentally by his side. She
wished earnestly to hold herself, her
life and her environment separate and
apart from him; and yet her nature, her
adherence OF all narrowness and in
Justice and meanness, was constantly
fore ng her ITO position which dis
tressed and annoyed her, and which
was, moreover, open to misunderstood
ing and Misrepresentation.
Mary had made no vows OF eternal
.l..Lood Gha had lovpd her hus