Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-07-02

igrants, and so Indefinite that eacn
wear must possess the obscurity OF an
ace to preserve its tenuity, why then
il becomes pitiable. There is nothing
more ignorant or Insignificant than the
child who cries for the moon, except
the one who believes that in bit OF
glittering paper he holds it,"
THAT'S al very WE'LL" 1 retorted.
but the fact remains that there are
distinctions here that favor Rudolph
and prejudice me. One may deplore
the habit OF cannibals, but that may
not deter them from cracking ones
bones"
"And thine own people?"
'sThey have been humble farmers for
MANY generations, tilling small farm
in this country; thrifty, honest, but
never prosperous. l have heard my
father say that the first Ralph Baine
who settled here was the younger son
of a great English family, and had
served under Marlborough with honor.
but that was nearly two hundred years
ago."
1.-TWO hundred yearsl 'Ts but SIN
gle wink of the eyelids of the elephant
that upholds the world; and yet here 1t
serves not only to sggrandize but to d.
minish. And there are no fogs in this
Bnotia either. The air is clear; the
nights are Respondent with stars under
which these pygmies dare strut, Look
at me. Am l not courteous and consid-
crate to all men? And yet 1 can trace
ny ancestry back over 5000 years TO
the Chaldean dynasty. But my kin
dred adored the heavens, and studied
the sands of the sea, and far below
these atoms, which indeed may once
have been worlds, they ranked them
selves. The Van Ettens and the
Stuynes! If they could only see them
selves as do see them, they would not
be so anxious to join their lofty lines.
Ho! no! and they shall, too; he! he!
Never despair, oh, friend OF my later
years. You relieved me from an en-
barrassment, and Eli ls not ungrateful.
You are sure of that maiden's worth =
"She is an ANGEL"
"Hum! Angels who possess the uni
verse are not lingering in Aberdeen.
But she has the eye Of goodness and a
houri's smile. Tell her to trust and
wait. And so, good night. Go thou to
TRANQUIL slumber, aud to meditation"
And my friend Eli Effendi left me per-
picked by his words and astonished at
his mirth, for he was a grave man and
dignified.
After this saw Eli Effendi daily, In
deed, for everybody must need see every
one in Aberdeen; still he seemed to shun
me. l heard Of him as undergoing the
round OF excursions, dinners, recep-
tions which constitute that hospitality
for which our people are so famous. l
say "our people," Alas then l was Of
them, perhaps, bnt not one OF them.
Mine was the eleventh hour and the
crumbs that were swept up. Now, l
may honor instead of being honored,
but let us accept our merits without
boastfulness
Gradually a pleasurable, tantalizing,
exasperating rumor spread through
Aberdeen until exploited in hariag
headlines by the press aud in exagger-
ations by the gossips. That guest,
whose presence had so stirred civic
pride, approaching the uDexampled
courtesies shown him-than which the
salons Of Europe know none more
chaste-Was about TO reciprocate by all
entertainment unique. 1t was TO be a
reception, banquet, ball, cotillion-
what not, indeed, concluding with an
exhibition Of Eastern magic wonderful
to behold.
The wealth of Ormus and Of Ind was
to be strained to fulfill the magnificence
beftting such an occasion. Tears and
heart-burnings followed the issuance OF
the invitations, for many were not call
ed and but few were chosen. Despite
Eli Effendi's expansive regard for me l
was therefore surprised to receive Sc
we're and simple card from him request
ing my presence on the evening OF the
18th inst. at st. Gillian's Hall-as sur
prised, doubtless, as camp follower at
being summoned into the council OF
commanders.
1t was a few days before this entranc-
ing event that ventured to call at the
Van Ettens. and for brief blissful mo-
ment saw my Patty alone; | found her
distraught and melancholy.
"Oh, Ralph" she cried. "You need
never come. There is no hope for US.
Papa insists on speedy marriage be-
tween Rudolph and me. He has become
quite daft on the subject, and pretends
to have discovered that our Gold Moi
dore came from the Stuynes. That old
Moidore, wish it were in the bottom Of
the sea, that do" Here Mistress Pat
ty had recourse to tears which l strove
to allay, though aghast at the enormity
of her words. For the Gold Moidore Of
the Van Ettens was the Palladium of
that family. 1t had descended from
generation to generation as a most prec-
ious heirloom, and was piously believed
to be the source and maintenance OF
their greatness. Where it originally
came from, why 1t hadn't been spent,
and what had caused the tradition, no
one OF them knew; for owing to educa-
tional limitations there were no records
Of their early days.
When Patty grew calm she further
explained that her father had recently
met an old woman who told him that
she had often heard her father say that
his father had said that the luck OF the
golden Moidore had come to the Van
'Ettens from the Stuynes. This had suf-
feed TO render him gratefully eager for
the matrimonial alliance, which, as the
other high parties seemed TO be agree
able, really seemed imminent. / began
to explain to Patty Eli Effendi's interest
and assurances, and had already
brought back the roses TO her cheeks
and the smiles to her lips, when there
was a stately tread and her mother en-
tarad thu r0om-a hOSDitable habit