The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-09-21

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that Fuljames was smarting I'M.
der the rebuff. he had received.
1t was to be feared. he would
push matters to extremity.
The gentle Rose was!very sor.
rowful as she looked in her
uncle's careworn face, and felt
as if she were to blame for in
creasing the anxieties that weigh
ed upon HIM.
Before she left him and pass.
ed INTO the house, she expressed
as much to him in her modest
phrase, and in low sweet tones;
Tor Rose possessed that charac-
teristic token of refinement !. a
voice ever soft, gentle and low.
Yet the old soldier would not
let her make an apology in ex.
tenuation of her rebuff of Full.
james, but said as he laid his
hand on her head "My child,
you did exactly right ; you must
never think of this man any
more; the gyrfalcon does not
mate with the carrion crow. I
knew your father well, and rode
by his side in battle; he was a
brave and honorable man, and
were he alive to-day, he would
have itso,"
Then the old man kissed her,
and she tried to smile, but there
We're tears in her eyes as she
passed indoors, with a very heavy
heart.
Coincident with these occur.
rences the spring term of the
Federal court was holding in the
town, and there were many visit
ing lawyers and strangers in at
tendance. In honor of these
visitors the citizens were to give
a large ball that night at the
old "Stone Tavern" But more
especially did the towns-people
wish to honor the able and dig
nified court; a Judge profoundly
versed in legal knowledge, and
yet endowed with such courtly
and affable manners, as rendered
him everywhere, a great favorite
in society.
Soon after the shades of night
had fallen, the old tavern was
ablaze with candle-light and here,
the eager and expectant elite of
the town were assembled.
To lawyer Fuljames had been
assigned the pleasing task of
escorting Miss Rose Trevillian
to this ball, but after the con-
treamps of the morning, of course
this could not be.
The ceremonies were about to
begin; the strains of the music
were heard; and the iccund laugh
and all the merriment that pre-
cedes the gtddy whtrl of the
dance, were on; when in looking
around for their partners, the
young men noticed, that one of
the fairest of the fair was miss.
ing Tom Hilton exclaimed
with a tragic air. THE sun has
gone down at MONDAY no
longer take any interestin life !"
But when young Cameron, one of
the exquisites of the town sided
up to him and said "Tom
there's old Fuljames over there.
as full as a billed owl fuller
than I've seen him since last
Christmas-of course MISS Rose
!! wouldn't come with him, in that
condition" Then Hilton despite
his words began to take consid-
cradle interest in life for he
gazed at Fuliames for a moment,
and there was.a dangerous CLINT
in his eyes, as he noted the dis
reputable plight of the lawyer,
but he said nothing about it he
merely turned aside as he re.
marked to young Cameron, in his
grandiloquent way 81 depart
Immediately inquest of the queen
of the ball, F" and left the house.
Tom Hilton arrived at the resi-.
dence of Col. Effingham soon af-
ter Miss Rose, arrayed in a Worth
costume, had taken her seat IN
the parlor to await her uncle,
whom she supposed would escort
her to the grand ball, which had