Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-08
p Jorge: A SOCIAL COMEDY.

-..,n over that afternoon express
81. Fl. see her.
,.rr make mp your mind about
1858 asked Lydia, passing me a cup
,r.nt Sir George" I replied.
.Urvvou viii accept him, OF course,
anJ know that I shall" I re-
.s little nettled.
.rl.f. You won't?" exclaimed Ly-
Nora. YOU must be mad!
..ared my tea in silence.
.rr YOU always used TO say you ad-
at was before met Tom" I
- YOU can't marry Tom, so what
...-. rse of talking of him." said Ly
DID, calmly.
don't know about that" I replied
.Vrat, and live on two hundred a
.-a Nv dear girl think Of it,
-raU" said suppressing a sigh.
.- -ro1sa il is impossible. But ! do
Tom. Lydia; it is no use pre-
.-t-g don't / shall never, never
t.. fra love with anyone else.
.0s course. you won't, dear, said
r-f7 c7mulacently. But that needn't
--.rsar your marrying Sir George. You
-g en- loving Tom Just the same
.71lt De silly" /, said.
.s- George is dreadiully Old l eX-
.aj presently.
.N-rsense," cried Lydia Why.
4 --- aye is. and I'm cutie sure no one
'd take him for 80.
.Ns-o." 7 said, Frightening; I'm
s.-a t.v wouldn't. And he certainly
is ueiy nice.
rrr viii De able to do Just as you
r said Lydia. You will have a
-.-..r time.
.D7 YOU think 500" l asked, irres-
C~r.
.Vrv. yes. just think, A place in
c-a1j. another in Wales. and you
.-Vays come TO town for the sea-
>- Then he always goes abroad ev-
en- YEAR. so YOU will be able to roam
. he continent. Oh. l envy you.
ST. Guild go 20 Venice. TO Rome"
her RCme'' ! said rudely.
.re.v we'll" Lydia said icily. stay
r home taen. Marry Tom. and next
a- when YOU walk down Oxford
- fin a last years hat-walk, say.
vow viii not be able TO afford the
f.yr-v of bansOm-yOu will look at the
r. mss in the shop windows and feel
r need a bonnet very badly. But
won won't be able 10 buy one. For the
simple reason that you won't be able
90 AFFORD it.
"a last years hat" I echoed rue
try. That would be dreadful"
But Notwithstanding in COMPARE
son to- the things YOU would have to put
u0 with said Lydia, cheerfully. You
would want to invite your friends to
dinner. but YOU could not give them
bread and cheese. You would be dy-
trg 20 see the new piece ut the Lyceum,
'rt that. of course. would be out of the
question. You would have to give up
dances. too, Tor you wouldn't have a
gown INC 20 wear.
After all. / said. 81 believe / would
rather live with Tom in a third floor
back than marry anybody else, and
mamma will settle something on me
if marry.
Pooh, my dear child; mere moth
ing"
YES" l replied, dejectedly. q sup
pose so. We must be getting very
r-r- for only last week mamma said
tt she must be thinking Of giving
rr The carriage
OF course, if YOU married Tom, -
said Lydia YOU wouldn't be able TO
keep a maid.
II shouldn't mind that" I replied.
And you would have 10 do the dust
ing and the mendiug and help your
servant with the cooking sometimes. ~
We'll. I can make several different
sorts Of cake, I said.
81 doubt. by the time you have paid
the rent and taxes. whether YOU could
a10rd TO eat any sort of cake at all.
u is the bills, YOU know. Let me see
- she counted on her fingers-"there
would he the butchers bill, the bakers
hilL ths gTOCer's bill. the greengroeer S
b.u TIE milkman, the Coachman and
The carpenter and the plumber to pay,
Your Gressmaker. Toms tailor
"Oh. do stop, Il is TOO awful! l see
r. is useless TO think of Tom any long
err
"ves, yes, yes" I shrieked. T
agree with YOU; it is quite impossible.
though l shall always love him, / will
nerer-never-never marry Tom.
Don't co. exclaimed Lydia, as
rose 90 put on my wraps. Sit down;
] haven't finished yet. You will have
q settle with Tom.
But lydia. YOU forget that Sir
George hasn't actually promised 10 me
yet"
'8ut ne is madly IN love with you.
S1 write TO Tom. and When he does
ror can post it, YOU oughJn't 10 keep
him i'm suspense. She pushed table
With writing materials upon It toward
me-
what are YOU going to say?" she
asked
4 don't know, I replied, with a sud
Gen inclination to cry.
Lee me help YOU said Ly1i1.
In few minutes the letter was writ
i with a shaking hand / directed it
r.. Thomas GOOdhart. ESQ. NJ D.,
closed and stamped it and took it home
Nora, are YOU awake
Come I'm. Ulease. / replied.
Mamma opened the door Of my room.
end. drawing a chair TO the fire, sat
down beside me
There was silence for moment or
So ! twisted the buttons Of my dress
.ls-gOWn and mamma toyed with her
rings At last she SAID:
Sly d-rling. | have something TO
n.. rou Sir George called TO see me