Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-18

. Horse Queen.
home, worn-ou. and tired with their long
journey. Aunt Priscilla. Debby and the
minister had enjoyed themselves exceed
ingly and 10 all appearances Angeles. had
100, but she eflt a vague longing and I'M
rest as II something were about 10 hanpen.
which would change the whole course of
her life.
" men Angelica was very, very little
girl her parents died. leaving her a small
sum OF money in aunt Prisclla's care and
also making her subject to aunt Priscilla
uhtli she was twenty-five They did no,
know that aunt Priscilla hated BOYS in
particular, and marriage in general or nor
maps they would not have made that condi
tion IN their Will. But when aunt Priscilla
received the pretty little orphan into her
nome lnwardly resolved to make a good
pious splnster of her, always ready to
heip the poor and to be a friend IN naad
90 as the pretty little thing grew IN she
MAD dreary time of it indeed Stud,,ir,
III the morning, reading or walking with
aunt Priscilla in the afternoon and holding
yarn or roasting apples in the winter even
mss. IN the summer evenings she would
steal away from the dreary house. down ~
1ie river pank and there throwing herself
on the ground would lie and think or
quietly pour out her troubles to the pen-
NY moving stream until a few of her ouiet
ears had noated along with il in its course
Dut AZ hlhe clock she had to be indoors
anu AlssihS her aunt good night she wouId
ateal away upstairs with Jane Eyre or
ga Mamselle's Secret" or 1.-The Scottish
Cniels' which Debby had secratlv gotten
LOT ner at the town library But outward
~ she was calm, gentle and docfle and
aunt Priscilla daily saw in her the deveI-
opHeHt OF her pet scheme. And oIthouob
- was her eighteenth birthday she was
scarcely more than child of fourteen In
her sweet simplicity.
the minister was a kindly. gentle rrev
halred man of fifty years or moro ana
syhpathlzed deeply with Angelica AL
'housh ne never expressed his sentiments
as ne was a true and steady friend of Mise
Priscilla Latimer.
There was woefuI lack Of eIig,,ha ,,o,,,,..
men In Green Hills and So uber Dc
waterbury announced his intention ~ -,
pioylhg a curate, there was a great stir
ielt confident she would bring down the
youth as her own prev. II was o,1,,
genoa that did not hear any runor Of the
coming great event and her life eoya. -,
as smoothly and evenly as ever
AT last after two weeks of ea,,ar o~roo
tatlon the train drew up at the Green ttI1s
sympa thized dooply with AneeIca -
station and deposited here an exoeed,nol,,
handsome of
aoouts' who looked inquir.ngly around b,r,
and spying an old-fashioned chatso -.
piece away, walked quickly over n n ava
.ouiiu mat the minister, a friend of his
Idther' and his new employer seated tbare
- s,iAiousiy awaiting his coming. After a
CORDIAL invitation he climbed IN ana u,s,h
a,i9 INQUEST trunk slowed up in front, they
Grove through the quiet streets which
iiuel sheppard thought particularly de-
serted, as he did not know how MANI fair
ni'iuS were peeping through their closed
shutters at the handsome youth in the old
Wheh they reached the rectory
ana had had comfortably satisfying enn-
per REV. waterbury told Hugh to get on
ms nat and he would take him to see HE
paiishIohers. so Hugh was forthwith car
red of, and which Rev. Waterbury made
elders 20
house, Hugh tried his best to ID tbo
same 10 the youngers. But when after a
rouhu OF hve or six houses. they had re-
turned nome. Rev. Waterbury asked Hugh
what he thought Of the people Of Green
HIS and especially Of the young ladies'
ne replied that he had not yet found one
20 SUIT his fancy. The Reverend only
smiled and said wait until to-norrow
and perhaps then you will see one to suit
you
The next day was Sunday and as An
gelica YEARLY donned her Sunday best she
thought to herself. us # always going n
be this way week in and week out every
day as dreary as 1t can be. but sunday
the dreariest Of them all" But AZ she
looked in the glass and saw her face All
puckered UP. she chased away the frown
with little laugh. and resolved to nut a
brave face on the matter, as frowning
wouldn't help things anyway. with which
very sage reflections she tripped down the
stairs. looking prettier than ever. in her
little old-fashione6 poke-bonnet and pink
sunshade.
They were a little late at church some
thing which aunt Priscilla especially ap-
horred and which she invariably blamed on
Angelica 50 that all eyes turned toward
the door as they stepped in among them
the new curate ard his heart beat faster
and faster as he watched with eager eyes
Angelica stepping deTnu-ely along behind
Mss Latimer's prim figure. After they had
reached their seat Angelica looked up and
met pair Of shining brown eyes gazing
into hers, but az she Immediately dropped
them. aunt Priscilla had TO time 10 see the
tell-tale glance. Church oyer they walked
demurely out again and home 10 their
simple Sunday meal ard although Miss
Latimer did not know g. her niece was
nearly Wild 10 be through dinner ard rush
out to her dear old river 10 confde this
Few and overwhelming joy 10 Il. Dinner
over, she asked her aunts permission and
snatched up her bonnet. she rushed down
TO her favorite bench. and bursting into a
passion of weeping tears OF Joy and grief.
she buried her head IN her hands She had
been sobbirg for perhaps an hour. when
hearing a soft footstep beside her. she
looked up in alarm and saw the shining
brown eyes. the same that he had seen in
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