The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-08

Her Views ON Matters Pertaining 10 the


Profession.
The bashiul young man Of the ISTELlI.
oRScRR who drives highly imaginative
pencil when driven to despair, gave vent
to a pleasurable exclamation when he saw
Miss Emma Abbott alight from bus
yesterday morning and retreat into the
Mcclure House. interviewing is his forte
when he can PROFOUND the questions and
manufacture the answers, and relying
upon his peculiar ability, and having con-
fidepce in his powers he commenced:
"Miss Abbott, as you have visited
Wheeling several times, you are peculiar
" fitted to pass an intelligent opinion up
on it-how do you like 1T"
The sweet singer was completely nom
plussed by the originality Of the inquiry,
and when few heeting moments had
passed abe recovered sufficiently To an-
swer in the most unaffected terms, "Like
II! why, like 1t very well-all but your
smoke, and-well, all but your smoke"
The treasured scribe IN wild moment
plunged into the spirit OF the interview
with renewed frenzy and asked the fall
personator OF Juliet what the prospects
Tor the season wereW
1.-THE brightest" she answered. ave
have an excellent company OF artists, anc
1t will be impossible for the public L
resist US"
"Have you any favorites among thepro
iession?" asked the reporter alter q few
moments OF embarrassment had tiowt
away.
"Yes, but Il won't do to mention them
"Poor Nelson's deadl" murmured thu
young man reaectiyely, as a iewsecondso
gloom settled over him.
"Yes," said the fair Virginia. cat least
they say she Is buried"
The spirits OF the dreaming young mar
suddenly revived, and with recklessnes
his best friends would never accuse hin
OF, rushed on subject that will take year
to properly study. In few rash word
he committed himself, and he was com
PEELED to proceed with the inquisition
| We will, however, do ourself the higl
honor to state that we did not precipitat,
the climax unhlushingly. "Miss Abbott,
we suppose you have seen the elegies-bei
pardon, the epitaphs, written by the wild
untutored minds OF the West, and head
lined The Abbott kissP
"Yes, on several occasions, l hay'
noticed the mild illusions Of deluded mind
superinduced, no doubt, by the memor!
Of past experience"
livery delightful, I am SURE" bluntlJ
asserted the opinionated young Romeo.
"WhichP"
."0h, the memory, Of course"
Speaking OF the kiss, ] believe 1t ha
been apostrophised by every writer Of sus
ceptible feelings and a tender heart. Now
| | will show you -"
The young mans mind Immediately be
came blank worse than the chaos out o
which this beautiful world was brought
but galyanic battery couldn't have in
spired his nerves with action quicker thar
he recovered when the sentence was tln
ished with, "one Of the artiplea, aud sci
what you think OF it"
It Is unnecessary to state that the article
didn't get that calm and critical scrutiny
| il was no doubt entitled to. How coult
lit? The reporter, however, was inexora
BILE. He was truth seeker. he knew i
was mighty when found In It's pure state
and prevailed sometimes as a custom
rarely es q habit, He, therefore, naiyell
asked, "1s It really-Ieally a-a kisss"
"Wbile the Elusive spell has hold o
the. public I should hate TO dispel thu
charm; but the veil must be liited-it Is
clever deception, an optical illusion
where fancy paints an DER true picture
from memory and experience"
Like the shattered vase to which thl
scent Of the rose will still cling, we sup
pose the charm Of reality will still remain
Notwithstanding this exposition.
None Of the above expressions wer'
voiced by Miss Abbott. She wasn't inter
viewed. Perhaps she wouldn't have sait
anything like the above il she had been
She is q very pleasant and estimable lady
Owing to the voracious appetite OF til,
public for "interyiews" We have taken thi
method OF furnishing one. II 1t is no
better than some that have been reported
1t Ia certainly no worse.