Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-05
FRANKS FIRST CURTAIN LECTURE
The Bravo Young Bride Tells Grover
Whats What TO start with

The Bravo Young bride Tells Grover
whats what 10 start With
WASHINGTON, June 2.-Paoiic curiosity
has even invaded The palace car upon
which tie President and III bride seated
them selves late tonight for 81 hou,sres.-
fal conversation after the ordeal Of the
day. At least, coterie of ambitious but
impudent newspaper meu are gieetul!y
wiring their journals what Parporya 10 De
the brides first curtain lecture. These
reasonable young men claim that they
b.ibcd Pullman porter 10 permit them to
place q telephone in the Car, where 1t wss
dsf,ly conceded behind the rich drapery OF
the apartment, and connected by Eiison' d
iojuctivs with a receiver located in an
office on Newspaper RoE. Possibly these
phihstiues of the press are not such pratt.
cal invaders Of private rights as they pre-
seud 10 be. and it ia more than likely thst
the story with which they are burdening
the wires is the product of th7ir magma
ions rather than their ingenuity. Be this
As it may, public curiosity must in some
manner be satisfied, and 20 message PreSl.
isne ever sent 10 Congress or inaugural
delivered from the port co OF the Capitol
before an ocean of upturned faces was resd
Si,h more ayidity than this alleged maiden
sceech of Growers bride ID sure TO % pc
rused tomorrow. =,
Now. Grovey," the account says mrs.
Cleveland began after she had divested her
..Ig of some Of her uncomfortable tnery,
nut on her slippers and seated herself upon
a cushion; Now, Grovey dear, there are
.ome things | want 10 soy 10 you at the
threshold OF our married life, As ny poor
yrapdfsther Folsom used to say, oue I'M
Outstanding prevents two qusrrelS, don
want nv Grovey to think h's little birdie
,resumptuous, but because | sm young
[noueh 10 be your daughter and al iGno
.epr httle maid from school here the Pres
den, coughed), aud because you are a
treat man, Commander Of the Army and
Navy. Custodian of PuJiic FapArs, Graud
Genarslissimo of Postnasters, Lord High
Exscutioner of Republican Othcsho!c-
ers- ., -
President.
Because You are all this, GrOVey, dear
the Young bride continued, rs no reason
why YOUR owny own one shpaia not "uureSs
YOU frankly, is it, Grover
Certainly not, my child.
"There it is, the very Erst thing. knew
Sou would say that, and that Is che OF The
sxnressions was Just about TO warn you
sgaiust sm not a child, 70 there, And
don't want to bs called enc, either lou
sssd 10 call ne a child when you dand'eC
ma ON your knee-that Was when you was
papa's low partner and Sheriff Of Butisio--
ont hat time has passed, &r. Cleveland
RI am q woman, and l have travelled abroad
ar ana | don't wish you 10 call me child
| n sou call me child you will sdVerils'
the despsrity of our ages, aud make pee
no cav I married an old man for his pao
ne nosition. Because l didn't marry yor
for your money, nor your good looks, eth
er, did l, GroverY -. -.
Here the President l1osened bis white
no which Dan Lamont had dra~n Toe
hight sSoat the executive neck the las
thing before The eeRslCny, took iook q
himself in the mirror I'D replied, with
laugh: ,,n
"No. Grover: married you fer yourSel
alone. And now that you have got tina
necktis of. wish you would also renoV
| Jour collar" p;,.
inquired. .,,,nL
grant this my FIRST request without eoaI
ing. =, H.. thar
"a nothing about it 10 the civil seF-
mean dou't understand Why | should r.
move my collar" ,,,.
"It say want you to won tnS' j
sufficient 60, A.,
ooh yes yes" said the President An
Ia removed his collar OF ly 10 De met WI
another poser In the Shape OF request
mt il on again. This 81 p sTed whimsical
and the EEeokuSs- CASASN
condolences of the dema'c; ou' al !eegt
his good nature triumPbed ana VIII q
J left hand be grsspsd his collar at the mat
| dIe ulsced At the back Of the neck, scrooi
"A his chin soyn upon his shirt trent' ma
eIosed his eyes, elsSrt-3 his upper hP az
in other ways put upon bis face = EXPIRE
s;on Of pain; then be worked the finger 81
thumb Of his left hand about the ou'to
spddsnly relaxed his ~ PRECISION OF tormer
lifted his eyes towsrd the selling SFong
; ho,h hands to his throat, eesned MS paoS
; curIsd his under lip, put his fingers tGfouG
: = ssriss of awkward struggles with the "
ends OF his collar and the slippery quito
and contracted his broTs and mutier,
! somsthipU W ich neitseF Frank nor u
? telephone caught when tie collar Snip.
Of he button at the back of his neck, !
= Ter a moments pause he sasin grssPsd . I
) refractory linen BY its m'ddle, dueked
? chin si::Ii deeper into ~ sh!rt bosom Go
I; I ouersd the rear button is; ne second I'm
2 raised HE eyes once nnH'@ to Tue es'lD
! stTuggled desperately al the Two en-
= and the slippery button 81 rom painted
~ a l.l. II WI 10 O lad his head 10 -