The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-15
A WORLD OLD STORY.
M nRnEccA lAnplNa nAYIs.

editor OF a daily journal In one ot'ou
large inland cities, When Nilsson Hugl
married he took him into partnership
and made him managing editor Of tn,
paper, which by that time had become
very valuable properly, Gradually Mr.
Latimer gave up his active interest ii
The Age to his son, who came, however
to the house every evening to consul
with him.
One day, when the future policy o
the paper upon an important interstate
commercial question was TO be decided
Hugh found his father waiting in TIT
hall for him. He beckoned him into thu
library. owe shall not DO interrupted
here" he said.
But tho sweet, decided voice OF a wo
man sounded from the stairs: "Brinl
Hugh up TO my room, my dear. II Ii
too cold for me in the library"
The young man gave an impatient
shrug. ~ have very little time, and Il
will take SO long to explain the matter
10 mother"
Eyes, yes" said Mr.. Latimer, "But
don't be impatient with her, Hugh; she
used to consult with me about every
point in the paper when 1t started and
her interest Is Just as keen now"
at was little 0xl0weekly sheet then
ilill OF stories and riddles" grumbled
the young man as he followed his father
up the stairs. But he smiled as he on
tered the CHEEKY little room, with la
warm, crimson drapery and bright wood
wire, known In tho house as Mothers
Corner, and gave his mother n hearty
hug and kiss. She was q slight, delicate,
dainty dressed woman, with her white
hair curling little on her forehead, q
soft color on her cheeks and q certain
CLEAN OF command in her friendly brown
eyes.
The Iatimer children were all proud
OF their mothers beauty and charm and
they were besides us fond OF her rs they
had been when they were children, she
being, as Hugh often said, "thc most
motherly OF mothers"
as Clara with you, Hugh2" she
asked.
Eyes; she is in the parlor with Fran
ces. Are you not going down, mother2"
presently. must take part In this
pour parer first" She sat down beside
her little work table near the FIRE. "Go
on, boys, am all attention" nodding
and smiling brightly at them.
Tho two men began their consulta'
ton, but under restraint. Mrs. Lati-
mer interrupted them with inCessant
questions.
~ am shamefully ignorant on this
matter, Hugh" she said at last. "In.
deed, ! have not helped you at all on the
Age this winter, as / should have done.
What with managing the house and TAX
ing Frances into society and overlooking
Jerry at college, l have lost on home and
foreign politics"
~ keep CLARA in ignorance OF both"
said Hugh. "a fond middle every
where, ! tell her. Women had better
keep apart from IT,"
ooh, ClaraI" The color rose to Mrs
Latimer's cheek. She was silent q mo
ment. spray do not decide on this mat
ter, Joseph she said, "until have
looked into 1t little. Your papa uset
to say, Hugh, Give me Susan's intut
tons before any mans reasonings,'
She smiled fondly at her husband.
"Ah, mother, you like TO put your lit
tic fingers into every piel" said Hugh
with short, annoyed laugh.
Mrs. Latiner shot keen glance a
him. The joke Jared on her. AS shl
sat there every day, listening to tn
family consultations, she always liked Il
remember Madame de Maintenon stitch
ing at her seam in the council OF tn
king, speaking the decisive word whiCl
controlled the destinies Of France.
But Hugh Just now had spoken to he
as to child who must be amused.
"Hughm
Only the other day she was teachin
tho dull boy his primer; and how dul
he was?
They were talkingnow OF a newspape
man from New York, who had write
two or three articles for The Age.
"If YOU say 80, father" said Hugh, "
will make u permanentar wit
Noblet tonight. He is the very ma
for the times"
"Then tho times demand neither wi
logic nor sense" said Mrs. Latlmer, wit
aCerbity. 1.-THE man is slangy and sha
low"
"He really Is q very popular write
lust now, my dear" snid her husban
gently, ale will help the paper In
mensely,n
"By lowering It's tone? His style
execrable, Surely YOU will allow, Josepl
that am Judge Of good English, 70
used to say that my taste was iounde
OH tho best models"
Eyes, YES, Susan but the models an
you and / arc ali a little old fashioned,
MN Oiraidn
The angry tears rose To Mrs. l.atimer
ewes, "Myopinion ID Of very little yalu,
| scot she saij. al Sball moi offer
npain, Do "A YOU think best,n
Hugh nut lis hands on hor shoulder
and Kissed her. ~ ain afraid We mrl
In aha case, NANNY dear he SaIt
dNoblo will DO a Biz card ior IA. / mil
telephone ior him tonight, Tho Era
irving 10 snap him llp,n
She KNITTED her 6towa md Anippp
h6rthteat wtRthfully, but did moi anreRl
Hugh remembered how these signs Use
10 make his heart quake when hp was
little ChRp, standing before her knee
Dear mammyI Under ali she was a
ways soit.hearted and loving, He roco
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