The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-19

have my rest broken into by a sqaallln,
brat, either. OF course the preciou
mothers darling will have collie an
yell all night. Us constitutional with
'em, I've heard. Whit sort OF a plac,
will Il house lie, madam, when yot
get Ii chock full o. love.sick idiots an' /
crop o ~squalliug babies. Just consider
my. room vacant, ma'am. IL puck Ut
and leave at once" cried the squire
wrathfully, and Rtalked back majestic,
ally 10 his own room.
NOV, squire, who wouid have
a.thouaht you was goin' to fly to piccea
like this, just because l was a.tryin' &c
find some nice, clever neighbors TO,
you?" said Mrs. Bins soothingly, hcl
pleasant ice appearing Mt his door a few
moments later.
"Why don't you 90 an hire m orphan
asylum TO come an take the room, OF
establish a ward for the insane" growi.
the squire, ironically.
ia! squire, how can you 90 on 30 ~
cried Mira. Bins, responsibility. Gust
as II didn't worry daily an hourly
tryln' to make you comfortable and
homelike. l guess II bit O. nice toast,
extra brown, an u couple OF fresh eggs
will bring you around all right in the
mornin'."
III you think it's homelike, ma'am,"
responded tho squire, apparently ignor.
Ing this tempting bait, ITO see a rarcel O.
young folks courtin' and apoonin' an
simperin' around day utter day, an
calm each O her 'lovey' and 'dove,'
aud hun an snug an angel an 'bir-
die ] don't; no, madam, l don't. I'm
harassed an disguised, an my ieelin's
outraged by turns"
'Bu,, la! squire, how eau You blame
voung folks from lovin' an btin' loyin'?
It's material. 'rwould be ng'in mater not
to. Thinks q how your feclin's was when
you was Young"
u never was yo--a ioel!" cried the
squire correcting himself.
Young peoples young people,
though. You can't help IT," said Mrs
Bins. philosophically. "Dear heart! IL
does me good to SEQ 'en accom- an
wooin' around like so many doves, It
minds me O. when ! was a gal. II
y%on'raever been in love yourseli, squire,
| don't See how you can blame 'em. l
cant.
"But what's the use O. sickenin' other
folks out with lovo2" cried tho Squire.
testify. why don't they act sensible?
Do you suppose we would act in such n
way? mean-that is" The Squire
ssaniHnered aud stopped in utter cou.
fusion.
"La! SQUIRE" said Mrs. Bins, blush.
Ing like a school girl and drawing a
little nearer to him, 'how can | tell how
we would act il we were in lovcP Two
Old folks like us, too"
odd" demanded the squire, tartly,
recklessly plunging into the new chan.
mel his biunder had created. "Why.
madam, I'm not n c%enteuarian vet by
any means. Haven't | as good a right
to bestow my affections on Il worthy Oh
Ject rs any Of these pert youngsters
around hcre?"
"Of course. l didn't mean that YOU
too old to BIO lookup around for IL
wife" said Mrs. Bins, with prompt rcas.
auianCc; for If ever there was a man that
needed one, you're that man. with your
particular dishes to be fixed an your
to be looked after an the like.
Just in the prime OF life, to BIZ
added Mrs. BINS, e%ncouracingly.
The squire was sixty If he was a day.
Folks have a right to marry if they
want 10, I'm sure. Sister Sally married
she was five years older than
am now, an lived mighty happy, too. D.:
knows it's powerful lonely an
Dad, havin' nobody to depend on to /
Keep you from bein' Worried and cheat I
out O. your eyes, like 4 lone woman :
3 apt to be-" added Mrs. Bins, softly, {
With just touch OF plaintiveness in her !
one. {
The squire suddenly realized that he 4
lad never noticed, until now, how !
and dimpled his landlady was,
md then, under this new revelation, Is
,pparitions Of various iavorite dishes !
ioateu temptinsly before bis enchanted ;
'lsion, while 4 pictured res:fulness OF II {
Comfortable iifeside, OF which he was a {
egl.inaie part and parcel, rose up in
eductlye phantasns and held him en- :
hralled. h
To make q short story shorter, the
'ery next newly married pair which ;
he matrimonial boarding.house shelter {
ID was the squire and Mrs. Bins.