The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-04-06
PULL DOWN THE BLIND.
Advice Which Families With Private Score
taries in Them Should Not Disregard.

Advice Which Families With Private Secre-
taries in Them Should Not Disregard.
People who live in the new-fashioned houses,
in the front and side elevations Of which the
modern architect scatters curious-shaped
apertures, which he dignifes by the name of
windows should be careful to follow the advice
of the late lamented ditty and "pull down the
blinds" Sometimes this precaution is neglected,
and to this was due the fact that pedestrian
caught glimpse of little incident the other
evening which reminded him very strongly of
the last act of "Peril,' play in which Mrs.
Langtry has several times been seen in this
city. The night was dark and stormy, the moon
having been prevented by clouds from keeping
its part of the street-lighting contract with the
corporation, and the street lamps in conse-
quence being unlighted. 1t was somewhat diff
fcult for the writer to navigate, and his pro-
gress toward his domicile, situated in the north
western section, where rents are cheap and
mud is PLENTIFUL was necessarily slow and tedi-
GUS. The light which struggled through the
draperies of the windows of the residence adja-
cent TO his route served from time to time to
illuminate familiar landmarks and one broad
beam in particular, which shot out into the
darkness from window of house of some
pretentions, unhindered by lace or linen obsta-
cles was particularly gratifying to the pedes-
TRAN, ana ne lnVOluntarlly turned 10 observe
the source from which it emanated. scene
rewarded his gaze which at once stirred the
repertorIal instinct inherent in his nature and
chained him to the spot. Within room the
rich furniture of which denoted the taste and
wealth of the occupants was seated, in tGte-
a-t6te chair, woman elegantly dressed
and of beautiful figure, but whose face,
despite the aid of beauty's art, showed
some signs of coming age. Her companion,
however, was graceful, handsome youth, and
the attitude of the couple was, to say the least,
extremely affectionate. The reporter was about
to owithdraw his unhallowed gaze from this pretty
| picture of maternal love, supposing them to be
mother and son, when wheels were heard rapidly
| approaching, cab ratified up to the front door
| of the house, and a middle-aged, dignfed-look,
| ing gentleman descended and ran lightly up the
steps. The suddenness and precipitation with
which the embrace was concluded, the hasty
manner in which the youth seated himself at q
desk in the far corner of the apartment and be
gan writing furiously, and the guilty way il
which the lady became engrossed in a book eX
cited the suspicion of the watcher and he wal tee
| to see the denOuement. In another instant tho
portieres were thrown aside by the gentleman
who had arrived in the cab, and the lady, will
an evident exclamation of surprise, hastened tt
| embrace her husband, while the young man a
| the desk-well, he just kept on writing, and a
the reporter turned to go he mentally thanked
| his stars that out in his humble little house
where CHEEKY, helpful little wife waited t.
greet him with smile and kiss, there was NJ
necessity of introducing into the family circle
youth who held the important position of pri
vate secretary.