Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-23

n admire 1roasr business ambitions bsi;
e1oh f0si-i-'T'oSSfhle >
Mr. helra was the conventional idea Of
a successful Gwyer-withered, nom
cOmnittal and a little fusSy; but tech
nicalitles had failed 20 harden his heart
or obscure hs good sense. He had a
sunny smile, (which refreshed my sad
spirit when called upon him shortly
after the funeral to inform him OF my
purpose. and made me feel that I could
confde in him.
What. nv dear young lady! take en-
tire charge of four millions OF dollars?
I admire your business ambition, but l
ulust tell YOU that such a task Is i'm Dos
sible II YOU wish TO have leisure for any
thing else. No, no. Your father could not
have meant that. / knew him well, and
he was the last man 10 have wished 70
make you a slave to your good fortune.
With an income Of nearly two hundred
thousand dollars YOU can afford TO leave
to some one else the anxiety and drudg-
cry attendant on the care Of your prop
erty. Your father wished you 70 enjoy
his money and use 1t well. He has told
me so himself. He was very fond and
very proud Of you, Miss Harlan"
''But he was very anxious to have me
understand business matters, Mr..
Chelm, / replied
"And he was quite right, too. Don't
think for q moment that l am disSuad-
ing you from undertaking a general
supervision OF your property and trying
70 know al about e. 10 is your duty
under the circumstances, fully agree.
But Il would never do to have you
~lfpg the best years Of your life
~ ,OODeu up In an Office cutting of cOu-
1ons and worrying over investments.
Not, to be sure, that there is much TO be
done at present, Tor never saw cleaner
list of securities t6an yours, but you
have no idea OF the amount OF waite hfHl-
ness required TO keep an estate Ike this
unimpaired. a family Of children are
nothing TO il, ha! ha!. No, Miss Har-
, Ian, / tell you what we will do,
Won shall have a little Office adjoining
mine, where you can spend one day in
1, every week transacting what is neceS-
{ sary in regard to your property. Every
thing shall be in your name, and moth
ing done without your full understand
Z ing and consent. l will be at hand TO
E be piled with questions, and you will
! become as wise I'm finance as Necker
i himself. But pray you TO devote the
six remaining days to other things, and
leave to Us dry, metter-of-fact lawyers
the details OF your business. have a
great many millions under my control,
aud the percentage which 1 should de-
rive from the care of yours is matter
.of indifference 20 me; but l am very
much concerned that you should not
make the fatal mistake OF becoming a
rmere feminine trustee"
{ I Yielded 20 persuasion; and In accord
ance with his promise a little room ad-
foining his own private Office was allOt-
Fed TO me, and every Monday morning [
drove down town and spent the day in
boring over the ledgerS and deeds and
--eports, and in taking a general scrutiny
~ my affairs. At first IL was all very
Confusing, but by degrees order was re-
Cuced out OF chaos to my understand
fnr. and I learned 70 take keen inter
lst in the points submitted to me for
nv decision. At first ! felt some humil-
Atlon in perceiving that my opinion
syas consulted merely from form and
.ourtesy-or, more roughly, because
he law required IL. l was forced TO
hueh and shake my head and ac-
knowledge that l was not capable OF
ldging.
aI had hoped that / knew enough to be
serv.ee sometimes, and the conscious
rsss OF my ignorance Spurred me TO de-
srmined exerti0nS TO overcome the de-
,.iency. Contrary 10 our compact, l
tad and studied 30 home books relating
y financial and economical matters;
tncealed railway reports in my NUT,
I'D tried various articles TO acquire
aOwledge unbeknOwn 20 Mr. Chelm.
lt IL was chiefly to his kindness and
lwearying attention that / owed the
efficiency / gradually acquired; and
ink IL was as genuine pleasure 10 MIN
TO mo when at last 7 was able, with
kderate degree Of confidence, 10 choose
: myself between two lines or con-
ct. / often asked myself what l
mld have done had I attempted TO act
ne from the start.
But it was not long before another In
lest incident TO and growing out OF
8 began to occupy my thoughts and
.e. The bulk OF ny daily mail was
'reased by subscription lists and cir
lars soliciting my assistance 70 every
10 Of charity aud enterprise. People
ON / had never seen came 10 the
SO TO ask aid for struggling talent.
las impOrtuned with begging letters
In victims to all sorts of distress.
ilous philanthrOpiSts wrote that they
taken the liberty OF putting down
name as a member OF their societies,
that the annual assessment was now
and payable. Here again had re-
Use to the counsel Of Mr.. Chelm,
Sc xperience, as have hicted, radi-
beyond the limits OF his lucrative
itice, and who was not ODDy liberal
hrd the poor but familiar with their
is
ON him obtained variety OF
and suggestions that enabled me
I've my money and timex intelligent
nd also 10 refuse them Without re-
ss was very glad ii this new