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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-21

"Then would you have this box taken
TO her. from Mr.. Derrimer, with his
love-"
That was the Introductory or inra-
tiating offering; | reserved two boxes
with which to revivify my popularity
from time to time, and one as rare
well Offering. The man brought back
a message that Miss Wilmay desired TO
thank me very much for the present
and the message.
"Pbilip Amory and I were alone at
dinner. He talked delightfully."-, tolo
stories by the dozen, described bush
life and mining life, told me heap Oh
those little interesting things that tray
ellers forget to put in their books-but
told me nothing at all about himselt.
7 thought, perhaps, that he was walt
ing until the servants had gone. But
even then he told me very little, and
hardly liked to accept his invitation TO
question him. knew that he had mar
rjed and that his wife had died little
more than a year afterwards, shortly
after Wilmay's birth. 1t was quite
nossjble that even after lapse or ten
wears he might feel himself unable 10
sneak of that time However, he did
refer 10 it once, as we sat smoking IN
the library.
why don't you get married?" he
asked me.
"That is what Bertha is always say
ing TO me-" Bertha was my worldly
sister. Mrs. Enterland at that time
thoroughly enjoying her second year
of widow-hood. Il can only tell you
what | always tell Bertha-that so far
have never had the opportunity.
You have 20 resolve against it,"
CHOSE that resolve against 1t incon-
tinently marry the housemaid and
drop out. No, I've no resolve. But l
am thirty-two, and have scaped so far.
and | hope-humbly and with bated
breath hope"
So far we had both spoken flippantly
enough. But now he said, quite seri-
ously. looking away from me, You are
ouite right-never marry. A man who
marries. in the way that young men
marryI>sks loss. 1t becomes his great
es. sorrow to remember his greatest
happiness. He wants to curse God and
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Wilmay. 1t was characteristic that
even now Philip had never mentioned
whether Wilmay was boy or girl, but
at ten years old the sexes have much
in common. Ipassed shop where they
sold French chocolates, and bought
enough to account satisfactorily for my
existence to Wilmay-boy or girl. Chill
dren mostly like you to produce some
such evidence that your life is not quite
purposeless.
found Philip waiting for me on the
station platform at Sinden. lt was
twelve years since We had met and our
conversation at first was. while his
servant was looking after my luggage,
incoherent-a volley of mixed questions
and answers. His dog cart was waiting
outside the station, but Sinden was
within five minutes distance, and at my
suggestion we walked Philip was
wonderfully little changed by twelve
years so far as personal appearance
went. He had looked, perhaps, older
than his years at twenty; at thirty-two
he looked younger than he was. He
was a handsome man, tall, dark, clean
shaven. with the build of an athlete.
He occasionally made little gestures
while he talked-a habit, by the way,
which he had never had when we were
at Cambridge.
We'll" l said as we walked, "you
don't look old enough to be the father
of child of ten"
Eyes" he said, "Wilmay is ten"
"And is Wilmay boy or a girl?"
"A girl, of course. Upon my soul,
you don't know the simplest things"
| made the obvious retort, and he
tried further to explain his erratic and
abominable conduct.
81 know should have written more
often and told you about myself. But
then some of your letters absolutely de-
manded an answer-and that sort [
never can answer.And | wasn't always
interesting enough to write about. Oh,
look here, you shall ask me anything
you like at dinner! / will make up all
arrears of information then. By the
way. do you like children"
"You remind me of a girl who once
asked me if l liked poetry. There are
children and children"
well, yes-Wf.may is the other
kind"
A short avenue of lines brought us
to the main door MY luggage had al
retady arrived and had been taken UP
to my room. The man who unpacked 1t
took out four largish boxes Of chocolate
and placed them with solemnity in a
regular line on the table. You get
good deal of chocolate for pound or so.
| selected box which was covered with
purple satin and had heart in gold on
the top.
do you know if Miss Wilmay has
gone to bed?" asked
Il believe not, sir. l will inquire for
you
He brought back word that she had
not yet gone to bed.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-21
If had son who wished to adopt
a profession, should
NEVER MAKE HIM A DOCTOR.

a profession, l should
NEVER MAKE HIM A DOCTOR.
The average physician may get his re-
ward in heaven, but he certainly does
not on earth. You or | tumble down
the steps and cut our heads; eat too
much and have a dreadful pain; work
too hard and can't sleep; then We send
for the doctor in a great hurry and ex-
pect him 10 cure all the evils that the
flesh Is heir TO. When we are cured
we are surprised at his daring to send us
a hill. and nine times out of ten we
fight about paying it. We forget all
about the night We had the awful cramp
and the quicknesS with which the doc
tor caused the pain to vanish and JOY to
come instead. All we think about is
1.-The idea of that man charging so much,
when he simply came in, felt my pulse,
looked at my tongue and wrote down
prescription" The years of study, the
sympathetic manner, the kindly words
are all forgotten when we no longer
need them.
IL I had a son I should make him a
politician. 1t is the only profession, if
one chooses to call it that, where one
gets everything and gives nothing.
There is not much difficulty in training
the average American to be good liar.
He has such a vivid imagination. With
out the least trouble he can imagine
himself on the right side in convinc-
ing way.
ROUGH ON THE POLITICIAN.
A politician requires but little train
ing and less knowledge. He needs a
good memory, an ability to know who
TO kick and who to shake hands with
and a certain genial air that he puts
on just as he does his frOck coat. Gram
mar is a something he need never troub-
le himself about. 1t is enough 10 know
the slang of the day. OF course, it is
better if he can create some slang, and
best of all of he can say something that
answers to THE public be id The
multitudes likes a bully. The average
American likes a politician who can
kick every voter into Satan's domin-
ions if necessary, and why he likes this
type l cannot understand. Our ear
lest politicians were gentlemen. Fancy
Thomas Jefferson. Charles Carol or
John Randolph discussing events with
the average politician of to-day! AS
this country grows more magnificent, it
seems to take less stock in good morals
and honesty is out of the question. Its
politicians have no manners, but oh,
with what ability they can fill their
pockets, Hence, that imaginary son OF
mine should be a politician. / should
have no respect for him, but
there would be gold galore, and
the entire family would have
the kind OF time peculiar 10 the
monkey and the parrot. Don't worry!
That chestnut which has become clas-
sic Will never be repeated by Bah.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-21

; mo. Wilmay's woman, Mrs. Blayd,
does that I don't teach-I only stop
other people from teaching until the
right time comes There are no regu-
lar lesson hours for Wilmay-she be-
gins work when she likes and stops
when she likes"
I'm fact, she does everything she
likes-has never learned self-control, or
methodical habits,or regard for the feel
ing OF others, and has been absolutely
spoiled by a father who sits up OF nights
lnventing theories to cover his own lazl-
ness, weakness and ecceutriclty."
He laughed cheerfully. wait and
see" he said >"Wilmay's not faultless,
but before you have been hers month
you will own that my system is the right
system-for her, at any rate"
/ never did make this humiliating
confession to him. When some weeks
later he asked me for it | contented
myself with saying that Wilmay was
apparently a child who could not be
spoiled, even by a father with a mass of
mad theories.
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"What is she like"

He turned his head, smiled, and told
me to see for myself.
| looked round. l had not heard a
sound. but the library door had been
opened and Wilmay stood there. After
all these years I have but to close my
eyes and can still see Wilmay as | saw
her then-a white figure standing in the
dark doorway.
She was in long white nightgown.
Her feet were bare. exquisitely shaped,
looking as if they were made of rose
petals. Her hairN Of the palest gold,
hung down below her waist. Her deep
blue child's eyes were fixed on her faith
err and myself. In one hand she car
ried the box of chocolates, the other
hand was stretched out as she came
forw-rd She had the face of an angel.
"Wilimay." said her father, this is
Edward-Mr. Edward Derrimer."
She shook hands with me without the
least shyness.
Your uncle Edward" | said, eff l
may have that honor-a sort of super
numerary. unofficial uncle.
Il would sooner call you just Edward
if may. | don't like the word uncle,
or the word meals or 'ulcer'-oh, and
there are some other words, too! The
sound of them is so bad"
by all means call me Edward. And
what am l to call you-Will?'
Never she laughed. Nobody calls
me that. Always Wilmay."
She made herself comfortable in low
lounge chair, and opened the purple
box.
IT'S so hot tonight, and I couldn't
sleep. So | thought l would come down
Atairs Just as | was and try to find you.
| did send a.message, but wanted to
thank you myself for this lovely box
and the chocolates. How did you know
that liked chocolates"
1T was wild guess Of mine"
at was quite right. See, have eat
en- half row already. If, she added,
perusively, Il were to eat four more l
should be ill.,
| looked for some proper and conven-
tional display of paternal authority
None came. Her father sat and watch
ed her and me with an amused smile.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-21
Copyright, 1896, by the BachelleD Syn
dictate
CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER I.
Philip Armory was only twenty years
old when he decided to leave England.
He had no relations to consult, and his
guardian never opposed him in any
thing, but his friends-of which in spite
of his eccentricities he had many-were
indignant. He was leaving Cambridge
in the middle of his career there, and
the career had promised to be very bril-
liant. He was going to Queensland,
and Queensland is long way off.
told him that if he went there, he might
just as we'll die, and on the whole
should prefer the death. What made it
more irritating was that he never gave
one solid reason for going to Queens
land or even for leaving England at all
A mans friends can hardly allow him
to make fool of himself without pro-
viding themselves with some plausible
explanation, an dacocrdingly we said
tina there was a woman in the case. 1t
was not a very satisfactory eXplana-
ton, because, if there was woman in
the case, we certainly did not know who
the woman was.
At first he wrote to me frequently.
At the end OF six months Igot one
long letter from him of which the first
half was all about horse breaking, to
which he seemed to have been giving
much attention, while the remainder Of
the letter was occupied with a pro-
posal for a new reading in a passage in
one TO the Agamemnon choruses. To
thi sletter there was postscript: Il
have married" He did not say whom
he had married, or give any other in
formation. l wrote to inquire and to
congratulate, and sent him silver can
dleSticks.
He never answered that letter or
acknowledged the present. l had no
further news Of him until a little more
than a year afterwards when | happen
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/ therefore took it upon myself 10 sug-
gest that the box should be closed until
the morrow. | did not want to have
the death of the child on my conscience.
'Oh, no. she said. las four would
perhaps make ME i'll, shan't eat four.
l shall eat three
And she did. Then she said that her
father had told her that | was fine
musician.
suggested some slightly milder term
as being more liely TO come within
hundred miles of the truth. Philip
would have called any man a musician
who was capable of playing a Bee
thoven sonata with any approach to
correctness and feeeling-it was gen.
erous of him, but misleading. But Will
may was not to be denied-she said
that she wanted me to make some music
for her.
Philip ross, apparently taking it for
granted that l should do what the child
wanted.
I'VE must come into the next room
then. There's piano there"
1t was good instrument.
ut was tuned yesterday" said Will
may, "by a man who smelt OF sherry
and told me to trot along. 'Trot along
has a bad sound, too
sat down TO the piano and did not in
the least know what to play. 1t oc-
Cured to me that nursery rhymes
might possibly appeal, and | tried some
of them. When l had finished Wilmay
came up to the piano ard said, do you
know this?" She hummed scrap Of
the Tannhauser march. She hummed
in tune.
yes" said.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-21

ed to see in the paper an announce
ment of the death of his wife. | wrote
to express my sympathy, and he never
answered that letter either. l made
allowances for his erratic nature, but
my patience was considerably tried.
Years went by, and then one day l got
a short note from him:
Dear Edward-You never told me
what you though tot that reading in
the Agamemmon which l proposed to
you. l wiksh you would. Do you hap
pen to want to buy-or to know any
body who wonats to buy-a quantity
of precious opals?
TRY to answer this at once.
Yours ever,
PHILIP AMORY."
To this replied:
Dear Phil:-Since you first wrote on
the AgamemnOn, have forgotten my
Greek, but without acquiring in its
place any desire TO buy opals or any
knowledge of any one with that desire.
You have treated me abominably, and
eccentricity does not excuse you. Come
back to England and l will forgive you
but correspondence with you is hope
less. Yours ever
EDWARD MERRIMER."
One more year passed, and then one
morning a letter was brought me with
the postmark Of Ayshurst, little Buck
inghamshire village. 1t ran:
Dear Edward ;-You declined-right-
". I think-to correspond with me. My
faults as a correspondent are due TO
several causes. | write letters which
afterwards forget to post l do not
send news OF myself, because it is i'm
possible for me to realize that people
must be told things about me which l
do not require to be told about myself.
Also. have been very busy However,
Won said that if would return to Eng
land YOU would forgive me, and nave
returned. am thirty-two years old,
and l have done my roaming, snail
not leave England again.
II have bought Sinden, and settieo
here with Wilmay. You remember that
7 once told you at Cambridge that
lnew of a little spot which | meant 10
Inv one dav. That was Sinden-an
EIizabethan house and about forty acres
of freehold. The garden is dream
Wilmav and l want you to come Gown
tomorrow and stay for any period not
loss than a lunar month. For the sake
Of old times come, and bring my aoso-
ution with you. Yours ever,
i''''0 "PHILIP AMORY."
p S-Wilmay is the child. Now,
chars a case in point: How was l 10
r ~lo' that YOU require to be told that,
me, rSt 7 never require to be told it my
SELF" .,,os
besitated. but the appeal TO old times
decided me. l wrote him a long letter.
abused him for all his little falIlngs'
and said that l would most ceroainiy
come ON the morrow, and my train
would arrive at seven in the evening.
Ash stood on the platform, watching
the receding train that l had just miss
cd 7 sunpose that felt and spoke Ike
an angry man, for the porter mildly
suggested that it was not his fault ana
that he did not make the trains:
How long isit TO the next! Hall an
hour?"
, Full an hour
thought of putting off my Wit till
the morrow rather than disiocate my
hosts dinner hour. But my bag was
hacked. and it did not seem worth whlIe
TO go back after l had once started. 10
FIJI in the time, | strolled out into the
street. found a telegraph office, and sent
off ninepencehslfpenny worth OF my
best apologies to Philip. Then it occur
red to me that might buy present for
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-21
CHAPTER LII.

We sat very late that night talking,
and when We separated we mutually
agreed that ten o'clock or thereabouts
would be the right hour for breakfast.
However, woke at SIX, went TO sleep
and woke again once every ten minutes
until shortly after seven-ard then rang
my bell and got up. When | was dress
ed | went down stairs and out into the
garden. found Wilmay there, and she
came up TO look after me. She shook
hands, and asked ME II | wouldn't like
To have breakfast at once.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-23
, THEIR POLICIES ALLOWED ~ Air"H

COME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE WASHINGTON
IRVING UNION IN 4 DIsAGREEABLE PLIGHT
Tho Washington Irving Union. one OF the prominent
I1ehrew organizations of this city. mas uscoN''''
what looks like case of misapproprauoh OF i""'' "'
one of ts officers The club Is one or soc'ai o"Je'
but has also an insurance scheme. OF whlch hos' o'
the members avail themselves. Each memDer pay =
annually into he club treasury sum OF -" - Oh
which &c is retained by the club and the balance pau
IN an insurance company the premium on "a si'oV
policy
The club has over three hundred members anu
everything wen, smoothly until about "eeh aso'
when Max Lowensten. one Of the members, thought
that something was wrong. and 10 satisfy hlHSeH
went 10 the Manhattan Life Insurance Company,
which was carrying most Of the insurance OF the cno
members and inquired about his own po'icy. 10 MS
surprise he found out that 1t had apseo ast June on
account OF non-payment Of premiums. inquiry be-
came general and 1t turned out that l25 others were
In the same plight as Mr.. Iowenstein
Isaac c. Northscheld. the financial secretary OF
the club. has had charge OF its funds
A member of the club. who would not permi; his
name to be used. last night said:
How long this has been going on nobody knows.
There can be but one man responsible for IT. |
hate TO mention his name. because he has a family
This father is over seventy years oid ana Is one Oh
has been no meeting OF the club ye, to decide upon
action but Is not probable that we VIII prosecute n
him The deficit will probably be made good Dy
subscription by the club, but by individuals
Mr.. Norths cheld the financial secretary VINO Is
by the reporter last night. ,., >.,.
Some of the Insurance was placed with Newark
company but it Is understood that all preinumss
nave been paid on these policies. The amount or
he deficit is estimated at $3.50 which Is said TO
include some Of the clubs funds, as well as unpaid
Insurance premiums Members of the club. upon
learning that their policies had lapsed, endcavored
to have them renewed In some cases ,hey were were
Successful in this by paying higher rate OF pre-
mium on account of advanced age. hut some Were
disqualified entirely because they were unable 10
pass the physical examination
There was talk Of prosecution but Assistant
rict-Attorney Unger Informed those VINO placed
the matter before him that this would be impoSsl-
Bile as the complainants could not act as ndi-
,idu
New-York tribune., 1896-12-23
MOUNT VERNON.

At the meeting of the Common Council on Monday
night the mana cement of St. Josephs Hospital, in
Yonkers withdrew its bills. which were said TO be
too great. and which. 1t is alleged. they were in
duced by prominent Mount Vernon
officials The actcn Of the hospital authorities will
put an end to the public investigation Of the con-
duct Of Coroner Banning and Alderman Weiss.
which has been instituted by Controller Gideon ID.
Pond. The nomination Of Charles 7. Lovett to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation OF Alderman
Harvey S. Armstrong confirmed. Mayor Fiske.
in a communication. recommended retrenchment IN
public affairs. and that the services OF William r..
Worthen Assistant City Engineer at $500 a year
be dispensed with. The subject was referred TO the
proper committee.
Andrew Samson driver employed by Siegel.
Cooper & Co. Of New-York City; Frank Gillian and
Samuel Kinsberger of Mount Vernon. were ar
rested yesterday for cruelty TO animals. samson
remanded. Gillian was discharged and kins-
berger was fined $l5. The arrests were made by
Gilbert Angevne the local officer Of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty 20 Animals.
A special committee appointed by the members OF
the Steamer Company met last night and decided to
give a smoker and vaudeville at different dates in
January.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-23
WHITE PLAINS.

The will OF Ruth Bouton OF Harrison was ad-
mitted TO probate in the Surrogates Court yester-
day Eighteen thousand dollars is beQueatncd TO the
Presbyterian Church OF Rye and 500 to the Society
for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals. New-fork
City. Benjamin j. Sands Is named as executor. Sur
rogate Silkman has granted letters OF administration
10 Emily H. Mxsell. as administrator OF the estate
OF her husband Aaron j. Mixsell Of Mamaroneck
who OF the Coroners OF this county al the
time Of his death.
The Board OF Supervisors yesterday morning
an assistant county treasurer at yearly saary OF
5000 Supervisor Coach. OF Cortlandt. introduced
a resolution setting forth that in addition to their
salaries amounting In all to Sc 900. the Coroners hau
bills aggregating sl 600 against the county and the
Committee on Coroners was directed 10 investigate
the several items and report all charges not nade
Procedure. Supervisor See presented resolution
advocating the passage OF law by the Legislature
for the general improvement of the highways OF the
State. fifty per cent ol the cost 10 be PAID by the
by the town and per cent by the property abuttns
upon the highways improved The resolution TO ap-
point committee OF three 10 investigate the recent
escape OF Eddie Jacques. the Bedford Station burg
lar from the Jail came up for final consideration
and after a warm discussion further action was IN
definitely postponed by vote of IS TO IL.
In the supreme Court before Justice Wliiam j.
Gaynor yesterday the jury in the Of John Henry
Barker. the colored man charged with killing his
wife, Henrietta in the Negro Hills. on August 80
1895. brough; in verdict OF guilty of murder in the
room only twenty-eght minutes. The judge sem
fenced Barker 20 be put deah In the State Prison
IN Sing Sing In the first week in February AS soon
Wickes for murder was begun Wickes Is coored
man and is charged with sabbing and killing George
Bowie. also coored in a fight which occurred in
saloon in Rochelle on May 50 G, last. To-day
Also Tor murder, Will be begun