Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-08-02

trusty portfolios, called on the Presi-
dent the day before he left Washington.
us there anything YOU will wish to
consult me about before fall?" asked
the Secretary.
"Oh, no" said the President, easily.
nothing until l see you at Gray Ga
bles.'
But. Mr.. President. I was intending
to spend the summer at Newport
"Oh, very well" replied the Presi-
dent But YOU can report TO me every
week at Marion"
THE LITTLE CABINET"
Secretary Herbert has resigned him
self TO the inevitable and is occupying
g cottage at Silver Shell Beach, not
over few minutes from Gray Gables,
wbi,her ne repairs every day for letter
writing. There are days when he and
the President are clOseted all day in the
study with the window looking towards
The Lodge
Other familiar Cabine. faces are those
Of Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle. who are
visiting Assistant Secretary Hamlin at
Marion. The Olneys. too. are here, or
nearly here having q very nice place
along the shore. where they entertain
Mrs. Cleveland frequently, Mrs Olney
driving to the station 10 meet her with
her carriage. Nobody drives for here.
There are so many little stations scat
tered along and so many landings that
train or boat is taken, and then a car
riage or private yacht meets YOU.
The youngest man az Marion is Mr.
Joseph jefferson. At a dance al Gen.
Taylor'S summer villa he led the Vir-
s.nia reel with the prertiesJ girl. and
when You drive along the road YOU are
sure TO see him with a spanking team
and some pretty maid or matron beside
MIN encouraging the horses TO their
best pace.
MRS. CLEVELAND'S horse.
Mrs. Cleveland drives from GRAY Ca
1les 20 Marion every day with a pretty
girl beside her. She handles the rib-
oonS smarcly over a little russell colored
horse. When she takes the Victoria
the pretty girl sits alongside the Presi-
den,'S wife and opposite are piled the
h-ie Cleveland girls. They are all now
fulfilling mothers dream of infantila
snartneSs. being con their feet" Mar
ION, WlO was year old in July. stands
a.lne upon the carriage seat with a hand
behind her; and Esther who will be
three years old in September. has good
control of herself. Ruth. of five. is verv
mature in manner behtting the eldest
children. as shown by the hasty berry
ing trips they take along the road. The
carriage halls. all are lifted ont. and then
Mrs. Cleveland. The pretty girl guest and
Mss Ruth minister 70 the babies. all of
ON appear 10 come i'm FOR a taste of
Whatever plumber is going.
IS SAID that Sorrento would no. be
sorrento wilhou, NcriOn. And Sorrento
claims TIA. Marion would not be Marion
without the --,la colony mp in Maine.
Anyway abou five hours further along
.Ha coast dwell The remainder of The
Cabinet and official group. Here the
Fe1SonS live in q picturesque wooden
house close 10 Chief-JUs-ice Fuller. and
rr- Secretary Lamont dwells in sum
".~. neigh5or 10 Gen. Greely.wh0 pre-
cold lai,u5as since his trip TO the
..s. sp0, Of all All The Sorrento
'e come down to Marion TO make
r duty calls. just as they 90 over 20
i5rbOr 20 enjoy themselves. And
- 'arion people 20 up 10 Sorrento and
return their visits.
Tie kodak people have been less
troublesome this year. bur the pen and
ink artists have been positively annoy
ing To- -he family of the President. A
group ~ SRI artists came u0 here and
established themselves az a farm house
with --e evident intention of ske;ch.ng
-. Pra,.'an family. Dav after day
they walked the highways pencil in
hand. and many were the sketches they
managed 20 get OF the cherished babies.
One of The artists succeeded in getting
@ Very good sketch of one Of Mrs. Cleve-
lands girl friends as she SAT- upon a
l1 * along the roadside TO rest.
When Mrs. Cleveland spied the artist
behind a clump of berry bushes indus
-r.ousy plying her busy pencil she
tried 20 buy the sketch, but TO no avail.
The girl would no, sell. She would do a
duplicate, but not give up the original.
Gray Gables has a new name given
locally. l. is The Ligh house by the Sea.
From The nearest gable there CLEANS
every night a bright light, like a star.
Il burns till morning. As it goes out
the cocks crow and a little later the
nurse comes OUT on the piazza with the
children for their morning walk. An
hour later Mrs. Cleveland joins them.
But it is not until 9 o'clock that the
President couples his arm chair on the
piazza. HARRY GERMAINE.