Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-02-21
Observation-Disclosures

know II L0SIO is SQcu d plIldDlC Ihiu6
going as an unmarried man without a
sister or any other feminine adviser.
| If YOU had a mother, or even a mother
in-law-but there is no help for 1t, l
| shall have TO be a mother-in-law TO you
| for the nonce; you are one OF the sena-
| tors boys, you know. must ask you,
| must implore you not TO ruin your
whole outlook by this madness! You
| know very we'll" she went on, in spite
/ Of his efforts to prevent her. you know
/ very we'll you are in training for Mac
/ Michael's place-and it may fall to you
! sooner than you think.
"But YOU will never have it-you will
| not even be returned to your seat In
the House If you offend the people at
| home. They are powerful enemies, and
| their interests, MacMichael says, are
| the interests Of your district OF course
| their agent here has had his eyes on
you. and has kept them informed as it
| is. But you can stop just where you
| are. What Is Irritation more or less?
Now, my dear boy" continued Mrs.
/ MacMichael, laying her hand on his
arm, still a very pretty woman her-
/ self, there are million pretty women
/ in the world, foreign and domestic.
| Why throw away a whole lifetime and
! its splendid possibilities on simply one
of theml"
Mrs. MeMiehael, you and I are too
| long and too dear friends 70 quarrel,
! said Harry Bentinck, his face downcast
/ and flushing, the face that was so ex-
/ actly like the armless Hermes that
there had been quite sale for the cast
/ since he came to Washington. But
/ il is not worth while TO say any more.
I ali not authorized, you are not au-
thorized. to use this young ladys
/ name. But the question behind all
| the matter is one that has been brought
/ to my attention, and has been decided
/ on its own merits
OH" said Mrs. McMichael deris-
lively.
Il should be unable to be an Amer
lean" he exclaimed, "and believe in
/ the divine right of the people If did
not sympathize with the heroes
ooh, il is hopeless" said Mrs. Mac
Michael, Il suppose there are no Span
! ish heroes, no Spanish rights
None that l know Of" said Harry
Bentinck
"Of course not.
and if there were, 1 am not con-
cerned with them
| And you believe the statements of
| the unsupported, irresponsible insur-
| gents, these knight Grants Of vagrant
| patriotism, rather than the evidence of
/ your own senses regarding the rich,
and populous, and flourishing depend
ency, whose commerce shows its good
! government | heard the Senator say
| So"
Revolution is unknown under good
, government. And nothing was ever
well-governed by Spain. Have not all
the South Americans escaped from her
| bondage? Has she not driven out of
her borders every one who ever had
intelligence, or large thought, or any
capacity-the Moor when he had most
| of the learning of the world; the Jew
with his wealth. the Protestant with
his intellect? Is she not still in the
narrow ruts of her bigotry? Would it
surprise you to see the Inquisition set
up in land where they still cling pas
slonately to the bull-fght?"
How can you talk so Of people
with whom We are at peace? And the
Spanish minister and his wife are
charming, are most estimable! dined
there last week"
They are to be promoted for their
efficient work of that sort, 1 hear"
Mrs. MacMichael looked out of the
window in some perplexity. We'll"
she said, 81 didn't come to argue with
you. I came to ask YOU to drive with
me to Miss Campeador's.
With pleasure, provided you do not
| sneak to her Of