The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-21
PRACTICE AND THEORY.

sic and drama in half an hour. Then
we came TO philosophy.5s
There Is such a difference" said
she, between practice md theory"
conceded the point She was 50
charming, In fact, that t3fashed Il had
been a larger point to c6ncede. "But,"
yentured 10 remark, that doesn't
make the theory wrong,.N
She leaned her cheek thoughtfully
upon one gloved finger; possibly 10 dis
p,1y (ae sriRllness OF her hand; possi-
bly, because the pose suitedl her; proba-
bly, for both reasons.
when you say that he5Fegeneration
OF the universe can only be Accomplish
cd Dy white men marrying black Wo-
men"
And black men white women"
mo, thank your sRe shrugged her
shoulders. 'Mell, as y n fter OF fact,
YOU 20 not care any tninG about the re-
generation OF the univA
81 don't believe do. ~ 1aughed.
"iSor contemplate martSipg a negroes
yourself?" 3iS
Unfortunately, my pLSonal taste
lies so strongly In the tion Of the
biOnde" Edith had tbered this,
with her usual dlscreuqn
IF were black, you pnld say you
preferred ebony to ivory
/ raised my hands in fedfest. II as
sure you" averrred sogp ply, II pre-
fer you as you are" tE
how" sc
q am clear that IMPROVEMENT is Inn
She laughed delightfully."- saucy
laugh, 1cu
ments you keep! / can understand why
your cousin described you as a tonic
for difident young peEson-llke mel"
There Is not" I deciRfsd, another
ike YOU. so far as my exhgTience goes"
you are putting me in glow OF sat
Isfaction with myself. SRldase go on.
There ought to be one or I'VE nice points
remaining In me-" 80
IAN appearance OF Impotence becomes
YOU" said. but" l.n
Butt" t1t
$50 do all appearances"
pray don't think that you have eX-
hausted my appearancesI9 She sank
back in another attitude. why, you've
barely known me an hour!"
IAN hour" said feelpgly, "of eX-
qgl An S Soar. she sussassted. (which
should rightfully have been devoted TO
a black woman" She looked as II she
would like to add something, but re-
Trained.
Poor black woman!s .. Her eyes
spa-kled wfekedly. II DON'T mean It."
she FASTENED to add" 'sos
according to my theory" explain
ed. you should have been dellghtiins
the eyes and ears OF some dusky gentle-
Poor black mani" neger saw SUCH
Con the contrary. II you were likely
TO adopt my theory, should paint my
seq But StA You wouldn't be aasS4lack as you
we :.Tb eAt theory" I observed. doesn't
say black-all-through." e.
'"rhe theory Is nonsense; all theorles
surely, out of SO many theories. one
or two must be right? II only by acci-
She leaned her head back against the
chair and considered.r atDon't you
think" she asked with sudden gravity,
"tha folly Is in such unstable beings as
we having theories at all? We lay down
all sorts of grand principles. and when
the time for action comes-why; OF
course, we break them! She signed;
doubtless to the memory OF some de-
parted theory. ..,, d,
having them down for others! she
FOR Jones and Brown and Smith,
black woman apiece" she cried clap
ming her hands; for the author OF the
"BISnde." interrupted, blue eyes
and taken hair; preferably attred IN
pail. blue with pink rosesT-
stop. stop! III assume that you We "t
paid me all possible compliments. LEI
ne Eel down to the bed &9ek OF serious
conkersation." t1
"tTmph! one so rarely kgets tnere'
that / doubt II have any eerious con-
yerSatlon. You are not missionary IN
disguise, are you?" =.
SIC didn't answer for minute. 1t
vas curious to watch her face cnange
from merriment. through Thought 70
seriousness First the laughter dleu
gradually In her eyes; then the nttIe s
curls and turns went out OF her ups
then the dImples in the chaeks smooth
cd themselves out like gipples WIDEN
ing into nothingness on the sea; theh
che lifted ND her head. ALhttle on one
Side. and looked at mel with solemn
cn asometimes," she said sadly, 81 wish
wore Sometimes wish "a missionary
IvouId come to me. get tired OF max
ing fun Of things. and think that per-
hans they arc serious after all.
/ twirled my mustache and telt my
own smile fading out. Thfy arc ser
ious enough" / said. " ypu look az
them in tbat way. It Isn't a good way
10 look at thlngs-thingsIin generai-l
Put one looks sometimes" she said
absently, "nt things In particular and
feels very, very serious:
..Then," said leaning forward, one
doesn't talk about theminanch. There
is rarely any one to whq85one cares 70
talk about them" - ~,
II don't think" she wehe on. with
little catch in her voice, hEhere is ever
any single person to whom any one
would like TO tell them all-the SER
Ious particulars l mean.
SI don't think there is.ssS usually one
doesn't tell them" ~ $3.50,
"or Irburdcrs ones self In Install
ments, as opportunity Offers. she
sighed again. ...,L
odd condolences now and then. The crit
ics lashed a scene III my.taSt Dook ne
cause he told her one Of LIS secrets IN
the FIRST half horr o. .fet atqmaimI-
ance. It was natural endAgp' r"elly.
"He was bound to tell some one bhe
nssented. "and sne was the httlnG cOhh-
dante for that oarticulaS IFPcret."
Quite 80. She vas tt9e fsrSponse 10
that one Item OF his Nature"
"The worst Of II" said 10y fair ac-
abundance, "iS when ones nature 10