The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-18

d, 1 did not want him. l knew thdS thte
moment might come when his presence
would be positively obnoxious, yet ]
could not get rid Of him. He was we'll
meaning insofar as he could be said 70
have meaning, llght-haircd, long
legged.
He sat on tho sofa, and put himself
into thIrty.two distinct attitudes, not
one Of which was graceful. ! could not
exactly tell him to so, and anything
shor. OF that he dlsregardcd. "
&c wore a pink striped waistcoat and
blue tic. & & ssst & x
He did not admire me; his Idol was In
short froclls and fuzzy hair. Other
boys worship the seasoned bells, but
his taste in enslayers was the only ono
peculiar thing about him. never
cared for the very young attached to
me; and the very young despairing for
another is even worse.
He did not even talk of Her. wish
& ed he had. I would have sympathized
10 the best OF my power. Presumably,
i was too antique in his estimation Il
was. twenty-seven); to take an interest
in such things. eltalked of love, to
make up for his silence on the nearer
subject. listened and wcaried and
took out the fancy work kept for the
boy, and never finished. i
He spoke with the superior air OF
one instructing the ignorant. 1 was, I
am afraid, absent-mlnded, and he Ian.
suished after a while.
.Iroftered him sweets, and insulted
him into a ruby blush.
After that he stared sadly at me. rs
II he had come for no other purpose
than TO feast his eyes for one last time
n!my adored features.
He very like the immortal Toots.
At'Iast the conversation got upon It's
legs, and, in q rickety fashion, man
aged to keep moving.
The marriage question mot the i'm
proper marriage question: seemed to
interest him greatly He did not ask
for my advice, but merely soliloquized
at some length. He mentioned the de-
STABILITY Of early marriages: the i'm
possibility of asking a girl to share ten
shilllngs a week; the expense OF bring
ing UP a young family: there&was the
education of the some and the portion
OF the daughters.
You would not educate them?" I
inquired, smotherins an incipent
laugh.
He thought he would let them choose
between an education and an income.
Besides, they might marry"
ITO be sure" assented. And there
might be grandchildren. 4
a puzzled look crossed the Boys
face; he had not thought OF the
grandchildren.
"oh, that would be all right" he
said after short silence.
"a man is only responsible for his
own family. Directly responsible, of
course" Here 1 threaded a needle.
"RutFthere Is no harm in looking at
things from all sides"
let However, We had plunged far into
:futurity, even for the Boy: he took
another by-path from the same thor
oughfare.
7 think IT very wrong for, people to
throw obstacles in the way OF mar
riage," he remarked, solemnly.
But, on the other sIde," then said /,
"itjwould never do to encourage the
thing too much: If the couple quarreled
they would lay the blame of the posi-
ton on you.
This was evidently new idea: he
pondered on 1t some time.
The Man came in, sat down, and
waited. y
People might sometimes interfere
Internationally" the Boy said, reAec-
lively. q,
'rhey m,sht," | agreed-I hope not
grimly. 8
The Man looked at the clock and
fldgeted.
rs that the right time?" he asked.
Two minutes slow" said the Boy.
Thanks said the Man. q have to
catch the s:35 train.
My needle would not thread. Then I
said: so soon!' and when do you
return?"
Il don't know" he answered. ut de-
pends.'
Don't get fever at the Rock" said
the Boy. paternally. Il have known
such lots of fellows go of like you, and
they never come back"
Il hope this will be an exception" 1
said. (oh. would no one take the Boy
away, and bury hIm!) 5ts
Thank you" said the Man.
The Boy got up-was he going?
he merely looked at n photograph
over the mantelpiece and sat down
again. I.
That is n nlce-looking girl" he re-
marked. Some people think appear
4nce everything. Now notice carefully
how a girl acts to everybody, and
learn her all round, then make up my
mind"
fDoes it take long," I inquired with
polite interest, hope: how lonsed
70 stick my cruel needlr Into hlm.)
Is" tthe Boys mind had wan.
dered).
TO learn her all round?"
Not very long. OF courSe. It de-
peads---'"s. q.
The Man who had been staring at
the ceiling, began 10 nun, Havape,v