The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-03

Miss Morris had been hard at work
for many years. She had indeed, bro
ken down and become nervous, and had
Been ordered by the doctor to go 'out
Of town, take a pint Of champagne
daily. keep in the open air. ind amuse
herself" Such prescriptions are often
cnreiPssiy given by careless physicians,
She couldn't afford long journeys, nor
champagne tby the pint or quartz, but
feeling It her duty to do something In
the way Of obeying orders, she walked
the streets in the cool Of the evening all
summer, and went to twenty-cent
| matinee once week for month. II
\ was not very lively work. 1t must be
| contested. IT was August, and near
| the tropics It Is prOverb. Beware OF
| August suns. and dews. and storms;
| and Miss Morris, after hurrylng over
her dinner. had to go nut Into the glare.
! to walk over pavements that almost
/ blIsterea her feet. to sit In hot thea
| tire. half-empty and very stuffy. with q
bouquet Of garlic from the highly mis-
cellaueous crowd assembled there as
! sailing her nostrlls. and the sound OF.
! much Kissing and cat-callIng from the
| gallery offending her ears. The topic
| al dittIes. the senseiess rush OF truly
idiotic play. from which good sense and
good taste had been alike eliminated.
| whReEy orchestra, and drunken man
| IN the next row made an ensemble any
| thing but attractive to woman Of re-
| finement. But she had four tickets
| purchased by her sister. Miss Lelle,
! she had been ordered TO nnuse herself.
! and OF amusements the town ut that
season boosted only hotel hops at the
seaside, cake-wslks. and theatres, and
/ Il al
| ed at eighteen when her father had
| failed and died, and as she detested
| cnke-w walks, there remained only the
| theatre. where cheap troubles RECALLED
mixed audiences perslstently, Il not In
telllgently.
On the fourth occasion as she was
nearing the theatre. Miss Morris's med
itatlons were interrupted by o chlld's
clear treble. her not very cheerful
promenade arrested by:
Are you going to the mntlnay?'
Eyes" she said with a careless
glance. uni was about TO pass on, when
she recognized her little acquaintance.
Loula JOsetine, Rhodv Katharine, Benz
famine. Frankllne. Palestine Gunter.
I The child was dressed In limp,
sklmp. white muslin. that wonderfully
beOame her; her eloquent darl; eyes
were as eager as they were brilliant;
| faded ribbon tied around her neck
showed that Savannah fashions had
begun to make some impression upon
the little maid from LielSskiilet.
why. Benny! Is that you? didn't
know you" said Miss Morris.
Goose not That's because I'm dress
/ ed up so fine" said Benny. with smll-
| ing glance at her frook. "She wanted
me to pull my topknot through the hole
! in the crown OF my everyday sunhon-
net and wear that. But come of In
this"
"ThIs" was n dirty. red fec, which
! had been LEFT ut her aunts sailors
boarding house" by n Greek tramp, and
became her wonderfully.
Would you like to go 10 the NATL
nee. Beniy?" asked Miss Morris. heur-
ing the nsthmatic orchestra give a
! great wheeZe inside the theatre, and
! knowing that the play was about to be-
! gin. Benny shot look of vivid delight
/ at Miss Morris from the superb dark
ewes. that had expressed hungry desire
perfectly.
Eyes. Come along" she said, placing
herself at once by Miss MOrrls's side.
"Ivc been hanRlu round here every
day ever since the theatre opened, hop
ing somebOdy'd ask me But people
here aiut like the folks In I.iCksltlllet.
| Why ] was took twice to the circus.
and three times to bObbycures, and
twice to fires mud six times to preach
in. ard as often as wanted TO funcr-