The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-19
sA GsntIs Rerainde
MARX Tvyiiti.s VISIT TO NJ liITEl
iloUsE AND His WEES
MAsNlNe.

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From the North American Review.
/ was always needless. Twas born
heedness; and therefore I was CON
staptly, and quite unconsciously, com.
hitting breaches Of the minor pro
prietles, which. brought upon me hui
mutations which ought to have hui
inflated me but didn't, because l
didn't know anything had happened.
But Liyy knew; and so the humilia.
tons fell to her share, poor child, who
had not earned them and did not de-
serve them. She always said | was
the most difficult child she had. She
was very sensitive about me. 1t dis
tressed her to see me do needless
things, which could bring me undor
criticism, and so she was always
watchtul and alert to protect me from
the kind Of transgressions which
have been speaking Of.
When I was leaving Hartford Tor
Washington, upon the occasion refer
red to, she said: 81 have written a
small warning and put it in a pocker
OF your dress.yest. When you are
dressing to so to the authors recep'
ton at the White House you will nat
urally put your fingers in your vest
pockets, according to your CUSTOM
and you will find that little note there
Read 1t carefully, and do as 1t tells
| YOU. | cannot be with you, and so !
delegate my sentry duties to this Ut
tie note, II should give you the
warning by word Of mouth, now, 1t
would pass from your head and be for
gotten in few minutes.
1t was President Cieveland's frs'
term. had never seen his wife-the
young, the beautiful, the, good'hearted'
the sympathetic, the fascinating. Sure
enough, just as l had finished dress
ing to 90 to the White House found
that little note, which had long age
forgotten. It was a grave little note
serious little note, like its writer
tbut It made me laugh. Llvy's gentle
rrayfties often produced that eRec'
upon me, where the expert humorlsti
best joke would have failed, for DC
not laugh easily.
When we reached the White Housf
and | was shaking hands with th'
President, he started to say something
but | interrupted him and said:
"It your Excellency will excuse me
It will come back in moment; ou
Iuow I have a very important matte
to attend to, and 1t must be attend
ed to at once"
| turned to Mrs. Cleveland, the
Young, the beautiful, the fascinating
the gave her my card, on the back O
which | had written "He didn't"-ant
asked her to sign her name below
those words.
She said: "He didn't? He didn
what?"
ooh" / said, never mind. We can
not stop to discuss that now. This j
urgent. Won't you please sign you
uame?" ii handed her a foun'a"
penn
"Why," she said, q cannot COMM
myself in that way. Who is 1t tina
didn't?-and what Is it that he didnt'
oh" I said, time is flying, tiyine
dying, Won't you take me out OF m
distress and sign your name to IL
} It's all right. give you'll my word 1t
all right"
} She looked nonpulsed; but hesita
lngly and mechanically she took tn
pen and said:
81 will sign It. 1 will take the risl
But you must tell me all about It, Figt
asterward, 50 that you can be arreste
before YOU get out Of the house
case there should be anything crimln'
about this"
Then she signed; and / handed Mt
Mrs, Clemens note, which was vel
brief, very simple, and to the point
said. Don't wear your articles In u
White House." 1t made her shoa
, and at my request she summoned
! messenger and we sent that caro-
once to the mail on its way 10 MI
! Clemens in Hartford.