The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-05
THE ORIOLE
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Such. as is sometimes s"Id, vas th%,
hrst Issue. complete. Of the North l'ha
DaiIv Orivlv. Florence was not lthfh|rc
critical Of some distortions ~
in the body Of her poem uu,
rarily 10 .t,watcr 4 hooters ndtuI"!
Intt ~ ,,xncricnrr in a new and exact
trade: uartly to their cnNlablc nh-
rrnsriou, ness for any necessity Tor
pruut-rCadmr; II somewhat u" '"''
haste in getting through inc hiiaI Gnu
least interesting sax" 81 lh'lF N.Y.,
Flor"ncc'S poem being. IN l'c!'
- far a. tn" printers w"r" C"Accrh'u'
mere hack work autI-clumI\
And as they later declared. under
fro anylody that could make NOR"
thrr" words IN tive OIL h't r.'
handwriting was welcome 10 90 IL ~
what did II matter II a llttic o't
w,S loft out at the end Oc one or I'VE"
If i've lines: They couldn't he expert
cd 10 run thr lines out over their mar
gin. could they" And they never Knew
ANYTHING C~raZlsr thau maxim an 'hN
fuss hrCaus"; What II some OF II w."
printed Just exactly right. wh" II ,'t'
world was goin' TO notice It, and WH3t
the difference OF just a teW "nFuS
different IN her ole poem. anNh""
For by the time these explanations
$50 to call th"m) took place Florence
WAS indeed maxim = russ. ii"r emu
lions a, tra, had been happily Sitmu-
lated at sight of "l;y FlurCnCc NJ
4 singular tenderness haa
risen in hcr--a trCmuI"uS sense AZ "t
something almost sacred coming AZ
last into it's own: and h had hurr!cl
To distribute, gratis. among relatives
and friends several copies OF The Nri-
ole. paying for them. TO" NhouSh not
wl,huu, Injurious argument at tho
rate Of two cents a c"py Rut upon re-
turning TO her own home sh" became
enough for a moment or SO 70
details. She returned hastily 10 III"
Newspaper Building. but would have
been wiser to remain away. sine" AT
subscribers had received their copies
by the time she got there. ana und"r
the circumstances little ~rcparation was
practicable.
She ended her oration-or professcd
10 end it-by declaring that she woul
never haye another poem in their ole
vile newspaper as long as she lived.
"You'rc right about that" Henry
chccrcd heartily. I'VE wouldni
Let another one in II. Not for my
dollars. Just look at all the trouble
wo took moilinG and toIlnE I" get
your ole poem printed as nice as We
could. so il wouldn't ruin our mcwS-
paper, and then you comm over mere
and Goin' on his way. and all this and
| n2t--WiN, NOuiuN | 20 'hl'uSl -
again for a hundred dollars. Weir"
maxim good money, anyhow. with our
Florence Atwat"r. You
needn't think We depend on You for
u living
That's So" ms rar,r"r declared.
We knew you wmuidm't b" satisfied
anyway. Eiorcncc. nldn,t We, hr""|:''
Yes. SIR said Herbert. Right
when VIC were havin' the worS; time
tryiu' to print II and mako out some
a the words. | said right then We we're
What's the use THAT ole Eir'S bound
:" raise Cain anyhow. 50 what's the
Use wastin' a whole lot Of urir good
time and brains like his just 10 SUIT
her" Whatever We do. she's certain to-
over here and insult us Isn't
what | said, Henry"
Yes. II i: and | said then You Ucrc
rjGh'. and YOU ar" right"
"ptdm'r ! tell You she'd be jus, tho
some the family say she is \
good many OF EN- say she'd find fault
neral That's just cAarkly what |
said.
Oh. you did" T~lorrnc" bur!cscucd
\ polite interest. How Nirry conSid-
rratc Of You! Then perhaps you'll try
10 Ia Il gentleman enough for one sim
pie IN TO allow me to tell YOU my
r;rns rkS on this subject. I've said
cuOuEh--"
oh. hay" you" Herbert tn,crrur,od
wtth %'0IGn, sarGaSm; ""h. no; Say
NJ this Henry E"";"r loudly Shouted
with a~ppl9uSivC hilar:ty: whcrrapun
IathCr surprised a: his "
effectiveness. naturally repeated his
mot.
say not so, Florence, Say not g,
u mo- CO..
"ITi tell you ono hing" his lady
cried. thoroughly !ufu-'atc'i. -
wish 10 make just on rss: simple re-
lhnt ! wOuld care :" soil myself
with n your respects. Mister Ncrh"rI
llllurSworth Atwator and Mister Henry
on. say no; 50. F~loronc"," thu
both "ntrea'cd. Say not 81! Say
not So
I'll JUS, simply state the s,mn'"
'rrst nlarC. you're coln 10 liz" to 80"
da% whcn you'll come ard beg M
on YOUR Bonded knees to have" IN" Hu'
poems or anything ! want to IN NoC-
ole "w>napcr. but IN just laugh -
YOU. Indeed I'll say. So y"V conc
around me. do. YOU" lla. Ia
ri say. L guess it'< n l.ttlr too lat"
for that. Why, Wouldn't
oh. say not SO. Florence. Say not
Me allow you to have ono Of M
poems I'll say. Much less than
.ha:.' I'll say. because even If was
A"ar,uE tn" oldest Shoe | got in IN"
world | wouldn't tax" the trouhlr to-"
Her conclusion waS drowned oui.
OH. Florence. sly not so! Say not So.
Florence Say not So
tn" hateful c]Hir"lty still murmur"d
n her r"S"nifUl ca-@ thar nicht as she
asleep: aud She passed INTO rhs
rf dream with her LIPS
- t.F H.
il hclatcd rcpart"". And upon
though i; was Sunday. h"r
lrst words. half SlumbcrouS in IN"
silence Of the morning. W"r" "Nll"
'hinGs." Her faculties hcraT" NOR"
llnrt during tho preparation Of a t"r-
breakfast. but with the addition &c
a hat and q blue velvet COZ.
church and Sunday school as we'll;
and She planned Il hundred v"nGcan""S
itSclC with plots posSih'" to max"
-"Al- rather IL dahOl"d among th"E"
~raEm"HtHry visions that love to UN"r-
ap and I;splar" ono another IN tn"
,hiCty rn;ina of tho minds eye
But IN all Of these pictures. therein
prcvailnSly she seemed some sort "t
lcatnful powerful Queen Of Poetry.
Ia" pastures ~Sumrd ny III" liVurc~ uf
N"SSr". NtwatC and l;o0tcr ,h";h ~
IN "Nir"miti Of rags were miS"rahlE
>upNllant. 30 Si" Suotn'G h"rS'ii Il
itllc-but not long. Herbert In the
pew in church. and Henry in TIA"
1cNt beyond that. w,r" perfect ON
in SnueueSS. The" N"r"
rold, contCuicd. ~ar!Stnrratic. and hai
IN impcrturhIhl J. understanding be-
wCcu th"mSClVrs-QultC pcrCCptIhl" t.
h" sensitive florenCc-that she was
now Capabiy disposed Of by
heir beautiful discovery OF "Say nu;
o. FlorenCe'S feelings were unh"-
.ornrnE to ia" place aud occasion. Z
But at four O'Clock that afternoon
she was asuacCd int" = mlld"r c"ntl-
.Iun by tho arrival. according to au
agreement made IN SuudH" school. OF
he popular Miss Patty halrchild.
Patty was thirteen and a half; an
,NquiSiic person with ~Enld-duSt"d hair,
Of singing blue and an allurn.
1ir Of sweet Self-c0nS"luuSu"SS. Hrur.
ESooter and Herbert IllingSpurth A.
90 tnr lr IN Il LhcrLML. mEn-. SLu Ln.-