The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-05

picture in 1t and called her the fnIaouS
s]omewhere Wen. Mr.. Dill. I wSs just
sayin' / believed I'd ask you.
But a sectional rancor seemed TO aS-5
feet the young man, all at oncS- %.
yes. I heard about that, ne $40 tO
Aunt Fanny lent my mother the nc"S.
paper. Those people in that part OF
The countrv-well-' He paused. re-
Numbering that it was only Florence
he addressed: and he withheld rom Ut
tcrance his opinion that the CS'l! WI
your father said you grandfather
hadn't heard from her for several day..
and even then she hadn't said when she
was coming home"
NO. I expect she didn't" said Florence
"Mr. Dill, l was goin' to ask you
ton for me to ask. I guess" She pfas-
seeming p~re-occupied with gloom;
whereupon Florence permitted herseii
might be you'd answer yes. or it might
he you'd answer no: but anyway ! was
goin' to ask you-its kind or a funny
question for me 70 ask. I expect-out
do YOU like poetry
We'll. as things have turned out late
ly I guess it's kind Of a funny question,
Mr.. Dill. but do you like poetry?'
Mobiles expression took on a c~oldness:
for the word brought to his mind q
was 4 poet Of Mobiles 6 who wrote
verses to Julia-that too lovely. absent
aunt of Florence's. DO I like poetry"
said Noble. No, I don't" Florence
was momentarily discouraged. Y az
valuable faculty which they lose later
In life; and it is a pity they do lose
it. At thirtcen-especially the earlier
months Of t~hirteen-they are still able
to set aside and dismiss from their
audibly those facts have asked for. rec.
ognition. Children superbly allow them.
selves to become deaf. so to SPEAK, 70
undesirable circumstances; most ire
Quently, OF course, 10 undesirable cir
Cumstances in the way OF parental dir
ection: so that fathers, mothers, nurses,
or g~overnesses. not compromising that
this mental deafness Is for the time
being entirely genuine, are Liable TO
hoarseness both Of throat and temper
Thirteen Is an age when the fading Of
this gift or talent-one Of the most
beautiful OF childhood-begins to i'm.
pair it's helpfulness, under the mistaken
stress OF discipline: but Florence re.
or two Noble Dill's disafection toward
poetry was altogether as II 1t did not
exist.
She coughed, inclined her head . lit
Tie 10 OHe sue, III III OlIl 3 ~
IT politeness to callers, and. repeating
her deprecatory laugh. remarked. well,
of course, it's kind of a FUNNY question
for me TO ask. Of course"
"Whst is. Florence?" Noble inquired
absently.
"Weli-what I was saying was that
course it's sort Of queer me askin' II
you liked poetry, of course. on account
Of my writing poetry the way l 90
now"
She looked up at him with a bright
readiness 10 respond modestly to what
ever exclamation his wonder should die.
tate; but Mobiles attention had stra8.
gled again. He failed to comprehend
what she had set before him.
Has she written your mother late
: ly?" he asked.
Florence's expression denoted q men.
tai condition slightly disturbed NO"
The North End Daily oriole.'
"What?"
My poem. It's about a vast amen
anyhow that's prob'ly the best him In
it, 1 guess-and they're goin TO nave it
tomorrow. or else they'll have to settle
with me: that's one thing certain! III
bring one over to your house and leave
it at the door for you, Mr.. DILL"
Noble had but a confused notion OF
what she thus generally promised. nov:
ever, he said. Thank you" and NODDED
vaguely.
awful good" Florence admitted insin.
cerely. THE family all seem to think
, it's something pretty much: but / don't
know II 1t. is or not Really, l DON'T,
NO" said Noble. still confused. I
I'm half way through another one I
think myself will be q good deal oetter;
I'm not goin' as fast with 1t as l did
with the other one, and / expect It'll
be quite a ways ahead Of his one" She
again employed the deprecatory little
laugh. II don't know how l DO IT, my.
self. The family all think it's sort OF
but that's the way it Is. They all say
II they could do it they're sure they'd
know how they did it; but ! guess
they're wrong. l presume II you can
do it, why it Just comes 10 you ~,
DEIil?" ri.
gate, and he stopped. You're sure
i zone Of 36os y our b 5sm asked ha an.i ossTS any
From Aunt Julia? I don't think they
"a He sighed, and opened the gate
well. good evening. Florence"
Good evening" Her se eyes w,tSin Inc
enclosure: then she turned ana watAe1
quickly toward her own home; put z.
the corner of the next fence sne ca.ieS
over her shoulder; III vo Isave not home
your mother toT you "
"""What?" he shouted: from the vicin-
NI"Tll leave it with your mother"
Leave what"
The poem"
OH" said Noble.
His mother handed him a copy OF thd
first issue Of The North End Daily. or:
ole, the next day when he came none
from church. He read It without ediLi'
cation; there was nothing ABOUT julie
in IL.
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