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

Then what are they doing
We'll. they're having Il newspaper.
They got the prInttnG-prcSs and AN Office
in Hcrbert'S ole stable. and everything
They got somebody to give EN- som" ole
bauISterS and a railing from Il house
hat was torn down So~mewhcreS. and
then got it stuck up the stable lott. ="
It runs across with a kind OF 4 gate IN
the middle Of these banisters, and on
one side is the priuting-presS. and the
other side they got n desk from that
nasty little Henry Rcotcr'S mothers attic
and a table and some chairs. and a map
on the wall; and that's their newspaper
office. They so OUT and look for what $
the news. and write It down IN lead pen
ell: and then they go UP 10 their "iIcs
and write it in ink; and then they 80
through the gate 10 the other side of
the railing where the printing press IS.
and print it for their newspaper
But what DO they do on the fence SO
much"
That's where they 60 10 watch what
the news is" Florence explained
morosely. They think they're 50 grand.
sittin' up there. pokin' around! They 30
other places. too; and they ask people,
That's all they aid l could be- Here
the lady'S bitterness became strongly
intensified. They sand. maybe l could
be one O the ones they asked II ! knew
anything. sometimes. II they happened
10 think Of il. just respccttly told
EN- Id decline 10 wipe my Oldest. shoes
on EN- TO save their lives
Mrs. Atwatr sighed. You mustn't
use such expressions. Florence
ct don't see why not" the daughter
objected. They're n lot more re!tncd
than the expressions they used on me-
Then I'm very glad YOU didn't play
with them"
But at this. Florence one" more gave
way 70 hlial despair. Mamma, You
lust can't see through anything. I've
said anyhow nifty times the ain /
aren't-playing. They're getting up "
real newspaper. n ave peopl" 10 buy
i, and everything. They have been All
over this part OF town and got ever!
auRt and uncle they have, BESIDES 'h'''
own fathers and mothers. ana S''ne
n.ople in the neighborho"d. and hliiy
Silver and TWO or thr"" oth"r So'"''"
peopic besides that WON Tor t"i'I'eN
they know. They're going t" 'harT'
twenty-five cents Il year. c"II"Si-'h-""-
because they want the money mrs
and ercu papa gave m q quarter '"S'
night: he told me so.
How often do they tnten" L" P"o''SA
their paper. Florcncc'' Mrs A'W"'''
incurred absently. having resumed "'r
sewing.
EVERY week: and they're goin' to have
the first one a week from Today.
What do they call it"
"rhe North End Daily orIol". It's
the ~silliest name l ever heard '"r d
newspaper; and told EN- SO. l to'u
'em what I thought OF It. l guess
"W'as that the rcason?' Mrs. At"ater
asked. ..
WAS II the reason they wouldn't let
Won be a reporter with them.
pooh" Florence exclaimed airily. /
adm, wan, anything to do with thor
ole pepper. But anyway I didn't make
sur n. their calm II. The North End
Dailv OrIole till after they 'aid /
couldn't be in it. Then I did. you bet.
"Florence. don't say
"Namma. I got to say s"mep'm' wei
= TOLD en- 7 wouldn't be IN their ole
amor = they begged ne on their h"nd"i
knaes. and said II they begged me IA
,housapd wears | wouldn't BE- IN any
nner with such n crazy name: and |
wouldn't tell 'em any news II | knew 'n'
President of the United States had lh'
scarlet fever. I just politely informed
,eu they could say What they Ikea II
they was dying I declined so much US
wipe the Oldest shoes l go: on EN-
Blu, why wouldn't they let You be
on ,he paper"" her mother insisted.
Ipon this Florence became analytical.
Just SOS they could act 80 important
And she added. as 4 consequence; I'M!
ought to hc arrested
Mrs. Atwater murmured aoS'n''N,
but forbore to press her inquiry; ana
Florence was silent. in a hroodtng moou
Tho journalists upon III" fence had dis
\ rneored from view. during the CONVEX
s,tion with he- mother; and presently
che sighed and quietly left the room.
Shs wont to her own apartment: wh"rr'
at a small and rather battered httie
white desk. after a period OF earnest
royerie. she took up \ nsn. wet the point
IN nrrnle ink, and without great effort
or any critical delayings PRODUCED l
poem.
7, was. in a sense. an original poem;
tho. Ike the greater number OF All AK
erary offerings. it was so strongly IN
spIrational that the source OF It's IN
spIratlon might easily become manileSt
To a cold-blooded reader. N"Herth"I"SS
70 the poctNSs herself. as she eNp!Nin'"
later in rood faith. tho words JUST seem
cd 20 come TO her-douhtleSs with "''h'r
ren!us or some form Of miracle inNo.Ncu'
for sources Of inspiration ar" SHldofn
rcCorniznd ny inspired writer's th'ih-
selves. She had not long ago been party
to a musical sunday afternoon at her
rrcat-unClc Joseph .NwatcrS mouse,
uho-> NJ rI1irdycN that amiahl" ana
robust baritone. san some Of his songs
over md over again. as long a. the r"-
quests for rhcy hold out. f1nrenreS
nc.m may hove begun TO ~coagulat" with
In her then.
THE oEGANIST
BY Floronce Atwater
Tho organist was seated at his organ
IN n church. ,
In SONS beautiful woods of maple ana
birch. ,
He was very weary while hc played
upon the keys.
, But no was a great organist and always.
played with ease.
When the soul is weary.
And tho wind IS dreary,
7 would like to be an %.orCanist seated
all day at tho organ.
Whether my name ruight ho Fa!rchild
or Morgan. a..
I would play music like n vast amen
The way II sounds in Il church OF men
Florence read her poem over seven or
| eight times. tho deepening pleasure OF
her expression being evidence that rHn-
itit!on failed 70 denaturc this work. but
on the contrary. enhanced an apNrecla-
tive surprise at it's singular merit. Pm
ally she folded the sheet of paper with