Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-11-21
ONLY IN Joke
~ 70. HASTINGS WILD.

j. Questionable. where heaJ ,siy be sliced oil.
woman hagged o. the asking. h-y woJld have your
brother s,raRg,cd yOur wife launched iulO the Boz.
PaoTur, done up IN bag tika kiChen fus uanspca-
uUn. and wEeu YOU 60 laI { B., the ready answer
would be. that Il ns"Oniy IN poke Or they ghi \
do s5'nc S'lsr good ian .o' yourself aud tell your
executors the saEac Story. Tasy think that Ioks will
answer n ga apology for any thing. - the /
smashing Of furniture breaking OF glass ami lrlcturng
of bunUS. an are pirculaSl, bard ami rough. upon
lay who happen to b, curse, With their f en- iship
le'fc u N te'ting angry with them, until You are
aStHaiy ruined. past JOKE IN body, purse, ohael,
To cOnraIa of any such snail matter, disoca-
ion Of limb. j. UHly make the lyks richer for the
more you Ian N the ripper the fun. Sy II, thing
and beu these injuries without r,p,nsancc rcsis.
lance AMI half their amusement is lost True friend
shp ihi'-ehJuym, mt ot your ghbor's misery. aad
aqpr, c ale only by the "rea! god n1tryi fellows.
thE tr,ctca Is6en--iJlly emp lnir'ls-conusiun 20
them al ihc,E .iAr.
Eth B..-Cha.d wSS Just vt t!i1 IN IT gentle
oguab,s iu1Gcuz,s lassrs. bat ueayen put upon
earth a. the iraTIaiJn Of kind aui good hum o.
Jack Robinson " Is good kpmprcd too--bui he wa,
one ct those clustering. Eusy. troublesome mosias
Who seem 10 lave only tn torment Az S'O are compel
lei To 1--we IN iheir association. What the gentle r
dth found an such achesaut burr To love the blind
god Only knows Certainly 1t wls l.. nothing IN rs
manner. ior tive pair. the anurOIcs of each
other IA every possible respect. Tn re no SIN
gle point IA which they resrmbled each other. Il
pOur Eihs heart GuIiecrd with that pleasure which
u
ed With genuine fear Nhcn he present. lie
could take her hand without Squeezing her fingers
~ his wee OF paw. tall the buoi ready gush
from those finger calls AM the did from her
eycs. iibe ted 10 steal kss. lplss this sentence
maiden adie-) she struggled escape IN real earnest
for she knew that n WAS not thu. aiT.ctlonate CT
+ ccT: when he had been che1ing the barber of hi.
revenue. and ais shoe brush "t beard was rubbed NJ
roughly TAO; 'dAni,k oacyk.' y, to IN Ike
scarlet uf H.
4, =. z -, - 4 4
sclisca;ed behind some hsrum animal of n
hU:ss, which was never harnrsscd except tor
such Van Anbursh in horse tlcsh her tender sui.
tor. Oace With hrs victim seated BY his SIDE, he
would reg ale her with 4 history uf his bruken v,he
les, OvsrUrIs and hair breadth scapcs with the same
quadrupcd, tike all h time par icllar re &,
drive over s8ch IneV,n grSund. to inlet upon
Edith the horrors Of IA every thing bui
the actual occurrence al -, at every step. II. in
walking with Edith, lac her step oui,lo q nVoiI
an authll he would take particular pain, 60 back
and e. n II with his ugly ,el. lie would counter
felt drunkenness naturally 10 bring The onl TO H.
ish child into and indeed. there was no con
ccIva5e cnornIiy, short Of knocking her down with
raaIce p-cpensS thai hH did not practise. All this he
ssssred her pas "in iokr." aud WHEN he wound uF.
is Ubs.r7rorous feLs With 81 OF laughter as osirr.
oar "a Hs jokes Filth would tain'y l,ush to-. while
tear stood IN her eyes,
Poor Edith, She wondered If all men were liz.
JIrk * Jh!HsOE-b-tshc dared no! AK O,kGrs treated
S"E ~ia de.errn;ia ciyiliv; Il she reincIn
did !a'k Urce. bat lhl' " {" before ha accep
ed sai declared lover; aud she than al wish
cd that s7C mad always kept him termS distant
But JusI sho had repsnnrd herself half rating
him. he ~oId aiw reg Yin his real Standing by
real pruot ~ Aitccua. uGsIujieI, aud perhaps
rnsd on he past, and unexpected on he's. What
could sc d. with tlch IN anSwlrd cub ola lover!
iiai, ani dismiss h'tn Tho could Ho; Tor his ,er,
ig7!chsr:cs hal bsrons iJeFA.l, sad even po GS.nr
20 her. The match sJEsE!ns Ike the affection
- ar:d" o. the haTli; fyr hes !n7s--Jack
Sa:-N u. manners, ed - Ea.Ila - am; VIII not
aa,flSC refinement that = r-1l E'uiesl rnmance
s'9gs rscboHier throws INFO hi, love plssage'. The
idea ii bciug y8kcd for LIE - Sich an unrelormcd
griffin would terrible l. he spite OF all her
cHGea 10 the contrary. Il certainly did ~ her
irsn - bat Uh.n Ihey hogan 80 tell her 8 EI.il,
showed all the woman; dec nrr.l that jack
great dee! hrp.r than III sc ~ha mali SnCd hIr; that
uHprIshc! worth and sens better than NaTni.h-
81 vil!ainv AM thai SIC wpIlI marry HIN. wfYe he
twenty ErSr times Jack Robinson. To this Ihcr5 Wa
no answer, uud the dear friends Of Edith only sighed
aud shrugged their -hould-rs whlc she stru,Ied
niiLe rom lac stage hounrrr. Gcntlrwomon eau
.how fire soneilincs-and when Ghcy DO. Let those
who know spcat
I Jac. great liver of aquatic anusrInrn, Be.
side. his -mbcrship GA boat cuh. he b1ased the
possession 81 y.Ios descriptions Of small Crat
his pride "a V ca second Only 10 his onIness for
bis hurscS, II cvcu - Iaa'. JUsi when
B Edith had been resruing Tie interference of her
friends IA Ja'ks di.faN or. that worthy made his ap
pearisc". and iaNItcd her take water eIcur.un
with him. ThIs. Mi n was standing invitation T.
the boat season. she had always rcsouicy declined
SHE looked up. Robinsra put the question and saw
the malicious smiles OF her friends. whch plainly ia
mlIed that they kEe - sE" dare not aecrp' To stop
20 thiBk--io crafty Ihyin b. a moments hcsat on,
her pride would not permit; and TO Jacks surprise
md pleasure. she accepted his invitation at once
Size only ia;ImateS TO h IN They passed 10 tho
ter 'dc. hat she acceeded To- the jaua to show her
friends that she foi afraid herself ~,
guidance, unicT any circumstances. The rascal
Not 10 heed tai. delicate and n-Iely appeal To ms
, generosity To spare her fears.
10 do Robinson justice. he intended respect her
imiii;y. and TO iurbear. Cor make the bu;t
OF hls rrauery On the very pDint Of cmbarkaion.
the temptation u break ever ms good resolution al
: met mastered him. III, MN Fnlny who was ~
waiting, bplrj, reg Irdsd them they s,cppe IN
the boat with such a conf lent Gntic pIion fun
that JACK regretted las good resolution. Az the sail
nns Eprcn! in the breeze, sud the little barqus ca
rsened under u. his determination spare Filth be-
came wcakCr and weaker. a. sue begged him To re-
? ,,,- Or .=al slower" She cluns 10 the windward
with the agony o, drov nng woman, and Jack, who
would have laid his life Tor ~ that moment. huG
sach a sacrifice been necessary. made no ssfupcs 10
ia tgh Ut her mscryiJr What 70 mOre miserable. more
b tUfmenug than lear?
Q STEP by ST they advanced Jack and his man
p Friday IN the audacity Of what they called id
good fun" They rocked the LILLE shalop till Edith
scream ed and last almost tainted with terror they
Steereu 80 a. 10 cause 'l4Hl splJ Ho1 the VOW
,he stern and frighion the poor girl with tho idea that
ihc boat gong under For two or three long
hours "a IN Jo6c." dad they thus torment her. until
the Poke became matter Of serious earnest. 4 sud.
den flaw unroiced n q approach by the two prs-ti.
cal pksrs clpszcI heir boa, ALL is thee
blow spilled n'J tho wafer
u R,Jn,on's iisI aud only thought Uas for Edith.
Flesier than the winged ghuHns,r tho activity Of
7 thought on a mOmsni Of extremity. As he maCly
plunged unaware = hot course 10 pursue, WHITTIER
~ look i4e whole Iic. the whole love Of the goniie
Edith passed through his mind lie felt that he was
r. murderer ani be vainiy bufeiicd the wave. the
deep damus,on of eternity .osinsd h lot N ;he few
D. short urmsni, that we're s,ens b. him N frantic
rfu-zgs he siroyg o. cry aloud aud the salt water
nn,-krd oil he attempts re- ursrynce Despair became
dcsr udrncs ili gus yirIlyzsd his limbs and mp
his Oh I'D a. syyurn,r CRAMPS seized hm and the
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