Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-03-03
PROFESSOR u--.s LAxr HOAX.
March 81 ls49

W. EoSOh u LhAl hOhA.
Some twenty or thirty days ago a report prevail
ed-kbouU town. that Professor Espy. the great
-torm king" had confidently predicted that the
26trdsy Of February. 1912. would be the col desI
dsy' that had been for thirty years.
No body seemed for a moment 10 doubt The wise
man Espy. MOI Cid any one - much as ask what "a.
per The account wns published in. bni one and all.
EulreeJ it down rs irlth beyond the shadow Of
Joubt-and at once set about preparing for it, Our
ice men. good orestures. thought 10 would be IN
hind to their customer to put Up the not very clear
nor hard ice then on the creek. as there would be
abundance Of a prime article between the lsi and
7th Of March. and so just let il melt and run Oft as
Tas, o. II could. % ns 10 make room FOR that which
would he vAal, better. Our coal men were sorely
put too. to get the desired qulntum Of coal hauled
10 Town in time tn meet the coming emergency. aud
Saturday last was truly o busy day among the dark
faced chaps ia their kind OndesyoS TO furnish the
-Sosd folks with the % much 10 Be- needed article
Indeed. sons a little more greedy than The rest.
proposed to raise the price. conisndrng and accord
Ingsosaii acknowledged laws Of trade. and correct
ioo.a5ai-the demand fr any article always governed
Es ptiee"-bui the mnre generous part Of hen O.
Vsnaled the proposition. aud all had the salisfac.
ton Of knowing'ihaI both rich and poor were amp
Iy provided for the coming freeze.
What rendered The coming event more fully Ger.
tain (f any IhiRg was wanting to confirm Professor
Espy's opiuion) was the fact, that soon afer the re-.
port got into circulation. it got TO the ears oG Pretss
cor AbdH, Who Of once set about making has cal.
o~Ulsiions. and after q very patient and thorough
investigation Of the subject. found that his fguss
tailed precisely with those Of he great Eastern
Professor-and he Immediately and very generously
endorsed Mr.. Espy's Prsdiotion-Ihis. Of course. leh
room for none. even the most scsplie. 10 doubt. and
20 the question became finally settled.
Well. hero is the 81 much dreaded by some. and
hoped Cor by others. 95rh day Of February. 1912.
'nnd Whist is III Why a most beautiful mild May.
like day. better suited to gardening than pulling up
ice. All seems 20 be wonder snd amnzement al
the want Of fulfllmsnI OF the prophecy. and many
were even willing to believe that the printe had
made soms blvudsr in setting the type. This might.
perhaps. (Or q lime stleasn have satisfied sbs 6lks
had not q m~eddling. doubiing question asking old
chsp.who had lived just long enough 10 have learned
that some things can be done o. well ne other
ihings." began 20 suspect that al wns not exactly
right about The mailer. and set about hunting up
che paper lhst hsd given the secount Of i. Well
he asked Ae one from whom he had fret heard IL.
who fsEsrred haa 70 another snd him 70 a fhi,d and
90 on. sHil believing, sfoourss. that s1msbody had
10. lHl at length. md Of last che story wns traced 10
friend R--; who. by The vay.is very much
Of q gentleman al 81 TINES. but OCCASIONALLY soms
hing Of g sag. and is generally Houblsd q god
deal with innocent mischief Ne sosnsF ~ss che
ihngieaeed toshin. man she IeeJig was NJ uhj
most 81 ss were sgRisc to s~eknowlsdgs hat I'VE
bsVo not been hoared. '.ar hat we never believed IT,
n have iust learned aai hs,is.to ho tried lbs ov-
ming sr7 o'eIotk rntDrj B,ksfs Csner. or vilbt
v deliberately md w~ieksdiy hoaring ihe rsgplc
,hen and where Oh msy attend who think pJoper
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