Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-08-16
LUCKY PETE"

IN our editorial sanctum in Detroit, a
''rai ping. dirty, ragged, but merry
| eyed irish by gave Us call, and pre-
; nIed 'he picture OF shucy independence
| Ntcr gazing at US some time, he burst
into hearty laugh, slap Iing his hand ;
on has side like a rooster Just ready 10
crow and roaerd out
"Och, I've st Path ricl's oun luck
this time. Such a blessed counIernince.
Mister kingsbury, as covers Your
head!-Sure yees wants Il diriI; aud I'm
The very boy to make a good hunnest
iivil To.
What is your name?'
Good luck 10 me, I'm called after
swate Saint Peter"
DWELL, Peter, have you a character
The best of characters left in
Ould ireland; but sure didn't furnet 10
bring that same wld mc?'
We like the looks Of Peter, and though
ne was great vagabond in appearance
he th0'l 1t would DO no harm 10 try the
experiment; aud We seat hun up stairs
TO be the "Weui,' OF the printing Office
There was striking pecdlidrity a.
bout this COY; he was always i'm ..good
'"''' ~ HVI W. COilt0cDCc1 MS career
win Us, he made about as many msta
kcs rs III lady andy bnt he haa an
admirable way OF turning then over so
as 10 show their best face, aud finally
m m .d6S US see SG'; snr ,;,,' H. a.
accident Knocked over an open ink keg.
and came running down TO our Office
win ms face leaning with joy, 'Arrah
now, Mlsther kingsbIry. I've hal the
neatest cool luck this mornin! NV rut
mt ItSel! against the ink key and IT ran
all over the floor but
'ile!-what!-you blundering-'
But, my good luck, it didn't touch the |
paper that's piled up; an' i'm had, would !
nj i have been ruined entirelv?'
We don't design to tell Il series Of an
ecdotes OF this slngu!ary happy charc
tel A; our object IS rather to refer 10 him
Ly way OF illustration to a m0raL What
ever happened he drew something GOOD
from It. In what would dIshcarlen
others, he saw only hope. lie rccogni
zed no clouds 10 his sky, II 1cas liSua.
same. Consequently he encountered
no obstacles that he could not overcome
> nat boy, before we left, had become
one Of the most valuable hands in our
establishment. BY his inIomItabIe
good lHck he had earned TO read and
write with US, and managed i'm true
lrIsh style to get into fights Oh our &C
count. 1t was owing TO his rood iuck
lhal he didn't have his breath knocked
out IN some Of his manual exercises
lie entered our Office one day LAUGHING.
iy' with his eye well blacked, and Some
money IN his baud. lie handed il In
Inc book keeper, with the name Of a new
subscriber. IL struck our ear AT once.
Tor The person named was IA bitter poIlti.
cal enemy We asked Peter how il han.
pened. lie burst into one Of his rich
laughs, and replied.
i met the by by the market, and he
iaIkIn' ngIIn yees, my level. puy
mn an argument betwane his peepers.
ani ne guy me this ornament over nv
Gun. Thin we grappled, and it WIS my.
sell that the top Of the backyard. /
Just seated meself comfortably, aud Thin
showe?ed the creature with arguments
until ne sid enough? BY my darlin rood
'Hc6 rosoued the beste into scribin. and
Ihdn before ! unseated myself coaxed
MN win another settler belwane his
iaatho 70 hand over the fee for thar
same Och, BOW you've got him, itll be
you Mlslhei kingsbury, thu'll % AXE a
good dimmicrat ou'Im aud dacint chris.
tian
Whipping a man into subscribing for
a paper Is beyond all dispute, a new
method. Whether he would advise its
general application we have no time 10
say.
A year ago last summer, We visited