Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-11-21

hat caody, that sugar ice, that hobby
horse. When his game was run down.
Why II was only q lox after all.
'Life's an imposition "a humbugr |
said Slyder Downehy vile, pettishly--sl've
tried much OF the fun that's said 10 be
IN II, and I'm beginning 10 have an idea
IT'S COMPOUNDED stupid piece Of business,
when d man has seen it all through, like
iarce IN the theatre. I'm sure don'i
know what TO be at next. There's u
man to be hung to morrow, but I've
seen two or three fellows hung, and they
do il just alike. The fun is soon got
out OF that. Then there's to- be a eight
somewhere this afteraoon--bu what's
a hgnt, or race, or any thing, in short2
A spree IS 10 come off ID night at Crink
umc-ankums, but suppose every thing
IS 10 travel down our throats in the old
way-botheraiionr
You should 60 it, remarked Sniff
kens, go IT stroag-that's the way to
scatter the blue devils: go it strong, and,
as the poet judiciously remarks, $50 il
while you're young That's the time
lend me fifty. and I'll show you thing
or two-there are several things to be
seen yet by individuals who don't wear
sPectac'es This is good brandy, Slyder
prime brandy-where did il come
iromf Have you got any s,oref Bran
dy's wholesome. II agrees with almos,
every body
Tins Postolate is not exactly so self.
evident as Mr. Spiffiikens thought il to
Debut while il is MT clearly proved
that brandy agrees with every body yet
u Is plain enough that Spiffikens agreed
with IL, and Slyder DownehylIe began
likewise 10 have slight agreement
with that adjective, both in number
and person.
tie followed the advicn Of SoifTiikens-
no one knew the world better than Spif
nlkens, and therefore Spifflkens must Of
course be right-so SIyder DownehylIe
became convivial. lie slept by da, and
irolicked by night. IL this was not the
'ong sought 1T where could sit' be?-
siyder Downehylle was merry exceed
ing Jocose. lie was sometimes turned
out OF three theatres in one evening
he bad fought in a ball.room-h.d
lhrashed several watchmen--had been
honored with private hearings by the
rsagIstracy, and had been more than
once almost beaten to Jelly. Slyder
i)ownehylle earned the right and lille
10 be known a. . spirited you,h, and so
ne was, generally. But by dint Of rep
etliion,the blue began to disappear from
th's plum also-ihe peach was no longer,
downy. II II had not been for the peach
brandy, what would have become of SIv.
der DownnhylIe2 II was not. indeed.
perfect bliss-Slyder was subiec; 10
headache IN the earlier part of the day.
yet 1t was as nearly something to be
happy with as he had yet been ena-
bled to discover.
u was a hard ease. view IL as YOU
will. Mr.. Slyder DownehylIe wanted
to be haPPy-he had the creates, dispo
sition TO be happy. He had tried every
possible experiment in that direction
that either he or Spiiiiikens could ruo.
gest' out yet he was detected man. even
"nen ilPsy twice day. fIe could fad
no delight that was of a substan tial
CHARACTER nothing to which he could
constantly recur without fear of disap>
Pointment and disgust -nothing that
would wear all the week through and he
me same today, tomorrow, and the day
aiter that. IL was ia vain that he inter.
mingled his pleasures took them in nj
formation --ovcrrate himself in the morn.
ing and ovethfank himself in the even
ing' or reversed the pr oeess, turning
the bill OF fare upside down. Il came
all 10 the same thing in the end. There
nus DC something wrong why could
MOI olyder Dowsehy lie be happvg Who
ISoored harder to boil down common
place and extrac; from il tho essence O RI
Ieisci'y-to concentrate the soup Of life
ana 10 elicit essentials from their insip.
man laughed in the play house
laughed several times. What right had
ne 10 laugh in that side shaking man.
nerf Slyder Downehylle could no,
laugh-he saw no particular ,oke tba,
.e1ulIeo u; but The man laughed agian,
anI "hen eiyder requested him no. to
enaLe TOOL Of himself, the man pulled
muse. Hope deferred eneenders
herceness- Slyder quarrelled with the
man about making so free with anotber
persons nose, as if il were a bell-onlI |
OF knocker. A nose is not much. IN |
DC sure-nany noses are not--but ,vbso /
!. nose Is constituted point of honor.
y exPands 10 the Unconscious Of a geo.
gtaPnica' PromonsOry Ii is a peninsu.
lat III 10 a disputed territory, over
"hlcn no man can be allowed to march.
nocn iess TO make settlements upon il.
'IJoer Downehylle resolved to stand bv
~ nose and so he stood up to il, and
ouei was the consequence dneL ac-
'oiding 20 he barbarian custom of mod. /
'rn lines, which was fought beCors
breakfast. Who can be snrnr,.od -,