Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-03-02
From NcaFs Saturday Ga.efe.
THE MAN THAT DANCED THE POLKA,
or, TuE OAK ASD TnE VIOLET.

"Ianklry Towers" observed his uncle To.
bias, when L5nkicy wss la process OF paying
a dondrihsTy visit 10 the uncle alomsaid, in the
vain hope OF raising the wini--his uncle, on
this il-cal occasion, like a prudent man. a. hr
Was volunteering q mouiiofy check, in the way
ui advice, lnsteai OF a mouiiory check ia the
way OF thc hank, as lnnkicy desifcd- Iank.
ley Towers, | csnnut siipnl 90 keep YOU in
Wind any longer-you are too long IN this res
pcct already and Fam getting short. I'm near
~ blown myself. by this t~ightness IN the
money market. which has gieen me a sympa-
tletic constructions in the region Of the chest.
Financial, speaking. I've got The asthma.
Bot uncle. ] van som. cash - bad
80 BE- sur.-to want money j. always
bad. aud that l. one Of the rca,ous why |
wont lend. ii yoa didn't want il ~ BAT.
there might b. some chance ofgctting itback.
Bat whcn people want money lad. 81 YOU call
q. why thc whole affair becomes bad. Why
don't YOU do something iof ,ougrclp7
What shall ! dor asked I%apkley. noun.
fully. Eve borrowed from every body. and
dou't know how to DO ans ilnag el~.
Can you get q situation as a light. house
They might whiicwash you up, AID hang a
lamp on youf hnt-ur there, Nj. Morr anil
has nlagnctic telegmph-how would you like
10 b. one OF Vac posts, with a wip 10 sour
hcad1'
"Uncle replied Lanlley. in accent, Of e.
prnach, "don Talk ironically shlut winrs ,oa
fellow head, aui never speak disrcspectfdl,
81 naturr duing-. ,u regard to ibc Article 81
legs. II you won't icud me any money. 9m,
have respect iof my feelings. I'm sensiiiy,
about the legs, rsperislly when my pocket,
are empty. ] never tWiitci you. uncle. BE-
csus yotI lrgsar mcr sb|nIsmcntsol work,
uI ihe understanding
We'll. well louis desired That YOU shout.
make yGufslfuscml in one WY or ia snothe
oui such lcgs as y0ut arc ss goot a mciho.
oi getting aloul as any / couli think ui. !!
you were Go lc dow they uolld make ualer
ablr railroad. Aiwaystm 60 fJ soUr ieg- iank
ttS sinCe YOU haNc hecu so extensively iavo,
ed iu that te-pscf. LEI. moe than ptohabi
votr geuius itc- in ihat extraordinary locom,
= live appa5atns You may a. well talsti ID yot
! irw nov iher up money h~creabyuis-
nothing over to-day. unlcss 81 b. done over
Z "ltust Ca my legs repeated lankicy,
De walked awsy 81 tie utmost co4ntas- Oi D.
sindc. ~ that people looked after him ia a
imitation a. ~ the "shcar from the MAJ
!. Nanl. of ife machincu iur Fai,iug Lleoks
See Gitarl COLLEGE. had uuicad ioJih CO. m|
a walk. trust 90 my legs' msuy a tue Wu
= may d. spoken tu iest-buthpw 90 r-ndcrp
- iegs atallsb.e7 Creditors are tfoubirsYn
aud there u TeSss bot Teras rs snneSed
49, Ufguu'-buthcr enough there about pa d.
without me aud NY legs. AMI tsssii
what's the use Of changing the scene. Nil
tse pei sounsnce will b. oil the amff II
y cant borrow here, how can ! borrow ~
where clss7"
"fegsf end fAnkley Towers stood siili
silent mrtifsGon
a1 ID ticsc tunes of excitement. The very ~
ihs 1rcu uiuulilE frm sfhoul VIII dance
I'D i"iks vifh ufm kimts aud with sil
N- H'a- o. ,slp along Hie s,t,ci. sr