Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-10-28
whittier with one Boot.


u Whittier gave early indications poetic power.
Several of his juvenile poems, having found their
way into the newspapers and magazines OF the day.
attracted the attention Of some literary gentlemen,
who appreciated the merits OF his productions ana
resolved to make their author VISIT to ofier their
assistance in introducing the 5"Quaker poef'to
| literary notorlety. s4z5l sail mill ,gan3gs hGB
Accordingly, they, took Q conveyance that soon
set them down in the picturesque town OF Weare.
New Hampshire, the residence of the young poet.
With some difficulty, they found the dwelling of
Whittier and they We're ,ushered INTO the pest
room Of the house by his mother, to whom they
made know their desire to see her son.
sAll this time, young Whittier was working away
at the certainly very unpoetcal business OF cleaning
out the pig sty. He piled his shovel with Tght
good will, totally unconscious of the honor that
awaited him. Judge of his astonlshment when
Lizzy, his sister, come, running from the house,
and informed him .sthat it was full Of very great
people who were waiting to see him. I.ac eeay
."What shall do?n cried the poet IN agony.
"Run, Lizzy, and get my boots, while wash me
| in the brook."iEg igI byl.sf'i7i sIrn ,2lhl 9.s
The boots were brought but the oats' WEI iee.
| Of " hitter refused to enter. at length, alter
Fdeal Of tigging one was drawnon but, on hororsl
the otherlwoula notgo on, neither would the first
come off, -skatlG fiiYgl so ,sE,Gg lsa q. zLlf
ga pretty looking spectacle i4; shail pieseht 3os
boot in his hand and the other on his foot he enter
ed the house But in a. short time, the flattering
words of his guests made him forget the 'aw k&ap-
ne ness SO q ms as'ss Hs blua lu1 shE eeaG35 sdi
! ~ IL, t,stf-T 7GI9 7IF T'r7-I!I IoI 15sd fo,t q
| n-rBecause man goes into the grocery, business
tis a grocer, it doesn't follow that man who goes
into the horse business is hawser. ~ .'.'.i ="
Itor5sA man in love is d man who wishes to be
more amiable and agreeable than he can, and this
lis the reason why almost all men in love are redlc
nlops.y y,iji uIp. siiij Jljg tfi!So iliu IadiaaE
III nlVe wish, says the Savannah News, that the
POSTMASTER General would appoint few females ll
linlGeorgia. They never tolerate irregularities IN
l,it in Boston lately asked
m;lliar with the fruit, asked him if his apples
twert! sour 81 sweet. He rsplied--stheY a1e sour
ts,rdtinS.'
r5sPhere is man in Boston, who, in less than
one hour on Monday, Threw eight constahles. SIX
teen sunnlersets, and two deputy sheriff be
feeds, on the celebrated theaye powders, which we
read Of, and is relative of Heavy Dave the stage
Idriver iah ii'1' 20 'i's'a ''t' :, 9 ~" "
IdirfA chap I'M this city has found out "a slrewd
way of getting omnibus rides5fo nothingtG When
he has reached his place Of destination, he SCREAMS
out at the top Of his lungs HALO; dnvets stop,
IIsay---pvel got into wrong o.ahibnspa anu the
lyehicle stopping, out he Jumps i'm IA thnndenpg
hurry, and, with furious complaints about neitps
carried out Of his way disappears N twinkiipg. l
0tqrss.J tqs.Jobn,, said a Clergyman to his man, you
1sbonld becone d teetota You have beendr1k-
inS to.davy gaeDi you ever take 10 drop yourself,
minister IA eAh, but John, You must look at yoni
circumstances and mine. Il y Very true, sir, sad
John, sbut can YOU tell me how the streets ot Je.
1fiusafeu1 were kept clean?a No John, II canno'
ltail ya mat s,f, was Just beca'iseey-
Itery one kept his ownfoor etean.ag 5df lg sis5lo
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