Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-08-24

E3lnopne e a9g e ~. follows OF "a recent
VISIT Z % the n .;ant. hood and parents in
~ have Palq d sacred spot where i
drew my hSt 4al eattt the house lin
which was eo. ave fambled over the
meadows ana hsl alien ateIy tofle and
trollcked away ls LAYS. The house still
stands, but us tessaIe gone-al gotte!
The beloved Pqlsl iiIrthe gdustEthe broth
terS and sisters q a abfoad. The old barn
lis still there; and u. elm in front, in whose
shade have s95o opposed, still extends its
wide 0Tanchtsg lupuudipg earth. But
the loved oneS theTe5 and oh, how lone
y and M his once Joyous home -
Twas 100 n|lSa lt with Ia heavy iheaIt.r-
visited the ola md onif the hill, and knelt
by the graVe: 9sl estoEs. The green grass
grows luxutleHI tReiI and they seem
TO sleep Wen dered among the tombs of
my departeu lae fiesCompaniolls and school
fellows oil ny and read with, mouLIIful in
terest, from y one the simple but affect
ing recom OF Ydoonl. Twenty five years
had rolled aas ce I last visited that 40ld
Grave Hafu, Startling the changes that
had taken plaee That lesson of wisdom does
such sceneH atA | felt "twas good tobe
there l have 6ameil in solitude over the ia
mlliar moultd ID hills of my native town,
and when Won b. fatigue, have, as u was wont
to do in OoyA6 sted my weary limbs on the,
green SwaIa d b The widespread oak of the
valleys. Alhl azed with new and increased
yeneration % emaiestic waterfalls on which
had so otte dbstore, have ,bathed in the
same llmpld swhere so often bathcd. in nay
youth, andhe 5aidlay devotion to the high hills
where, Otael Eintet's night, when the earth
was covered snow and the moon shone bright
~ III the he4 aInSedsto engage III the indies
cribably ami exercise of Sliding down, the
hlll,' Ohsr.|F nIeO&1nt II sIS tn rp-yiQit "a
scenes ofe b5d aud ,youthn l,., go
L.. tz7 % i,ist sl,t
Some bss reader, pining, in single blessed
ness, may by tile pefusal of the ensuing
parody 4lla peoss description f an pothecary to
,'nn fromA Fib&ag'i oflife, and botli conferand
receive & .sf 5, &! 'ah.l p ?. s5,i5'
"Idome mberan old Bachelor, @sa
And 8hl ut lie dWells; whom late + noted 4
In sultH blesnWithi a caresworn brow. ,,.sa Il
CO4nl5i books; and meaeTewere his looks;
Celib&h d worn hin to the bone; ,'s'
Anfifs iIent chamber hung q coat, 49, s 4
The g. emolh his had used not less than he
FOaEe lone table, and an olifhaif trunk,
Nader the :; :, and on shelyes 81
a gtd andlestlcki alhTnken. mug,
Twotl 9, aud a box ofOld cigars; ss,, .5ai st.;
Remn ofvelumeS, once in some reputc,
Wee ly scattered round, TO tell the eye
OfpFn strangers, t'tk1s aaati had no lpifen'
list led elbow gaped most piteously;
AIds as he turned him round; his skin
Dldtoagh his stockings peep uponthe day.
Node bis gloom, untomyselfl said:
'Al1 man did covet single life,
Rec of Joys that matrimony gives,
Halg eSa gloomy wretch would show it him
IlStl moStdiSmal ColorS, that the Shrew,
Orde, oridiot, or the gossip spouse, si
We eachan heaven, compared to such Ia tlifcl'"P
.ss
1Dbring the "Shinplaster'' days well known
'renl barber in Washington, issued certain ftp
eng bit notes, hich purported on the face TO he
edan able in specie, at;Sight, when presented in
ume no less than five dollars; or, singly, good for
SIN at his establishment. One day, while oc-
w in lathering down acuStomer, he was accos-
cd a boy who merely held out to him two of his
u oteS. ''-l 'i'
1t you vant-eh2' 90 inquired Monsieur.
laster says Pm to get shilling for these notes,
4 tfeliMgg PGrdiehig eaRhot your master read!
( he not know vat the notes say, 'payablewhen
ented IN sums not less than five IlollaES!' Go
back to your master, and tell him TO readit it,
lthe boyJvanished, the little barber looked af-
hinand exclaimed o. 81 20
I3don't link Eat he will come lack. Ze note
i. iII sums of five dollars and did only issue
" dollars GHdrftty ice1ltS!''5' , @'st :. I =
II.A poet .asis a poet gets OF the following
ON the departure Of the Swedish Nightingale
Oh, Jenny Lind has gone away,
:, ~ The people loudly holIeIs; (, ~ i
And from our purses led astray 4 ai9 a
I 81 g a Of dollars ~ Il .1y
la l Isntlwe, IN place of these, have had p ~
lA4pTeclous deal of notes, siq,l. ~ - 81
- SBnt ~ lihr ,,ooI or ,u .fbar bo1 t-sii "a