Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-04
: ~. s NUMBER 81 So
SELECT VARIETY .5-z
War in aDry qood STORE.

q.
me nc following rich affair is reported in one of
tne Fhlladelphia papers, as having come off in that
city lew days ago. The incident of the day was
aI assault on dstinguSheddry goods man in Sec
oho street, by Mrs. Dorothy Owen. lady whe sells
country produce in High street mark et. d Mrs OwIs
en- with basket full of eggs on her arm went to-
MI --'s store 10 buy three quarters of yard
OF PINK sarsanet. The store keeper rmisunderstand-
instead Of the quantity required. Mrs. O. laid
down half eagle, and Mr.. ------ of course, took,
payment for the three yaids and a quarter. Mrs.
owen protested that she had called for only three
the quantity demanded was three yards and quar4q
ter Mrs Owen now fired up, and let Mr.. -
know that she had always entertained suspicion
that he was rogue, but now suspicion was Chang
ea 70 Certainty. Some hard words passed between
them and as hard words often lead to! something,
harder, Mrs. Owen made punch at Mr., ---7r,sr
'tbread busket.' 'H' '' . -
lcThen Mr. ----- made mastery retreat to an
elevated perch where his desk fixed, and there
like the indignant baron in his turreted tower babe
defiance TO his furious assailant. But Mr..
IN his imaginary security forgot that the improve
ment OF modern warfare made the defence Of cas-
teIated holds avery precarious undertaking; fheI
forgot in short that the science Of projecties has
been added to military tactics, and that cannon.
Oaiis and shells do tremendous execution at great
distance. He was soon reninded Of this fact OF
something like it, when Mrs. Owen bethought herHi
self OF her basket of eggs, an expensive gammuni-r
lion at the present time, being very scarce and cost
ly IN proportion. Mrs. Owen considered that Of
fensive war cannot be carried on without a pecu-i
MARY sacrifice, and submitting to the necessities of
the case, she began TO lombard the tower or lofty
fort in which Mr.. -- had intrenched himself.
The first missile at Mr.. ----'s face, was avoid
ed by timely dodge but it took effect on the face
Of the clock which placed just behind the desk,s
and fragment of the shattered glass cut off small
slice of the store Keepers ear, leaving enough of
the organ, however, for anyuse or ornament. The
next two or thee discharges highly creditable
TO Mrs. Owen skill in gunnery. One Of the rock-
cts hit Mr.-- in the middle cfthe forehead and,
bursting theIe poured its unsavory contents down,
wards over his nose and mouth. Another e3plo-'
ded on his black satin vest, left orange eolored
line that appeared 10 be burlesque imitation of a,
gold guar,. chain. The clerks perceiying in what
extremity their employer was placed, hastily en-
deavored to erect on the counter breastwork or
parapet composed Of bolts of Osnaburg, Russia
duck, and brown shitngs TO cover the besieged for
lreSs. But Mrs. Owen was not to be baked by
any such engineering. She mounted on chair and
thence attained the elevation Of the counter, and
having thus surrounded the enerny's works, she
poured in her fire with such overwhelming effect
that the besieged party capitulating, begged ces-
sation OF hostilities, and promised to "make all
right" This surrender, however, was only STRAIT
agem of war; ior Dir. ----- had secretly Dispatch
ed one Of his clerks for reinforcement, which
| came from the police, and Mrs. Owen yielding to,
superior numbers was made prisoner. '''