Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-04-18

Oxr mr. TIE DIDDLERs-1uE BEST JOKE OF THE
sr.soy.-About as complete an instance of cool
double distilled villainy, carrying with it several
canal Jokes, as ever came under our notice, &C.
cutred in this city short time ago. A man call
ing himself Thomas Pagon entered ouI office with
some one OF our citizens, we forget =" HON, and
handed us an advertisement offering a reward of
$3.50 for trunk stolen from Blacks tavern. We
gave the advertisement 10 the printer, and have
now no distinct recollection of Thomas Pagon
other than that he had q very plausible way of
talking and acting, mpatting a sort of matter of
course air 10 everything he said and done, and we
think he said something in a very careless sort of
manner 10 the person who was with him, who
doubtless only came TO show him the way to our
Office, about his business or contemplated business
in town. About the same time he baTgained with
Mr. W. W. SHRIvER for the purchase Of his extern
tensiye garden in East Wheeling, and then anoth-
er advertisement appeared announcing that Mr..
Thomas Pagon would shortly open an immense
Horticultural Garden, aRd inviting proposals fo-
WORK and plants, or something of that kind. Mr..
Thomas PagGn having thus become thoroughly
identified with the interests of our great and grow
Ing city, set about patronizing our merchants and
artisans, as good and legal citizen should do
he commenced by procuring SUIT of clothes from
our excellent and skillfu friends, Messrs. WARDEx
d EDWARDS, which he done as Sleekly as they can
fit out man. During his negotiations with this
inn for still further supplies, he left with them
large daguerreotyPe likeness, the very fac smile
OF Mr. Thomas PagOn, relnarking that as he was
going up street he did not wish to carry it with
him. but he would get it as he returned He also
dealt very literally with the Livery Stables of Mr..
uArrHE& and MI. WHEAT, showing that he spared
noexpsnseS wheL good horses and chaiSes were to
u had' Mr.. SovEEEtGN's Shirt aud Bonnet Store
also received liberal amount of Mr.. Thomas Pa
s'aspatronage, and Mr.. HoRxlsu of the Doddridge
mouse mad the honor e entertaining the distiu-
s1shed HOEfcult Irist to the extent Of yery con-
SIDERABLE bill for "bed and board" oysters and sa-
'"y condiments. Divers other persons of our city
nave doubtless had the honor of transacting busi-
aSS with Mr.. Thomas Pagon, but their modesty
HS prevented them from disclosing the facts. and
AeteSret that we have not the pleasure of chroni.
cling their names.
Now the best things in connection with Mr.
.A'NAs FasonS commercial and horticultural
" "snSac'lons IN Wheeling. are yet 10 be told
AeSs'S' Warden d Edwards having discovered.
'He course oil human events, that they had
We" handsomely nOn-suitcd by their neu-suitcd
'''s''u' Oe1hought them o! their kind memento--
~ N"etteolype hkeneSs-which he had left
're anu determined to get the worth of their mer-
'aIu'se Solu and conveyed, by tactical Joking
:" '"e o'her victims. One of them was sent 70,
S"1 'O'u That by calling at Messrs. Warden & Ed.
""'us ne could see Mr.. Thomas Pagon. Ofcourse
FIJI ..e' WIN The prospect of his money in bliss
~. Sn'i''pa''on- Mr. Edwards politely invited the
e.; :, 20 step out with him and he would shou
-" All. Thomas Pagon, and after trotting him
I..n nal' the town, deliberately pulled out the
''suetFeoype Likeness, SAYING
!. N0'' take q good look, for non ,u,v ,,.,sr o..
hin qgGin!.' ~" 'Sty "e0e' see
r,,; SOD! by thunder better expresses the indig.
os1' oil Mr. Thomas Pagon's customer than W.
wa VT S''He way, Messss. Warden & Edward.
son W. A'"u enough to favor all Mr.. Thomas Pa.
ipr Ioor S.1ne's they could find with last, linger
TS tGOS s o. Tue distinguished HorGcusturist.
elsewIa ,.,ow is an adsot scoundre, and persons
kpo~ "lsle who desire 20 solicit his custom ma,
bui@ . nun Oy very broad Scottish accent. stou
rrp 4 general easy appearance.
mems If NJ PERSONS DESTROYS perusipg the Inca
at Mesvs -, w noInas PagOn, can do SO by calm.
Main S,ts.. walden & Edwards, Marble Front