Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-05-04
Spring is Coming.

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Tiny blades of grass are struggling between the
city's pavemens. Fathers and husbands, signing,
look at the tempting shop windows, dolefuly
counting the cost "ofa spring outfit" Mpffs, and
boas and tppets are rnong,the things that toere;
and shawls, and "Talmas, :, and NANTES, and
"topes of bonnets." reign SUI reme. though maiden
annts and sage manmas still mntter-.tEast windss
east Winds" and choose the3sunnier sidewalk. a
4 Housekeepers making a horrible but neces-i
sary Babel, stripping up carpets, and disembowl-
ing old closets, chests and cupboards. Adver-
tisements already appear in the newspapers, set
ting forth the superior dyantages Of this that
dog day retreat Mrs. Jones drives Mr.. Jones dis
tracied, at regular hour every evening, hammer
ing about "change of scene and air. and the
'sheath of the dear children" which, translated.
| means quantity of new dresses and bonnets, and
trip to Saratoga for herse and intimate friend,
Miss Hob Mob; while Jones takes his! meals at
lrestaurant, sleeps inthe deserted house, sews on
his missing buttons and dicky strings, and spends
his leisure hours where Mrs. Jones don't visit. &c
Spring is coming. - 49, 49,
Handsome carriages roll past, frelghted with
lovely women, residents of other cities, for an af-
| ternoon drive. Dash on ladies! You will scarce
ly find theenvrons Of Boston surpassed, wherev-
prises awaityou: lovely wedding paths, and pretty
cottages, and more ambitious houses with groups
of statuary hidden, amid the foliage. But forget
not to visit our sweet Mount Auburn. Hush the
light laugh and merry jest the haired por-
throws wide the gate prancing horses to
tread on hallowed ground. The dark old pines
throw out their protecting arms above you, and, in
their dense shade, sleep-.eyes as brght-forms as
| lovely as your own-while "the mourners go n
bout the Streets" Rife not, with sacrilegious
hand, the flowers which lloom at the headstone-
tread lightly over the beloved dus:! Each tenan-
ted grave entombs bleeding, lining hearts. each
has Its history, which eternity shall alone reveal
4 10 you. e''st'' 20
Spring is coming. e.
The city belle looks fresh as a new blown rose
Tossing her bright curls in triumph, at her fault
loss n 80 loo
is Legion-for she hath also golden charms! Poor
little butterfly bright, but ephemerall You were
made for something better. Shake the dust from
your earth stained wings and-sodr!
l. Spring is coming!
L From the noisome lanes and alleys oil the tenn
ing city, swarm little children. creeping forth like
A insects to bask in Gods sunshne-so free to all.
Squald, forsaken, neglected, theyare yet ofthose
to whom the Sinless said "Suffer little children to
come unto me-" The disputed crust, the savage
curse, the brutal blow, their only patrimony!-
Ones heart aches to call THIS childhood! No
t'spring!" no summer to them! Noisome sights,
noisome sounds noisome odors. and the leproSy of
sin following them like curse. One longs 10 fold
to the warm heart those little Iorsaken ones; 10
smooth those matted ringets, to throw between
them and sinthe shield Of virtue-tot teach their
little lisping lips to say "Our Father."
4 Spring is coming! .
Yes. its blue skies are over us-its soft ,breezes
shall fan us-the fragrance OF its myrlad flowers
be waited to u.s.. Its messy carpet shall be spread
laved at IT'S cool ountainsits luscious fruits shall
send health through these leaping veins-while
from mountain top, and wooded hill, and flower
wieathed valley. shall float one glad anthem OF
praise from the tiniest feathered throats.
Dear reader! From that human heart of thine
shall no burst ofigratefu thanks arise to Him no
giueth all? While nature adoIes-shall man be
dumb? God forbid! JIa 81 FANNY FERN.
The Western Times tells story of ..distress-
4 ed agriculturist." A farmer popped in here on
Wednesday last to pay his rent putting on long
face to correspond with the times. On, entering
the house he said that times being so hard, he
couldn't raise the money at all, and dashing a
bundle Of bank notes on the table, there said he
4 that's all Lean pay.'r The money was taken up
and counted by Mr.. -. the landlord. who
Dang e, give it to me again., said the farmer,
| pm dashed if 1 amt took it out of the wrong
pocket a; -. alf.r.-.s- IL,
Agyoung chap one night come from church,
fretlng and crying at grear rate about something,
no one knew what. The father asked what was
the matter? So .s5' '.fA.
The preacher says we must all be born again,
and don't like to, Gus Pm afaid next time I'll be
Poor fellow.
APRlvArE in one of the Irish regiments engaged
in the dreadful battle Of Salamanca, cried out, dn
ring the hottest part of The action: 80, murther, Pm
kilt entirelyn tse'g Fl. 80 t.si ~ sa-s
care you wounded?" inquired an officer near
Il him.
''wounded, is it, your honora replied the gal
land Emeralder, .t5e jabers, Pm worse than killed
out and out; wasn't waiting for the last quarter
of an hour for pull at Jim Murphy's pipe, and
there now tits shot out of his mouth"
/ A man not a thousand miles from Lowell, once
/ asked another who he liked best to hear Preach
''Why," said he, 81 like to hear peach
i best; because don't like any preaching and his
comes the nearest to nothing of any ever heard"
New Furniture and Chair
/ Ware Rooms, s
| MUNDAY & Colts invite The attention of house
l keepers and others to their New Furniture Chair
Ware ROOMS in the brick building, No. 1853 Market
street, lew doors below the Market House. They
prepared furnish articles their line,
sing and Plain Bureaus Secretary and Hook Cases Gard,
Dining and Breakfast Tables, Sofas Dvans ottomaIs,
| &C., Fancy What Nots, Fancy Work Stands. Chairs
Windsor and Cane Seat, Mahogany, in every variety
win be furnished promptly TO order at the lowest prices