Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-05-09

PoLIrENEsS is very pleasant article to the re-
epleRt, but very dear one sometimes 10 the Le-
SoEer. Example: We saw recently in Railroad
at an amlable looking gentleman, with a very
smooth face and very smooth head, with not an
abrupt chronological development to mar its serene
r0tundity. We should have picked him out from
among thousand as the very man to edo the
handsome" as he was doing to bcvy of ladies,
who, having no other claim on his attentions than
that of accidental companions travelling in the
same direction, manifested gracious appreciation
Of his poGteneSS. Arrived at q station where din
Rer was announced, the ladies could not of course
be neglected by our polite friend. Now, any per-
son that has Travelled much by Railroad in this fast
country need not be told that there is one impor-
tant point to be decided when the rather eauivocal
prospect of getting meal broods around the Iii
nng station redolent of sausages and baked beans,
and that IS, which can be most conveniently dis
penSed with-politeneSS or dinner? We opne
our polite friend had not maturely discussed this
question: He happened TO get Seat-in the midst
Oh Tue ladies', OF eourse-and close by huge tur-
ke9 which the landlord-Smart man-had not car
'ed. We shouldn't wonder if the same turkey
had been smoking there at the dinner hour for
many days previous, in revamped fragrance and in
pouAuehance OF the ravenous passengers who
loHnd that Eve minutes was little enough to con-
Suu'e cut and mashed &ictualS without diSSecting
"nOIe animals. To this turkey end of the table,
" appeared to us, all who expected to be waited
upon mad gathered. AS soon as it was discovered
'Ha.Ouf polite friend standing up,knife and fork in
uauu' nau iaIrly commenced his attentions to the
'''les' multitude of beseeching plates were pre-
SenIeu 10 him. These he continued. to sunply
Wv" uuaOaied poEteneSs, but as the applications
'ssA" 70 pour III as thick as petitions for fat
'"''e' MS uneasy movements portrayed lurking
I4Sl'c'OR That he might, in furnishing others with
''Aue'' lose his own. While still engaged vigor-
e"S'' aI work. with his face, red as a rare beef
SA' covered with perSpiration, the bell of the To-
'4'Ouae rang and the people commenced rushing
we hau been watching him with considerable
'4'S'sS'' thongn we had dispatched as much of
whatever was nearest us rs we could con-
ulgeSt, and just as the general rush for the
S'O' promised to leave him alone in his glory, we
..'Upeu forward and presenting our plate, With
- u'ueh gravity and blandness as we could COM
-""' asked him If he would he so kind as to help
=" d small piece of the inside joint of The right
t"H'On: Flesh and blood, even had it received the
lo 1s'' impress of Chesterfield. could stand it no
WI. Ise e. and with despa,rng vehemence he drop
nsS us knife and fork, exclaiming with il-sup-
heip yourself, d-n youn'
ss,. us iOt the door. he stepped into his own hat
5o~s s5 On the foor' and tripping made tremeu-
L,a, ,Oase against a fat old lady, who was rushing
The last We saw of our polite friend he was
dent -; IN solitary contemplation. with the evil
enti,a y. an empty stomach, having usurped one
bach IN the car, and thrown his legs over the
5en.T another, nsif determined to keep all &C CT
noa nat travelling companions as far from him as