Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-02-03
NUMBER 1856
MISCELLANEOUS.
Didn't Know where thev u1era to COM.

iAoAAA Lue speaker nom Bangor.
Many years ago, there did dwell in the flourish
ing moral and progressive city of Bangor which is
to be found in "that famous fabled country, way
down East''-a smart but very eccentric LAWYER,
whose name was Blackjack. Possessed OF most
brilliant teducaton-being 'dead letter perfect'
in law business, fine speaker and related to some
of the most distinguished families in the state, he
enjoyed a "crack business" As he waxed older,
he entered the political ARENA and there rode
the best horse: In short, lie became a great man.
But he had failing-a big one-aIl great men,
alas have 'em and Blackrock was by no means an
exception, Blackjack regret TO say, would get at
times, most disreputably eight" AT elections, at
public meetings, and upon occasions when his
services were most required, he would go it, to use
lelectable expression, in vogue out West. .swith
a perfect looseness."
In company with several "big guns" he went
up to N, one night, to stump it in favor of
Henry Clay. it being the summer which preceded
the election of James K. Polk. The t.meeting
'us'' was crowded with the Wings of N,
"big men from Bangor were going to speak, and
expectation was on tp-toe. The first speaker an
nounced by the President was Mr.. Hlackrock,
whom he eulogized IN the highest manner.
| Now Blackjack had been drinking freely all
day. and was now SO tight that he could scarcely
stand. His friends tried to keep him from going
on the stand, but it was go. Well. up he stag
gered, and leaning on the dess, thus eloquentty
| did he discourse:G -H sgl ll-
"Fellow- w-citizens-Owing 10 {hic) slight in
[hic) is-po-t thicI-sition, shall be unable to
make an extended speech. We must 'lect Gener-
al Harrison, but tOhere in hell the uotes are to come
from is more than can seen 81 'N
He descended amidst the yells of the locos and
out siders. and the curses of the Wings
U'One more anecdote, and have done with
Blackjack.
great supper, on account of Wing victory,
was given at the Bangor House. Blackjack was
present, and as tight as peep He behaved
very we'll during supper, but when the desert
came on, he very coolly filled his glass with bran
dy, and threw it plump into the face OF Judge
X. The Judge being calm sort of a man, bore
it well, but took Blackjack out into the entry 10
| talk With him. Blackjack listened to him patient
ly, as the Judge thought; but Judge of his sur
| prise when he observed that Blackjack had in his
hand teapot, filled with scalding hot tea, which
he began in the most deliberate manner to pour on
to his the Judges person. The Judge was mad
now.
| "What in h--ll!' he yelled, retreatine towards
the doorway, care You up to nO,o? Scalding
man to death, are you, you id drunken swab?"
ooh, never mind, old boy,'' said Blackjack, fol-
lowing the Judge up, "FH be through in a min
uten'
e. few only OF those who will read these two an
!ecdoes, will recognize the man to whom refer.
He's "a cold now,' and died respected and beloved
by everybody.
| FANNY FERN says:-'tIt isn't everyman who has
a call to be husband.'' She might have added,
1t iSn'tt every woman who has "calp' to be wife.
I-Ezchange.
That's fixed fact; but can't help them! For
sweet PHYS sake, do pull up your dickey, crowd
on your beaver, and giue them "call' without
loss oftime!
Poor old maids occupying great room all alone
that's big enough for dozen lacing their own
boots, waiting upon themselves 10 vestry meetings,
dividing the long melancholy evenings between
Maltese cats and "Tuppers Philosophy" finding
their own burning fluid and kindIings. It's an
awful state of things!
The times must be t'out of joint" when some
women have more calls than they can answer, and
others live and die without the felicity of being ad
dressed es MRS. John Smith! They know well
enough that they amt fulfilling their destiny when
lucy SIT 'nSfe' MAKING ANIMALS IN German worsted.
Its tantalizing occupation. wonder they ever
embrolder anything but hyenas aud tigers!
wouldn't, if was one of 'em.
Poor things! Wonder if they believe iu the
'tMillenium?"-FANNY FERN.
A down-easter adverses for wife in the fol-
lowing amer: ..---..-.-
"Any gal watts got cow, good feather-be
with comfortable fxin's, five hundred dollars in
hard pewter: one that's had the measles and un-
derstands tendin' children have customer for
life, by writing billy dux, address q. R. and stick
it on Uncle Ebenezer's barn, back side, iinin' the
hog pen.'' --a - ..,
Another Arrival of --. d. ,..-
STAPLE GOODS.
NATE this day received large quantity OF Staple
w Goods, comp psing 100 pieces Dark Prints; Spices