Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-04-19
From the Knieke,bocker for april.
KNIcKERBocKER GOSSIP.

Another characteristic tscreed' from our friend
and correspondent at the beautiful tCty of Elms:'
'The other Sunday, was taking a walk with
irend-no not taking walk, you know that
would not do in this region; but returning home
from church IN an exceedingly roundabout man
| ner-over East and Fair. Haven way. You must
have heard of Fair Haven, think; famous for
oysters and fine looking girls. The girls open
| ovsters-rough, jagged, barnacled oysters-faster,
they say, than four famished, able bodied men
could eat them on u wager. But for all that they
dress charmingly, look beautiful, and have plen-
| ~ of money to buy such books as the Knick-
knacks' and the t,evereS.' East. Haven is well
known for beautiful lake, called Saltons,all;
and for old church with 'l776' its door; and
| for an old fellow. about whom will tell short
story.
'He is an odd, eccentric old man, and swears he
feels as though it would do him gcod Que day
gentleman was passing the old man's house, and
saw him out choppng a big log OF wood. Just
before the gentleman reached him, the old man
ceased WORK, leaned on his axe, and supposlng he
was alone, went through with the following solilu-
guy: well, you're nice, prudent old man of
eishty-hve, amt you?-chopping away at a n IN
fernal old log! Go into the honSe, you old fool,
aud behave yoursell!' And the old fellow threw
| his axe over fence, and went in.
son croSs-road between East and Fair Haven
we stopped at little farm. house on hill 10
see the pigs and chickens. There was no joiner
wor$ about the barns, sheds and pens; but every
thing was built by the owner as he happened 10
Il
end style of building, that is apt to give
place picturesque appearance. There was boy
IN the COW yard, very communicative 10y, w iIo
gave us good deal condemnation touching rural
affairs. DON'T know how much he was 'caicu-
lating' to- ct ahead of neighbor down he road
IN the matters OF cabbages and early lettuce, and
tits not material. The sunshine came down
pleasantly about the barn-yard, aud so we rested
on the bars, aud watched an Old under
matched she'd, and two little dirty faced pigs ma
king themselves socable with black hen, who
could' ut See the company she was III, on account
oil an overhanging top-knot; and listened TO the
mutied cackiing of another hen up among the
hay. There was something quiet and good in the
scene. The boy told us that all old brown hat
nailed on the barn was for wrens to live in; and
he said when he woke up on sumnIer mornings,
he could always hear them Singing away like ev-
lerything The boys face lighted up hen he
said 1t. 4 'spect it's cause Pm wicked but
enjoyed those few moments in t. e old barn yard
more than did the Sermon that Sunday; and ii
was long sermon, top, which makes At the mo re
remarkable!
Next to beef-steak srnoothered in onions, or
glass of brandy with age onto it, there is moth
ing JENNY loves more than independence. He
gave little touch OF it the otler day. had
| noticed keen-eyed, peculiar sort of character
IN JEMMY's ale-house; one of those n.en who
think that society IS all wrong from beginning to
end. This man was excessively severe on Yale
College. Having some little know. edge of medi
cine, or YARDS he had formed an idea that all
institutions of learning had banded together for
The express purpose oil putting him down; and as
he was obliged TO battle against tremendous odds,
he frequently lesorted 10 JEMMy's Tor artificial en-
courngement. He was very graceful in his ge lures
and If lie had FAULT, it was the aniiable one OF
wishing 10 impa!t what lie knew TO others-who
did not wish TO know any thing about it, JENNY
lad no desire to listen TO his red-repubican
notions. JENNY preferred reading the New York
papers, and was seriously ammo ed blythe loqua-
clous rciormer. BY way of illustrating some point,
the stranger said addressing himself 10 JENNY:
n nth hare
| yont place, you, Sir, could not live month ~
II was the most unfortunate remark the stranger
could have made. JENNY, after laughing at the
absnr y OF the assertion, aud naming over an ,ln
consumabe quantity of provisions wi ich his kitch-
Ell aud. cellar contained, commanded the reorner
10 leave hls-honSe. The stranger rose, and putting
one hand in the breast Of his coat, (Which was
butoned up to his throat, as the n, xt best thing 10
shrt,) and rails ng the other to the ceiling, re-
marked i'll tragic tone of voice, that he should
no longer look upon JENNY as a gentleman of re
lined feeling and massive intellect; and that he
never more should visit JEMMy's establishment
JENNY requested him to propel, which he did with
dreadful dignity and flashing optics. When JEM.
MY took his shutters d,wn OH the following nom
ing, the stranger waiting en- the steps for
glass OF brandy and water. All of which goes TO
show that JENNY is independents: and that rabid
reiormers have some of the " eaknesses incident 10
| the human family.
Yes: and we wish you would send us two
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ceedingly iavorous tDragons' "a vermillion edict.
| Respect this
MAIL RoBBERY.--Th ST. Louis News ofthe 10th
irst., Says:-There has been robbery of the mail
between Belleville and Yincennns, and the Belle
vile package of letters abstracted-one of which
contained $500. The story in travelling short dis
lance was converted into robbery of the bank, and
that, too, of $4,000. The $500, done in the same
shape in which it was entrusted TO the mail was
bought by Benoist6t Co. When asked 10 account for
he possession ofthe money the rogue stated that he
had received it in payment for cattle, and that it
would not suit Ii S purposes in the direction in
which he intended to travel. Since then nothing
has been heard of the mail robber.
TrWHEATELr, the person sometime since mulct-
ed in heavy damages before the United States Cir
cult Court in Philadelphia, OH the charge OF har-
boring fugitive slaves from Maryland, has applied
for a new trial.
advising the breaking up of the Union party and
the reunion of the Democratic party.
I-Francis Pulzky is in Boston, as the guest of
Tile steamer from that port to-day.
1J-During March, there assembled The Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal 1 ,8s7 tons of freight, and
descended 1921 Tolls for the month Sl5,620.
GrThe dwelling of G. A. Pulte, in PHILADELPHIA,
was struck by lightning on Thursday, and consld-
erably injured.
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