Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-04-14
The Northern aazette,sD Table Talk.
boNNErs.-AN ORIGINAL ErloRaM.
The Bellies who follow Fashions race
Arc surely running to cxtremes,-
"A nj may be EAST uns'' "run their face,
inprosecuting widest schemes

lhe Bellies who follow Fashions race
And may be last uas' sran tIsir face,
I; IN prosecuting PRO, widest schemes
While '.rsck or noUiing,is the cry,
van Camp, of the Lyons Gazette is a crack shot
SO ne ctaims to be. Driving mil in at three
rods is chld's play for him. II he keeps he
maysucceed not only in driving.it in, but in cncL-
ing 1t also on the other side.
The river, it will be observed by those who NAV
lake the trouble to look, is pretty well up-Ehai-
ra ddp.
The rivsr is up. ehs Has it risen to keep its
read up 10 the the current prices of The markets?
Or is its grit up; and does it intend to make
"run upon the bunks"'
HEADING THEM oFF.-Ths late news from Eng
land reports that two screw steamers, building on
the Tyne, Tor the Russian navy, have been stop-
ped by order OF the British government-Er.
This is quitting the screws 10 the Car in u
new way. - r q sl55 - :
CARRIER PIGEoNs IN A NEW CArAcrrY-The
French paper, journal de LInde ct L'Oire' fur
nishes the following item:--
lie instinct possessed by carrier-pigeon which
has been called into OF Grafton more for amusement
than anything else, has just been taken advantage
OF 10y physician IN this vicinity for purposcs of
great utility. a messenger came in haste to have
MIN call upon patient several miles OF. The
Doctor took one Of his pigeons with him, and O :
dered the messenger 10 Ternuin behind and await
the birds return The winged courier having been
entrusted with note to the PATIENTS bedside, was
BACK 10 his doVecut III Anew minutes; and the
messenger InvIng taken the nnte from its neck
obtained The medicines ipIeScriOed and in this
manner saved time. which i'll pressing ca, es is al
ways valuable.
n Neat Dodge.-One OF the greatest jockies we
ever come along side of was a certain Cant c.
who inhabited one of the Bay Slate inland lowRs
rive years ago he told us he had effected the even
number OF Ia horse trades, and how many more
ne mas made since up to the day of his DEATH
winch took place about year ago, we will moi
undertake TO say lie never stopped al trifles
when bargain was III the question, us The follow
ing Instance may show:
n woniu-oe last young gentleman call d upon
HIM to purchase what lie called "runnlng
hoISe.'
'Pve got just the article for you," said the
Captain. "He'S keen 'un TO run, now tell ve
miStel.''
The price was stated; Capt. G. warranted the
ANIMAL 10 run, and the purchaser drove home.
In few days he returned with anger in his
looks.
''See lere,'' he cried 10 the Captain: .I wan,
buggies for me already, thrown me out and bung-
Ell me al! up; aud tile d. couldn't hold HIM any
how. Take him, aud give ME my money"
esquire, can't do it," was the Jockeys cool
reply.
"But FL make you.' cried the victim will. in.
dignation.
.'Better keep cool,'' observed the Captain
'Nou wanted a runnin' horSe-you've got 'un [
warranted him 10 run, and l'll give you my head
ana my team OF blacks to boot (they were the
Captains prlde) If he don't run 10 the old Harry
every time you hitch him to wagon"
The Captain used 10 say that this conclusion
''ieiched up the young blood all standing on his
whitlle- treeS, aud lie never heard from him or his
running horse again.