Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-09-10


watching with thoughtful look the movements Of
the other two. They wore pieces oferape on their
hats, and few other signs of mourning such
are worn among the poor who struggle between
their poverty aud their Affections.
The girl soon began planting some of her flow
els around the head Of The grave, when the S!Ean-
ger addressed them:
'Whose grave is this. children, about whichyou
are so buSily englged!'
Mothers grave, sir said to boy.
'And did your father send YOU to place these
flowers around your mothers grave!'
NO SIT, father lies here too, and little Willie
and sister Jane.'
when did they deg
Mother was buried fortnight yesterday, sir,
but ta;he: died last winter; they all lie here to-
gzthar SIR
Then who told you to TO this!'
Nobody, SIT, replied the girl.
'Fhen why do you do iti'
They appeared at loss for an answer, but the
stranger looked So kindly at Them that length the
eldest replied, as tue tears started III his eyes:
'Oh, we DO love them, Sir!'
'Fnen you put these grass turfS and wild flow
erS where your parents are laid, because you love
tle.n?'
Yes. SIR they replied eagerly.
What can be more beautiful than such an exhi
blIlon as children honOnng deceased paEentS!-'
Never forget the dear patents who loved ana cher
shed you Ill your infant days. Ever remember
Their parental Kindness. Honor their memory, b
dong those things which you know would pleas
them were they now alive by a particular regar
10 their dying commands, and carrying on lhel
plans OF usefulness. Are your patents spared l.
youG Ever treat them as you Mlll wish you ha
done, when you stand lone orphan at the.
graves! How will remembrance Of kind, al
icetOHate conduct toward those departed friends.
then help to Soo!he your grief aud heal your wound
cd heart.
CANE PRESENTED TO TmE GOVERNOR OF MAssA
cHusETTs.-Bythe last steamer from California :.
cane was received at Boston, from citizens of tina
State with request that it be presented to Gov
Gardiner as testimony of their appreciation of III
course pursued in refusing to comply with the Ad
dress of the Massachusetts Legislature urging tn
removal OF Judge LOring from the Office of judy
Of Probate for his action as United States Con .
missioner in the Burns case. The Accompanying
nOle is signed by a committee composed of Oh
hundred citizens of San Francisco, without d.
tinction of party.
In obedience to the request of the committee
San francisco, says the Post, the gentleman inl
whose charge the cane was committed, OF who
| the editor OF the paper one, addressed no.
10 his eXcrllenCy, which was delivered 10 hun vii
the magnlfcs mt present from the golden land
Two TeplyS were received on the lSt INST, one
be forwarded 10 the donors.
| The cane has head of solid gold, adorned
eight brllants, and is valued q, $500. 1t bea
the inscription, ''HenryJ Gardner, Governor
the Commonwealth Of AaSsachuSetts.' ''FrJ
his Boston friends IN San Francisco, in token
their admiration Of his courage III sustaining Il
Constitution ana laws of his country by uphold
ing her judiciary in the discharge of duty. TT.
tribute is presented memorial, July 4th, 1885
On one side of the head of the cane is the coat
arms OF Massachusetts, and on the otheI the CO:
OF arms of California locket at the top of II
| head oDenS by a spring, and discovers specimen
of gold from Shasta, Kern River, Sonora and Col
Bluff. The extreme head OF the cane is OF 60
quartz from MarpOsa, and is very rich.
| DEATH AND RoMANcE.--At St. Louis, on Il
2Tth ullimo, an inquest was held on the body
Jacob Hill, who had committed suicide; VIII,
some interesting facts were developed which LEI
a most romantic interest 10 the affair. Early
June last Mr.. HIPS wife died in child-bed, al
the mother and child were buried in lot in ii
German Protestant graveyard. Daily since the
lie has visited the grave, often spending hon
there He had enclosed the lot with fence an
Profusely ornamented it with flowers. On Satu
day he visited it for the last time, and after racr
on the tombstone an inscription with pencil, |
laid down upon the grave and blew his brains O,
with pistol. a
BITTEN BY \ SxAKE.-A few days since one
the workmen, named James O'Bran. employ,
at the Hampshire Company's coal mines, abor
two miles from Piedmont, Va, was bitten on II
finger by a copperhead snake. The Piedmont 1t
dependent says:
| 'Whsky was freely administered, and one
his companions hastily caught a chicken that W..
near, and tearing II aSUnder, bandaYed Ihr wnnn;
with the entails. On the following day O'Bria,
was in manner well. Whether the wound waA
| benefited by the application of the Chicken en-
trails ar the whisky alone afforded the speedy and
ei'rctual relief that followed Is more than We uI,.
prepared TO say"
Ex-PEEspExr FILLMORE AT THE Fnrxcu CouRr.
MIR. Fl more presented 10 the Emperor of the:
French on the 10th of August, together with ff
teen other Americans. Mr.. Fillmore was TO have
been favored with private presentation, and in
consequence went in black Coat, but by some
unexplained accident was thrown among his coun-
trymen. who were i'll uniform, and he thus present.
ed in more than one respect the mos. noticeable
| figure in the company.
/
miltee (NIessEs. N. D. Coleman, Leslie Combs, o
Ky. Jno. L. Lewis. OF La, C. X MARSHALL, oi
Miss, NJ. T. Johnson, Of Texas VIM. C. Dawson,
of Ga, james Lyons, OF Va, and W. B. Howard,
os Aa.,) give notice that next meeting of the con-
ventiom will be held in Richmond, Va, on the 18Th
of November.
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