Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-07-31

there. then retire with about thirty Thousand IN
clean cash. Guess that'll be enough 70 20 10
Kansas on, where I'll join the Border Rutians
or Abolitionists, care which, whenever
shows the best opening for n spec" :,
Having thus staked off his claim, "Poiltlcs
at once proceeds to secure the necessary docu-
mcnts in order that he may have it fenced IN.
He calls on his friend Simpkins, the director,
who is also chairman of the Goose Greek Com
mttee and discloses the Important facts which
he has, through the exercise OF great ingenuity
and perseI GRANGE, succeeded in bringing to light,
to Wit I" that Jones, the Superintendent; jim
gle, the Mastcrof Transportation, and old Chlnk,
the Agent at Goodhore, are all set OF wire
working politicians, and using their intiu-
ence and the company's funds also, for political
purposes; and all 20 defeat his tSimpklnsl
party"
So the matter is promptly laid before the
aboard" at the next n Getting, and if Old Chink
don't loose his situation, he is at least kept very
uneasy, so long as Sinpkins remains member
Of the 'board" But the end isnot yet In the
course Of time bonds fall due and are paid, other
bonds, ditto, and are not paid Then the funds
run down, so does the stock, ditto machinery,
ditto track; closely followed by the officers who
bring up the rear; all having been kicked out by
the directors, in order To save themselves from
the memorable ways of stern justice, which de-
clares the way of transgrcssors to be a hard
way.
There is vet another class of torrnentors,
which think deserve "honorable MENTION and
therefore, shall not pass them by in silence
They are a certain class of employees, that are
very much like the horse leech, evercrying give,
give, and are never full; being Just like the po-
Sition they are presumed to occupy,-empty.
According to their fund Of information and
ovcr-reaching knowledge of men and things, no
officer has ever been known to do things right,
except when he committed the horrible blum
der of trying to fill space with nothing, by Gle
waiting one of these men of all knowledge INTO
some important situation. These individuals
occupy no particular grade of appointments, but
are found, like the toads of Egypt from the
cellar to the garrct. The kitchen, pantry and
parlor each has its full share Where they
come from no one knows, and how they get in,
seems to be equally mystery. But suppose,
that as the continued dropping OF water wears
stone, SO their continued coming wears away
objections.
referring the reader to the life of Pharaoh for
continuation of the epilogue to the pleasures"
enjoyed by an officer on a railroad, will con-
clude by relating little incident which occurred
on the B. & o. r. r., some years ago, in Balti-
more:
There was employed on the eastern end of
the road, an Irishman, who of course, answered
to the name of Pat Well, this same Patrick
had been playing the part of fireman on loco
motive for several months and thinking it about
time to be looking after his reward of merit,
tho post of engineer; he accordingly, with the
usual amount of assurance, male application to
the Master of Machinery, Mr.. Perkins, for an
min. Mr.. P. replied by asking Pat if he con-
sdcrcd himself competent to take charge ofone.
"Surc an If 'aint now, me names not Patrick,
kin run the maSheen ist the mkt man, if
can't We may ist call me spalpeen We may, y
This reply from Pat, Mr.. Perkins thought to be
a sufficient Recommendation, but only for imme.
NViltiuCr fhof trOS f6nO
standing in the yard, to be placed in the house,
Mr.. Perkins requested Pat to run her in. 1t
may be necessary to state that this engine be-
lOnged to that class, whose curious combination
of appliances, have gained for them the applica-t
ton Of GraSshoppcr, and be it said, with due
Difference to PatricE's abilities, was kind Of
of insect, animal and machine
motion with which he had ncverhad anything to
do But being anxious to show Mr.. Perkins the
result of his experience, and feeling confident of
success jumped aboard, knocked the valve wide
open the first lick, when off the thing started
with jump, and Pat finding the distance be-
tween himself and the engine house growing
short and shorter at a very rapid rate, concluded
it best to "stop the thing, but, as he says 'the
more he worked at it, the faster it went" FL
nalIy, after having exhausted all his ingenuity
in the vain effort to stop the things mad ca
reor," ended his part of the performance by
display of some of the grandest feats of ground
and lofty tumbling that had been seen in that
quarter for long time. But this didn't stop!
she kept on, pursuing the ntnGreni
"tenor Of her way"- through the engine house
and into the walk, which giving way, made her
exit into the back yard and struck out for the
shop, and the workmen, in the alb
sence of an explanation OF this wonderful per
Torrance, thinking, no doubt, that their time
and old Knick had both come, took to their heels.
The Engine having met with sufficient OBJ
struction, finally came to halt. And after the
dust had somewhat cleared away, Mr.. Perkins
approached Pat, with: 'Well, Patrick, 1 thought
you told me you could run an Enginc?" "Well,
now, b. jaberS, kin" says Pat 81 kin run
Mr. Perkins. "You run Gerry WE'LL but you
can't stop."
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