Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-12-23


with the inquiry of "Ring, sah!u s
M a,ngt rlns what? you black apeI eff you dom
quit looking at my wife and make yoursel
scarce, III 'loring your head off
sStoPsa minits said Eizc. whats the nam,
OF the the man qs that keeps this tayernS"
MI. Conley, marm."
We'll. tell his lady that she needn't go to ans
extra fxins on our account, for we're plain peo
pie.H said the amiablC bride
"a they used to say in our debatin' society,
interrupted Jeems, "I'll. amend, that motion hv
sayin you can tell EN- to give us the beS
!hey'ye got I'm able TO pay fur it aud dom
keer fur expenses.m 81
Tee heel Tee hcep was the only audibl,
reply from the sable gent, as he hurried down
Dinner came, and was dispatched with rel
Jeemss and his bride took a.strolI over the
CITY, seeing the lions and other sights until sun
per time, which being over, they retired to their
room. The gas was lit by the servant. who
received bright quarter for hiSSeryiccs. Jcems
was the last in he'd, and according to the rule in
snGh 81 cases, had to put out the light, which he
did with blast from his lungs
The noise in the street had died awav. and
quiet relgned in the Swami House. The young
man on the watch dpZed in his chair. The clerI;
Gather corpulent) was about to retire. when he
thought he smelt gas. Some one came down
stairs and said lie 8mekg gas. The guests (some
OF them) woke up and smell ga8 Much against
his will, the clark proceeded to find where the
leak was. ltseemed stronger in the neighbor.
mood OF the room occupied by the bride and
groom. Clerk concluded to knock at the door
of their room.
who's there?" came from the inside,
"Opentthe door, the gas is escaping
"Gasl what guss" said Jeems, opening the
"Why, here in this room. How did you put
""Blew it out. Of course"
"fou played h-.n Our amiable clerk came
very near saying a bad word, but remembering
that tthere was n lady yinthe case, orrather in the
bed, he checked his rising temper, and having
lit the gas, proceeded to show Jeems the mystery
Of its burning as follows:
"You SEQ this little thing here? well, when
you want to put it out, you give n turn this
way, and when you want to make it lighter YOU
give it turn this way. Serious conseouences
might have resulted if it had not been discover
ed. 1t might have suff0cated us all. Now be
careful next time"
Much Obliged. But how the devil did I
know that the burned stuff was scapin'?" res
ipoDded Jeems. tr n
Didn't you smell it 2, said the Clerk
Pears tonne did smelSuthin'," said Jecms.
"But Lie, Ill be durhed ef didn't think it was
you, kase never slept with n woman afore',
well, Jeems, thought it was you smelt
that way all the time. was jest wundcrin'
ef all men smelt that way. 1t 'peared strange,
but thell7I never slept with man afore or be,
hind either, and didn't know nothin' a6outit,,''
nap. ~
The red in our Clerks face grew smilinsly
redder, as it reflected the light ftou the burning
jet, and roguish twinkle lurkel in the corner
Of his eyes as he turned off the gas and all was
dark, and our friends were left alone in their
glory. A sound of suppressed nirth was heard
in the reading room for few minutes aud all