Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-11-22

Under the head of ga sConjuga Revelation, u
Pnnch has the following, which is rather long, 6
but but g ,pegy Dy good. Iti not only happy hit at
certain facts ofconugal nature, but it pleasant.
ly exposes that'neglsct of beauty and excellence;
so common to humauinature in general, when
said beauty and excellence are open .toiall be. !.
holders <
my Dear Mr.. Punch-Did you ever hear the
remark, that women are curious beingsp en-
rious may be here used in two senses2nanelv.
inquiring, and singular. If you never 'iii. Il.
present you with the nphorism for your ,ingeal
NOUS columns. propose, as your friend Lord
Macaulay says, to illustrate the word in both
its senses, by a little anecdote. q
was talking with my wife, the other morn >
ing, in as amicable manner as the topics which j
wives are so very much in the habit of pressing
upon US Will allow. i had successfully resisted
an evening party, had Compromised claim for
new dresses for herself, sister (resident with nsl
mother1rlaw (Tesdent with u.s. and the girls
had mildly combated the eternal propositions D
tnat our house is too small, and out of the wayi
and that i have nopride inimy family, or
should give them more advantages, had gconsen.
ted to opurchase a box at the Princess's Theatre
for Saturday night, and had hal promised 10
take on myself some bills which in all honor
and propriety should come out ofthe .house.
keeping money. And it not occurring to Mrs
Mo5bles that she had ythipg else particularly
disagreeable to say, she was good enough to-.
allow the conversation to take more general
turn. =, . ssi,.5z zg.... -. - Ia
Is. 1icalled and saw some very Interesting things 8
Yesterday Maria, said, 'onmy way to cham
Il thought you went out of the house in. such
q q! hurry because you were late retorted my
vile, whose memory is an Unpleasant one. Sim
sure almost had my nose snapped off because, .
happened to be five minutes late at breakfast
I TBna FIun- n -kFr,1 y
time to osmake calls.' 5l.i15, ,I,,5 3
Not replying. TO the taunt, proceeded, Sir, in
my usual mild but instructive way ~ 70
IsaW some ofthe most Interesting autographs
and splendid specimens of books and boekbind.s
ing that ever met with 81
4ndeedI said Mrs. W., with coldness. II will
do her the justice to say that she has great pow
er over herself, and seldom will she permit her.
self to display interest in anything if she secs
that it interests me-
Yes, said, II did indeed, and turning to nv
slster::In-lalw, Emma, (who, 4 think may say,
sPea1klng lmpartial!y as becomes a maD,is a
much more agreeable person than her sister,) II
proceeded. u had the pleasure of perusingi 4
some autograph letters, in beautiful preserva.yi
non, from Mary, Queen of Scots, Sir Walter
Raleigh, Francis the First, Charles the First,
and Second, Oliver Cromwell, and numerous
other historical persons.'
sltai said Emma, who is civil if she is iguo.
rant. ssti es-ze u
l also saw an autograph of Shakespeare, at
tached to a deed ~ ~
La! said the well-intentionedE Emma. again.
And as for books, there were some exquisite
specimens. Prayer Books that had belonged to-
hlngs and Queens, bound invelvet, studded .
with lewerY, or covered with embroidery, and
with beautiful pictures. There was the first.
edition of Shakespeare, and ParadiseI Lost and
of I, obinson Crqsoe, the original proclamation,
offering 8l00,Q00 for the head OF the Pretender,
md noo6
for that of King George the Second, asset of J
playing cards made at Nuremberg in 1888 a T
fplaSbil printed in the Arctic regions, oneather.
the Admirable Crichton's original challenge
printed at Venice in 1880, o LiYy,5in 5yetluini
that was sold eforse903-'. Sd - ~, (. q III
What q memory you have said Emma,
tMy dear, Haven't told youa twentieth part
ofithe Interesting things saw 6 .5Fa -
sQf course-you can go and see such things, q
said Mrs. Wobbles. It,would never occur ito
you to get me sight of them 81 -
Ny dear, did notSthink you cared about
Z Oh of course. Now, it just happens that L
would give the world to see what you havem
toned, y adore such curiostties, aud you know
it,well.1 9s s5.s - ,l. s55s,7g ts
In that.case, my love, put on your bonnet
after breakfast, to morrow, and you shall see all
Z should much like, Tom Who has the col.
lection? Would he like me to GOMEZ q
I will answer for that, my dear q
But where is itg' - u
Close by, my. dear In fact, in the. British
Museum. Great Russell street
WHAT; Therelgi Where anybody can 90 s
any scrub, OF orseryant girl ont for. holiday2.
g happy to say my love, that, thanks tosI
MF.si Winter Jones, any person can seeatheul by
simply walking through the libraries. Does
that lessen the authenticity or interest ofthe
iftI dan't ,,y,ss,,t 20 ~ JJs1.s., ss;l