Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-03-11
For the IntellIgencer.l
GRETYA Green, elias WEST ALEXANDER,
March s. 1853.

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1Isssrs FIitors:-I noticed a short editorial
in last Thursdays Intslligeneer, giving glow
ing description of u certain 'verdant looking
couple" who were seen promenadlng, hand IN
hand the streets of the famous city OF Wheel-
ing the preceding day. Now happen to know
considerable about this same couple, (ior Tue
best reason in the world,) and would Ike 10
correct some slight mistakes in your statement
As they have been brought so unceremonlonsIy
before the public, they deserve to be defended
In the first place. they were not en- route for
the delectable state of matrimony, but merely
visited your city for the purpose OF making oo'
servations, Csight seeing) hence the many
chances along the shop windows, at the inter
csting rows of candies, cakes, toys, etc, dls-
played by your enterprising confectloners. Inc
''iriamoratan having never seen any collections
of houses more extensive than several thriving
western vinges, Chicago, ST. Louis, Cincinna.
ii. wished to see the elephant" in the shape OF
a real live city; and entirely unaware, IN
her garb of simplicity, of attracting SO much
attention, or elicltng SO many broad grlns.
so, for some power the GIT to gle u.s.
But guaHtum sy1icit. In the second place, las
"the lads in black" say,) the 'hand in hand
position was not assumed through verdancy,
but arose out of the physical necessity OF the
case; as 1.-THE little bit Of thing could
not have reached her ''fence rail" compan-
ions arm without serious Inconvenience, in
voving u painful curve OF the -Heduttd SPIN
Glus on his part, and considerable tension OF
the muscles of the arm and shoulder on
hers which position would, you know, have
impeded the graceful, sylphlike, motions of
both. For deny that the strides you speak
of were at all unmanly or unbecomng by
the way, this word stride is certainly original
with you, for who ever heard OF hero "striclng
the room, with folded arm, flashing eyes, com
pressed lips" &c, &c. Thirdly, That curly
hair" was not Of that brilliant hue, politely
styled auburn but merely plain, unassuming
brown Neither were the eyes "a bright, wild,
wicked diamond pair but n sort of invisible
blue, rather void of expression, except perhaps,
when casting furtive glances up to the handsome
face of aforesaid" bear (Which face shows to
particularly good advantage, occupying, as it
does, the elevated position of six feet, one)
am beginning to think, however, that this sub
iect cannot be continued to edibcation much
longer, and 'since brevity is the soul of wit,
as our honored friend Shakespeare truthinily OBJ
serves, and since the preachers generally wind
up their sermons under the third head, 1t would
be polite for me TO observe both precept and
example, by bringing this able defence OF
worth couple to Il conclusion forthwith. One
item more 1t strikes me as being rather I'M
accountable that your true lower runaways
always hail from somewhere "down the river"
down the river is n big place. whereas ours
generally come from Wheeling. once heard
citizen Of West Alexander, atlas Gretna Green,
remark that wedding parties from Wheeling
didn't observe the rules of decOrum" as strictly
as those from the country. That she once saw
party from your respectable circles, ductioneer
their bride off on the steps before the hotel
door, in tones so loud as to be heard all around
the lower end of town. Now our villagers
know little better than that. This good
many years ago however, and we will make
allowances for gossiPing exaggerations.
Very respectfully, YERDANcY.