Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-07-20

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most o. you have probably seen .'4S. -.
somewhere else 9sSs somewhere, or
"PIa "PPTIaay, tell me how the de vii was ilres,ed.,,
mn. HiItt ne was In his Sundays best:
.'le1 - hoe behind where his tale came tfro,,
~. Ml HEARERs: The =origlnaof this noto.ions
sSt.n P=,tne devils wrapped up in n 5,rost
many thicknesses of obsclrity. As IN hs! 'es' "a
Ser9lty 1t is generally supposed that he at,. pa.
''IS y, a Iather nor mother but is ont;roI,,S!
SeH-made man-for which wonderful s7,;saSS n q
WoFlHInanshlp he, no doubt takes a vast GisoIsof
e.euls. 20 himself The tirStwc hear of his en-.
per-roya highness he was .'soshi6o
neaven. at a:terribc rate, and frigRtsni an III
infant Gherubim into fits. He pretended 3oS he he
dissatisfied with the general 5rovernTort ~, ~
mere, but the throne was his sole object. oad
may say, he fought like the liyiI to reach =
ae thought, II ne could only he king of that5c1-.
.'.s.1 .e.isiNe dominion for few millions of wears
matters 'llalIeTs would be SO put TO rights that thew
would take care of themselves for the baIanca5f
eSerh y. So he fought like thrcshing mn
chlne torthe crown ofglory; but. nv br,fi,rnn
nc hadn ammunition cnouoh-hiS ratinns .,,,ars
Stort-hls cause wasn't juSt-and the hosts of
m 1le Lord were too many for him. HczWas cor
' Gu q. last, ana pitched over the balcony and
@aoWh, @ down, he came, ker-chunk. somewhera
IN the centre of the great Dismal Swami RS
"a .at disastrous fall, my brethren, he so Injured
ms 5iclt loot, that it withered and turned into n
i9ot, which he exhibits even to this day. excent
when artfnlly concealed by a nicely polsha5
calf skin boot. =
The first of this rascal's capers pnon earth
my friends, was that Of Transforming himself
into beautiful garter-snake. and SO chormino,
s9"1 notner Eve that she one day committe(l-a a
Slght mlsdemeanOr, and forfeited her ttthirdp of
falaolse-and away went poor Adams share
- 8.IS tue. bargain ga Aud verify believe that the
f1,ig Go reptile holds fascinating power over
I a.e lalt sex atathe present time. His fallen
5reatnesS my brethren, then put on n suitable
fig oiashestos, and turned Iirenan-not one 7of
tne o,hoys that run with the big SQUIRTING ma
chine, but such fireman as is EMPLOYED unon
5 steamboats,, to heavc .inthe wood and keen tho
oieIes up HIS great nyrotecbnic establishment
y IN some locality best known to HIMSELF but
with which, thrust, you will become fully ac.
qualnted ut some future period
My brethren when the devil comes to toy,I,
no%-a-days, he dotfS his old fire toecery. and
dresses either in the flash STYLE or assumes n
more gentlenanly garh-scldom, indeed, coming
~ ! coarse home spun, or with seedy coat, stocy
boots or sootY shirt Sometimes hc NAV, f,s 2o
seen strutting along quite fancifully attjred@
Win ; coat OF claret, vest of buff, pants Of sky
que and IN hat and boots of ivory polish; with
1ftes GI3ned studs and nugget in his bosom
TO tether mad elephant; but, with all these
there is always a hole behind where the tail
comes through. Sometimes too, he appears in
4 more respectable guiSe of Il plain black, with
short, busness-like hair and we'll
trimmed whiSkcrs. In such raiment he might,
readily be mistaken for an unadulteratcd gentle.
influential and prominent citizen
were it not that there is hole behind, and the
tail 1riI work itself through. And, brethren,
have even known the old scountlrcl to don the
pontifcalrobe, get into the pulpit and preach
.sGhriSt, and him crucifietl," at salary per an.
NUN that would crowd all the pcty out of your
poor pastor in less than a fortnight from the
date ofthe first payment. ! couldn't possibly
have the handling Of so much money aud hold
on to my religion. les, brethren, I've seen the
devil in clerical duds, holding forth to an admir-
ing congregation, in most eloquentstyle, fcstoon-
ing the garden OF heaven with the rareSt of cX-
otics, and describing hell as hundred times
hotter than he himself could ever make it with
afcargo ofrosin, pitch and camphcne +. His Meth
cr garment was not visible while mildly uttering
the words of truth and soberncss" s"-yet there
was hole behind for the tail TO coAuc through;
and thc9tip end ofit.night be seen E,ceping from
beneath his ecclesiastical cloak as he walked in
tic highways, as proud as peacocll and stiff as
roll of sole leather. have also seer. his Edev.
ilship at the bar, upon the hench, instate lcgis-
latureS, and in our national Congress- AT all
these places he has worn the dress of n gentle
man, but always slipped up on the behavior
and exposed the hole where the tail came
through,
And now, my unsuspecting young sisters
beware of a gay charmer, who pays you tbou-
sand compliments and has as many more ready
for another-who talks of love aud toats you
o6out, but never thinks of matriomony-Wh
kiss is a blight to the bloom ofinnocence-who
plucks the flower and leaves the t:ee to wither,
say, beware of him, for he is the very devil
himsclf-tail orsno tail. So tnote it be!
TnE first time woman mnr.ies is generally
to please another; the SECOND time is invariably
to please herself.
Coop sense-is the father of Wit, Truth his
grandfather, and Mirth and Good-humor his
boon companions
AKlTnnETlcAL DlFrIcuLTY.-o Our '.boy" cannot
find in any arithmetic how to calculate the
aoei2ht Of Indignation.
MR. BES1ANIN GISNING Grecently presented the
poor of the city of Liverpool with two hundred
pounds A good B. Ginning.
HEi happy whose circumstances suit his
temper; but he is more excellent who can suit
his temper to any circumstances.
TnE following notice may be seen 5onla black
smiths shop i'll Essex: mo horses shod on Sun.
day except sickness and DEATH
WnEN you negotiate for uschaying all
tie modern improvements you will generally
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