Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-10-13
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from which we are extracting, says the effect Of
the following story, related to large, brilliant
and highly fashionable audience, must be in>
aglned. He can't describe it:
Over in West Tennessee, where was once
stationed, there lived very decent man and
woman by the name of jenkins. They were
early settlers in the country, and were members
! OF the Methodist Church. BUtthey had a boy
named joe who was proud and saGcy, and not
much cultivated in any way. While was on
inc circuit, lswas constantly trying to get Joe
| 70 90 oetteE'--t-WerEied with him a whole year.
o., 09t ne swaxed worse on my hands. [Laughter.l
Luz Lhe next year was placed on the distrctagain,
ana lcame along and stayed allnight with his
father, on my way TO remote quarterly meet
inS IN cumberland county, where the people
| oclleVed IN witches, ghosts phantoms. and NIL
that kind of foolery. "Well, Mr. Cartwright u
sald Joe to me, II was in hopes that would
seI SiuG l OF your preaching to the, but here you
are nov now, come back on the district" eyes.
Joe, said |, "It is decreed by the Lord that II
shall make man of you YETI s.Oh.n said he
u understand it all; if you didn't get.the best
VlctGalS everywhere and money plenty, Won
wo9tqn preach" Ltau9hter "Ehy, Joe, I"
Sa.d l. yo1 certainly amt in earnest about this
thimg2" Yes, lam, sir," said he; ssyou preach
ers fa'ten onyelIowleggedch chickens TLanghter:l
ana you get great deal of money, and that is
the reason why you wear high tODoed boots
and have fine horses to ride" .'Mell," said /.
joe !9 come up with me to the mountains; you
Will ma some hearty, rugged looking girls
girls that can take calf by the ears and
throw 1t over tence-strong, robust. healthy
industrious girls. Come up with to the
quarterly meeting and | will hunt Won nm
a good wife" "Wcll," said he, 81 would
like TO be married, butI don't want to go with
you. On yes, come go; will take good care
| OF you, and you know we shall fare sunptuous.
chickens; and you say that we have fine soft
bib and tucker IS po, 0 wh.n a9 'I9 S. very nest
comes. Conc along with me, and I will intro
duce you to some Of the ine ladies'" "WelI,n
sa'a ae. nc, ;l,!o y nel'eye VIII go.
n Mn,bo{;sr yoIs ."e"ty .!es' we stopped
in little cabin about eighteen feet sonareN re
The room was a bedroom, Kitchen parlor and
every tmnE' The , old gentleman was ontin tie
;t'l% J;n,sr p"scSucu ~ Eepare Us
her fire, took down a piece OF meat and nut It
on 10 boil. There were prowling about, pack
ot the poorest, scrawnicst hounds that / ever
saw ON plantation in ivy lifc aud while Jne
aud we're sitting there, in came one of .hese
laid hold Of the meat and started for the door
Joe, catch him!" said I; but Joe didn't catch
him. just at this moment the old lady came in.
and meeting the dug she took him by the car,
EjerEed the piece of meat from his mouth and
gave him kick. saying-.sYou have done that
often before" Then back she went and threw
the meat right into the pot and it boiled on.
[Laughterl Presently dinner was ready
Here was tie piece of meat, WE'LL took
knife and fork and launched away at the beef
Cutting off piece, said-"Here, Joe, have
bit NO thank you," was his replv. "Ok,"
said |, Joe, this is the good tat chickens we
get. Come, take piece" NO. said he,
beg to be excused" Wc didn't take any
myself thought it was not exactly what
wanted. [baughter.]
/ r2asoro.
lss9'e 5."I eAI'e'''t,o" was over, Joe slPPed
away ron me preacher, saddled his horse and
shot oil Tor home, but wears afterwards he be
came converted and lived :, long aud useful life
lin the scryicc Of his .toSt.r 2 s'-'S.s.' ~
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S.'er relating many more amusing incidents,
to which VIC lack the space to give place, the
old Pioneer, amid the greatest enthusiasm Of his
audience concluded ~ fo,lo,rs.
A'esSss' '0'''" ;,
Such are some OF the scenes that have pass
ed through, and they are not by ten thousand
all that could tell. might 50 on and relate
them tor hours together, butitiS unnecessary
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