Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-11-14

Marriages, Notieesof Funerals, and announcements
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How tho \. W. va. TurDpiko came
g31 to be made.
We heard story the other day about
one ofthe olden time great men of Clarks-
burg, which is TOO good to be lost Col.
K was one of old Harrison's distin-
guished men. He was first aud foremost at
all big musters, aud 10 every public enter
prise. His title came from his commanding
a militia regiment. He represented Harri-
son in the Legislature for number of
years, and was chiefly instrumental in get
ting built the Northwestern Virginia turn
pike from Winchester to Parkersburg, an
achievement of which he was justly proud,
never failing to allude to tile great
'throughfare," as he termed it, in all his
speeches.
Col. x was an amiable gentleman,
aud like most amiable people, little bit
vain. While in the Legislature at Rich
mond hewas the subject of some cruel jokes
by the other Western members, but none
more cruel than the one we are about to
relate.
Not long after Col. x made his en-
tree into Richmond high society, splep-
did ball was given a, the house of a wealthy
aud prominent citizen, at which all the bon
ton and most of the Legislature were ex-
pected to be present. The Colonel, who
prided himself on his good looks, had al
ready mingled somewhat in social circles,
and was not surprised when his colleague,
(who was keen wnggish chnp) in COM
pauy with two or thrOe other members,
told him about the prospective ball that
he was already universal faVorite with the
ladies of Richmond, who we're unanimously
of opinion that he was the finest looking
member from the West, and who were dy-
ing to make his acquaintance, and urging
him to be at the ball without fail. His coll
leag1e improved the occasion to add very
confidentially that he had had a CONVERSE
ttOu the evening before about the Colonel
with a certain very beautiful Indy, the
belle of Richmond, who declared herself
highly delighted with him, and found
but single fault with his personnel,
and that was the color of his hair, which
was of carrotty red. He assured the Col
onel, however, that that was snail mat
ter and easily remedied, as there was fa-
nous barber in the city who dyed with ex-
celleut skill, and who would make his locks
beautiful and natural black.
The colonel was delighted with the pro-
posed addition to his charms, and readily
took with the suggestion. So 10 few
days the ball came off and all the members
IN the secret were of in a side parlor
watching for the entree of the colonel. 1t
was not long till his approach was heral
ded by the remarkable squeaking boots he
always wore, aud as he entered the room
with'air of a peer he was the observed of
all observers and really made very splen
didappearance with his locks glossy as the
raVin's wipg. W, his colleague, soon
found him ont and presented bin to the
admiring belle he had told him about. The
colonel made himself wonderfully agree
able, aud as soon as the music struck up
led off the dance with her. Now stripping
the light fantastic toe" was not exactly the
! Colouel's forte. He was better calculated
for standing up and looking grand and dig
nifed. He labored heavily as he went
through the may dance aud soon bro't up
steamiug and perspiriug like porpoise.-
OF course he bad frequent aud vigorous
recourse to his elegant bandanna in remov-
ing the perspiratiou from his heated brow,
and alternated between that exercise and
agreeable attentions to his partner who
soon appeared to grow somewhat reserved.
Meanwhile W aud the rest of the rognes
were of looking through side-dpOr and
suffering coutortious of merrimeut, Again
and again the Colonel dashed through the
figures aud becoming thoroughly warmed
tboth literally aud tiguratively) and in
spired by the music aud surroundings he
went in with all the energy he was capa.
BILE Of, aud that was good deal. The
more the Colonel danced and the more be
wiped his heated brow the more his part
ner appeared to be struck with his appear
auce and, the more attention he attfaeted
from the whole company. It wasn't long