Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-07-26

three loungers sitting around the store on
kegs and boxes and said, as if giving ut
teranee TO his own half awakened con-
seriousness, al wonder if that darned fool
didn't want iugins2p
1t would be superauous to add that Us a
result of this discovery the entire stock of
onion sets was disposed of in a very short
spaceof. time, but the Ngoak" is still cur
rent and likely. to live about as long as the
perpetrator oft.
B9 EscuLAPIUs IN eQ6ANDARY AND
How He GOT our-In Doddrilge county,
in this State, there lives an ancient pro-
fessor of the art curative, who is in many
respects quite notable man; and who, for
the sake of impersonality, we will call Dr..
b. Doctor b. is an odd fish, has his own
theories about medicine and things gener-
ally, and don't believe much in modern
/ improvements, which he considers modern
humbugs. Not having had the advantages
of scientific training, his Knowledge OF
medical terms is rather obscure and after
his own fashion but he has the reputation
in his section of possessing great medical
lore, andtakes no little pains to sustain it.
As popular information on abstruse sub
jects does not abound to any alarming ex-
tent in his neighborhood, he has not much
difficulty in doing so; but not long since
book-learnt doctor came intosthe neigh.
borhood, and after that Doctor B. had to
mind his p,s and q's with peculiar care.
This brother sRsculapius we shall de-
nominate as DR.. c. One, day DR.. B. and
DR.. O. met and in course of conversation
the former alluded to case which he had
been attending in which the diagnosis had
been highly interesting. Whereupon no
launched out into voluble description
of the symptoms, stages, turns aud devel-
opmeuts Of the disease in all which Latin
suffered most excruciatingIy, aud finally
ended with the melancholy information
that the patient had died under his treat
ment. DR.. o. in whom deep scientific
interest had been excited to know the seat
ofthe malady that had developed such re-
markable symptoms and tbafled. so skilful
a practitioner, said when the other had
ended; @a 7sf od
well, Doctor, did you make post NOR
TEN examination ~ ~ ;ssz2g gei
Here was a pozer. DR.. B. had never
heard of such thing in all his medical ex-
perience, butt was his "forte" never 10 be
Disconnected; SO after moments hesfta4
ton he replied with all the confidence in
theworld mingled with unusual candor and
suavity: 49, 9sg 1f
"Wal, jist tolable like"
The merit of this story is that it true,
and that both parties survive. -
Eg TIE WA MFETISG To-DI9.-o1r
citizens will be aroused this morning to a
remembrance of the mass meeting at the
Court House, by the reverberations of Gov.
Peirpoinss baby walker, 1t is hoped and
earnestly desired by the Committee of Arr
Engagements, that they will respond by
throwing out their flags from their win
dows aud housetops, and honor the city
with second edition of the Fourth Of
July. The firing Of cannon will be con-
tiuued at intervals during the day. AT
1 two o'clock P. NJ, the speaking is expected
to begin at the Court House. Turn out,
fellow citizens, we urge you. Leave your
shops and stores and offices for one day to
deliberate upon public exigencies and act
for the public safety. 20 ~ y
The Union Glee Club will be in attend
ance, and will add TO the interest OF. the
occasion by singing some of their choice
Union songs.
rB-oouxrY couRT.-The special term
of the County Court, appointed for the ex,
animation of Fowler, Oh the charge O
stabbiug Stone, on the Sd inst, at the
house of Fidel Mayer, in Center Wheeling
commenced its session yesterday. Nearly
the whole day was consumed in the exam
ination ofi4witnessesi and after in par
hearing the All 9aments of counsel at hal
past six tue Court adjourned to meet at min,
O'Clock this morning for further hearing
in the c,se tnIifzaeI 1assa '3SEls
NJ. G. Good Ego spoke for the Common
wealth and Msssrsp Jacob and Richardson
for the defense. s-a
p6-SolDlERs' AID SooIETY.-we are re
quested to say that the Committee of 2
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