The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-02-01
Local and State News.

" WV ~ 6E LOST SSCFSt IOTTeSPOt
dsnoe-Not long since a gentleman who re
sides in East Wheeling was informed by q
friend that . certain young man 4 main
street clerk was in the habit of visiting
his house and spending an hour or two
with his daughter. The gentleman, whose
name We have pledged our word land who
is there who doubts the word of an editors
especially q ~"local," when hard up for an
item) not to divulge, was slow to believe
the story, as he had twice warned the
young man not to enter his house. To sat
isfv himself, however, he concluded to de
viate from his usual time of returning home,
and drop in earlier than he was accustomed
Accordingly the next evening he returned
home at eight o'clock instead CT nine, and
was some what astonished to find his daugh
ter and the young clerk enjoying a socia-
bic chat in the parlor- The young lady and
her lover were none the less startled by the
entrance of the old man. The clerk made
haste to leave, but did not make his exit
before he had received a severe reprimand
The next time the young couple met, it
was agreed that as they could no longer meet
to exchange opinions, they would do so by
mail. This game was soon blocked, how
ever, as the reader will 5000 see. The rule
to be observed was '~silence gives CONSENT
ADD, when no answer was received to the
contrary, the request was supposed to be
granted. Many meetings were proposed
and held in this way. When G~ottschalk
was announced to appear, the father took a
letter from the post-ofice addressed to his
daughter. He opened it aud found that it
was an invitation from the clerk asking the
young lady to attend the concert. "Silence
gives CONSENT was added at the bottom
Of the lett err, and the father determined to
see the result. The letter was destroyed,
and the Young miss knew nothing Of it,
The Young man called on the evening Of
the concert, and received a warm reception
from the old man. A new plan was adopted
by the love-sick couple, and correspondence
was carried On between them until Thurs
day last, when their manoeuvres were again
discovered. The father had taken many
letters from the post-ofice, addressed to the
daughter; but as he couldmake nothing out
of them, he delivered them. The fair dam
sci could read every word of the mysterious
handwriting, and was in ecstacy over her
success, when the father gave one of the
enigmatical e~pistles to his wife. The old
lady's curiosity was excited and the letter
was deciphered. We have been shown a
copy of it, and thinking it will amuse our
readers, We give it ger batim:
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1.-THE readers will take the trouble TO be-
Gin with the first letter and take every 9th.
er letter until a punctuation mark is reach
ed, and then 60 back to the first capital let.
ter and take every other letter until anoth-
er punctuation point is reached, and so con-
tinue until the whole epistle is deciphered,
they can read the following touching ap-
peal:
My Dearest: The more l contemplate
thy loneliness, the more | am enamored of
thee. Though heaven, earth and hell shonld
oppose eur meetings, if thou art willing
they shall be continued. My thoughts by
day are about thee, and by night / have
sweet dreams of our happy moments. Stand
firm, yield not an inch, and all will be well.
Avoid the old a Yours, &C.,