The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1864-12-21

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A BG THING ON IcE-Rarly yesterday
morning, as a gentleman Of the ,coiored
persuasion, who labors under the exceed
ingly chilly cognomen of John Ice, was
quietly pursuing the even tenor OF his
way along a prominent thoroughfare' he
met with quite little episode, or like
Artemus Ward, we might remark "twO
episodes" These consecutive and sepe-
rate episodes were about rs large as q
couple of lunches of digits, belonging to
another American oil African descent,
who yentilates the historical name Of NJ.
Bozzaris Johnston. 1t appears that long
ago, in the vague bygone times, ere the
bellicsse and grim-visaged God displayed
a wrinkled front so stern, Mr. Johnson
succeeded in capturing the heart of
fair female of sable propensities, and for
time his life was one broad streak OF
sunshine. But alas for the vanity OF HUI
man aspirations! ere the happy day ar
rived which was to see him set mp in the
marriage business, dark and dismal
cloud DER Swallowed the sunshine
of his path This cloud was
neither more nor less than the irigid car
cass of John Ice. who succeeded in gain
ing the affections Of the dark beauty so
nearly mortgaged to Johnson, and caus-
ed a decided GOODNESS between the
plighted pair; so much so, that she final
ly deserted M. Bozzarris and 'froZe" to
Ice. So Mr.. Johnston (who has some
relations near Gallipolis) yielded to fate,
but like Othello, the duskey Moor of
yors, he brooded over his wrongs, and
carefully nursed a fendish desire for
dark and bloody vengeance. Yesterday
the desired opportunity presented itself,
for the worthy couple met face to face on
the street, and Mr.. Johnston, with
scovl on his frontispiece that would
have done credit to the first witch in
Macbeth, remarked that Ice was poor
puppy" very poor and exceedingly pup
py. Mr. Ice, who was as cool as a Gu
cumber, answered, that he (Johnston,)
needn't look so black about it.
This remark added fresh fuel to John
| ston's flame, forihe Invested himself of his
superfuous "toggerry," and Immediately
PROCEEDED to climb the romantic frame
of the frigid individual; 50 he handed
him d gentle "sockdologer" i'll the neigh
borhood of his left listener, and had this
little mll taken place in Dixie during
the summer season, it would have occas-
toned great rejoicing from the rapid fall
of ice After the "ice was broken Nh.
Johnson brought his pontoons into play
and tested the strength of the fallen in
dividuals ribs, and after having pommel-
led him to his hearts content, he left him
alone to contemplate the proceeds of i'll
terfsring between two loving hearts
An urbane gentleman of the police force
happened along in few moments, and
seeing Mr.. lees demorahzed condition
he arrested him for disorderly conduct.
Mr. Ice paid his fine, and went home
wiser and sadder man We meanno dis
resps oct to our colored brethren but we
do think that it was "big thing on ice"
Phi sERINa, Yesterday morning, about
ten o'clock, boy. of perhaps fourteen
years, picked up for cap from box in
front of Harper and Bros hat store,
where it was exposed for sale, and inn
mediately discovered that he had urgent
busin less down street Tueking the cap
under his coat, he bolted iucontinently,
closely pursued by the clerk who had
caught parting glimpse of the disap
pearihg tile" The clerk was Aeet-footed
and long winded, hut the boy was too
much for him and, after pursuing about
three squares, the clerk gaveup the chase
and reported the cap 'ta'" gone. No AZ
rest .a..-.
RIVER MATTERS The river vas still
rising last evening, but has probably
reached its extreme height.
The regular packets arrived and de-
parted as usual
The Wild Wagner came up rather
behind her usual time yesterday, on &C
count of the high water, arriving about
six o'clock. She returnedlas night with
a fsirItrip.
ANOTHER BURGLARY. bur
glary,took place night before last in the
neighborhood of the Hempfeld Depot
We fafled to learn the names of the par
ties robbed. Noarrests.