Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-01-23

AeaE . cStlDg, ana with some doggeFels
In serio-comic style. Then Mrs. Parting.
tor, B. 2. Shillaber, with her boy Ike, her
Knitting needles, and her oft.quoted thrusts
at folks and events from an old Woman's
stand point. For a while even the coarse
wit and border rufiau blackeuardism of
BroWnlow found it's admirers; but his pro
family and mockery soon loosened bis hold
on the public, who rather laugh at follies
In pleasant way, than have things sacred
and good, revered and ancient, all made
the object of ribaldry the lowest, and in
suit the vilest. Orpheus C. Kerr, Mr.. New
ell, "Ada Isaacs better half" with his
famous "Mackerel Brigade" his paternal
i. W. 'te1 My Boy"s has many friends.
Josh Billings, Poughkeepsie auctioneer,
must not be omitted. But latterly A.
Ward has shaken eVerybody's sides by the
witty liberties he unceremoniously takes
with the greatest persons and most difini-
hed things. In the character of the Yam
kee Snowman the public have seen him for
the past two years, now with the pretty
shakeress on his knee, "and I asked
Der would she yea, and she yeaed," now
hand and glove with Louis Napoleon, kiss.
ing the royal babies and inquiriug after
tEugeDy's" health, now at the White
House IN the "bosom of unkle Abe;" now
amongsthe Spiritualists dunning through
the mediums his deceased partner, then
IN the spirit land, for ten dollars. which
at his death he owed him; now with that
'gushing maiden, let her gush," among the
free lovers; now he is "courtiu Betsy Jane,
making ''war speeches." "takin censuses,n
dead In love with Piccolomini, or writing
an opinion on "the draft" yet always the
same Artemus, an exhibitor of wax fig
uresi all very moral and correct, price ten
cents, always the same joYial Jolly Van.
kee peddler, ever inquisitive, saying the
drolIest thtngs, imagining himself the most
Important person living, and his show the
best; he Is wax figure man, but in pithy,
racy letters finds time to tell you of the
funniest adventures with kings and octo.
rooms, Spiritualists and Presidents. opera
singers and rebels. Every one has formed
some idea of him. A fat man, Jolly red
face, whiakerless, uneasy. eyed, dumpy.
legged character; always wears India rub
bers and carries blue cotton umbrel,
wears spectacles, white cravat and high,
respectable looking shirt collar. he is the
man who always bows first, very fond of
commencing conversation, has skuint for
the beautiful, and always sleeps with one
eye open.
The other evening we heard him. For
several days white cotton umbrellas had
paraded Washington street, on which in
large letters was inscribed, "a. Ward re.
ceiyes New Years calls all this week." so
we called. Just above the Boston th eater,
at the Melodeon, cOzy little well. lighted
and galleried hall, we found him. A
pianist, said "to have resided on the same
street with Gottschalk," fingered the piano
till 8, when music stand, and a young
m n n Sph
ministerial neok-tie, popped from under
the curtain and stepped upon the stage to
the tune of"Lanigan's Ball" His appear
auce was decidedly "forky," hair dark, ss
it couldn't make up its mind to be black,
and curly. "Some mems hair curls natu
rally" he says, "but his curls for forty five
cents" heavy moustache covers his
mouth, and forms shed for his Jokes as
they make their 'tdebut" To give some
idea of the Mormons is his object, and by
the aid of panoramic daubs of Mormon
stores and churches, women and babies,
theaters and streets, he succeeds in filling
up an hour and half with drolleries Of
these queer people. brigham Young is
muchly married" "Heber C. KimbaIl,U
his will-be successor, is ''gay and
festive sport of seventy summers" He
goes through all sorts of adventures
"Seventeen Mormon women make love
to him in room; he hopes their
Intentions are honorable for he is alone
and his mother amt there to protect him."
Indians on the trip capture him, flourish
"Thomsshawks", over his head, be 10 not at
all afraid, he hoists the British flag as the
sign of his neutrality, they invite him to their
Wigwam, an Indian maiden offers him raw
dog, he declines to eat it, he has never
been used to eating it in New York saloons,
for he don't call for side dishes, generally
takes hash, cause then he knows what he's
.eatin. For two days he starVes, then he
yields and implores the maiden, tDog,
dog raw dog for one?" Occasionally moral
reflections J4aunter along the wayside of his
lecture, but to make you laugh is his OBJ
ject, and he most effectually succeeds. He
descends TO everything to amuse, hesi-
tstes, refers to his notes when he could
not possibly forget; immense daubs, "pic-
lures done by the first artists, so fne,"
he says, "that two of the best artists in
New York used to come and look at them
by daylight with lantern," roll around on
wheels. Andso with rogueries and droll-
cries, quilps aud ether quirks of fun, he
whiles away your time. You'll be delighted
and won't laugh-'tis silly; sfor two or
three jokes you keep your resolution, but
ere you know it little joke has taken
you unawares and stolen your resolve the
gate is open, and jest upon jest fash in
quick succession. You litter and smile,
become interested, anon hearty roar es-
capes you; mortified, you stop to zee who's
looking, but you're only one among many,
and as the old lady in church awoke sud
denly and said, "Why, la me, spoke IN
meeting, dear gracious, spoke agin, what
shall do, l keep talking all the time,"
80 with you, from smile to grin, from grin
to litter, till your sides shakes, your eyes
sparkle, a broad grin encamps on your
counteusnce, and you we'll nigh bust with
hearty, ringing roaring, laughter. Chill
dren catch it FIRST, and snicker aloud, then
young women put their handkerchiefs to
their faces, unmarried spinsters try to look
very proper till their faces redden,s their
honnet striHgs burst, and propriety kisses
them good bye for time, ss they join the
merriment. 1 have seen middle aged men,