The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-10
Missing in the Dark.
From the Nashville Union ]


One of the prcttiest and pleasantest
mornings of May near the close of that
delightful month of balmy airs and frag-
rant flowers, the train for Louisville was
freighted with an unusual number of elc-
CANT women and gay, nicely dressed men.
As usual amongst the latter, was a large
proportion of Uncle Sans pets with
shonlder-straps There was no longer
any apprehension Of guerrillas or other
marauders on the road. anc after getting
fairly under way, the passengers, catch
ing The spirit of the lovely morn, address
ed themselves to the task of making
time pass off pleasantly. 1t was not long
era NJ. who were sodlsp0Sed, were enjoy
ing themselves in some way. o. one of
the seats in the ladies' car was married
lady with little daughter; opposite
facing Them was another child, sou. aEd
Il coilrrd ',ady"-we believe they are all
.'tiies' uOw--with baby. The III" hrr
W. tn So children was a beautiful matroll
Nth sparkling eyes, in eXuberant health.
and yi5acipus spirits Behind hrr ~at q
Young lieutenant, dressed to kill, and
Sc, King a victim. He scraped up an ac-
quaintance with the mother by a:!en-
lions to the children. 1t was not long
before he was essaying to make himself
very agreeable to her, and by the time
the sun began to decline, one would have
thought they We're old familiar friends.
The lieutenant felt that he had made IN
lmpressiOn-his citation manifested it.
The lady dreaming of no wrong, suspect
ing no evil, was apparently pleased with
her casual acquaintance. BY and lay tho
train approached the tunnel at Null
droughs Nill The gay and festive lieu
tenant leaned over and whispered some
thing i'll tle lady's ear Ii was noticed
that she appeared as thunderstruck, and
her eyes immediately after famed with
indignation. A moment more and
smile lighted up her features What
changes, That smile, it was not of pleas
ure. but was sinister 1t was upper
ceivcd by the lieutenant. She made him
a reply, which rejoiced him apparently
very much For the understanding prop
erly of this narative-this DER true tale
we mnst tell the reader what was
whispered, and what replied Whisper
ed the lieutenant, II mean to kiss YOU
when VIC get into the tunnel" Replied
the lady, 1T will be dark who will see
itF' Into carth's bowels-into the tunnel
ran the cars. Lady and colored nurse
quickly changed seats. Gay lieutenant
threw his arms around the lady sable.
pressed her check to his, and fast and
furious rIinied kisses on her lips. In :,
few moments the train came out into the
broad dayligh- white lady looked
amazed, colored i,dv bashful, blus!liug
gay lieutenant bcfGgged Jane" said
the White lady, what have you been do
ing" Responded colored lady Moth
ing" Yes, you have, said the white
lady, not In under tone, but in a voice
that attracted the attention of all in the
car: "Sce how your collar is .rumpled,
and your bonnet mashed" Jane, poor
colored beauty, hung her head mo nent,
the observed of all observers" a. Il then
turning around tt the lieutenant. re.
piled This mar hi.9gea end kiss~d nc il,
the tunnel" Loud and long va, the
laugh that followed, among the !, ,ssen-
gers The white lady enjoyed the joke
amazingly. Lieutenant looked like a
sheep-stealing dog-left the car, aud was
seen no more daring the trip
A SERVANT girl ont west recently tried
whisky to kill rats She made 1t sweet
with sugar, crumbled in brea'i, and set
the dish in the cellar A few hours af.
terwar,ls she went down and found sew
;r,I rats g,oriously 'fuddled," engaged
in throwing potato parings, and hauling
one another up to drink. These were
easily dispose.i of; those not killed LETT
The premises Immediately, undou ttedly
suffering with severe headache.
PADUY's description OF fiddle cannot
i,o beat 1T was the shape of \ turkey
.ld the size Of goose; he tnrued it over
.,nhis belly andrubbedits backbone, with
!, stiek. and och. by St.sPatrick, how II
.iii squale ;"