The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-12-03

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| One day the creditor of all
Dropped in for his amOunt
| He found the old man at his post,
Tho low ran natures fount,
The books were closed, and he was borne
Up to his last account.
LOOKING UNDER THE BED.
! Ir is the habit of many persons to take
look under the bed before retiring fol
the night. Mrs. Evergreen, my beloved
wife. INDUCES, if indulgence IL can be
called, in this peculiar practice. dc
not object to it in the least so long as
she does not enforce the performance
upon myself; but when, as is sometimes
the case, she forgets it until she has
put out the light and ensc6nced herself
under the comforter, then it is hard that
| |, who am not troubled with nervous
apprehensivcncss, should have to get
out in the cold and do il rhcr. 1have
often remarked to Mrs. Evergreen, when
have seen her prying under the bed,
that it was y silly habit, and that the
sooner she gave it up the better. 10
this gentle admonitiOn my better hall
invariably rcjoins:
LA. Evergreen, what harm does it do'
It's kind of satisfaction to know that
nObody'S under there, and then | don't
think of such horrible thing after I'm
i'll bed"
~ think, my dear, you might just as
well pursue your Investigations further
| l., l. Al .l,.,,t al
in the clothcs-baSketl"
Evergreen" she will rcjoin, don't
mention the idea, or shall certainly do
so. Come to think OF il, Il man could
very easil get into the clothes-basket.'
Certainly he could, my dear, quite as
easily rs Falstaff. You should certainly
include the clothes basket, and blythe.
by, there's the chimney; why not look
up that as welifo-'. %.
.Now, Evergreen, you're laughing at
me. But can't leave off the habit, and
never will. It's comfort for me tC
know that there's nothing wrong about
it, and l don't see why you should de-
prive me of it."
So under the bed goes the candle, and
no signs of humanity being discovered
Mrs. Evergreen is able to rcpoSe in peace
But, as already observed, this precau-
tiOnary act is sometimes forgotten, and
| am sometimes obliged to rise, light
the lamp, and report. I've done il
rather frequently of late than is agrcea,
BILE, and have intimatcd us much to Mrs
+. She says:
every well, Evergreen, | will do il
myself"
But this procedure is almost equally
rs bad, for she invariably let's the cold
in on me both in getting ont and get
! ting in. If it were not for increasing
the mental idioSynicracy on the part OF
Mrs. Evergreen, by giving her some
good reason to apprchend danger,
should relate to her what am about to
lay before the reader. In this nara
tiou, therefore. | ask the public most
particularly to bear i'll mind that Mrs.
Evergreen is of a sensitive nature,
rather apprehcnSive, and slightly SUI
perstitioUs. and that what ] have got to
say must under no circumstances be
told again. If for twO-and-twenty years
Chat is the period of our welded life,
and happy years have they been)-if,
say, have for this long period refrain
cd from imparting the matter to the be-
loved sharer of my joys and partaker of
my sorrows, sure the public (Which, as
we know, always does keep a secret)
will keep mine.
All young men, l suppose, have love
affairs before they eventually fix their
affections on the one who is to bless
their lot in life. l know that / had,
and l don't regret it. Regret it. far
from it. Mrs. Evergreen is not present,
and therefore have no hesitation in
saying that if had my life to live over
again I'd like to go through with the
same sentimental experience, particu-
larly if it were to be succeeded by again
leading to the hymeneal altar the pres
ent Mrs. Evergreen.
was not bad looking when was in
my twenties. / think may go further,
and confidently say that "Gus Ever
green" was decided favorite among the
girls of Oakville, and l really believe
that l could have had any of them ''for
the asking As before remarked, Mrs.
Evergreen is not present, and | indulge
my thoughts somewhat more freely than
would otherwise be the case. l don't
think that cared particularly for any
of the Oakville girls, however, and /
might have kept my heart whole to this
day if it had not been for the circum-
stances which am about to relate.
Fred Evans, who had been my chum
Mt school, came to make Inc visit at
Oakvillc for "a day OF two," as he said,
when he came; but he made ii week or
two easily enough after I'd taken him
about little among the "young ladies'"
When that time had expired Fred said
he really must go, as he didn't know
what his father and mother would think
of his long absence; but it ended in his
relieving their anxiety by letter and
sending for his trunks. l know how
the matter was perfectly well, and that
Belle Bronson had bewitched him out of
his five senses. Fred used to put it on
to the country air and the quiet which
was benefiting his health, etc.," but it
was no use trying to deceive me, and l
told him so. Then he owned up frank
ly, and / promised to help him all l
could, if he required any help in the
prosecution of his suit. Inever thought
Belle flirt, or that she would willing
ly distress any human being; but she
had way of looking into ones eyes as
if to captivate them for her mere per-
sonal amusepent.
At any rate she had larger share of
beaux than the other girls, but all their
attentions came to nothing. feared il
might be so with Fred Evans, and warn
ed him accordingly; but Fred said he'd
shave her if he tried all his life; that
without her life was naught to him.
that ''she was the only living being who
had ever awakened real emotion in his
breast" etc, etc. After that l said no
more, but closely observed the lovers,