The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-08-21

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well be given in an unknown tongue
so little do they understand it. Lying
may be said to be their native Language
They are shrewd enough To- take 8
rapid mental survey of the person who
addresses them. In u moment they car
distinguish a tyro atthswork, and tC
such an one they pour forth volley
of complaints to excite pity. And theiI
tongues are not more accustomed tc
lying than their fingers to theft. These
two vices are practiced from earliest
| youth, and SO powerful is habit that
reform in these particulars is very rare.
They look upon thieving as an art wor-
thy of deep study, and pride themselves
on %ben their nr,eS aSs3tsFify women ..os .,, said
what you say Is right, but I am 50
clever at it, Every time You come near
me / can see how to take something,
only I1poItLdlgl't, of course - That such
women should lead unchRste lives is
not surprising. 1twould be almost as
absurd as to expect blind man to have
a clear conception of light, as to expect
purity from females of this description,
and this will be more evident still
when we come to their antecedents.
Drunkenness, too, follows as a natur-
al consequence. All, or nearly all, are
drunkards. Old, middle-aged, and
young, their habits require stimulants.
Without .dram-drinking they could
hardly go through their career. One
fact we have noticed with regard to this
habit which may be worth the attention
of philanthropists. The victims groan
under It. An address on drunkenness
invariably moves them to tears. They
know we'll what the habit has done for
them. and they know equally well that
IL is like long and heavy chain around
themi that 1t binds them fast; and that,
reason as they will when gin is not
within reach, they will take the cup
directly they can get IT., If the reader
Will take a walk through some of the
I1by-streets, he will see sl0Venliness ex-
lempltded, as regards the class OF, whom
we write, in those awf1lly wretched-
looking creatures that lounge about or
squat down at the entrance of the
courts, with dirty faces, hair uncombed,
kerchief tied over the half-exposed
bosom. Dozens of such he may see any
day, their. very countenanceS looking
something less than human. When a
woman gets to be utterly careless as to
personal ppearance- personal cleanli-
ness-you may be sure that she is care
ful for nothing else that is good.
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A Funny Oceurrenee..-Glft Enter
ys pftSeS and MatrtmOny. s,siDJ
From the Toledo Blade.
A gentleman of this city, not exact
ly a young man, nor yet an old one,
house which he honored as boader,
discussing with q fellow servant the
propFietY of investing a dollar in
O'Brien's Chicago GIFT Enterprise. She
declared she had a tdhrame,H and that
in said dream she purchased No. 1891 in
q lottery, and that number was the iden-
tlcal one which drew the big prize, and
she was determined to try her luck If
she could get tnthat particular number,
TO test whether dreams were really
warnings for good or evil; or not. The
Gentleman endeaVoredi tolpersuade her
out of the notion, of thus squanderinR
her hard-earned money, but to no pur-
pose. She persisted, and he finding her
so set in her way, wrote the letter hin-
self ordering the number. .fId.l.i5ifg Il,
The drawing took place some months
after, and the gentleman was surpr iSed
on reading the list to find that 6,S9l
was in reality the lucky number, and
thatit had absolutely drawn the irst
prize OF, $4,000. he was staggered for
q moment, but recovering reviewed the
situation. Mary was fine looking
girl, and with proper education and
training would make as good a lady as
the best. Really handsome, and pos
sessing all the vivacity, sprightliness
and quickness ofintelIect characteris-
tic of the Irish race, she only needed an
education to enable her to rank high in
society. Nature had done much for her,
and besides, she was the t1ndoubted
possessor of $10, 900, though she did not
know it. Suppose he should marry
her! The idea pleased him. and that
evening he took the preliminary steps.
de proposed she assured herself that
she was in earnest, accepted, Il and the
next morning they were privately mar
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So far so good. The next thing to
get hold ofgwas the SIC, 900. He deli
cately told her of her good fortune, and
asked for the ticket that he might send
It to Chicago and realize the greenbacks
thereon. Mary was astonished; not
only astontshed but sorry likewise was
the newly made husband onished
and sorry-when Mary informednhim
that it was true she did dream that
6,S91 would draw a prize, and that she
did want to send for 1t and had deter
mined to doiso; but that after the letter
was written; his arguments against lot
teries and his assurances that she was
throwing away her money, made such
an impression upon her that she tore
up the letter and repocke eteds her dollar.
-"Oh, what q fall was there Our
friend had a wife, but no $40, 600. Z, We
are glad TO be able 20 say that he acted
honorably. He did not go into spasms,
neither did he desert his bride! Y q
he was to some extent victimized,
but he determined to make the most of
it. He did not nbetraY his disapp point
ment, neither did he let her know how
muChYhe felt the loss of l3Ehat he had
inot,o but turned the matter off pleas
antly, as a high-toned gentlemen
would. B siij. los 3I'Tf : !.
| He discovered that he had an affection
for hiswife- more for her than for the
SIC, 000-a nd his plans were formed, on
the spot. The young wife is now at an
educational tnstttu ton in Michigan re-
ceiving the polish deemed necessary in
society, that she may move in the
sphere of which her husband is an Or
natnent, Sensible man y There its no
doubt that he has secured q good wife,
and II he missed in one lottery he drew
q pffzein another. So oimote it be,
~ Baso BaiI--sHoW 1t Il PIayed. Z III
The Brooklyn Eagle philosopher, in
his efforts to keep up with the 5amuse-
ments of the age, has slipt into base
ball sport, Il BE thus explains the sci-
ence of the game: siz'eaEiiiff's55 etif = -
The game is a great invention. 1t is
easily understood. ALI you have to do
II is All about the bali. x 4, ~ ~,
They also use a bat. The bat is a
club built on the model of the club
Barnum killed Capt. Cook with.
This is why the organization Is called
q club. u
One fellow takesa club and stands
on q line, and another stands in front