The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-02-02

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APIKE's PEAK ExCURsIoN-"GAMIN"
on THE our city, as ineyery
other, is a class of boys whom Victor
Hugo SO expressively styles gd1ni'i.
Daily and hourly they can be seenat all
public plaees-at the hotels-at the
whnrves-on the steamboats-on the
cars-evorywhere and any wherein
all sorts of probable and improbable
places-doing what they can, how they
can, and tho best way they can-always
working with an eye single to theaequi-.
sition OF that almighty cent in the
struggle for which their elders set them
such fine example. They arethe first
to hear OF robbery or a fight-the first
to see fre-the first into a show or
circus, and the last ont. They fish, hunt,
nkate. and, we say 1t with a snd heart,
sometimes lie and steal and swear, and al
4rdVs smoke. They are ever open
for PROPOSITIONS for enterprise-never
behind hand In any thing that may nd-
vance their interest. Every new phase
and feature of fashionTeyery new
new t,slang'1is readily and quickly
crStSon. They are an "institution,' de-
eidedly and emphAtically, and to ig-
more their presence would be as foolish
ms 10 attempt 10 correct their habits.
or n few OF this class in our city
shall wo speak particularly this
morning. Our subjects recently It, seems
have been Investing their small change
acquired in all sorts OF styles-ln
s'diIne noyels.n Those selected were of
the "hunter" and "trnpPern style
those illustrated on the back with
hand-to-hand encounters between the
s'hero" and Ave or six Indians--or a
terrible nfIrny with n whole drove of
bufIaloes,-in which the "hero" always
comes Off victorious. Tho reading of
these books for week AFTER week bore
its appropriate fruit. Indian fighting,
hunting and trapping became the am
bitIon OF the members OF our ntile
SQUAD of 7dHlfR. Who can say what
castles in the air they built-what
dreams Mt night they had, with
the central figures of scores OF bold
hunters represented by themselves
Fully possessed with an idea of the
magnificent splendor OF tho life IN
question, about which they hndl been
reading SO long and 30 much, our he
roes determined that they would repair
10 tho fhr west, that bright spot of the
hunter. Accordingly, on Saturday
morning five of them resolved TO start
nfoot ON an overland journey to the
far west. Armed with nn old pistol
and a knife-the Joint stock of the COM
pnny, purchased with the company
find-our youthful adventures started
in.the noFnfnr on the national road on
foot for pixies Peak" Not much OF a
Journey, it must be confessed, under
some circumstances, but for hSe small
boys, aged respectively from ten TO
twelve years, guile an undertaking.
FILLED. however, with a high resolve,
an indomitabIe perseverance, and, 10
Hny the least of Ii, a great deal of pluck,
our heroes marched along bravery
enough for about five miles, when one
of the number gave out, sat down on
the road side, and gave himself up 70
tears. Deaf TO the entreaties-aye, even
ridicule-of his more persevering COM
rades, No. concluded to back out, and
was LETT by the way side TO mark the
route OF the party. The four remRin-
ing members of the party, not awed or
discouraged by so nnpropitious q cir
eumstance, trudged on cheerfully until
thew reached within = mile OF ST. Cl0irS-
willie. Here No. . gave out, and was
abandoned to his fate by his comrades.
The three remaining heroes made their
Iyny on into st. Clairsville, distant from
our city ten miles, where they held a
council of war, and amer duo consid-
erstion of the whole matter after re-
dsctins, ON the absence of provender-
the sesreity of fands-the Indictment
Hxeather-to say nothing of the dis
tanca yet 10 be traSeled-con-
Guided. without dissenting voice,
~ return 10 the city, where they arriv-
"a early ON Sunday morning, tired
HUNGRY. cold. and wiser=no doubt-if
not Better boys. They iwere sdonb.less
reeeiyed with open arms by adelighied
narentaVe. Their fond dreams ABOUT
Hood Indians NAV, have vanished over
her breNl lasts; but we opine that there
were some atS,dshed bears still IN the
nroSramme. We hope they We're All
rfhinped soundIy and semitic SUNDAY
Seheoi-and that their future visi ions Of
oiory. while they may be more modeStS
NAV be more fully realized Ids g 9