The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-03
LETTER FROM 60. SHAW :"

LETTER FROM 60. sHA -"
The Weaiher-The Ground H0E-Tbs
FeniRns-TEs kentaeky Election
The Veto
Special Correspondence OF the Registsr)
CovINGTON, KY, Feb "a, &c
Editors of the Register
Possessing neither the penetrating in.
quisitiveness of Mr. P Pry, that gentle
man of umbrella notoriety, nor the bust
ness facilities of the city collector, l have
been unable to CLEAN sufficient items to
make letter interesting before the pres
ent time. | might OF course have writ.
ten about that every day topic the wealth
er, but even that has been so bad that it
was scarcely worth speaking about The
quaint youth who remarked that eth
e-r was the worst spell OF weather he
ever saw, would have been justified in
accepting the abbreNiation bad as it IS,
had he resided here during the last
tonr weeks; for it "rained, blew, snew
and friz," once on an average during
every twenty four hours of that time
The first bird of spring (the ground hog)
disployed his usual sagacity, by getting
scared at shadows this year, and re-en-
tering the bowels of the earth made
a rhyme unto the ground hog, ldddatory
of his shrewdness, which is cheerfully
submitted.
Oh. the ground hog is a handsome bird
And he comes on the FeberTery day,
And he looks at the sky with his little old eye
IS any little ground hog may
And he says to himself does this ground hog
Them shaddeTs is orful plain
So he takes his box of paper collars
And toddes under ground again
Wherein that ground hog acts mfg ghty sharp
And Ill tell you the reason why,
II he brought his dry goods out of the cellar
I would be root little hog or die
Rest easy, G H., during the good time
coming; may no enthusiastic Nimrod
drive you from your native lair, $50 TO
speak) with a sharp stick.
Ihave recently attended meetings of
both wings of the Finnegan army, s"
both claiming to be the centre in the
good city of Porkopolis The first call of
the Brotherhood according to Roberts,
Sweeney & Co, was little the largest
gathering that | ever attended, although
i have been at a couple of respectable
hangings, and have seen camp meeting
or so. where there was more than a few
people. 1t was also the most enthusiastic
turn out that ever witnessed, and every
word that fell from the lips Of the ora
tors. of sympathy for Ireland and hos
tility to j Bull, was applauded to the
echo The Mahoney faction was de-
nounced, COT course and immediate
action over the border advised, The
sneaker also said that great things
Eould I've did at no distant day. and as |
rather liked their several styles, I con.
structed an ode expressly for them, which
when Ireland is free from the centre to
the sea- expect TO receive all due
credit.
Boys are yees coming does yees not hear the
drunmin
The Green Isl e is waitin tor you TO begin
Or, will ye be laggards ye spalpeens and biag
CARDS,
And shirk all the glory which now you nj gh,
We can march INTO Canada slaughter them am
day,
D-iye the BIZ Lion clane home 10 the throne
ana after We ve met them ana daceutly BET
We il get dt We want him king OF our own.
Inst as | had got the old machine
wound up to the proper pitch OF excite
ment the bottom came out of the darned
thing, and let down one of the purtiest
nornss ever manufactured in modern
times df lido say it myself The meet
ing of the o'Mahoneyites, though not
anite so large, was equally as cheer.
mo. George Francis Train was
advertised as one of the delineators
of Irish independence, but by some
mishap the train missed the con-
nectiou. and didn't get to the station IN
time. The speakers on this side Of the
question we're not quite so bitter as the