The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-18
AN About the king or Pain Man who
agl WIS ReeentIy In Wheeling. -
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From Lhe Cincinnati Commercial isi
We regret to- hear q rumot which
would indicate that the great destroyer
is by this time spreading hisuwings 70
the blast unimpeded. It Is stated that
the skiing of Pain". and Conqueror OF
Death has departed this life at Memphis;
that by some unexplained means, his
late subject has risen in rebellion
| against him, andsactually subjugated
him. Our readers cannot fail to reInem-
Der the distinguished sovereign, whose
advent here was so conspicuous and
auspicious. Adorned even as. was De-
lilah's love, he came, like CIeopatfa's
hero, to conquer. Those pale, classical
features, shaded by lengthy locks of in
limitable peurls, of raven blackness,
surely cannot have been forgotten.
He came with a flourish Of more than
martial musicz Coal black steeds drew
his chariot through our streets, and a
coal black contraband drew strains of
more than Norma-ike sweetness from
his melodious wind instrument. The
ed upon the flaming posters which dec
grated his carriage and described IN the
glowing language of inspired song the
virtues of his medical merchandise.
bis musical tones, while chanting in
Language the ideas which SO attracted
the populace, as he gracefully yended
his wares, none will forget, They are
indellbly stamped upon the memory.
The King OF Pain and Conqueror OF
Death was of most luxurious habits
/ He arose at noon, layed his dgits and
| features in perfumed waters, breakfast
\ ed at dinner time, inserted q genuine
| Havana between his pearly dentals, en-
cased his delicate hands in lavender
kids, mounted his chariot and condo
seconded to give to the gaping multitude
an opportunity to invest in his perfect
cure. The accumulationof of, filthy lucre
was evidently not his object. in hfe.-
With the instincts of Prince he scat
tered his 500 to q, 900 per day in the
most Industrious. manner. Languidly
and with a becoming base air he would
4 walk up to the faro table of a gaming
/ room, and invest a few hundreds in
''sblus chips" just as n starting "stake-"
He was a marvel at the Heall" of the
\ 'tdeal." ls,lti,.sy f.st.7g-l u al am,
an play,you open,' says,the King of
Pain cordfaily-s'a hundred on the ace,
IfiatAa hundred on the Jacob card, and
ahundred for ace-jack; a small decoction
of. whisky, my colored genius."r The
cards come Jack-ace; the elegant mon
arch of pain and subjugator of death
rises 81, 500 loser on the nights play,
. coolly lights another Hayana,, yaSns
YEARLY, but politely wishes the dealer
a very good night, and seeks his couch.
p. s, Since writing the foregoing, we
have heard that there is a probability
InaI the hlnS OF ram anu SouAuEIS vi VI
Death still lives TO bless mankind, and
beard the Royal Bengal; that even now
| his melodious organ Is probably graft
| tying the good people of New Orleans
with its enchanting strhins. 7S 40 =
WIDOWS vs., MAIpENs.=-A Richmond
papers says that young men arescarce
in that city, and maidens and widows
in search, of husbands, very plenty
Ths1atterseefns to be the most success
full, and the editor pleading in behalf Of
hemaidens, says, zstisg. "A, ta4 -
We do not think, in view OF. the great
scarcity of men, that it's fair for widows
ITO marryta second time, until all the
i young maidens have secured husbands.
The legislature ought to attend TO this
/ matter, aud protect the interests OF
young ladies, fop wfthoutfthea aid of le-
! gal ensctments, the widows are sure to
play the grab game. They viii there
fore have to be restrained by the strong
arm of the law, as was donein the early
colonial history of Virginia, when the
House of BurgesseS passed an act of
1 the Very character indicated. It was
found that all the young men imported
1 into the colony, were at once caught by
the widows, by superior wiles, and
strategems, without any chance being
/ allowed tni the modest and retiring
Lyoung maidens; so the Legislature took
the matter in hand, and will have to do
SO again. -4s--- Ga