The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-12-31
ltisCELl.AsEoUs sIAiTERs.
Josh Billings makes the fOllowlD
remark;

Josh Billings makes the following
remark:
An individual tew be a aue gentle,
man has either got lew be born 30 oil
DO brought up TO 1t from infancy; he
kant learn suddenly emmy more than
he can learn tew talk lnIin korrecily by
practlcing on u t0mAhawk. 'H7t.
The Washington Globe publishes q
list OF Representative with their Post
ofice address, occupation and resi-.
dence in Washington. The following
occupations are represented TO the
members set down: Lawyers, 1lsi
mahumclufers, II; Farmers, l6i
Merchants, 10; Editors, 8, baldwin
Blaiue, Brooks, GettZ, Glossbren,
nerG Printers, 2, Ella and Var
HornE Coal Operator, !; general busl
ness, 3; bankers, 4; lumberman, 2
physician, 1; ratlroad manager, l, hor'
liculturist, /; real estate agent, /; hotel
Keeper, l; clergymen, !, (PileG civil
engineer, l; and just one gentleman
Adams, OF Ky.)
DR. Arnold once lost all patience
with a dull scholar, when the pupil
looked up in his face and said: "why
do you speak angrily, sirG Indeed
am doing the best can" Years aftet
the doctor used to tell the story 10 biz
children, and say: ~ never felt Sc
ashamed In all my life. That look
and that speech | have never forgot.
ten." T f}l
Owing to the fashion Of making
rich and costly preSentsto the bride be.
coming SO general, and also to the fact
thatit Is now expected of people accept.
ing an invitation to attend a wedding,
that they should bring presents, the
number of "regrets" has increased to an
alarming extent. To remedy this state
OF things, the custom Is now being In
trOduced In New York OF putting at
the bottom OF Invitations: "No pres.
ents will be- received except from rela-
tlves." There Is an establishment III
New York that makes business ol
renting out to wedding parties silver
plated ware and other knick.knacks,
10 enable the bride to make big
show.
"A gentleman by the name OF Rogers
called on General Grant a few days
ago, and In the course of conversation
asked him what he thought OF Han.
cocks New Orleans order. The Gene
raj paused, gazed gravely into vacancy
for moment, and replied:
"Well, Rogers, i'll 20 to Europe next
Summer, you may take that black
horse Of mine and use hun while rnI
gone. He's first rate under the saddle,
and troLs good to buggy. III tell
Jim TO let you have him whenever you
want him."
"rhunk you, General, thank you,''
said the Obliged but still lnquisiLive
Rogers. "But think that was q good
order-don't your"
"YOu1l find good Mcclellan sal
die In the stable" was the Generals
response.
Rogers gave 1t up in disgust.
-AcOrreSpondent OF II Cincinnati pa-
per, talking about Dickens, says that in
1867, when Horace Greeley was iu Lon
don, he sent Dickens letter OF intro
duction from New York friend, Dick.
ems did not call on Il. G., but sent him
a note. asking Greeley to drop in upon
him at the office of AL The Year Round,
whenever he could make 1t convenient.
or course Greeley never visited him,
nor has he called upon Dickens since
his arrival in America. The same wri.
ter tells, In connection, this story OF
L0ngiellOw and Bulwer: Longfallow
visited London when he was young aud
comparatively obscure. He bore u let.
ter Ol introduction TO Bulwer from
Lewis Gaylord Clark. Calling ut Bul.
wer's residence, he met the novelist up.
on the steps, just going out, aud there
presented Ills letter. Bulwer barely
glanced AZ the siguAture-said testify :
mir. Cllrk has no such acquaintance
with me as authorizes him TO introduce
any one" and then cooly walked away.