The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-04
New work. b, New Authors.

The Atlantic Monthly for February
has very interesting story entitled
"rhe Man Who Stole q Westinghouse.
IL is understood among the literdh that
-, distinguished member of the West
Virginia Senate will contribute to the
March number of that journal COM
uanion-tale, TO be called "The Man
Who Stole a Hog: A Narrative Of Per
sonal Experiences" There is no living
writer who is better qualified than this
honorable member, to discourse intelli-
gently upon such topic. He will
doubtless bring to the performance of his
task a rare fund of personal knowledge
and the results Of his researches in this
Department of science will be set forth
with all the skill of n practised hand.
As a word painter, this author may be
Justly called the Hogarth of letters.
His pen (not a pig-pen, but q veritable
quill from 1.-THE fretful porkupine") will
he welded in genuine Baeonian style,
but while bristleing with philosophical
dis0uisition his work will not be entire
lv devoid of literal fact. Although not
the same man who bought the "pig in
poke" he knows all about pokin' pig,
as his neighbors can testify. 1t will be
paving him poor compliment to say that
he will merely give his readers a full
complement of pork.
When this remarkable tale, ont of
which a whistle cannot be made since 1t
is pigs tale, shall have been conelu-
ded, another contribution will be made
to tie same periodical by prominent
member of the House of Delegates. 1t
will be forthcoming as soon as he can
he released from his arduous duties as
leader of the House, = position to which
he was sentenced Oh account of q mis-
take he once made in the baggage busi-
ness.
His production will be called 1.-The
Man Who Stole the Carpet ,ack, or the
Woes of Whisky Victim" This story
will not be 81 much "an over true tale
as an ovcr-coat tale, a garment Of this
kind appearing and then rapidly disap-
pearing under the authors manipula-
tions. The progress of this narrative
will show change of ownership in .
change of raiinent, aud its close viii
disclose o recapture of the clothes il
the carpet-sack and the CONSERVATION
of the thief at finding some heavy sr
rearages footed up with stern seyerit!
by the carpet-sick owner. The latter
gentleman, unwilling to permit his ad
versary's efforts to be bootless, present.
him with a pair of boots, and ther
takes them away from him.
This operation he repeats sew
eral times. The story concludes with q
description of an indictment by Crane
Jury, aud n defense by perjury. Thi'
remarkable narration will be prefixet
by portrait of the author, victimizet
by Ironton whisky. bad-scented tip
pie. Under its influence he is seen t.
enter . stste-roOm on a steamboat an(
there illustrate the poets idea of 1
skunk in chicken-coop, stealing ant
giving oior." This portrait is know
10 be srcnrate, rs it was taken from
life, and on the spot. Some other or
tieles were taken at the same time, bu
they have since been returned. Th'
accomplished authors of whose works
we have given . brief sketch have
promised us large list of new subscri
bers for this notice, astl We are satisfied
they will be forthcoming.