The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-11-12
NICKNACKS.

train Arrives nice young man Jumps
of and kisses the best looking girl at
the depot, under the mistake, as he
says, that she 10 his sister. He apollo
gIzes so nicely that the girls are getting
so they look for him regularly.
ONE Of the newspapers mentions the
case Of q gentleman who married per.
son on account OF the vigorous manner
In which she welded sweeping brush.
Some other persons have married for
reasons equally extraordinary. Judge
Hugh Breckenridge, OF the Supreme
Court OF Pennsylvania, the witty Au-
thor OF "Modern Chivalry," whilst
riding through Westmoreland county,
Pa, saw a young girl who was going
out 10 milk the COWS, place her hand on
the top rail- OF q fence, and spring over.
n you can do that again, my girl, |
will marry you.' The girl did so. The
Judge dismounted, saw the parents Of
the girl, and told them that he would
undertake the education OF their daugh.
ter and afterwards marry her, which
was done. The late Colonel G. A., OF
Pittsburgh, declared that he fell In love
with his wife from seeing the hearty
manner In which she ate ham aud eggs
Ut q hotel In western Pennsylvania, ri
which they were both break fasting. He
said to himself: THAT is the woman for
mep
MIR. BRRCKINRIDdE and Humphrey
Marshall met at Paris, Kentucky, last
week. The former told the latter war
story which he had heard related,
which hits or General Marshall's I'm.
mense size: When General Marshall
heard that General Pegram Intended
entering Kentucky with his command,
he felt as ifhls own preserves were be-
Ing peached upon, and sent word 10
PeRram that he must not come into the
Slate. Pegram replied that he was
preparing, and intended 10 enter Ken.
lucky at once. Marshall declared that
y he did he would have 10 pass over his
(marshalps) dead body. Whereupon
Pegram responded that that would be
too much TO expect OF his artillery, but
II he found the obstacle In his way he
would Immediately tunnel through.
WASHINGTON IRvINa related that be
was once riding with rOm Moore In the
streets OF Paris, when the hackney
coach went suddenly into a deep rut,
out OF which 1t came with such joltus
to send their pates bump against the
roof. by Jove, PVe got il" cried Moore,
clapping his hands with great glee.
Got whal2' said Irving. Why said
the poet, that tUord I've been hunting
for for six weeks, to complete my last
song. That rascally driver has jolted 1t
out OF me.'
A YANKEE NoTToN.-There IL no
foundation for the statement that an
English gentleman visiting at Niagara,
cast his eye over the Fall and has been
from cataract ever since. The
rumor arose from the fact that when
the gigantic mass Of descending fluid
fell upon his gaze II rather made his
eye water.-F'HH.;
WHEN Cough goes lecturing he takes
writing desk filled with p0per and
envelopes, and writes letter to his
vile every day. and she also sends one
10 him. He also has private secre-
tary or attendant with him, whose du-
ties, among other things, that OF waking
up the distinguished lecturer from his
afternoon nap. The latter takes only
one square meal" per day, din-
ner; for breakfast and supper he has a
light diet, say tea with bread and but.
ter. About 8 p. N he take a nap, and
sleeps Till the "last minute" Were be
not Obliged to get up by some one de-
termtned to do II, he would sleep till
nine O'Clock. But one OF the greatest
OF his peculiRritles 10 the way he puts
on different suits OF clothes throughout,
three or four times day. 1t Is one for
the morning, another for dinner, a third
FOR supper, a fourth for the lecture, and
q nth when he returns home. A cup
OF Tea, and then he is ready to talk and
joke till midnight.
BARTLETT JACKSON, a colored gen.
tleman who secured his freedom dur.
Ing the war, and who has grAyitated
Northward by degrees, has the iollows
Ing card In the Schenectady papers:
II now possess unequaled facilities In
the boot'blacklng profession and en-
ployment In that line ls respectfully
and earnestly solicited. Beside a boot
that have blackened even 'old SOP
appears at disadvantage, and pale
Luna grows black In the face. The
splendor Of my work is In eyerybody's
mouth. and will yet be boot black
laureate TO the King OF SIAM"
A TRAVELLER lately arrived by rail.
way at q locality not far from the Bsr-
lin frontier. and went 10 q hotel, which
we refrain from naming. Dinner being
ready and his appetite keen, he took
his place forthwith at the table d'hote,
depositinR his carpet bag on the chair
beside him. On calling for his bill he
was surprised to find In It, Dinner. for
two.' His complaint was met by the
observation that as his carpet bag had
occupied the place Of u guest lie was
bound TO bear The inkeeper's loss.-
Very well; be 1t 30. He paid tho bill
without further remark, and went
about his affairs In Belgium. A few
days afterwards he returned to the same
town and went 10 the same hotel, Un-
taught by his previous lesson, he
would not part with his inseparable
carpet bag, but again placed II on The
chair beside him. This time, however,
Il was opGn.mouthed, and OF every
dish that was offered TO It's master the
carpet bag received Its share-now the
wing OF duck, then a bit OF beef and
then a dainty slide OF ham. The guests
wondered, but said nothing; the inn.
keeper did ut last venture to remon-
strate. Sir, said the traveller, the last
time / was here paid for my carpet
bags dinner, although 1t ate nothing.
But II its appetite Is improved to-day,
you cannot complain Of my indulging
it,