The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-16

MNckOcheek Valley, IN Logan county,
nclIr the town Of West Liberty, and LETT u
large estate, which ] suspect Don 10 have
Ind too much. good nature TO have In
creased in acres.
Don Piatt would have made an equally
good novelist or playwright II he Ind not
been an easy and humorous OiI.hAnd
sneaker, and 80 popular with people gene.
rally that he never could sit still long
enough. lie has been, on the humorous
side Of the free trale movement, what
Ebenezcr Elliott was to the same move
mcnt in EngIandi--R popular expOundCr
and satirist about 1t. His experience Is u
wide and animated one, and his friends
desire no truer or stronger sylnpAtllizer or
supporter. There join Us around the
punch.bOwl, Stillson and snack Gull
Tough, the former tall, dAZ2lLng.dark
COmplcxiOncd gentleman, the latter u
small, higll-hCaded young man, both lively
writers, and capable Of fighting their
corners"
JOHN KITS.
Here is a wonder of the world coming ;
an old man, 1OS years old born IN the
year 1769,-John Kits, Of the city Of
Baltimore. Grandfather, you who arC
white with the snow Of seventy years, do
YOU feel that you Irc ln infant beside John
Kittsy lie was big grown boy, when
the Declaration Of Independence WIS
written and pronounced. lie WINS one Of
the men in line on tho clay sleeps Of York.
town. At the battle of Ross, fought
before Baltimore, he was half u century
old. He has been today TO the White
House and to Congress, walking upon tho
arm Of a great great grandcllild; think of
that Five generations ago resting alive
upOn the peFpctuatcd blood Of itself, look.
ing through tho eyes md the loves Of five
successive marriages to where It lives still
In tho ruddy blush Of youth: this isa
living leaf out Of tho book Of Genesis.
The old man speaks to us kindly, and tells
with pride Of how Congress voted him the
freedom Of the floor, mud how he shook
tic hand of the President today, saying:
"Str, have scOn and shaken hands
with every President of this country, from
Washington, tho first. am too old To
live 10 sneak with another. feel happy,
sir, to sec my country that was born four
teen years alter myself, great ind glorious
and preserved, under your keeping"
TIlk Of tho Wandering Jew Here IS
theme for moro cheerful Sue, the
Wandering PAtriot, come to sNy:
"LOrd, now lettoSt thou thy servant de-
part in peace; for mine eyes have seen thy
glory" '.
Tic face and eyes of the well-prcservcd
old man haunt mo NIL tho evening, looking
OuL Of their antiquity with the undmmcd
lustro of u pair Of jewels set in the sock
cts OF II skull. lie should have some con-
ccption Of what eternity might he, W ho
lMs lived so long pAst Time. There he
rests in his chair, watching lis out Of tho
other century, the American "Old Parr,"
us you know, WIS tic British Mclllusalch,
155 years old, who lived IN the reigns Of
ten sOvCrcigIlS Edward w., Edward v,
Richard Ill, Henry VII, Henry VIII,
Edward VI, Mary Elizabeth, James l.,
and CllarlcsI. The biography Of John
Kits will extend from within ten years Of
the capture Of Wolfe at Quebec perhaps
to the centennial anniversary Of American
Independence
When Mr.. Kits was on the floor oil
Congress many of the members looking ut
him grew suddenly very cheerful. Ono
of the Democrats being interrogatctl MS 10
the CAUSE Of his joy said:
"Well! when look nj the old INN and
sec how long II Is possible to live, the
fear of HI becomes m indefinite post
pOnemcnt."
SOME LADIES.
Ascending again 10 the tlrNwing.rOOm,
we perceive TINT it Is crowded with men
and women, and lOcomOtlOn is quite chi
barrasscd In one corner II little room
has been scO0ped out for II COlilliOn, and
IOur sets are dancing, with Il score Of
idIcrs looking on. The dresses Of the III
dies are often expensive and elaborate, mlt
little iCwclry Is worn this winter, flowers
being substituted. Some of tho dresses
arc worn very low, and 10 Il modest man
it Is embarrassing to talk to some Indies ut
NIL. If you look up It seems TO indicate n
want Of courage. If you look sideways 1t
seems to he timidity, and If you look down
you arc afraid of seeming vulgar. We
men will never get over this sort Of COW.
ardicc tillwo change our religion, or grow
very old, bold and brazcn but the ladies
got over it years ago. It's q barc'ncckcd
century.
Let us note some pretty ladies: There
Is John LOgan's daughter, graceful and
healthy blonde, with IN amiHble address,
wearing pink illusion. There is General
Ncgleys fAir.hairc1 bride, the perfection
of good color, sweetness and hGariness.
There is group of nc-looking married
ladies, all Vfrginfans, from Lynchburg, In
termarricd with New England men, Mrs.
Daniel Low, wife Of the uncle Of A. 4.
Low, Of New York; Mrs. T. Q. Robbins,
and their widowed sister; u finer set Of
heads and tilccS Gun bC shown by no Nris-
tocracy. There Is Mrs. Carl SEIZURE, Il
young, robust, and beautiful woman, with
dark eyes and lnir, imposing figure, and
sweet cOuntcnAnce, very unlike the Ger
nan race; she Is q native Of the rich city
Of Hamburg, and Schurz seems very
proud Of her There Is Mrs Bclknap, in
equal contrast with her husband, who is
bearded like some Of RGubcn's sunny
gods, while she Is dark, tall, and Of soft
tints and tender, deep eyes. There Is
Miss Mary FOrncy, u Chil(l.likc, interest.
ing ilauglltcrIy girl, capable Of capturing
heart, rs l believe she Inns done, for
good. There Is the bright daughter of
that sQuNre.shonldercd old Democratic
editor, Wash McI.anc, Of Cincinnati.
There il II fine couple, N. II. Carpenter,
bullock Of flesh and force, with wife
much smaller and swcctcr. There are
two Of Secretary Ncwton's daughters,
peculiar girls in complexion, with olive
and rose skins, and wonderful eyebrows
and lasFcs, black and soft rs crows wings,
hut fond Of each other and interesting.
There Is Blanche Butler, q rather frNil
hut fine and true.looking girl, somewhat
like the former Kate Chase, but not so
Snirjfuekle md substituting tor Mrs,