The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-26
SUPPLYING CHICAGO.
Funny Scenes at the Distribution
of Clothing from, the TitusyiIle

Funny Scenes at the Distribution
of Clothing from the TitusyiIle
Box.
From the Titusville Herald.l
George Sherman distributed the gar
ments, while Mr.. Abbott, with an eve
to business, calmly stood by and checked
off each each article as it was given ont.
Among the first to appear was Il long
and heavily constructed individual,
whom Mr.. Sherman informed me was
LONG JOHN"
the Inventor OF the twelve-nch cigar
and the great Wessern farmer on the
Horace Greeley plan. :. John had lately
been reduced TO poverty 10y following
too closely the rules Of agriculture as
laid down in What | Know About
Farming" and what little remained the
fire had destroyed. He was attired in a
double eighteen foot army blanket,
through which he had cut stovepipe
holes for his arms, and which, though
Of unusual size, only covered his person
as far down as his knees, while couple
of sections of eight inch stovepi pc
served as trousers. and his manly
bosom was covered with a manhead
to a Wood Il Mann boiler. As Mr..
Sherman handed the elongated agricul-
turist a suit of clothes which were for
merly worn by Fred Hepp, OF your city,
| observed two tears chase each other
down his person and disappear in his
castiron breeches below. Long John
stepped over 10 the tower OF the water
works, which is the only structure
standing that will permit him to as
sumo an upright position, and shortly
after reappeared, with a smile extend,
ing across three sections Of his counte-
nance. His coat looked like doll
jacket on the Cardiff Giant while his
pantaloons answered the purpose OF the
traditonary fig leaf of Biblical history.
Sherman offered to give him a larger
suit, but the ex-Mayor of Chicago said
mo! this is enough; it is not so deep a.
an oil we'll nor so broad as barn door,
but twill answer.
At that moment
THE STORY TELLER OF THE TINES
was seen pirouetting down the street,
executing pas de SsuL, and standing on
one toe on the corners, attired as are
the coryphees in the Black Crook
Noticing that the chilling winds Of Oc.
tober were whistling too cheerily
through his gauzy garments, | APP
preached him and offered him my over
coat, but with laugh OF scorn he
waltzed away like the autumn leaves
| was afterwards informed that this
most unfortunate editor OF the Times
had, by strange faulty, received as
his wardrobe an old cast-off suit OF
Lydia Thompson which, among other
articles, HAD been forwarded from New
York. The effect Of this attire was
most melancholy, as ever since he had
appeared wearing the habiliments of
the beautiful blonde his mind and
feet appeared to wander continually, and
he imagined himself an actress.
A gentleman then stepped up to the
Disbursing committee whom Mr.. Sher
man greeted warmly as
MR.. MEDILI..
lie said he did not want much Of
ANYTHING in the line of clothing, as he
was chuck tull Of Western grit in
tact, he had enough about HIM to 90
at once into the grindslone business,
but ont of respect to his opponents OF
the Times he "had concluded to put on
pair of pants, though if there were any
more destitute than himself he would
limit his entire WARDROBE to a stovepipe
hat with red feather in il. He walk
ed lesurely down street, holding a
headless flour barrel around bis person
for an overcoat, and reappeared half an
hour later in an old white hat and pair
of baggv trowsers, hitche,t up with a
piece Of tow string. One leg Of his
neither garments gave him much
trouble, as it kept hitching mp nearly
to his knee, and after huttering
there for moment would fall back
around his foot only to jump up again
a few minutes later. In vain did he
seek to ascertain the cause of this I'M
ruliness on the part OF the punt leg,
until Mr.. Sherman discovered the mon
ogram II. G. worked in green worsted
on the seat. This explained it. The
clothes had formerly belonged to the
philosopher OF the other Tribune and
the nervous condition of the off hind
leg was only the force OF the habit
which had always been accustomed to
find a bootleg on which to RESI-, and
would not be comforted without. The
gritty editor pulled one boot upon the
limb, the punt leg flew up with jerk
into its accustomed place, and all was
lovely.
| POTTER PALMER
was then observed hurrying down
back alley, neatly, but flashily attIred
in a couple of "gunny sacks for I'M
meptionables, while base drum over
his shoulders but lily concealed the
beating OF his heart, and with an empty
mackerel kit over his head. Brlny
tears dripped from his eyes at every
step, but he said it was owing to the
mackerel Juice that kept dripping III his
ewes and mouth, and though heavy
rain had been falling all night, he said
he had not been so dry for years.
After drinking bucket of soup to al!ay
his thirst, he stepped up to the Titusvll!e
box and asked Tor few articles OF
clothing. The first garment handed
out was a pair of bran new pants that
had originally been intended for Uncle