The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-25

The GROUND Hoe DEAD.-A friend Of
ours-we know he's friend from
remark he makes-sends US the follow
ing. 1t will be seen that he avoids all
concealment and signs his full and we'll.
known name to his note. Every one
who reads his communication will at
once see the eternal fitness of things
in the signature. We respectfully sub
NIT that we were not the immediate or
remote cause oftne Ground Hog death.
We didn't even know he was dead. We
ask our correspondent if he believes. ir
view of the terrible snow storm that
prevailed on Saturday morning, that g.
II. is really dead, or is only playing
possum? We have prayed for the little
cusses' demise most fervently, believing
that he alone caused the cold weather.
He would see his shadder, confound
him, .on the twoth Of February, and the
result has been a good deal Of weather
since. But hear what "a Liar" puts
forth as truth:
SPRING OF 1872, !
OFFICE, March %.
tn Mr. ,Sp;ysns. ESQ, COL and A. d. C..
ofys local column ofthe Register Regi-
ment, Gen. Lew. Baker Commanding.
You ,tngrateful wretch:
Icannot find words G have perused
"Webster's Unabridged" for two hours)
to express my indignation against you,
you sacreligious cuss yo,T you, who are
so innocent that butter won't melt IN
your mouth; you, whose in.nosense is so
apparent, when l tell you, confound
YOU, sir, that you killed tie Ground Hog.
Yes, sir, killed him. Killed him, sir
to benefit Billy Chambers and his
brother. What did you get for that
lob, coal or money, and how much y
you poor, miserable cuss you. Last
year you made a joke init my friend. the
Hog, by saying that he was humbug,
and not at all reliable, over which the
poor thing grieved so that it came out
of its hole on the % day OF February
A. D. 1872, and took one last, long
lingering, sad, farewell look on this
wicked world Of ours, retired and dreu
the hole in after him, and there died on
the 29th day OF February, 1872. after q
lingering illness of q days, caused by
your base ingratitude, and all for what
Because YOU wanted to stuff your peck
cts with greenbacks by making Billys
coal sell rapidly during the weather
occasioned by your internal spring, al
Won are pleased to term it. You talk
about mans inhumanity to mar" you
by your greedy blindness, you have
male l0.0O2, 43l persons mourn, (calcu
lation made after the same manner thai
sewing machine agents now make them,
You have truly been a searcher o.
pockets, (it has cost me forty-five dollars
for coal during this ground hog wealth
er.) I'll get even with you for 1t, see
it don't. Reliable reports just received
from Marshall county prove my a'ser
ton to be correct. The Ground Hog il
no more, all owingto your blackguard'
ism. You may have succeeded in
making the winter last all summer so
tina. Billy and his brother may help
you ont of the ridiculous position as
sumed by YOU that their coal lhine
might prove gold mine. You Hoped so,
and now we have your explanation by
the sudden death of my dear friend. If
it lasts all summer corn and potatoes
can't grow, and if corn don't grow there
will be no pork, and-pause! !! young
man, ha! hal! hall will be reueng'
ed. 1t takes corn to make pork, II
takes pork to make bogs-head. To
make kanoRen salate you must trap
potatoes, and if you get any more katto
fen salate and souced hegshead to chew
/ will cheeriully subscribe myself
A LIAR.