The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-09-07

the charms of beauty. He is constant
ly in love aud continually in trouble.
Love has ripped his gilzard, and by
his persistent attentions he hoped to
plane" down any objections his souls
enslaver might have had to him, and
eventually Join" her to himself.
His divinity, Arabella Clarissa Temp
kins, lives with her mother, who pre-
sides over the chateau, where Poppleton
wrestles with his daily hash, within the
corporate limits of Wheeling. The
gushing Clarissa Arsbella seems tohave
made up her mind to accept only a
better style Of board" than any Pop
pleton could offer her. But he, hold
ing a high opinion Of his own merits
and qualifications, judged that her cool
ness towards hun came OF the natural
shyness or coquetry Of the sex, and
that when it came to the scratch she
vould throw her arms around his
shoulders, slobber on his neck adm
gently MARBLE in dove like tones in his
ear "Me own; me be-luved!
Poppleton had noticed with aversion
that journeyman shoemaker named
Singles, who also boarded atthe house
of tie divine Arabella Clarissa's moth
er, was very sweet on the young lady.
Potts regarded Singles with feelings OF
disgust. He dispised Singles. He
felt as if it would produce feeling OF
extatic joy in his breast if he could
place Singles under his heel like a pc.
tato bug and gr-r-r-rind him to impal-
pable powder. He hated Singles.
Blow Singles!
One evening last week, after ArabeIla
Clsrissa and Singles returned from an
excursion to one Of our confectioneries,
where Singles had expended three
pair of "half-soles" and a pair of "foot-
ers" in the purchase Of ice cream, the
iron entered the soul Of Potts, and he
determined to brihg mattersto focus
at once. A desperate resolve had en-
tered the mind of ~Poppleton, and
gloomy but terrible he wandered off to
his couch to dream out the particulars.
When the blushing Aurora came
dancing over the hill tops, bringing
with her sunlight and joy, Poppleton
arose aud went out in the execution of
his fell purpose. He purchased bot"
tie oflsudanum and poured about half
of it out, then returning to the mansion
de Tompkins. he laid himself out on
the cellar door, holding the bottle with
the laudanum label on it in his hand.
There will be a scene when she
comes out and finds me dead" muir.
INJURED Poppleton to himself. "Her
heart will be we'll nigh broken. Her
sobs will effect me deeply, but l will
bear the anguish as best can until she
has confessed her love for me, and l
can recover and ask her to pardon the
deception" Thee he closed his eyes
and composed his features that ne
might pass for sure enough dead
man" '~---~-~--> ,--
He did not have to wait long before
|thedivlne Asbella Clariasa came out,
broom in hand, to sweep the steps and
sidewalk. She gave him q poke or two
in the ribs with the broomstick, and
finding that he didn't move, she called
out:
Mother, mother, here's Pop Potts
coiled up on our cellar door. Come and
see what the matter.
"He's drunk. | guess, ssid Mrs.
Tompkins.
"No; | declare il the fool hain't
gone and pizened hisself. Here's a
bottle of laudanum in his hand. Why
couldn't the cussed fool 20 somewhere
else to dieY
GLOW very natural he looks, said
Mrs. r.
"He looks about as well as he ever
did" said Arabells Clarissa, and that
not saying much for his beauty. He
couldn't hold candle to Johnny Snig.
giles"
While this was going on the other
boarders, hearing OF Potts death, came
out, and with them Singles. He pro-
posed to go at once for justice, have
an inquest held and get the poor devil
under ground as soon as possible. To
this Mrs. Tompkius objected. She
didn't want the coroner's jury tramping
through her clean house and the news
paper reporters telling all about the
affair.
mo. no. dear Singles" said Ara
bella Clarisss, "just drag the nasty
creature to the vacant lot there and
then you can wash your hands of the
whole matter"
Singles took the corpse by the feet
to do as he was directed when Popple-
ton dealt him kick on the bottom
button Of bis vest that shut him up like
jack knife. The women shrieked as
they saw the gallant Singles going end
ovar end ont into the Outter ponnleton