The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-07-28
BLoBBs, BIOGRAPHIES.
Elves OF great men all remind %,
We can make our lives subhme.F

81 we can MAKE oI N0oob
Blobbs rushed into our Office a few
days since with his eye in fine frenzy
rolling. His hair, which curls like q
barn door hinge, standing straight up
in The air, and the foam from his last
glass OF beer hanging in heavy drops
from his ipoustache. I'D
"Spiv, old man. I've got a grand
ides," he said. 81 propose to write oc-
caaoDal biogs ofthe fathers Of the Re
public. know 'em all, every one OF
them, from Jim Rogers and George
LETTERS down to Charles Carroll, OF Car
roltop, who was the youngster Of the
party. How do you think the old thing
would work?'
Throwing up our spectaeles and
brushing our hair out Of our eyes, we
turned a face all radiant with smiles
upon our friend and said "go it, sonney,
90 il. Thou knowest the needs Of the
hour dost thou not?"
II dost," be replied, and busted.
Yesterday We received the following :
The aubject Of this biographical
sketch is the immortal franklin. Oh,
how well 1knew the immortal ssge and
philosopher. He never wrote a book
about farming, nor trimmed his cucum-
Der vines with ajsck plane. No, no,
be devoted his spare time to Jersey
lightning and sawdust pudding. /
think can see him now at the time be
made his first appearance in Philadel-
phia, with loaf OF bread under each
arm, asking Jim Rodgers il he could
tell him where he could get drink.
,a, YesGFrankhn and we're intimate
Often have we sat tor hours in pious
and philosophical discourse. Ben, q
always called him Ben for short and ]
and bottle OF pure old bourbon, and
after fonr or FIVE drinks it was wonderful
how he would shed his coat and spread
himself in philosophical way. He
told me once, that he wac, theoretical
", q cold-Hater man, but practically it's
too thin.
He was heavy on point Of etiquette.
Etiquette was his strong suit. He
would never refuge q drink for fear il
might hurt some ones feelings. have
read his Poor Richard maxine, but
thew haven't printed them all. He used
to say, Never refuse a drink-it costs
money, aud no one thinks any more OIL
you, If you do; never refuse a drink
you might offend some one; never loan
q man y dollar unless he gives you 9
silver one as security, for then no mat
ter wha. happens i, cao't happen &c
you"
!. was wonderful how he could apply
the most cage remarka to the most tri'
vial things One day party ofus were
sitting in Dick Brown's office. Ber
wac drinking whisky, sour. One o.
the company got to telling story abou
something that was said to him by g
boy who was selling the Sunday News
and wound up by saying II took my
cane, give him snap on the head witt
it, add the little varmint went of
grumbIiug,"
"Where did you hit him p asked TIT
philosopher. refectively.
ION the head" was the reply.
What had he on his head 2
"a cap. think"
ibid you notice what kind Of
cap?'
swell, not particularly, except tina
it was old and dirty"
The philosopher took another pull q
the sour and turning to me, said:
"Blobbs, that boy had on a percus.
SION cap, or he wouldn't shave gone of
when lie was snapped"
There WAS solid wisdom in that re-
mark.
That's all remember now abou
Franklin.