The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-21

There is boy In South Wheeling who
swears he will never again 90 tiShiDg.
Had he sworn of six months since 1t
would have been better for him. But
then he didn't, and 90 it happened that
he went Friday last. He had q bran
splinter new 40 cent rodiWhich be hAa re-
ceiVed in lieu Of pop crackers on the
Fourth. He had plenty Of lines and
hooks, Q new minnow bucket, and, alto
gether, such an outfit for fishing Is was
the envy of every boy on Walnut street
And when Wexford, the boy Aforesaid
started out on Friday he was happy.
Arriving ut the river, he took o stout
string and tied the bucket 70 his leg, ior
fear Of losing it, for Wexford has a bad
memory. Then he bAited up and cast
in his line, and in less time than We can
tell it he had a "whopper." He landed
him safely, tried again and Immediately
caught anothE still larger. During this
time there wAs sitting on the bank
watching young Wexford, young gen
tleman Of idle habtt, citizen Of "BuenA
Vista" who seemed deeply interested in
the young lads welfare; 90 much So IN.
deed, that he finally came down and to!d
WEXFORD that be could by little trouble
and strategy, catch two fish at every
haul, in place Of one ss now. WEXFORD
thought this something worth learning
so he listened to the seductive voice
of the stranger. They took another
hook and attached it TOT line about
three feet long. This was tied TO the 9TH
er line about four feet above the other
hook. Now" said the stranger, "bait
them both and You will catch two fish at
A haul instead Of one q heretofore" Du'
ring ali this time Wickiord's dog had been
laying around loose like, and looking on.
he, the dog, was used to fishing, but he
didn't seem to take kindly 70 thin new
mode. He was uneasy, and he strolled
backwards and forward along the beach
very much excited. Presently young
WEXFORD got bite. In fact he got two
bites. So he pulled away, but only land
ed one fish. At this the dog seemed to
become more excited, and he tore around
like mad. Just as Wexford was in the
act OF taking the FISH, from the hook, the
dog by some means came in contact with
the other hook, and it caught him square
in the side. Making q sudden jump the
other hook was jerked from WickIord's
hand and caught that youth IN the cali OF
the leg. OEcourse the dog ran. OF course
WEXFORD followed. The dog could run
the faster OF the two, but Wexford man
aged to hold him back sufficiently 10 keep
up. They went tearing up the bank and
through the streets at q fearful Eat1
with the 40 cent fishing rod turning
somersaults and hand springs some 20
yards in the rear, but sometimes making
such desperate lunge as TO land end first
on Wickford's head or the back Of the
dog. But the minnow bucket gave the
most trouble. 1t would strike stone,
bound into the air, and come down square
on Wielford's head; strike another stone
and punch him in the back; strike anoth'
er and wallop him in the side. In fact, 1t
gave him q dig on some part Of his body
at about every second jump, and at every
blow Wexford set up q howl from the
pain, and the dog a howl from the noise.
They went up one street and down an.
other at q pace fearful 10 behold and
wonderful to relate. Soon they drew
near the home OF young WEXFORD. By
this time about two or three hundred dogs
and several hundred children had Joined
in the chase. WIckford's mother saw
them coming, and jumped to the conclu-
sion that the dog was mad. Then she
jumped for the senior Wickfords double
barreled shot gun. Getting it just as the
two entered the gate, abe let one barrel
drive at the dog, but, both barrels
being cooked, the other was dis.
charged by the conclusion. WEXFORD
and the dog being about in q line, one
got about as much as the other, but young
WEXFORD was hit in the legs only. The
conclusion OF the gun knocked Mrs.
Wexford over a cider barrel. thence over
q saw horse and from that down . well,
from which she was soon after fished in q
somewhat damaged condition. Wick
ford, JrS was carried 70 tho hospitsl, the
carcass OF the dog was cast into the river
and Mrs. WEXFORD, after being rolled
over the cider barrel Tor an hour or so,
was laid out 10 dry on feather bed. The
old lady escaped with the loss Of a new set
of teeth, chignon, and with some forty
or ffty button holes in her head, 3 broken
rib, black eye and a damaged nose.
Young Wexford Is still undergoing the
painful process OF having shot picked
from his legs He stands It like tue
soldier, but every few minutes he calls for
the bible and registers fresh oath never
again 10 go fishing. The gentemGply
and obligiuG individual who suggested the
double hook attachment TO young Wick
ford Is not in town. He called upon % q
few moments before leaving, and an hour
or so afler the above occurrence, to leave
word with US for both WEXFORD, ST., and
Junior that he wouldn't return for some
eighteen or nineteen years. Z s1lJ
CoURF OF APPEALa-The following
cases were decided at Saturday afternoons