The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-31
The Danbury News Mans Almanac


is nearly ready for publication by
Messrs. Shepard & Gill, Of New York. The
artists part Of the work Is, as intended,
quite laughable; the Ne1s mans part is Of
the unique pattern with which everybody
has by this time become familiar. 1t may
not be literature, but 1t hits exactly the
popular sense of mirthiulness, so that 85,.
900 copies Of his book have already been
sold. For instance, this bit Of. Danbury-
ism will stir q very Puritan to laughter,
unless 1t be. q Scotch Puritan oi the sort
described by Sydney smith,-incapable Of
getting . joke into his head except by a
surgical operation:
One Of our residents, about 10 depart
West, desires to sell sitting in one OF the
most eligible groceries in town. The
stove Is one Of the most powerful In mar
ket, and the cracker and sugar barrels arc
within easy distance.
And these, under the head OF Autumn
in Dsnbuty," will brush cobwehs away
from the brain:
Several people with guns are moving
through the streets today. There must
he book k.sgent In town.
They are going 10 fill that ravine on
Nelson street, and people who have cats
and dogs they have got, through with
should not neglect this opportunity, which
will probably be the only one this winter.
The Almanac contains several charac-
tteristic new essays on "Almanacs,' y
"The Weather" :" "Martyrs,on Ice" and
"People We Meet at the Show" In one
OF them an explanationis is offered for omit.
ting the usual skeleton that kindly helps
to illustrate the signs oil the zodiac, and
the substitution Of an elegantly dressed
Egentleman OF the period -
By special request, ] omit, on the sec
ond page, the portrait Of tho man who has
no coat to his back, nor any TO his stom.
ach, apparently. Iashould haye omitted
It anyway. i have always believed there
was eomething repulsiyeinthis exposure
and cutting him open TO excite sympathy,
with view to mitigating disgust, has al:
ways appeared 10 me 10 be coarse and
disgracelul artifce. And Just think, for
one moment, OF the awful absurdity oi
| the idea. Here is Q perfectly nude man,
with skylight In his stomach, and sur.
rounded by things no one can pronounce
the names Of, standing with his legs
apart, and staring OF the horizon with az
much intensity aS II he had made L hin,
cell, and had come around to Wv u from
d new point.
We have got q new man to take his
place-a man who has been brought uE
70 respect society-a man whom 1t 10 q
genuine pleasure TO look at and to thinl
Of in the twilight. r's' -.
1 BE stands up there and illustrates tht
seasons for his clothes, and looks aitel
thinga generally; and, as long as there Il
an eye to offend, or o cheek TO blush, w
shall strictly observe our part Of the con
tract. 80 i'.' ~ Pr
OF several people met at the show, re
markable descriptions arc given. Follow
Ing Is the portrait Of o .trequentei
4 that never fails: ...--t"n
But the most remarkable character l.
the boy whoWhistles, mot softly and melo'
deousiy whistles, but shrilly and Internal
"; a noise that goes to the root Of every
I, nerve In your body, and makes you jumI
| n suite Of yourself. He too, Il In the gal.
. Ilery; but exactly where, the grave alon.
viii reveal, we fear. The interested
listener and observer down stairs bear