The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-21
Very Sad-A VIII t. Oak Local,
WHITE OAK, March Sth,


our friend Jerry" has been sold. Our
soul IL exceedingly sorrowful. We ex-
pected jeweIry as gold was in Jerusa.
lem in the DAYS OF King Solomon; but
alas, such was not the case, Jerry" is
the victim OF blasted hopes, he is great
" cast down, be comes home from
Pcnnsboro q disappointed but we hope
a better man. He had yearnng az.
ter the ghuering things OF this vain
worId-and he had raid his money
hul rascally New Yorker has done
it" for our friend Jerry, and he came
very nearwe are told,of being thorough.
" "pickrd." He has the heartfelt
sympathy Of all his friends and neigh
bOrs, THE, il any consolation, we can
vouch for. Jerry went to Pennsboro
= ,pr q boz, but it was marked &C. 0 D.
81 TO-" upou the payment of which sum
q per ect mine OF rich jewels would be
placed within his grasp How his inn
imagination must have exercised itself
over the gaping crowds OF innocents
ready to pIaUk down nnumerahle green
lacks to get possession OF the glttering
Jewels. And only think OF wife at
home to pat him on the hack and say,
"Well done thou good and faithful ser
want" We always looked upon our
friend Jerry as sharp-we thought his
eve teeth cut We teel very SORRY for
Irrrv-very much So and we are told
hc has sympathy at PennsbOro, as well
Not man cracked a smile there, and
we doubt whether Smiler Colfax him.
SELF could have raised a grin. The gen.
rr4l feeling was that these New York
rrs ought to be hanged with Stokes for
cheating our Jerry.
And oilv think Of the exhausting
trips over Hill aud dale and through
the miry clay to Penusboro. His
lrlrnGs received the exhausted man
gladly aud.epoke to him kindly "The
express agent only wanted $40 and
Jerry would suddenly become rich
Jerry satisfied this express agent and
the precious box came iorth-he now
had II IN his arms Jerry felt the res
possibility resting upon him, and
guards surrounded him on the way TO
a place Of sa'ety the place was reached; |
the box was opened; Jennys ewes wa
tired with joy when the top lifted, and
10! the contents was dust-even saw
du-t.
The keen edge of Jerry's sharpness
now All came of, and the chops OF Jer.
~ suddenly fell Who can iully real
" the anguish ? WHAT a tall was
there, my countrvmen But they, This
Crop-) Ind tall and no mistake. His
'rie' d. gathered round him and wept.
They had no interest in it. oh no."
Did Won ever see canine retreat after
beng the under dog in f.ht2 Such
indeed, was the condition OF our Jerry
But the one hundred and ten dollars
was stopped. and Jerry only lost ten
dollars aud travelling expenses; hseides
confidence 10 the Irresponsible House"
on Broadway. D j anv one see Jerry
on his way home; aud did he tell his
e'er hall Of bis adventures ? Who
anows2 Oar feelings are greatly ex.
crossed over our friend Jerry, tor we
Cons.,er him our friend even under
cloud A. hi- friend therefore, we adj
wise him to travel, and store his mind
with useful knowledge Take lessons
from 'C.abberhams,' and w. H. C
who write 50 Knowingly in the ".S'dr'
on matters OF general information
We speak unierstanduglv, and Jerry
will t,ke the hint, and remember this,
tha, something cannot be bought with
nothing or one thousand dollars worth
OF J-we.rv 'or ten dollars. This evident
" he nas not learned, aud it is valua.
be Information, that Is when things are
done on the square We would not in
slnuate that Jerry in his turn meant 10
cheat others; we say this to make our
selves understood; but by taking this
position We mus. acknowledge that we
think Jerry rather queer B. 7.