The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-13

L.ZIEl.1zIE
pillow dead; and the grand words break
forth like q triumphant organ peal
playing a requiem to the dead. When
Dickens speaks of the old fashioned
death that must come to rs all and
theL thanks God for the older fashion
still OF Immortality. We bow our
head aud the tears gil our
eye. at the grand, simple beauty OF the
piece. We had forgotten ourself, aud
that is a sign of power in the reader,
but the piece is 80 beautiful in itself, it
would be well nigh impossible 70 not
read it well. Kane" by Oliver Wood,
was a hard piece to read, ana was Civ
en- in a creditable manner. THE Gray
Swan" was read by Sarah Gray aud was
considered third best. 1t is 8 simple
story OF a fishermau's wife whose son
has been gone to sea Tor twenty years
sind returns, his mother not knowing
him and asking him if he has seen her
lost Elisha. The piece ives read well
throughout, the two characters being
prrfecty sustained, and when the sailor
makes himself known 10 bis mother,
and che tails on his
neck aud cries aloud in thanks
10 heaven the voice OF the reader thrills
with the feeling OF the mother for Der
son that was lost. We consider this
piece as deserving OF more than third
bonors. There were twenty-one judges
and Cora Griffith received fourteen
votes, Matte Clark four, WILDER Grit
fifth one, Oliver Wood one, and Sarah
GRAY one. The judges were each to
mark on tbeir card the one they con-
aiiered the best reader. The decisl on
or third best was made by appointing
q committee OF three to vote on the tie.
THERE will be union services at the
NJ. E. Church on Sunday evening next,
the Rev. C. H. Gunter Of the Baptist
Church, 10 deliver the sermon.
The Rev. W. Wier, OF Cannousburg,
Pa, will preach in the United Prssby-
teIiau Church morning aud evening.
The Rev. Rambo will hold Episcopal
service at the Presbyterian Church
Sunday evening.
TIE music last evening was worthy
OF particular mention, particularly the
qusrtette "Only a Little Child" by
tour boys.
BBLLAIRE.
We have all our lives been laboring
under wrong impression. We have
always imagined patience as represent
ed by the figure OF a woman clad in
some sort Of gray gown and placed
upon a monument, aud to-day We came
upon patience in bodily form, and shes
a man and wears ordinary kind Of pan
falcons, q linen coat, rather short 10
the back and narrowly contracted every
way, broad brimmed SLOUGH hat that
covers the cheeriest face we ever saw.
Patience's name is John, we know by
intuition, and one look at the brave
true hazel eyes and the firm, strong,
vet tender expression OF the mouth,
would make us willing to trust him
any place. Patience, | mean John,
was travelling with his wife who was
tired and complaining, his baby, who
was cross and screaming, q maket
basket, a sstcbel, a bat-box, bandsbox
and another box, two shawls.
sad az umbrella. Yet when Mrs. John
complained most he smiled and said he
was sorry she was so tired and comfort
ed her, when baby cried he walked the
depot floors aud got it to sleep. and
when he started with all that villsinous
baggage, and the lid OF thar bandbox
came united and the contents tumbled
out, he quietly picked them up and put
them back in, got his hands and arms
full and started without looking like he
even thought Of swearing. We thought
to ourselves, as the car rolled away, pa
tieuce is rare virtue, and thanks be to
the iates for showing us what a bright
halo it can cast around those who ex-
ercise it,
TIE air to-day is much cooler and
the dust in the streets was laid by the
slight shower of yesterday evening.
The social at the NJ. E. Church last
night, was well attended and greatly en-
enjoyed by all.
Mr.. HAMMOND, the man who was
knocked down yesterday by VIM. Lilly,
when he ATTEMPTED to shoot Lilly, fell
on the street yesterday evening in a
faipting fl, and did not recover Tor
some time. 1t is supposed the blow be
received from Lilly yesterday, was the
cause OF the fit.
MEssRs. o. J, SwANEY, Administrator
Of the Heaton estate in BelIaire, and j.
NJ. Riley, Mayor OF st. Clairsville, were
in town yesterday, surveying the Hes-
ton land. This land will soon be offered
for sale, aud will include some OF the
finest building lots in town.
A MAN by the name Of Adam Brown,
OF Pittsburgh, fell in front OF Roemers
store, on Main street, this morning, and
mad severe fit. 1t lasted for several
minutes during which DR.. Saunders was
called. |! seems the man is sutject to
such attacks.
TIE reading circles did not meet last
night, and tue next meeting will be
held at Mr. HestberiDgtous.
The sheriff was on the war path the
other day armed with divers and sun
dry orders Tor the person 7. Collins,
who had committed various ofenses.
1t is said that the sheriff concluded az
ter a certain length Of time that Tom
Collins was only an alias, aud that he
was the same man who wac frozen so
stiff 10 California a lew winters ago.
that when they lifted him from the
ground they let him fall and he broke