The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-10-01

BEST JOKE OF THE Seasonal gen
tleman of this city has handed US an ac-
count taken from the Moundsville Repor-
ter, of great "scare," which was given
certain unfortunate victims of this State,
who were on fishing excursion, and
were frightened out of their wits, beiieY-
ING that the Jennings Brothers were
down upon them, and were about TO rifle
them of all their hard gains. AT
bis request, we republish the Reporter
account, and no doubt the gentlemen
themselves, and All their friends, will re-
cognze the story:
1t was my great pleasure TO be IN the
vicinity the night III" scarc came OF, ana
from what ! hcH.t ra'ut 1t, l judge 1t
was perfect ,t.~lp'Ge-equal to any
,hIu, of the kind Tia. occurred during
the "late unplcasantncss." One OF the
late unfortunate party, ! am told, called
il very serious thing; and doubtless 1t
was very serious thing, if what the DIR.
who happened to be in the nclghborhood,
SAWS about the gcntleman's PHYSICAL and
mental condition when he reached Mr..
C's house, be true. Also, it was evidently
SERIOUS thing from the condition OF
the fence the next morning, and the
amount Of corr and pumpkins destroyed.
Mr.. c., thinks that $40 would be poor
CONDENSATION for damages done IN his
corniield that night, by the panic stricken
fishermen. From what | have heard ]
can easily imagine that if 1t Is possible
for mans coat tail to become eloquent
under any circumstances IN llie their
were eloquent that night, AS they darted
like Olympic racers from the creek 10 the
cornhcld, n distance of one hundred
yards. 1t also seems that the attacking
party were very unrcasonTblc-trom the
very beginning the fishermen maintain
ed that they had committed no oticnsc.
AGO with us" said they ito
Mr.. Criswclrs and we will prove
to YOU that you are mistaken But the
enrurcd Fish Checkers would neither 80
10 Mr.. Cs. nor listen to reason; even after
the first shot was fired the voice OF tn"
captain was distinctly heard above tho
din of the battle, saying, "hOld on men,
YOU are mistaken, hold on but instead
ct holding on, bang-bang-btng, went
the guns till six barrels were cmptird and
the poor, painting fishermen were laid low
in the cornGcld. One, Il Rev, behind
stump; a.other in u brier patch up dark
ravine, the third, no one but the man in
the moon can tell where. 1t was Il scene,
no doubt, over which the very owls chuck
led, and the bass leaped for JOY, and it
an owl must laugh nj Il scene so rare, why
not man. would like To see Mr.. Girls.
well, to know if anybody laughed mt his
house that night. If any one did, he
knows it. And now, Mr. Editor, as you
saw tina: YOU would like to hear from some
one who knows all about this matter, |
would SIMPLY suggest that, in my opinion,
there are three gentlemen, two OF whom
reside i'm Cameron, and the other on Fish
Creek either of whom can give you the
information you desire, n have no doubt
they were present, and heard and saw all
that occurred on that memorable occasion.
Let us hear from them. y.
We won't call names; but will merely
state the unfortunate victims Of the hoax
were Rev. Il. b. II Of Cameron, Captain
p, of the same place, and Mr.. f. q. W.
of Meadowdalc. Doubtless they appre-
ciatc the fue, and are ready to join in the
laugh against themselves