The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-04-30

thtN ever were III NHI'sHS va -'N0'''~
Aa. One of our most extensive
farmers. almost gave up the idea OF put
ting in his spring crop OF account OF
them Mr.. Elias Edy says quite
gang Of them staid over night with Ar.
Abraham Cumons, near B'acksville, IN
Applejack county, and next morning
came on to Blacksville, and stated that
they had come to work on the narrow
gauge railroad. and Mr.. Sealander d.
rected them to Washington county, as
the road vii! commence there.
Oh, YES; our good natured James
Kughu, Of this county, sold his Ola gray
horse the astronomer To Prot hi$en''
Of \. T.. for the enormous sum q ~
900, and the Professor traded MN ~ W :;
Ed. Bel. OF the same county MI Den
h,.iu,r y younl, man Of mach Intelligence,
and bs. iou.r desired t. write new book
an astronomy, claimed that he was now
ra,Jy 70 commence his work. Now Mr..
Bell j, in possession OF one OF
the highest mountai" peaks III all West
Virginia. The peak is sevcra!
hundred feet high ana containing two
hundred acres OF level TOP which Is nj
ways covered with beautiful green
grass and orHumcuteI around the edges
with uure, shrubbcry, etc, III aklng 1t Il
beautiful place for Sabbath amusement.
\ great many strangers visit this place
during the summer season for the pur-
pose Of seeing the place and pleasing
themselves for short time. Now Mr..
Bell bv some means or other has got his
horse upon the top Of this beautiful
peak, and has furnished him with large
telescope; this telescope, fixed upon 1t
derrick pointing heavcnward and Is Just
high enough OF of the ground for the
horse to take his seat directly under 1t, so
when seated his head just reaches the
lower end OF the telescope. The horse
enters upon his professional duties each
day at eight clok +. NJ. Mr.. Bell Is ms
clerk and l. seated on his right close
by his SIDE well supplied with paper
and ink, and just rs the noble beast re-
ports the beautiful canopy of heaven
with all its mighty orbits and planets,
Mr.. Bell notes it upon his manuscript.
Il Is SAID the morse can ascertain the eA-
act sizes OF each and all the stars and
moon and give the distance from the
earth. The horse repeats this from time
to time on each day at the aforesaid
time aud it is said
Mr. i. is rapidly progressing with his
book. &c. The other day some mIschlev-
ious fellows, in order TO get Il joke OH the
horse, got good picture OF Mr., }. y i.
Lautz's, OF Blacksmith, new Grange
Plow, and fixed 1t upon the upper edge
Of the mighty telescope just 80 1t would
slowly slip ucros, the end, and when the
regular time arrived for the horse to
commence. he gently seated himself IN
his old position, and with his clerk also
on hand he placed his eagle eye 10 the
lower glen. and bchcld Il sight that no
one ever bchc.d before. He saw the great
graugr moycmcntiu the heavens; he fell
back from his position and rOared like
mighty thunder at this. His reporter or
clerk then became anxious to See 1t; took
his place. and upon looking through the
same ,ight met MS view. He spran% 10
h., feet. and with loud voice gave the
alarm from this mountain top t. all Tor
miles around, which so alarmed the p""-
pie that they came rushing like mighty
wind To the mountain top. OF course the
Gentleman used manners and allowed the
ladies to have the first peep, and 1t l.
said that the first lady who looked, sprang
back clappinG her hands aud thanking
Heaven for female existence. She saw
tie great grange pillow in operation IN the
beautiful heavens. with awoman holding !
tho handles. Mr. Abe Warner thinks |