The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-18

10 our posterity The exalted and price
less ,blessi6ks which it bestows; if We ca.
peel 10 ocspe the: reproach OF being
fslsa to The great trust which our fathers !
repoeed in our hands for the present and |
for future ages; il, we, would avoid the
utter and absolute overthrow of every
principle which has signalized this gov
eminent as a republic, and not despot-
ism; if, We standing here on this narrow
Isthmus of time which divides the living
and dead, with the graves OF our ances-
tors stretching back into the past and the
advancing steps OF the rising generation
coming up in the future. would flee from
the-first and awful condemnation of both,
we must return-return without delay
to the plain, the safe, and the immutable
precepts of the Constitution. Ii, how
ever, the present policy is to be pursued;
if there is to be no changein the destruc.
tive career which now supplants and
usurps the constitution and the laws,
then l declare my solemn belief that
scene of ruin is near at hand in this ouce
favored country, more mournful than
that over which Marius wept on the
plains of Carthage, and more terrible
than the picture Of desolation which
marked the destruction Of the holy city
of David"
1t is very evident that the stall syca-
none of the Wabash" still carries level
head, and Notwithstanding some vagaries
on currency, he is ckock full OF patriot
ism, and will have his influence in the
coming campaign.
THE LEE MONUMENT BALL.
The Custer monument ball having
proved such a success, it Is now proposed
to give grand ball at this place on Fri
day, the 18th of August, the proceeds to
be applied to the Lee monument fund.
The ball will be grand success,
without the shadow OF doubt. The fol-
lowing gentlemen compose the Executive
COMMITTEES: Gen. Joseph Z. Johnston,
Gen. Wade Hampton, S. c.; Gen. Rich
ard Taylor, Louisiana; Gen. s. +. Bars
tow, u. S. A.; w. w. Corcoran, ID. c.
Gen. S. d. Lee, Mississippi; Gov. F. 5,
Stockdale, Texas; Col. P. Donan, North
Carolina; Geo. Ii. Motfett, West Vir-
ginia; Hon. d. w. Voorhees,, Indiana;
Hon. VIM. Green, Virginia; Gen. John
w. McCauslandf West Virginia; Gen.
Echols, Virginia; w. D. cambridge, D c.;
DR.. Nav, New York; Maj B. F. Eskle,
Virginia, and Maj R. I. Daniel, treas
urer.
LIFE AT THE SPRINGS.
Never looked the "Old White" more
entrancingly beautiful and lovely than
now, with its Swltzerland-outvieing
scenery; the tall encircling sentinel
mountains shutting it in from all the tolls
and cares, turmoils, heat, dust and con-
fusion of the outer world. This is the
great social cream crock of the south,
into which is annually flowing the con-
densed refined cream OF southern society.
Here is to be found what Col. Hounshell
would designate magnificent display OF
ontrecomldance and prigison. But as L
have not ready command of superlaiive
adiectives necessary to describe the rat
ural scenery of this famous summer resort
with its snowy skirts of clouds trailing
along the rugged crests of the far towering
peaks; the emerald valley; the giant
trees with their waving arms; the shady
bowers and velvet lawns; the sunbeams
and moonbeams playing hide and seek
among the leaves and grass, l will leave
a fuller description to my friend DOMAIN,
late of the CaucaSian-the handsome
Donan; he with the blonde complexion,
the light blue eye, the curling locks, the
Apollo. like figure, the ladys pet, with
his fanciful, imaginary poetic nature-to
paint the scene. Donan, the Brick Pom
eroy of the South, describes this as
THE PARAGON OF WATERING PLACES,
scene of enchantment, vista Of fairy
land, a glimpse beyond the seraph's
flaming sword into primeval Eden. All,
everything invites to sentimentality, fir
tation, courtship-perhaps remotely to
white kids, orange blossoms, a mumbling
parson, titterng bridesmaids, dry goods
bills, slop coffee, patched trousers,
seedy hats, burnt biscuits, squalls
and miscellaneous miseries. All,
everything tends to put even the
toughest o'd.goslings,into gushingimood.
The temptations to stroll around arm IN
arm with some friend ofthe opposite gen.
der. whispering soft absurdities, hum
ming tender ditties, exchanging gentle
hand-squeezings, and making an egrcgi-
Gus ninny of ones self in general are alb
solutely overpowering. Stout, stubborn,
stolid is he who does not succumb; get
his knees half.soled; rethumb his Romeo
and Juliet, Claude Melnotte, Tom Moore,
Solomon's Song and Mother Goose; lay
in An exhaustless stock of such amatory
ammunition as hoarhound candy-kiss coup
lets; and sally forth on lawn or winding
Lovers Walk" to squash and be squash
ed. And oh, how they tiirt!
HOW THEY FLIRT.
On every hand, ut ever turn, on grassy
lawns in shady bowers, ON hotel stair
WAYS and versndshs, in mystic "dark
corners" and twisty "ways to Paradise, =
on cool cottage porticoes all flower and
vine entwined, here, there and every
where, see them, see them. He, stretch
ed at her feet, pouring out his tervent
young soul through his eyes and tongue;
she tearing boquet to pieces, and laugh
ing behind her fan. He, with his hands
clasped over his aching vest pattern,
vowing eternal devotion; she, toying
with her parasol.handle, and wishing the
insuferable idiot was in Guinea and some
other fellow beside her. He, reading
lovelcrn poems t. her beneath the dark
elms; she, yawning in her delicstely
scented lace handkerchief, and praying
for the supper bell to ring, or that hand.
some young Fnznoodle to stroll on the
scene. He, fumbling with his watch
chain, and Suffering forth the impas-
stoned assurance that she is the frst-oh
woman an - eh - ah -
loraj -ha-teals that withOut-her