The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-23

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petitions, was discovered. twas sixty
iye.caret gem. You could utter wore
and II would talk back at you for ftteet
minutes, when the day was otherwise
quiet. But behold, another discovery
was made at the same time; another echo'
collector was In the field. The two rush
cd to make the purchase. The property
consisted Of couple OF small hills with
u shallow swale between, out yonder
among the back settlements OF New York
State. Both men arrived on the ground
ut the same time, and neither knew that
the other was there. The echo was moi
all owned by one man: u person by the
name Of Williamson Bolivar Jarvis
owned the east bill, and person by the
name Of HARRISON J. Bledso, owned the
west hill; the swale between was the d.
viding line. So while my uncle was
buying Jarvis hill for S3,2S5,000, the
other party was buying Bledso's hill for
shade over $4,000, 900.
Now, do you perceive the natural re-
sult7 Why, the noblest collection OIL
echoes on earth was forever and ever
incomplete, since it possessed but the
one.half Of the King echo Of the universe
Neither man was content with this diyid'
ed ownership, yet neither would sell tc
the other. There was jawipgs, bicker.
ings, heartburnings. And at last, that
other collector, with that malignity
which only collector can ever fel TO-
ward man and brother, proceeded &c
cut down his hill!
You see, as long as he could not have
the echo, he was resolved that nobody
should have II. He would remove hi.
hill, and then there would be nothing tC
reflect my uncle's echo. My uncle remon.
strated with him, but the man said, ~
own one end Of this echo; choose 10 kill
my end; you must take care OF your ewr
end yourself"
Well, my uncle got an injunction put
on him. The other man appealed and
fought Il In higher court. They carried
It on up, clear to the Supreme Court Of
the United States. II made no end Of
trouble there. Two Of the Judges be-
lieyed that an echo was personal proper.
ty, because 1t was impalpable TO sight
and touch, and yet was purchasable, sala'
BILE, and consequently taxable; two Others
believed that an echo was real estate, be-
cause 1t was manifestly attached to the
land, and was not removable from place
to place; others Of the Judges coRtended
that an echo was not property at all.
It was finally decided that the echo
was property: that the hills were prop.
erty; that the two men were separate and
independent owners Of the two hills, but
tenants In common in the echo; therefore
defendant was at full liberty to cut down
his hill, since 1t belonged solely 10 him
but must give bonds In SS,000.0O0 as in
demnity for damages which might result
TO my uncle's half OF the echo. This de-
cision also debarred my uncle from using
defendants hill TO reflect his part Of the
echo, without defendants consent; he
must use only his own hill; il his part oil
the echo would not go, under these cir.
cumstances, It was sad, Of course, but the
court could find no remedy. The court
also debarred defendant from using my
uncle's hill to reflect the sound Of the
echo, without consent. You see the
grand result Neither man would give
consent, and so that astonishing and mosl
noble echo had 10 cease from its great
powers; and since that day that maguifi
cent property is tied up and unsuitable.
A week before my wedding day, while
was still swimming in bliss and the no
bility were gathering from far and near
to honor our espousals, came news OF lny
uncles death, and also q copy OF his. will
making me his sole heir. lie was gone
alas, my dear bene!actor was no more
The thought surOhsrges my heart even al
this remote day. I handed the will to
the Earl I could not read it for the
blending tears. The Earl read il; then
he sternly said, "Sir do you call this
wealth ?-but doubtless you do in your
inflated country. Sir, you are left sole
heir to a vast collection OF echoes-it a
thing can be called a collection that il
scattered far aud wide over the huge
length and breadth Of the American Con.
tinent, sir; this is not all; you are head
and ears in debt; there Is not an echo In
the lot but has mortgage on it; sir,
am not hard man, but, 1 must look to
my ohild's interest; II you had but one
echo which you could honestly call your
own, il you had but one echo which was
free from incumberance, so that you could
retire to it with my child, and by hum:
BILE painstakipg industry cultivate and
improve II, and thus wrest from 1t 8
maintenance, ! would not say you nay
but cannot marry my child to beggar.
Leave his side, my darling; go, sir, take
your mortgage.ridden echoes AMI quit
my sight forever" :,
NY noble Celestine chung to me In
tears, with loving arms, and swore she
would willingly, nay, gladly marry me,
though | had not an echo In the world.
But II could not be. We were torn asun-
der, ale to pine and die within the
twelvemonth, to toll life's long journey
sad and lone, praying daily, hourly, for
the release which shall join us together
again in that clear realm where the wick
ed cease from troubling and the weary
are at rest. Now, sir, il you will be SO
kind as to look at these maps ard plans
| in my portfolio, / am sure / can sell you
an echo for less money than any man In
the trade. Now this one, which cost my
uncle $40, thirty years ago, and is one OF
the sweetest things in Texas, ! will let
you have for
"Let mo interrupt you" said. "My
friend, have not had moments respite
from canyassers this day. | have bought
q sewing machine which I did not want
| I have bought map which Is mistaken
in all its details; j have bought a clock
which will not 60; Ihaye bought moth
poison which tho motha prefer to any
J other beverage; have bought no end o.
useless inventions, and now have had
enough Of this foolishnesS. I would no
: have one OF your echos II You were ever
! TO give II 10 me. Iwould not let it sta!
, on the place. always hate man VIII
tries TO sell me echoes. You see this gun
Now take your collection and move on
let us have no bloodshed.'
But he only smiled u sad, sweet smile
f; aud got out some more diagrams. YoI
; know the result perfectly we'll, becaus
!; YOU know that when you have once open
!; cd the door to a canyasser, the trouble
:. done and you have got to suffer defeat,
3. compromised with this man at u
I end Of an intolerable hour. / Dough
two uble.barreled echoes in good cor
r di,ion, and he threw in another, which b
!, said was not saleable because It onl
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