The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-13

easier but poor girl jumped from II the
first year, while the river was on y
rampage, went down between two cakes
Of Ice, was thrown up and forward on q
cake and tloated near the track Of Walk
ers skifi, being taken ashore at Eoti'S
mill, very wet, cold and disguised. II she
IL alive now she can say that she did
what no other woman ever did or will do.
[Mr. W. Ia probably not posted as TO
later events Of the same kind. -ED. INrEb.1
WHEELING FINANCIALLY CONSIDERED.
Wheeling has grown 10 size and
strength since those days, yet you have no
great natural resources except coal not
even ordinary aid Of railroads; yet you
have had less failures and less trouble
than any other city in the West, while in
1870, scarce a half dozen men In 1t es-
capped bankruptcy. You have men there,
men who toll and collect resources and
attend to their own business. The prop.
erty in tho Valley Of the Creek must be
getting valuable, anil built up. Mrs.
GoodiDgs and Mrs. Cruger'S were about
the only houses on the road, in olden
days. One Of the frst advertisements ]
had in the Times was from q man who
lived little beyond there, Of his farm Tor
sale, and one Of his recommendations was
that his stable stood over the creek and
the manure would run Oft withouttronble.
l suppose you have now about as good
gardeners out there as anywhere
THo's. noRNBRooK's PLACE.
We hear occasionally Of Mr.. T. Horn
brooks place as very rich one, both for
itS real worth and for ia sfngutarity.
! often hear it spoken Of by those who
have visited it. Ono incident occurs to
me Of my 6rst acquaintance With the pro.
prietor. 1t waS long ago, perhaps 1912
or ls43-when he Snd his brother re.
moved their store from the steamer Mer.
chant to Monroe street. had been TO
the wharf very early one morning, and
while passing their store on my return
It began to rain. Mr.. II. stood at the
door, and cried: "Come in and get an UNI
brellal It is going to ram hard" He
hoiSted new umbrella. Thanked him,
and went on thinking, that was very kind
in an entire stranger. That man must be
q good Christian. Above the Mcclure
House corner, saw little girl holding
up her sole article Of dress, apparently,
except a ragged shawl over her head,
drenched with the falling torrent. The
kindness ! had received, perhaps, In.
duced me to say; "Here, my girl, come
underline umbrella" She turned up a
sallow, haggard face, with wondering
eyes; and cross, Departing, hating look,
kindled TO a bright smile, as though il
was the first kind word she had ever
heard, as she came under. At the corner
of Hampden and Fifth still smaller
child, going from Singleton's grocery, had
strayed from the crossing and stuck cry.
ing in the mud. The miserable wait
darted from under the umbrella, brought
the other from the mud to the pavement,
went back and got the little shoes that had
stuck, washed them carefully out and put
them on, while the little one frightened
up, as the skies did, the short summer
shower having passed Of. The smallest
one went 10 a house above Judge Cald'
wells, on Hampden,-the waif away
down Fifth, with smile on her face, to
which II was stranger, as were the two
girls. Mr.. Hornbrook and his umbrella
had done power Of good. I have known
him well for nearly forty years since that
morning, and can truly say have never
known man who has done more acts Of
Christian kindness and human love.
AN IMPRoyIpENr YOUNG MAN.
Some ofyour readers, not many, will
remember Mr.. King, who came from
Eastern Virginia with large number OF
slaves to keep the Virginia Hotel. He
had son George, who put on many airs.
He went to see young Quakeress, whose
father was a wealthy farmer Of Belmont
county. He rode fine horse, and as he
rode up mulatto boy took his horse, and
hespent the evening and night, displaying
his pomposity, as he supposed, to the
best advantage before the lady and her
ancestors. OngoIng away after breakfast
he threw the mulatto half dollar with
great flourish, which the OldgentIeman
seeing sent the boy 10 take ii back and
tell him he had better keep it for he
would need it. George did not 90 there
any more, but the slaves were gradually
sold and King was brokeup. He wanted
the half dollar sooner than he expected.
LITERATURE AND SCIENCE IN WHEELING.
Wheeling had respectable bar and
pulpit, but none OF its members became
noted abroad for either literary or scien.
tifc eifortG. George McTeirnan was Of
no profession. He became somewhat
noted az an antiquarian, but was too fond
Of fun TO succeed we'll. A man named
Tceters came there 10 teach some sort OF
q school. He was a swell and George
determined to take him down. He en-.
tered into correspondence with him as a
young lady, and Teeters exhibited him
self very toolishly aftor the fashion OF
Malvolio in Shakespeare5 Twelfth Night.
George appointed him meeting on the
National road, as you 40 up the hill
where he had boy in girls clothes, to
whom Teeters regularly offered his heart
ahd hand, when dozen young fellows
jumped from the bushes and booted him
home. He left Wheeling the next day,
and McTeirnRn went as clerk on a steam
boat.
WHEELING CELEBRITIEs.
DR.. Hullihen won a national reputa.
ton as Surgeon and writer upon that
subject; but while l have not followed up
the progress Of the city 10 that respect, Of
late years, venture to say that none OF
the children Of Wheeling have acquired
as high and general reputation as
writer as Rebecca Harding (Mrs. Dayis).
She is not sensatioualiut, either; but has
written with 4 purpose and strength.
Our families were for years neighbours
and intimate, As young lady she was
not beautiful, graceful or fluent; but
there was about her conversation strong
sense and an evidence Of reserved
force that was very attractive. We took
some evening walks to the seminary,hill
and over towards the then new Crescent
mills. Both scenes were grand. From
the hill you saw the city buriedin It's
coverlet Of smoke and fog with here and
there aghostlike,dim light struggling mp.
ward, a bright sheet as Of FURNISHED sill
yer. rejecting the moonbeams above II,
while the winding river, all silver, Aoated
placidly past the dark Western hills. 1t
uvaa a aaNnn that Hvaul.I o-nsRn a L.. =.