The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-11
THE WHEELING DAILY REGISTER SATURDAY 1878

very, very interesting. ! could not help
showing them TO some oi tbs girls here
Your account Che Colonel's) of The fight
with the bear was so real mat l almost
saw it. l laughed till 1 cried over that
funny story OF the Chinsman mendlng
your clothes Ia characteristic contrien-
ton from Horton), but then did really
cry, too, papa. over what you Fleet saId
about your feelings that Sunday you saw
the sunset from the poor Little f3rlorn
Cemetery ON the bill. Oh, papa! it
was Just lovely-aDd so sad-sO very sad!
! Mary Rickets said it was just like
! Shakespeare, and she knows, oh, SO much,
aud is considered very, very smart!
They all think l ought to be so fond OF
nv dear papa, as ii wanted anything TO
make me love hint She, Mary, asked
me if you were very old, and ] said you
couldn't be very-are you? Then that
was very good about the mines that you
1.-THE Uolone wrote. Nine. Brimborion
asked PERMISSION TO copy that part where
you Gthe Colonel described the manner
of reducing ores; she said 1t was so IT
| structive and valuable. Dear papa, how
much you DO kaowI But l think l like
you better when you're little-just 6
| llte-sad, and say such sweet Thugs
about the landscape sad your longings.
! Pm sure you're real poet, papa amt
your"
1t is scarcely necessary TO say that
when this letter was read Fleet coughed
slightly, coIored perceptibly, muttered
something vaguely abou. "reslly having
| forcCt.on it all" but remembered only
that ne had dictated to Captain Rats
some suggestions that be ":hought might
please the young thing" g.; nor thst a
slight foelirg OF jealousy crept into the
breasts OF all but the complacent Csptai1.
| Indeed, the Colonel is said TO have after
ward remarked aside to Horton that he
was Ct the opinion thst Fleets "hsp
doodle" and "purp stuff . wasn't exactly
the thing "to ladie OUT TO young girl
that was already '0verdosed with chew.
Ing gum and liconce;' and Fleet is re-
ported 10 have csutiol led Captain Rats
| against the freedom Of some OF the
Colonies stories. "Ez fur as the
wordin' goes" explained Captain Rats
| IL rlays my own cards; so don't you get
skeert! Oa'y the other day, tellin' that
story about coon hunt, the Kernel
allowed the dogs was 'hell bent on gel
TIN the econ. Lord love yP, do ye think
| set that down Tor that little gals eye?
Not much l jist SIT down sor.er keer-
less and quiet like and sings her this:
| Meanwhile the noble hounds, justly en-
ula.ing the ieverish inpatienCe and am
bilious spirit of their master! Lord, its
easy enough to turn the Kernel into de-
cent English ef you We got the sabs /
Why, it's list wonderful how keerless
men IS in their composition. Why, even
YOU, Fleet, l he'd TO take you down last
letter. Don't We mind ye was lelt.n' on
about Night wslkin' in her scant robes
on the hill? Did ye think | was goin' to
hand that over to that child2 No, sir, l
.topped il! How? Why, l Jest said
.su! ably npparylled' That's all. It's
easy when you know how"
Enolher unlocked for result naturally
followed the baleful excellence Of this
corres2on1elce. Miss Fannie grew
more anu lltit OLA 4Obo ~ DIAOll a. hlL
the author OF her being and OF these eX-
traordinary letters. One or two vague
hints to- that effect, thrown out in her
correspondence, were received with alarm
bv her guardians, and it was finally re-
solved tha. the next letter should be
composed in such manner as TO etfeCtu-
ally check this wanton desire. For this
purpose all the guardians assembled.
Considerable excitement was manifested
| grieve to record the fact that much
liquor was drunk, and that Captain Rats
was somewhat exalted and discursive.
But YOUR true gentleman Is never more
lastidious and refined than in his cups;
and the gentle Captain Rats during the
whole letter Save an occasional Slip
held his rhetorical hat deterentislly in
his hand A copy OF this epistle has
been preserved, and runs as follows;
MY Own DARLING Chilly our es-
Leemcd and precious favor came prompt
lv to hand, and contents noted. We
that is, YOUR sainted mother and myself
are glad to hear that the draft for $3.50
came promptly to hand, and trust that
the balance OF $3.50, which you retained
after paying Nine. Brimborion's bill be
sufficient for you to purchase faces, furbe-
lows, bonnets, shoe-tics and hosiery suits-
BILE to the season ana the fashions. We
THAT is your mother-whO is still unable
To write, by reason of sore fnger-snd
myself) hope you will not spare any ex-
pense to clothe yourself equal to your
schoolmstes. We note what you say
about Mary Ricketts, new silk dress, that
cost SIS. You are to see that $75 and 90
her $50 or 500 better. drawing on US for
the balance If short. Raise the Rckett
girl or bust. We trust you are careful of
YOUR health, and do not partake too fire.
luently OF confectionery, end that
YOUR French and music lessons are the
same. We trust that you wrap up
warmly when you % out, and are care.
tul about your asnnels in that dreadful
eastern climate, and always wear yoCr
rubbers. The wheat crop this year will
average nearly forty bushels 20 the
acre, or supply each inhabitaDt with forty
barrels OF -four and will leave one hun
dred thousand bushels for expectation.
With the Pacific railroad finished, and
the efIete nations of Europe and Asia
knocking at the Golden Gate for bread
stuGs, the time Is not far distant when
the State will be entirely self-producing.
We often picture you, dear child, sitting
at your tasks, your bright eyes occas ,on-
ally dropping in reverie as you think Of
your parents so far away. Do you ever
wander With US through these dim woods
Gods first temples 80 and breathe with
Us the infinite peace of solitude, or reflect
,bsttong before we had being or exist.
ence these grand old monsrcbs looked
down on others as they do on us2 Do
YOU? We hope-that Is, your mother
and myse'f-trust you Ido, although
we earnestly beg ard implore you
not to dream cf visiting Us here For
the society is quite united for a person
Il your age ard sex. Murder not un
frequently stalks abroad, ard slClce rob.