The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-23

sell, and actually Rueceeded IN cAuntnB
The oil 10 take fire. HDuripg the progressive
stages Of the operation, ] kept The noses q
all lie Obligiing fdmiy occupied Ous hsJEmel"
From their testimony, n~otWithstand'
Ing their opinions were wide and discord.
ant, owing 10 4 difference in the conform.
alton Of The oliactory nerves, he was
enabled 10 draw the important conclu.
sion from the Analysis, that the oil was
Himpreqnated rib vegetable aromatic smell"
WSeIingis a delightfully."- situated town,
which "would have riyaled RASburgh
long since" had II not been unfortunately
placed in Virginia, a State whose inhab.
itants are too much given to
drunkenness, h~orse-racipg, cock fight
Ing, gambling and %plundering the
indians, TO attend to commercial dealings,
or industrious pursuits. This part Of
the State, especially, seems TO have been
10 the United States, what the Botany
bay colony was to England, the asylum
OF thieves and swindlers, and out.lawed
yagabonds OF every description. Here
"they formed o species Of nefarious re.
public, where equality Of crime constitu.
led a social band" A better sort Of PEG:
Pile occasionally settled among them and
from an qHdigamaliOa Of these materials,
'lhe society il nov formed" During the
short time that Mr.. A. remained at
Wheeling, he had various opportunities
Of witnessing the rieiOp p~'0pensitis o.
The. genuine American character, and Of
confirming BY indubtabLc evidences,
ths correctness OIL his general assertions.
The prize Of a saddle was offered 10 be
run for, and In an instant, as ifby magic,
the town became a desert; the stores and
warerooms were shut "blacksmiths,
shipwrighb, all left work" and Elk poor
devils were started for the saddle"
The race was disputed; but as every
spectator had something depending on
tho issue, no proper umpire could be
found TO decide and "a general battle en-.
sued"
This continued some time when two in.
d~iyiduals-a David and Goliah ! like
Paris and Atrides Of old, stepped forth
from the contending powers and offered
to decide the fate Of the day by single
combat. A Virginian one, the other an
adopted son Of Kentucky. Ajax and
Agamemnou, Crib and MoIyneaux
would have shrunk with conscious in.
i~eriority before these intrepid combat
ants, and We venture to say that "His
Royal Highnes' and the mobiles Of his
kingdom would have confessed had they
seen the battle, that their sporting an
nails" contained no parallel.
"Bulk aud bone were In favor OF the
KentuCkyan; science and craft in that OF
the Virginian. Very few rounds bad taken
place, or fatal blows given, before the Viz.
giuian contracted his whole form, drew up
his arms to his face, with his hands nearly
closed In n concave by the fingers being
bent to the full extension OF the tlexors,anl
summoning up all his energy for one act OF
desperation, pitched himself into the DO.
SOU Of his opponent. Before the effects Of
this could be ascertained the sky was rent
by the shouts OF the multitude; and l could
learn that the Virginian had expressed as
much beauty and skill In his retraction and
bOnnd, as II he had been hired In q mena.
gerie Tor the royal boxing academy OF Lon
DOM and Practiced action and attitude
among panthers and wolves. Tie shock
received by the Kentuckyau, and the want
OF breath brought him instantly to the
groupd. The Virginian never lost his hold
like those bats Of the south who never quit
the subsection which they taste, till they
taste blood, lie kept his knees in his enc.
my's body; fixing his claws In his hair, and
his thumbs in his eyes, gave them 40 in.
Simultaneous start from their sockets. The
sufferer roared aloud, but uttered no com.
plant. The citizens again shouted with
10Y. Doubts were no longer entertAtued
aud bets OF three tn n were offered on the
VirginiAn. The Kentuckyan not being
able TO disentRngle his adversary from his
face, adopted q new mode OF warfare; and
In Imitation OF the serpent which brushes
such creatures TO death aS 1t proposes for
its food he extended his arms around the
Virgiuian, and Rugged him into closer on
tact with his huge body. The latter dis.
liking this, cast loose the hair and convex
eyes OF his adversary, when both folded to.
geIher like bears In I'm embrace, rolled
several times over each other. \The accla.
nation increased, THE sky which was be.
fore only rent, was now burst in twain and
bets ran high that the kentucGyan would
give out, TINT is, after being mutllat.
cd and deprived OF his eyes, ears aud nose,
he would cry out for mercy and aid. The
public were not precisely right. Some
demon i~nterposed for the biggest monster;
he got his enemy under him, AID In nm In.
StaLt snapt of his nose SO close to his face
that no manner OF projection remained.
The little Virginisn made one further ef.
fort, and fastening on the under lip OF his
mutilator tore IT over his chin. The Ken.
tuckyan at length gave out, On which the
people carried OF The victor, and he prefer.
ring a triumph to a doctor who came to
cicatrize his lace, suffered himself to be
chaired round the grouni as the champion
Of the times, and the first rougher and
tumbler. The poor wretch, whose eyes were
started from their spheres, and whose lip
refused its Office, returned to the town to
hide bis impotence, and set his counte-
nance repaired"
The days sports ended in a ball at the
principal Inn where ~ traveller lodged;
to q participation in the pleasures Of
which, he was politely told by his land.
lord (whose head was luckily provided
with its ornamental appendages-ears)
that his equality Of a stranger and a
gentleman" would gsin him free admis-
sion. Profing by this invitation he en-.
tered tho ball room. Here new scenes,
such as are never exhibited at the "Carl-
ton House," met his astonished view.
Would that Hogarth had lived to see that
room! One corner was occupied by d por.
ton of the assembly, engaged in the iasci-
mating games OF "All.fours," "three.up,"
and ~"cribbage;" in anoter, stood a table
Of Refreshments, whisky and biscuit, sur.
rounded by a crowd Of drinkers and
smokera-a group OF noisy politicians
held possession OF the third; and in the
fourth, was stationed the music, which
consisted Of two bangles played by NO
groes nearly In q state OF nudity, and a
lutte through which a C~hickesaw breathed
delightful harmony. The middle OF the
floor, OF course, claimed by the dancers,
where many a blushing IIebe tripped It
merrily along ION light fantastic ,toe.n
Though the music was sometimes drown
ed by the more powerful sounds which
issued from the other corners Of the
room, yet still the ladies did Justice 10 the
tariamed character Of the Virginia iigg"
and the ball would, perhaps, have ended
as other balls end, "had not an unlucky
wight Of a drunken politician seized his
friend by the throat, and threatened TO
annihilate him II he did not drink
inflammation IN Thomna TaHarson Thfa