The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-27
SHADES OF GENERAL G.
"LOOK DOWN UPON AND GUIDE
US"
Such Was the Prayer of Ihe Wash
iuGtOn aud JefiersOn Boys Yester-
day-HOW they Comm. nced''
"A Brilliant Affair.
From a stan CORES pondento of the Register.


Long fellows description of Bruges,
that quaint, old Flemish town." is a
moderately accurate picture OF this sleep
lest OF sleepy college towns. The silvery
bells are lacking, it IS true, and so are
the famous bellry towers, but there are
plenty OF golden bellies to make up the
deficiency. Washington people have
. discovered that remarkable accomplish
matchmaking noise silently, and they
have peacticed it until they are perfect in
its many details. Although the town
is SO crowded with young ladies and gen
tlemeu, all is.l OF lie snd gsiety, it
Is wonderfully and phenominElIy quiet.
The gsiety seems TO be of II subdued
kind, and there Is less OF laughter than
Of smiling, less talking than whispering,
less dancing than croquet play ing, less
romping than demure Irritation. Indeed,
| would not be afraid to wager three
cent postage stamp that has only been
used once, that q Washington girl can
s'us o''' u '"0'' IL : lug . y 'sS ''"-"'' - :
'cuo songs WITHOUT n"Nl"S ANY no'se'
'u'' 'SN' sou Ut u""s u''F o'
this rambling little city out of its
precincts and place them in other society
so3 they then lose This fecyltv os General
fI'o'HesS A'u a'0 A'n0"7 'uo "'sS /" e'-
erythirg that is noisy or resembles q
s,nv troIfc. This morning. bowever I
-. -. ur.-s;.I, 80.
H''' A''''.'- ''''' " '''-'-- ; 'o,' '',U ,1o
temporarily us s'aiune'S ana soOer ue-
COTum and started out with determine
,i,, ?, have q ,,,,5 t,me .tboyyb tbe
'''1 ~ 7'N'
heavens might ta...' Everybody
cot out their "Sunday-go-t0-mee.in
,.,-,.,--- f.-....-.
C'o'ueS A"u P"''S -o1 '"eLA "P '0' So' ''o''
The yOang ladies' VINO nave been trying
4 break the hearts of such Of those
.s,,4,,ts 90 Pr,vidarc, cast into their
Aahus' h"45 one S'a"u auu "uA' euO''
TO bring matter. to crisis. They
s.sob.5 the o,sri.ns f,rs7d near r,rH,.V.
IT,. ....s;.,.,.. ...
''s VI o'0'! "H7' ""- '"'J '- ~
many emo!ens together, that TO anyone
v..-saJ in the largusge of flowers. there
u. ro,a D., =. rood O., s;,cla
E,IyaI than in whole issve
gf 4 New York newspsner.
FGrtstions vou know are the sDice-tbe
groa. leaven-of college lite and in some
OF the cases here the end has culmirated
hsppily to both parties, while in others
the boys have bowed themselves GU.
gracefully IS thev sad w.tI the swain II
The Gardner's Daug
uSb,. ,Sas 10 me
The Summer pilot OF an empty heart,
Unto the shoFe OF hoIhIhs.
Commencement days IN this place are,
as .usy are everywhere, minglIng OF Bit
ter with swe"t-sorrow Al the breaking
u. nsppy boyisn ties that have breed
together Class mates and school cTonles,
and gisdnes- At the prospect OF freedom
IRON Testralrt A-d s'hooi duties IoSether
win NJ en'Ty Ihto tue Ousy, careless,
reckless "orc.
On Sunday last the closing exercises be
can with the Bsccsiuureate sermon by
ina. eloquent and learned gentleman, Dr..
Geo. 7. Hayes, President OF the College.
Since then the Usual course q College
Commencement exercises has been pur-
sued, the students h'lnE on tue "h"lo
better and NOR" Ih,tHlSeu' C.aSS o' young
men lAau us 'NaT oc-u gathered mere a.
any one time.
LAST Dizbt Rev. ID. Gillespie. Of Pitts
5yrrb delivered y supprb lecture on the
.~bLiras ~ SCOT and The }su wss
packed with one of the most interesting
and interested audiences that WAS ever
known in this ctv, and they were wei.
paid Tor the hour and a bal. wa.pn they
.peDt in listening 10 the silver tolgurl
orator. Dr.. Gillespie's styIe l. tie best
of cylloqual. and is vividiy bright and
graphic. His voice is good and MS de-
very most admirable. He began ., the
centre Of Scotland ~ the time h5uored
Old city of Edin burgh which hs poT-
,rsyed with the skill of AL accomplished
word-painter. throwing Interesting refer
ences 10 the ruined castles in the vicinity,
20 the Palace ot HOlyrOOd with It's floor
stained win tNE tItb4 -. ZOO" MARY
~.garts palnter.poot; To all tie localities
$40 we'll known TO the lover o. 8 ~ and
noe,yv lie then passed to AJ5oLsrurJ
spd LwsIt =, iprgta usua lbe res,
hearted wiszard OF the north. who hes
made his mark vDoa the urdvIu,- ,,hlet
ris,o-vsrf 70 ne sr5 vino cs...5 into
s.,i.rencS 0nca e,,sir the cbivaI-ir fires
,6st So Iong had slumbore! in the breasts
.s his couDtrvmeD. From ALoo,stord
the speaker passed TO AYR, the birth
place of Burns Ro-bee Burns. as the
Scotch call him. tic would not Weld to
anyone so far as the genius OF
the poet pIougaman was con-
earned hvt he b.ushad for his
msry frsiIlIes. He recited with great
effect some of the .,ams ,t BI-as md
g.ve examples Of hIs s1-ewt and cu.-
le within order TO disaprrova oft the
sheer of SnIIney Smith tina. "l ~c).ts-
man -.1fE not oct q i-La rrf- d., .rs5