Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-12-13

heroes, and as her light step was heart
and her soft touch felt, the veteran pull
ed down the bandage from his powder
blasted ewes and strained in vain for th'
sight OF that angel OF mercy. And a
she moved in her errand OF love, she ut
tered the silent prayer: "God do so Il
me and my soldier boy who is missing
il / neglect one OF these" And th'
stalwart captain, with the shattered an
kle, said the lieutenant in the opposite
cot: "God bless her, she's lady,"
Real Ladies.
Now compare such Christian lady
with the opposite character. lI
the outskirts OF Philadelphia
once saw some boys sliding down hill
on sleds. One OF them ran into lady
and tore her handsome dress. She
stood moment looking at them anC
then said: "Boys, you have torn a fine
dress, but know you didn't mean tC
do it," and with smile passed on. The
bows were rough and one said: MY
ewes. Jem, there's real lady, Jus'
so YOU can easily detect the gentleman
was on train once and a man open
ed window opposite. l had heavy
shawl and didn't mind it, bat l saw
sick lady shudder, little way off, and
thought I'd ask the man to close the win
dow. took on all suavity and my very
best friends would not have known me
l made the request and the man grunted
out: "Naw." / don't know where the
man got his patent feathers, but he was
no gentleman. They are not made oi
such stuff. was once crossing the ferry
from Brooklyn to New York when a
boy came around to sell almanacs. lie
had one hand injured and tied up in a
bsndage. A man next me said: Lets
see YOUR hand" The boy unwrapped
it slowly and showed horrible crush.
No one could have wanted to see 1t
without desiring to help him;
But the man said: YOU'D
better wrap that up again" was in
diynant. jumped up and said, "Sir,
that boy is making legitimate living
and you have TO right to do that" /
don't know who that man was. lie
was better dressed than /, but he was
no gentleman. They are not made oil
such stuff. | felt in my pocket for the
loose change for that boy and so did
others, and from the expression OF that
bows iace think he must have received
two or three dollars.
Mean Men.
Some men are mean all over; up and
down, sidewise and through. Why, |
once heard man ask friend to take a
drink. He replied: 81 never drink,
but III take u cigar and the three
cents" Laughter Now you some.
times find a man in society who has
neither wit nor learning, but who by a
faculty OF keeping in good humor and
on the bright side Of things, keeps the
entire community in good cheer. lie is
like a little flower in the garden in
spring, its fragrance and beauty cheer.
ing the entire waste. There is no more
winsome art than that OF saying
good things in plasant way. l
went through market and heard u boy
say: "Joe, you re going II lose on them
green peas" Now why should this be
said? Why, never in life would take
the moral responsibility of saying:
you're going to lose on them green
peas" laughter | was going once
iiom Philadelphia 10 New York to at
tend an anniversary at which | had an
engagement. The train broke down
and I scarcely got there in time. |
asked the janitor where to put my va.
,ise, Said he: 81 don't care, put it
where you please" "Well, can ! put it
in this ante ro1m?" A surly nod
- l. ~ tIlh,f l
some OF these ministers don't steal 1t.
Laughter.
Faculties and Eccentricities.
Some people have the faculty of find
ing out your weak points, and are
always on the watch to see II it wont
become carrion. And they are always
saying the wrong thing Ii your father
was hung, they discuss capital punish
ment. They go through communities
and fulfill all the good book says when
it speaks of whisperers. They whisper
and whisper, and that is all they are
good for. My brother was walking down
street in New York when man ran up to
him and said: "Are you the man on this
street that is dying Of consumption"
"Wel, no; am very we'll 81 was
looking for that man, and you look as
though you were dying OF consump-
ton" Il have been minister" said
my brother, tfor fifteen yearsand lstudy
great deal. But in the past year !
have buried just twenty big, stout men
like YOU" Laughter. Sometimes, you
know, there is not so much in the words
as in the manner Of saving it. don't
mean these good old eccentrcities. Our
pecularities are the cogs OF the wheels,
showing where We play in the mechan.
ism OF God. Why, what would old
Horace Greeley have been without his
eccentricities? Men often have harm.
less peculiarities. Whose business is 1t
il the philosopher puts his candle to bed
and blows himself out? But these &c.
centricities must not interfere with
another's happiness. One June morn
ing brings out more flowers than all the
clustering Januarys have made. Soci.
eiy will endure anything rather than a
bear. On, how important it is that par.
ents should school their children in good
manners, and how much trouble and
chagrin they would save themselves.
Gen. Scott once visited gentleman,
and the latter wanted his little boy
presented. Said he: "Cha'ley, this is
General Scott" Charley said: "Are
YOU General Scott?" Yes" "Was
YOU at Lundy's Lane2" "Ies." "And
Mexico" Yes "Didn't you run
for President and get licked?' Hem,
yes" "Are you the one they call old
fuss and feathers" But here the faith
er removed his pert heir. Ah, friends,
YOU and | see the same thing on
smaller scale many times.
Good Behavior.
No man is well behaved who has no
regard for time and circumstances. And
have no respect for tops and dandies,
who dawdle through life all watch chain
and fine clothes, and with their 'Oi fe!-
lah" and "He, he, he" And no respect
for the man who breaks through the
proprie,ies of lie rs hogs do through q
blossoming garden. Let two boys start
out in life, one with capital Of $4,000
and the other with good manners; and
the latter will generally outstr Ip the for
mer. And vet, when a man is urbane
and polite men say he is "soit.' | once
knew a Senator who was without polite
ness. A boy went to his Office on
sight seeing expedition-to gaze on a