Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-22
EVERYDAY COMEDIES.
Little News Paragraphs Strung To-
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SEVERAL ATTEMPTS have been made
by Deputy Sheriff Cobb, of Americas,
Ga. during the last few weeks, tolevyon
a mule owned by Charles Mansion,
cOlOFed tenant, who lives near the Hug
uenin plantation house. On one occasion
Mansion offered to hold the animal in
order that the officer might mount and
thus ride away. The officer says that just
as he sprang from - fence TO the mules
back Mansion tickled it under the nose
with q straw, 50 that the animal kicked
as though possessed. Mr.. Cobb accused
the darkey of Obstructing the execution
of the law of Georgia, whereat the lat
ter made many prOtestatiOnS Of iunO-
cence and advised the officer to come
again when dat critter hain't got de
debbul in i'm" In accordance with this
invitation the deputy, accompanied by
several assistants, left Americas last
Monday to bring in the mule dead or
alive. When they reached the planta-
ton they found that Mansion had de-
cided To drop his tricks and fight for the
prize. The mule was in q cOrn-tield, and
when the officers drew near Mansion
seized stick and began to chase the
animal round and round. As the OH
Gers were mounted they seemed to have
the advantage, but it was impossible to
get at the mules head on account of his
frisky heels. y large crowd of cOlOred
men ran To Mansions assistance. The
mule was driven out of the field and
then followed 4 chase of ten miles or
more through woods and across streams
until mt shutdown the duSky victorS
COrroled the prize safely in distant
fIh., tlnptnfN. raTt1rnnl IN \ poari-
Gus on Thursday without the mule.
ST. LOTIS finds entertainment just
now in the extraordinary conduct of \.
+. brakeman. y wealthy miner. Some
days ago he got it into his head TO get
married, and proposed to three chamber
maids in the hotel at which he was a
guest i'm the course of an hour. The
third chambermaid accepted Brakeman
and they were married after the ahOrtest
cOurtship on record. The bride was pre-
scented with diamonds, money, and
gowns to the value of about $1,000. 1t
seems that the chambcrmaid had
lover, however, and it Is understood
further that upon the third day after
the wedding this lover spirited the
bride away. At any rate, Mrs. Brack-
man i in hiding and at last account
the miner was searching trantically for
her, and publishing notices to the effect
that unless she should return ut once he
would take steps to secure u divorce. To
cap the climax he has sued every news
popcr i'm town for libel.
EvANGELI~T BARNES, the Preacher
of the Mountains, has been laboriug
lately at Frankfort, Ky. In that place
lives John ROckctty, whose life, though
not Il bad one, has been without the
fold Happening 10 meet Mr.. RDcketty
the other day Mr.. Barnes urged him To
mend his ways. Mr.. ROcketty secuted
the suggestion, whcrcupOn the Evange-
list was ncttled. " will bet you ten 10
one i'm fifticS" said ROcketty. that you
can't convert mc." " Done, SAID Barnes,
"Tll bring you TO the mOurners' bench
within ten days" The booksellers of
the town are reported to have opened
pools on the result. At first it was 50 to
il that ROcketty would withstand the
elOquence of the mOuntaineer. The odds
rapidly fell, however, until the betting
was ~ to2 against ROcketty, who on
the eighth day walked uptO the mourn
crs' bench.
WHEN THE TORNADO that swept
over the neighbOrhOOd of Cuthbert, Ga,
few days ago, struck the house o.
Judge Knowles, hen was on her nest
in a barrel in the back yard. Persons
say that the barrel was picked UP.
whirled round and round, blown over
the house and dropped right side up in
the front yard After the storm
Judge Knowles went out TO move the
barrel. TO his surprise the hen was still
at her post and it was evident that
some of the eggs had Matched in mid
air. When the Judge looked in the hen
flew to the rim of the barrel, eyed the
departing cloud and announced with a
peculiar cluck her contempt for all
such bOrean cccentricitieS.