Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-10

lett0ns; butt concluded not 10 be h,,.
bugged 10 that mannef, and declined b.
swap. She looked disappointed: S.,t
at this juncture her eyes fell on M
umbrella, and che offered me quar-.
for Il ~ cost g In Cincinnati Q iev ~.
before) ] told her that could nor Y.
with0uth 4. '"
HAVING exhausted their curr,cul..-
Of Questioas, the old man comme,,s.s
telling his experience Ia this world. n
had seen WGoders without end. and
marvellous that he Was certain that r
couM not believe them. He had -,
an engine th4t run along the road vitS
out pAils to run on. He had alan a.,
the ean. Il WIS In
Peoa1ssea Ooo0V,
about year and . half ago. Il wan,
up ara down hin like Q wAkon ,nI
pulled . threading machine with NJ,
lie attachments - II IL was NOTHING
When be bad finished the story Of IT,
WoadeifAl self-moving engine, m.
youns laAy spoke ups1d said: NOV
Pep, tell BIN about the "tboddle light.
ttheodolite was meapte The old man
iold all about Il. He had seen soms
railroad Surveyors have the INSTRUMENT
and he took It upon himself 70 exDlsin
to me all about il. How LONG no
would have talked don't know: h,,
l was ill-mannered enough to take nm
nv hat and leave him Ia the midst az
his story Of the ''thoddle light" with
its "thing that looked Hike brass can.
non,n and something like . rsiubDx
that had glass in that twinkled."
IL was thankful when ! was again
upon the road. was aimiDgfor the LITTLE
town of Edry, and was within three
miles Of it, when missed the road.
went on till dark, and found myself
on the bank Of Greenbrier river.
knew then that WAS wrong, ami
went 10 . house to stay all night II
was ssich an out II the why place that
was shy Of stopping, bat, rs there was
no other chance bat TO Esep
out of doors, l made the ven
ture prepared. however, TO tsks
care OF myself under all ordinary cir
cumstAnces. l asked IL could stay I'LL
morning, and they said | could.
was soon by cheerful fire, and Va.
still more pleased when found that I
was the guest Of the sheriff Of Pocahon-
tas county.
/ started bright and early. | had a
fine view Of the highest mountain in
West Virginia. began 10 grow tired
of walking and hired u horse TO ride 10
Beverly, fifty miles distant. | rode the
old crowbait three miles, and became
so thoroughly disguised with him that
! sent him back and trudged on afoot.
Late that evening passed into Ran
dolph county, In the region known ~
the Mingo Flats. About dark | called
ut . farm house TO stay over night, Tor
there was no tavern In reach The man
OF the house said he did not keep NO.
ple. | asked him IL he ever read the
Bible. He said he had. asked him 10
1t did not say that one ought not refuse
lodging to stranger, lest he might bs
an angel. He answered that IL may
teach some such doctrine: but ha
hardly thought that was an angel
went on some six or eight miles, built u
fire by the roadside and slept sounder
than il / had been In Barnum's hotel
i'm Baltimore, although Il rained nearly
all night. BY noon the next dsyI
reached Beverly, and stayed there adsy
or two to rest. Beverly Is q very old
town. The first house was built then
about one hundred and thirty years ago.
1t now probably has two hundred in
habitants. IL has grown almost none
during the last fifty years. Nearly every
house Is q tavern. There were several
battles fought in and about here during
the late war. The people have plenty
to eat, and eat plenty Of Il.
After visiting the battle field OF Rich
Mountain, / started for ~. George, ar
rived safely, "and further ldepose not"
M.