The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-16
AN lNGERS0LLIAN CRY.
WHAT SHALL WE 90 TO BE sAvEo4
The Plaiatl,s Wall ola DI,rupt,d and DsmoraiIi.d
Democracy Excerpts from th. I.,ar IIek.
Up-GiltttrIny GrnrralltIrs on The
Sltuatlou-fourth District iy

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Up-GlltttrIny GrnrralltIrs on the
Situatlou-Fsurth District. is.
Special Correspondence Of the lntelllscnccr. 1.
PARHEGsDURo, August l5.-As ruling
passions arc strong in death they likewise
cling to newspaper man when he Is of
on a vacation. ] his Is not 10 the nature oi
an apology, but an explanation. Remind.
ed OF the brevity Of lie and the CONNER.
cial value Of space in your columns l will
plunge into my subject with I'M utter dis.
regard OF the continuity OF style.
A journey without an episode or the &C.
quisilion Of knowledge Of something new
is indeed waste OF time. 1t was not,
however, until after the hanging gardens
OF Fairmont had faded from view that
was awakened FROM my dreams by an in.
quiry from a pleasant faced old gentleman
in front OF ME. Attracted, no doubt, by
my frank, open countenance, tEe old gen.
tleman grew confidential and told me a
great deal OF his life. With n sad, pcnsivc
mir and somewhat tremulous tone OF
voice that would have gained the sympa.
thy Of II stone, he, in half musiug vein,
said:
"rhis is the Valley river, l suppose.
1t is about eighteen years since saw
that river. was coming home
from the Union army on furlough to sec
my wife die" Nv venerable friend
paused for second or two. didn'tlook at
his face, but | knew his eyes were mois,
Just us well as il | had looked into their
fearful depths. Things have changed
wonderfully since them" he resumed,
bringing his worda, it seemed, out Of the
very depths OF his kindly old heart, "the
war is over, and soon We who were young
then will be gone and YOU young people
will be telling your children your recollec.
tions Of the great conflict" lie frightened
up after 4 while and with good hu,nored
smile on his wrinkle.seamed face
asked me il l had ever heard
THAT QuAKERJoKEoS'AuE LIScoLS.
! confessed that l had not. "Well, it was
q good one" he said, by way Of prepara-
ton. 1t was during the height Of the con.
tlict. Two meek looking Quaker ladies
were travelling together, when the all i'm
portant topic was brought up. "Rnth,n
said one with all the imprcssiye preciseness
Of Quaker idiom, "Ru,h does thee tb;nL
Abraham will, or does thee think Jefferson
will win" ID 5I
II think Jefferson will w;n u a,s,ysrod
the sister disciple OF Fox.
why vi does thee think Jefferson will
VIZ ..1,ooorso 10 :
"Well. is NOT Abraham % nlsn !, nro,,;,o
man."
Yes, answered the oracular Ruth, "but
when Aernham prays | am afraid the Lord
cannot tell whether he is joking, or in
earnest.
NY venerable friend remarked, after he
had finished his enjoyment OF the climax,
that MIR. Lincoln considered it the best
thlng ever told on him.
lhls anecdote may be very decrcpit with
age, and your readers may have heard it
before, but hope that will not mar lis re-
petition here.
rxcr,,,rs r,o, -ur ,.r.s,,
M ~" ''''' '.'" eoH' hN'ioH.
ihe heysef convention is over, but many
things transnired there that have not found
their wav into print. Cominp down ,be
nor,bwestern road s.,rr,,,y ne-s:.:I ,.m
~ ~, ~ - 'o' =. "'osu1, i'o'pins zen
IN WIN a hepuhilcan patriot, who had
camped the night before in the tents Of the
wicked. lie was very yo)uble wbe,hor
;nd,cod by ,ssoc;o.;on al ss.,'..... :.N..'
ueu = .,,, :! as,,o"''o" "'iu eo'iUih'natlon
couid not tell. VIII say, however, that
l detected no evidences on his breath. lie
was there at the opening vail lie said
~, sA'u
ou ought 70 nave been there. Highest
time ever mao. New Martlnsville was
sunday school p'cnlc compared 70 it."
.,M NV hat VIII the convention DO? ?. ! asked.
DO: why what can they do. They are
a!l Gruhk. When ieit THIS morning half
oil them were walking me streets, while on
on one corner delegate ilom alorgantown
WAS playinga Jews harp 10 the music OF
Mhlcn sevefai DUCK county bucks were
keeping Time anu executing 4 war dance.