The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-06
CONSPICUOUS by ABSENCE.
Things That the Resumption OF the Mill
Dispensed With, M ~ -

l Dispensed with. w 90 ~
Habit Is second nature, and the reporters OF
tho daily papers In this city, whose special
mission Il was 10 follow tile various episodes
OF the great iron strike, are TO day synipathiz.
ers with Mr.. othello after his occupatlo left
him. They miss lots Of familiar sights and
sounds. In the first place there are no groups
OF stalwart men upon the curb at the Post.
Office, at tho corner Of Twelfth anu Market
streets, Thirty.lhird and jacob, and other
we'll known lounging places during tho great
idle spell. There Is no. sudden cessation
oil the talk upon the approach Of the report.
er, and no sudden outburst OF the stereoty ped
expression, I'VE will have six dollars or
nothing" Or, "Say, reporter, did you know
that fifteen OF the boys had gone to Chicago7'
Or, THE mills Will have TO start In two
weeks or lose oil their custotners" - e,
There Is a painful absence OF that look OF
awful mystery upon the faces OF Messrs
llearne, McCourtney. Laughlin, Vance, Hub.
bard, et al. Mr.. Frank liearne's mud.bcspat.
tered buggy and roam h0nc is no longer in.
vested with the nature OF u beacon light to
locate iron mems meetings. Mr.. McCourt.
ney does not hesitate 10 look n reporter In
the face, and n reporter can see Mr.. Laughlin
disappearing around the corner without q
qulckening Of the pulse, for he knows he's
not missing big meeting.
Messrs. Rogers, Thompson, Hastings Linch
and others look absolutely lonesome and neg.
lected, but at the same time when they meet
a reporter, n relieved smile plays over their
conn.enance, for they know that those days
Of anguish are over, when their appearance
Dn thu al q tI,n s;uuoi for n r,,sk - I.
strike reporters and IN application OF the re.
portorial pump. The reporters often catch
themselves Siding up TO one OF these gentle!
men with the intention Of making some In.
quiries about the CSC demand; II became sec
ond nature with them during those weary
three months. The. places that knew. them
about the Mcclure House corner and the
rooms OF the A. A. |. & s. W. now know
them no more. Tho morning paper reporter,
who came within an ace OF being shot for a
burglar while endeavoring to wake. up q
prominent iron man ut 9 o clock In the morn.
Ing, In order to ask some question about
starting up, when there wasn't the reinotest
possibility or probability of such an event
taking place, now rests easy during his I'm.
natural hours of slumber, md feels that his
perishable body is still unperiorated.' And
now all these things are changed, and the
strike, being happily.a thing oil. the past, can
no longer be depended upon for daily hall
or whole column Of mention. The River.
side Cos. Office, the Amalgaulsted Associa.
ton rooms at the corner OF Twelfth and
Market, and the Mcclure House corner all
have lost the interest which conferred there
during this memorable summer. The men
who lent their presence to grace /. the meet.
ings at these places ase busy at the Office,
the furnace, the desk and the big shea.s ind
rolls. They have no time to take trips, or
play bAs, all, or camp out, or answer reror err
questions. aud In fact they are not possessed
Of any Information reporters want 10 know.
All is changed, and ii is such change for the
better Us leaves no regret at the transition.
II 1t were not for the liveliuess Of the coming
election, several brisk reporters hereabouts
would be IN danger OF chronic meluaeholia.