Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-10
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In NfcOIBld SOuh AAO" - '
author of the bestowed song In our
language:
John Howard Payne, author OIL
mHome, Sweet Homr," was a warm
personai friend of John Ross, who wui
he remembered as the celebrated ehiet
of the Cherokees. At the time the
Cherokees were removed from their
homesin Georgia to their present pos
seNions west Of the Mississippi river
Payne was spending few weeks In
Georgia with Ross, who was occupying
a miserable cabin, having been forcioie
elected from isformer home. A nun
Der OF the prominent Cherosees were 10
prison, and that portion OF Georg1a III
which the tribe was located was secured
by armed squads OF the Georgia
military, who had orders To arrest all
who refused to leave the country.
While Ross and Payne were seated be-
fore the fire in the hut, the door was
Suddenly burst open and SIX or elSnt
militiamen sprang into the room. me
saIdiers lost no time in taking their
nr;soners away. Ross was permitted
70 ride his own horse, while..Payne was
r,onnted on one led by soldier. AS
the little partv left the howell rain began
falling and continued until every man
was drenched thoroughly. The journey
lasted all night. Toward midnight
Pavne,s escort, i'm order to keep himself
awake. began humming "Home, home,
sweet, sweet home" when Payne re-
marked: u.
"Iittle did I expect to hear that song
under such circumstances anu AZ s1cn
a time. Do you know the aHthor
mo" said the soldier. DO you!
EYES," answered Payne cem
posed it." -, chat
"The devil you did. You can tell that
tn como follows, but not 10 me. Lo9qtf
here. You made that song, yS'IsaJ. Ii
van did-and / know you didn't-you
can saw il all without stopping. IL has
something in it about pleasures ana pal,
aces. Now pitch in and reel 1T of ana
if you can't I'll bounce you from your
horse and lead you instead OF IT,.
The threat was answered by Payne'
who repeated the song in slow, sub
dued tone, and then sang it, making
the old woods ring with the tender mel,
ody and pathOs Of the words. 1t touchel
the heart of the rough soldier, who was
not only captivated but convinced, anu
who said that the composer OF such
song should never go to prison II he
could help it. And when the party
reached Milledgeville they were, after
q preliminary examination, discharged,
much to their surprise. Payne insisted
il was because the leader of the squad
had been under the magnetic influence
of ROSES conversation, and Ross insist
ed that they hal been saved from insult
and imprisonment by the power OF
"Home, Sweet Home" sung as only
those who feel can sing it. The
friendship existing between Ross anu
Payne endured until the grave closed
over the mortal remains of the latter.
THE LONDON World tells this story of
Sir Garnet Wolscley: On the morning
of the intended attack at Tel-el-kebir-
it being above all things necessary that
SURPRISE should be effected before dawn
Sir Garnet WOIseley, while waiting
the completion of preparations, held in
his hand repeating acknowledgement
him by the late Lord Airey, which
from time to time he kept striking. 1t
had warned him of half-past four, and
he thought he had yet an hours dark,
when he saw a ray of light rise above
the horizon. Turning to Major Butler,
he said, in almost despairing tones,
ave are done this time-there's the
dawnm BIT the light did not increase;
on the contrary, in a few minutes it
vanished. And Sir Garnet atterward
found that what he had seen was the
tail of the new comet-its first appear
ance in Egypt.
Two bloeds of Salina, Kan, were
rivals in love, and decided upon duel
to settle the question of possession
They selected thA'f seGorias. GOT '',
geOii and retired tOa sequestered nook
where they spread a blanket, and the
deadly work began. At the first deal
one ofthe rivlas got two pairs, jacks and
deuces, and failed to fill. His hated
rival showed down four kings, and
took the queen. The surgeon got $40,
the seconds got disguised, and the loser
got drunk, while the winner got mar
ried.
A STORY from New York is that
Madame Nilsson was assigned to rooms
in the Windsor hotel above those OF
Madame Patti. She considered herself
snubbed and refused to occupy them,
though they had been specially prepar-
ed for her, and chose Others on the OPP
posite side of the house, but on the
same floor as Patti. She could not get
them, and went to the Victoria the
same day. When the two domas
meet they exchange cold bows-noth-
ing more.
Mrs. LANGTRY concluded her New
York engagement on Saturday night a
'eek ago, and appeared last week in
Boston. Her engagement in the metro
polls was financially success, but So
cially she was ostracised by society
the attentions she received being con-
fined to few young bachelors who
entertained her with dinners and sup
pers at DelmonicO's. The total receipts
of the four weeks footed up S6l ,SO3,63.
Bernhardt's figures were $50, 45S,
but the prices of admission were great
er. Langtry had more people to see
her than Bernhardt had. Speaking of
her experience in New York with q
Herald reporter, Mrs. Langtry said
like New York ever so much better
in its white dress than without it. You
wish | would take the snow away with
me" / only wish | could. | have had
two sleigh rides here--the first of my
life. Aren't they jolly! We went
through the park in a helter-skelter
way, aud the crowd Of sleighs, the
iingling bells and the fast horSes with
those funny things on their heads, have
great charm for me. / never saw but
one sleigh in my life until came here,
and never, never saw such fast trot-
ting horses as you have. 1t is 4 Won
dor IN mo thof aNrart-hnIx- Ina., not $40,