The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-01
HALLOWEEN IN TaE s,NcruM.
What Happened TO u Giided Society
Youth that Called.


Youth that Called.
All was calm.
Twas about Midnight. The vigil Of Hal
lowmas YVES fast drawing to close, and notk-
ing had occurred to disturb the editorial de-
rartment Of the INrELLteEscER. In fact, sec
ing that 1t was Halloween affairs in the
ssnctum were unusually satisfactory. The
man with the analytical mind had encoun'
tered nothing that would make ask quCs-
tons and bore the Others. the city men were
all sober, or otherwise accounted for, and
everything was moving along nicely. The
''old man" had been making some inquiries
ss 10 what was to be prepared concerning
the festival that takes its origin from
the conversion OF the Roman Pantheon,
built by Marcus Agripta In homer
OF Jupiter the ayenger, and all the other
gods, 10 the worship Of the true God, under
the other Saints in Heaven. He WIS told
that an able article was being prepared, and
lighting his ogie he started back to his
quarters congraiulatiug all that no pranks
had been played on any attache, when he ran
across wire stretched across the doorway by
the obituary man for the purpose OF tatroling
the exchange reader. His cigar was driven
hslf way down his throat by the wire, and
remarks on total deprayity followed It's re-
moval.
The trouble had commenced.
The man who was detailed to do up the
night when fairies indulgein hilarious revsls,
when churchyRrds yawn AID at solemn mid
night give up for brief sojourn among
mortals all those inmates OF the tomb who
rest unesSily on account OF deeds committed
In the flesh, and when the ''old b-hoy" him
self tskts whirl, Va9 getting down to work
when the door burst opsn and 1t came 10.
The Indications were that there would be
considerable trouble.
II was dude. That IL, It was fair spect-
men OF the dude Wheeling support She
has only one or two OF the real specimens
"Say, did'you know this was Halloween ?"
II commenced; "well its, pom my soul It's,
you know, ana we've had such time. We
that's Cholly and me you know-we'ye
been on q wegular wacket, We know. Why,
this Is the tifth cigarette I've smoked since
teaspoon my soul It's
The exchange reader was observed eau.
tiously reaching for Q heavy paper weight,
and the Sporting editor inquired OF the city
editor where his heavy gloves were. The
society man paled perceptibly-he was writ.
ing the Hallow Zen article, by the way-aI
the visitor caught sight Of him. "oh. you
are the man want, continued the dude,
''such time as we had down to old man
Blanks tonight. Nellie gave tally pulling,
you know. Ht-he-he aud ht.he.he. mace
Gus sit down in pan OF It. It was hot and
he stuck, he.ae.he: And then the girls got
some in their hair and 1t WIS s1ch fun.
Here's list OF those t4ere and you might say
te.he that arranged the thing, and -"
Here theIs was wild revolving scsne OF
legs and arms, that soon disappeared.
"Heaven forgive me-" said the religious man,
as he put on mis- gla:stE and tackled sermon
to young men once more, and smoothed down
his hair. The dude was not TO DO seen.
The trouble was over.
Hallow Zen was past, and oncs more
all WIS calm.