The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-08

sf0rethOught and eoOs altcItuOuSut usNsS
her eighteep mouths babe to 8 matinee
to souiIm, Equall and cry when there is Q
co1iDetent orchestra 10 furnish tho music
mnst couicss that much prefer the tune
Ini cries OF the musicians 10 the sonoing
svmphony Of the infant-especsally i 1t 70
next me, as was one at the last matinee l
attended. Not only one, but 1t was a
Psby To the fight fine, baby 10 ths left oil me
HIitquLlIng Ike iS bundled;
In language rather pathological, would
advise mothers that the next tine they
bring their babies to the Opera House to
leave them al home.
Talking about babies, heard several
ladiea wondering II the baby in "a Hoop
OF Gold" was real live one. 1t wasi
didn't you hear it cry always just at the
right timer No doubt it WAS trained. !
know Tie famous infant in "llearts Of
Oak" was, This play originally Rad a cat
and baby in II. The cat would walk %
Inc hearth, in the domestic scene, stretch
itself lazily and lie down. Then the baby
Game on, and when old OTe'l took him ne
always reached in the cid sailors pocket
for his watch and began TO chew II. Many
a mother has gone wild with delight over
this exhibition OF precocIty. The truth
was, The baby and the cat were trained in
The same manner. The cat knew by exps.
rience that II it acted its part right it would
be fed well in dde time, and il It did not
Il would get nothing to cat til the next
day: while the baby knew the old watch
cSse in-Oysn's pocket had been rubbed all
over with sugar. Sill, live baby is an
immense attraction on the stage, and 80 ia
a cat.
Imagine man sunk into the deepest
depths OF seli-debasement; wallowing lit
orally and actually In the gutter, senses
dulled and conscience scared by long and
frequent debauches; manhood gone and
self.respect lost; a chronic habitue OF the
Police Court and an almost unintermittent
resident Of the Workhouse, human be-
Ing arrayed in rags, hair unkempt, face
unwaahed, features swollen by frequent
posalions, and body filthy by long neglect.
Such as ! have described above ! have
seen, net only month after month, but
year after year. l see the same senile
smile on his countenanCe as he bows in
maudlin humor 10 the sentence Of the
Judge, "Thirty daya"
How now! Did you ever realizs the
power OF kind word Yeas ago-I will
not say how msny-I was taught those
trite lines
A little word In kindness spoken,
MaT often heSlCd heart that's broken,
And made q friend sincere.
This degraded friend Of mine was spoken
to kindly-by whom l will not say--he was
appealed TO TO shake of the slime Of the
gutter and the milldew Of the workhouse.
Was the appeal in vain? Wonder Of won.
ders The better nature OF the man was
touched, and to day hc walks with head
erect, clear eye and open countenance,
fearing no man, for evil docs not dwell in
bis soul, and two Yeas OF regeneration
have completely Cleansed him OF the long
years OF his worthless-worSet than worth.
less existence. Ii named this man every
body would know him. Nevertheless he
Ia q hero. ale that oyercometh himself is
greater than he that taketh city,"
was walking over the Market street
bridge the other day, and just before me
was matron and her lispipg child. About
half across two ragged, but bright-iaced
girls caught up with the child, who was
on by itself. They seemed TO be
drawn to innocence, and when mud
puddle obatruCted the way OF the child they
fastened 10 help 1t over. When this kind
act was done one OF the cherubs in rags,
looking up into tho smiling face Of the
mother, laconiCally asked, "BoyT"-"'Yes,",,
was the reply.-"Ain't you sorry, missus,
inqsired the little sprite,-"No; why should
[ DO sorry?" inquired my lady, curious to
know the reason Of the arliul inquiry.
-"Because," said my ragged lady, my
iather says boys are nuisance. They |
grow up 10 be wicked and cause q great
leal OF trouble. Now girls, you know, can |
help their mothers. They can do ever SO |
many things. But boys, my father says,
Amt no count" This Is the sort OF phi.
osophy an unmarried man can't tamper
with.
While sitting in friends office the
,ther day, he had occasion to use the telc-
phone. Central" did not answer promptly |
md my friend got mad all through. After
'inging once or twice, ho grabbed the
rank and ground away until his face got |
cd and his arm must have aChed. He
lsed bad Language as he made the bells
ing and doubtless believed that he was
Hing with terror the soul Of the telephone
nonopolists. But he was not. He was
Icting very foolishly, and there are many
more like him. With one ring little red
Innuncia.or falls at the central Office. Fur
her ringing rings no bell ut the central nor
makes the slightest noise. Thus you see
hat irritable people using the telephone
are robbed OF their sweet re
'epge.
see Mira. Langtry has some very pretty
all made in America. She had
he good sense not to bring her pictures
With her, as she did her company. have
leyer seen u lithograph made in England
hat would not disgrace an American shop.
By tho way, notice the Lily has Gala
md her initials on her hangers, and infer
hat she thinks Gala is a lily, as many
,ther people whose ignorance Is more ex.
,usabie. In fact, Gala Is no more q lily
han hollyhock 10 rose. But stay l
AYE it-of course; how stupid Of me not
O see ii beioro Tho Gala stands for
Freddie. Who will deny that he Is callow
,nough to justify the use Of the fowerH
lin. ApysoGs Told You
That Christmas is coming?
That some unusually handsome holiday
FOODS arc displayed In the shop wlndowsP
That Rhea Ia married 10 her handsome
manager, Arthur Chase?
That her handsome manager Arthur
Jhase, says this Is not LrueH
That Rhea concurs in the above2
That he has no idea who The whisperer
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