Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-09-23
A DREAM OF BLISS
RuihIsssIy Put to Flight by a Negro
Minstrel Troupe.
How a Washington Couple Raised the
Neighborhood BY a Lovers Quarrel
The 6reen-EYed Monster.
SDeciaI 30 the ReqHrer.

WASHINGTON, Pa, September %
Though very few have heard of ii, and
fewer still believe it, yet it actually &C.
CARED we know, for We were there. The
story, uninteresting but for the social
standing of the parties, is, in brief, as fol-
lows: Alfonso has for the past year been
engaged to Flora Belle. Everything was
lovely and the day was set, but the best
laid plans of mice and men gang aft aglee."
The New Orleans Minstrels gave a perform
snce Wednesday evening. Alfonso should,
as in duty bound, have escorted his atfi-
anced to the entertainment; but instead Of
doing this he
Failed to Put In An Appearance
in person or otherwise. Under these cir
cumstances our heroine thought 1t nothing
wrong to accept the services Of her old
friend Charles, who volunteered 70 accom-
pany her. They went, laughed and came
away, thinking the performance wa over,
whereas (for them) il had not proceeded
beyond the overture. Two blocks from
her home land, fortunately for several rep
utations, on q side s~treet) they met Alton
so. He bowed and would have passed, but
the young lady laid her hand upon his
arm and detained him, saying she wanted
TO speak to him moment. With a tre-
mendOus assumption of dignity he drew
himself up and said she could have moth
ing to do with him until she offered an eI-
~p.anation Of her conduct in going out with
another fellow. Her surprise at
The Transeendent F~ooIishness
Of this demand was evident, even by gas
light, bat like agood girl, she condescended
TO explain how it was. Though perfectly
plausible he would not see it in that light.
jealousy and judgment were at war; the
demon got away with Alfonso, and by the
time she had finished her recital be was in
q towering rage. In intervals between
raving and tearing his hair, he told her, in
voice not TOO discreet or politely modu'
lated, that she might consider the engage
ment at an end there and then that he
would return her picture, hair, etc., in the
morning, and then turning his attention to
the frightened Charles, he offered for two
cents to decapitate and dismember him on
the spot. Charles did not offer to produce
the coins and sided of behind q post, but
the lady stood up for him right manfully,
and becoming oblivious to surroundings. q
scene Of mutual rscriminations for the
space of half an hour followed in a tone
that caused several ~neighboring windows
to open. The opportune arrival OF
Mutual Friend
! caused a cessation of hostilities. For the
benefit Of the curious, you correspondent
uublushingly states that be was enSconsed
behind the tree box on the opposite side OF
the street.
There is q boarding house in W. and there
is also 9 lot Of fellows who board there, and
each individual one of them is mashed
flatter than q hoe cake. This is all right,
but the way that these fellows sit around
on the front steps after breakfast, dinner
and supper every day and bill and coo and
pull embryonic mustaches, Is becoming
offensive to the passing public. This is too
large" q subject to treat Of at length ia
this, but, mark Us" we will do 1t up
pat o il this continues. Seek some
sequestered cell, boys, and there do your
sighiDg out Of eye and ear shot Of the pub
lie. She don't care anything for any OF you.
The concert given by our home talent
Thursday evening was q delightful affair.
Nothing but expressions Of commentator
were heard The singing Of Misses Barrett
and McKain. and the cornet solos by Mr..
Todd were especially complimented.
The Washington fire company will give
q ball in Town Hall next Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings 1t will be the affair
Of the season.
II is hoped hat the choral society will
be reOrgsniEed. Their concerts last winter
insure future success.
Professor Lyon is so i'll as to be unable
10 attend Rotations in his department Of
the College.
Skinner didn't suicide. Washington
Neeps,