The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-17

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ton rested an oyster shell, polished, clean.
ed and painted as the one he had hung in
his Office on the last day that Belle had
been there. The hot blood rushed to his
face, and his first impulse was to throw the
boxes on the floor and leave the hall; yet a
moments consideration convinced him
that be could take advantage OF this oppor-
tunity TO speak to Belle.
He attached the shell to his bu .ton.hole,
like bouquet or a decoration, and returned
to the pa2oda.
"Miss Remesa, is 1t allowable to wear a
snooper in this manner"
She betrayed not the slightest emotion
as she took tiny golden shell from her
bosom, upon which the letters R and B
were entwined, and, deity fastenin 1t to
his scarf, said: "No, Regy."
Some say that hegrasped her hand and
pressed 1t to his lips before he would release
1t, but that cannot be proven.
An hour later they entered the sitting.
room OF the Remesa mansion. Bellies par
ents started as II frightened when they
saw them. After some moments CONVEX
sation, Mr.. RSmesa said: snow, Reginald,
will you kindly tell M the cause OF your in.
The Doctor answered, much in tho man
ner Of a school boy contessing pee, adillo;
"a shopper" Mrs. Remesa turn ed to
Belle and said: perhaps you will el plain
what divorced you for whole year pre-.
vious to your murriage?"
Belle blushed, looked at the doctor, at
her parents, and as she cast q glance al the
floor seemed to find the answer there, for
she quickly said: "a snooper," and 81 eln.
ed glad that she had given expression 10
her pent up thoughts.
"a snoope,!-why, what under heaven
Is snoopei?' both asked. Before they
could answer, in rushed Bellies younger
brother, and boy like Toared: "Just think!
ma and pa, Bellies made fortune for the
hospital, selling oyster shells and calling
them" he saw the doctor. "Why, hello
|--Reg--what in the world brought you
baCk?"
The doctor smiled now as he said: "a
snooper."
The young brother-in.law grasped his
hand and yelled, "Hurrah for the snooper!"
Mr.. Remesa arose, and, with all the dig
nifty Of a well-reputed wealthy merchant,
said:
"Have you oil gone. mad? Charles, will
you have the kindness to inform me Inn
medistely what a Sno0psr is?"
Imagine the CONSERVATION, Charles's aIls-
wer produced:
According to directions q snooper Is an
apparatus designed to make fools ask gu. 8.
tions."
The old gentleman glared at his 80 n,
then at the rest Of his family. Silently he
left the room. He went to the club, al d
at the very entrance met another OF "tt e
"Howdy, Remess,-look at this sha'l |.
You're q connoisseur in bivalves-wllat clio
you think OF this ?"
The old gentleman saw the fatal word
"Snooper" painted upon an oyster a.1ell,
and was about 10 cay something severe 10
his interrogator, when Doctor Codine ap-
preached with q polite salutation.
doctor, am glad to see you," said ] dr..
Remesa, land should like to talk to on
for few moments." Visions OF cons IL
tation from the rich Mr.. Remesa cross cd
the doctors mind as they west to the
smoking-room. These visions were, no p
ever, rapidly dispelled, and the old &c O.
tlemen and the young doctor, alter IN
hours conversation, parted, both appar-
emily in high glee.
1t was near midnight when DR.. Bander
returned to his office, and there found Co.
dine, who greeted him with:
"Bander, do yeu know what you areP"
"a very ordinary mortal in your eyes, ]
presume.h
"No, you are a snooper," and for some
reason they embraced, not like Spanlards,
but really Rugged each other. Codine
found his breath first, and said:
"Bander, when Is Il to he?"
Christmas. And you will be nv best
man. Belle told me TO ask you"
And Christmas 1t was. II seems that
somehow the cause Of the separation had
become public, for the majority of the
presents were elegant limitations in gold
and silver OF the snooper.
Reader, make q snooper and show it to
your Bister-in-law. When she asks the
question, answer according to directions,
and then 1t would be well to remember
that you have an urgent appointment some
miles of.
But after all is there such word as
"snooper"2
Convince yourself by looking on page
one thousand two hundred and fiity-one
Of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, and
Il you don't find 1t am sorry for you, and
for Webster also.