The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-10
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The DAYS sArwAsAlNaToN coLLEoE.
How he was Eltc!ed Prssideut 0. .ths. .Li.e.ary
L Saoi.ty--An Ex.mpls uf his Wonderful Htm.
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From Our Special Gntpondtnt. n s
WASHINGTON, D. O., June 0.-Rspresen'
tativo Pusey, Of Iowa, was a claSmale ol
blaine when the latter attended tho Wash.
ington College, Of Washington county, Pa,
and he has storo Of "reminiscences Of the
plumed Kright which are oiinteres. now.
"Jlm" Blaine, ss, I remember him, ,'said
Mr.. Pusoy, "waa a pretty we'll built boy
and q hard student. He had an impedi.
ment in his speech, however, which pre-.
vented him from joining in our debaten
and declamations, but he could distance all
his classmates In the matter Of studies and
his memory was remarkable. we had in
the college a literary rociely, Of which l
was president, about the time Blnine was
1G years old. One day he came to mo and
said, 'B.h.ill | would like 10 bs p.ppresi.
dent Of the literary gociety; can you f.i.fix
1t for me" answered, ,"'Why, sNosey,'
what the d. do you know about the liter.
ary society you have never taken anv part
In the debates and have always pref.rred
10 pay your file to taking an active part.
Do you know anything about parliamen.
tary practice?' a 5iiiE-s sl5i3i-
Il. it5S5j lie COT THERE. ~
He replied, "No, but dod dunn it THAT
was bis tavorite osth-ho never used any
o!her), I'tan c.commit Cushing'a manual
in one night" II y il
swell, the result was that at the next
meeting I fixed it. for him, and at the
meeting next week 'Nosey' Blaine was
elected president, vice Pussy, whose Term
expired. As he had promiaed, he commit
ted the entire contents Of Cushing's manual
and he proved the beat president the Lit
erary Society Of the college ever had"
II remember one day his father told
him 10 get up early and 60 10 the marke.
to buy turkey. He gave him q dollar,
which wsa good deal Of money in those
days. Well, 'Nosey' brought home the
bird and handed 1t to old Dinah, the COL
ored cook Of the Blaine family.
COULDN'T TELL WITH THE FEATHERS OFF. s.
When the elder Blaine came down TO
breakfast Dinsh greeted him. Mars
Blaine dat var turkey what Mars jim
Dyed dis mornin' am the quarest turkey
l'ss eve seed..,f Deed it is Mars Blaine
why, what's the matter, whit D:nah.
Amt 1t big enough "rep,ied the old
gentlemen "1t ought to be surely, Jim
paid q dollar for it !"ds n X q r. y
a'Oh yea,, Mars Blaine, do turkey Is big
'nuH, but it is the funniest turkey dis yere
niger ever seed.'
5i Mars Blaine went out to the kitchen
to look OF the turkey, and found tito bo a
ten year old goose. !,
He called i'm down and handled him
over the coals, saying, why Jim you
ought to bo ashamed Of yourself. Fifteen
years old and can't tell q turkey from a
goopa ~; Nj e
"Jim hung hig head and simply replied,
why dod dun 1t, pa, how's boy to tell
q turkey from goose when its feathers are
otf?' Jim bought no mora turkeys Tor
the family. ',Ey .5 go q
Z, A FAMOUS TRIr.
"In our junior year l persuaded "Jim"
to get enough money from his father 10
take trip to Cincinnati during the vaca.
tion. We went on the stage to Wheeling
and from Wheeling to Cincinnati by steam.
er. On the trip lost Jim. l hunted ell
over for him and tiually found him with
pencil and paper in the engine room. The
engineer was busy explaining to him the
working Of all the parts Of the engine, aad
Blaine was taking full notes. We: had
studied natural philosophy at the college,
but this was practical lesson, which ne
neve, forgot. We continued our trip to
Cincinnati and spent few days viewing
the sights. When We returned Blaine was
full Of the trip. He would get on q street
corner and tell ell about it TO crowd Of
students; would walk little further and
some ons would hail him sgsin. He would
etop and repeat the whole story with the
utmost good nature, and he gave an exceed.
ingly interesting account OF 1t I can assure
you. .'''2
Last year Twas invited to dine with him.
I asked him II ho remembered the Cincin-
natl trip. He told me that he often thought
Of it, and that although he has siuGs visit
ed Tho principal cities OF Europe and
America, no visit has given him es much
pleasure aa tLst trip to Cincinnati by sIsge
and steamer. s'l:s IH
-. s. a. SHABBY TRICK on y""JIM."' \
"The Baines were not wealthy OF the
time I knew them; but Jim got together
enough money. to purchnno q new suit OF
pepper and sal!,'5 with which he intended
to adorn himself to call upon G young lady
upon whom he was sweet. He took the
clothes up to his room and left them there:
Some Of tho other boys put up game upon
him. They got in his room, and ono OF
them about the same sizs as Jim, dressed
I up in that suit, leaving his old clothes be-
hind him. Then he went and called on
'Jin's' girl, Jim came around to his
room, found his clothes gone and got very
blue ssreak because he thought some one
had stolen them. After awhile, however,
he plucked up his courage and started to
see his scharmsr. Just as no approached
the house he was horror struck to zee biz
best euit sitting on the s.oop assiduously
aparking bis best girl. He remembered q
previous engagement, and turned back
don't believe! he ever. called on tina. girl
again." +:
| MISSED THEIR GUESS. Is.
S"Did You consider that Blainega prGm
iss Of more than ordinary success in liit
when q! college in Pennsylvania"
5"No, on the contrary; whoa discussing
our future course Of lie We unanimously
| ayreed that nJim, ,ronld pe,tla down n,