Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-02-08
HIGH WATER ETHICS.
Ieme Characteristic CommeSts by
"RiEnt TIEhe."

"RiEnt TiKhe."
ssThere is tide in the affairs OF mas
vhfch, taken at the flood, leads on to
fortune" The immortal bard evidently
had the man with a skitf' in his minds
ore when he penned the above.
Light and love are deadly enemies-an-
okher poet hes declared, in view of which
Hct the darkness of the night nearly sp-
PEACHES a soft snap when the dude cslteth
mon his mash. No gas in the house and
IL old man down on the bank watching
a. riy,r-seeiug that il does not get away.
Ia breaks upon Us with new light, that
perhsps. after all, river water is intoIicat
ting II is a sad, sad reflection on old Ohio
fhst she should 20 back on the Temperance
rorty the way she did; but it was no less
0&ficeab!e that the more the river rose
~ more drunks there wsr e to be seen on
M street.
fhe 70; ders o. D ckeus' Martin Chuz.
lawn" will remember that that prince of
1ood fe, ows, Marx Tspley, said 1t was no
-credit to q man to be jolly when every
fkipg was lov.ey, and the goose hangs
.I,sh. but. on the other hand, when the
Ind f9ger OF Providence seemed to be
hken away from our affairs, and there was
10 silver lining to the darkest clouds, when
srery one else was downcast, then it was
aone credit TO be jolly. We would like
Nark Tapley TO stay with US till the nood
.recedes.
We stepped airily into our gondola to-
-6ng on the Via Marketa streets and gided
oily but swiftly down the silent waste oil
muddy water across the lagoon and IN
lrled the balmy breezes from the oil fac
tory, which affected our oltactories re-
mihding us Of our dear Italian Venice oil
lang sgo. We saw Francesca CorpodioAcSo
n MS roof pailing his little store 10 tne
1sore prttentious building next door. We
.~&Id cur gondolier for hurrying so fast,
. - as we passed into the dim vista ot tue
Iflro We looked back and saw Frank dan.
80 iiIerari as only the children I"
~ nv Italy can dance.-ENtract from
nl ; Venice.
IL ruling passion will assert itself a.
Mes A Wheeling drummer, hltiaS
+ LID Sc Hooded in st SteuoenTllle, cith-
& I1rne Yesterday in q skiif. Ga his way
- n the river he passed store from
S ever, Pa, which had been washed away
. - the food, with a man on top OF IL. pom
se view, he recognized the sitter on the
ii as a customer. he pulled his skin
bser TO hiIs, and, by way vi greeting,
he'd the ur fortunate owner OF the store
be would like 10 look az his samples ana
fe him an order.
sWa,er, water everywhere, and not
b. to Grink" We understand that sew
Wheeling parties have applied Tor
tert 10 can the Ohio river water and SEND
kss;-as condensed soup. To be warmed
fOre eating.
ps king Of water, water eyerywhere.
~ Tot drop to drink, q good many OF
readers are probably not aware that
W sridge is the author Of the line, and
q il also occurs in Hoods Captains
t-f/E" apropOs of which bovine the story
os that 3 sailing vessel was becalmed at
and after laying for weeks and weeks
crsw Iuns short Of drinking water.
puch this was hard on the men, they
BE Of course enabled TO exist
M means of their daily rs-
OF rum. TIE kind-hearted
ptli0, however, had q COW on board,
ose sutlssings for want OF water were
ense, and her large, entreating eyes were
ped 10 him in mute supplication but
- in vain, for he deprived himself of
- his ration Of rum, sRd mixing il with
N.(kr gave il TO his COW and enabled it to
/X until they came to land, when, sfter
rSusl dry spell, in order 10 recompenss
captain for his kindness, his
80 footed protege, when MIXED, forever
- yielded milk PUNCH.
M -
Is only in times of general tribllstion
this that the philosophical nature of
fei'Ow-citzens shows itself We see
whose losses run up into the thou
Cs not only take q cheerful view of the
atiOn and submit gracefully 10 the in
fs6ie, but By their CHEEKY words and
ppy bearing contribute not little 10 the
tiCrstlOn OF the lot Of those WHO would
e This more IN heart IL II were not fos
Irccept and example OF their more
leriul brethren.
10 The In pecuniOus man and the man
p as bills 10 meet this flood is a bless
III disguise. Not only is be secure from
s Tor q few days, but the flood in the
cs OF an able nahipulstor o. credit
!, uld ee sufficient excuse 70 keep in sun
Tor year at least. He will have lots
company, sud when asked 10 nav his
ne should smile sweetly and saw the
q, you know, cut of my supplies, etc,
-
unfortunate sufferer from too much
er in the house while being sxsists =
Il from bis second story vipdoE
told BY one of the reliefs that il he had
th'ng OF value he had better bring il
rim, returned into the house and
'Eeo with q yellow dog under one
'n1 q usueless utensil under the
We mention this to show what an
appreciation Of value some men have.
WIaHr-TISHE