The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-17
Uaa qn&ela4snrer
wMnELlSo, ". ~. o0IOHEG II, 1858
rug WHISPERING GALLENy.

1t had been my fortune Tor several days
to hear anything talked about but poll
t,cs-a thing good and proper IN its way,
yet felt that something little different
would come well for change. Soitcame
to pass that dropped into household
where the ladies are able 10 discuss some
thing about the fashion plates, and where
town gossip is not retailed at SO much the
vaId. made my salutatiOns and was
about to speak Of new hook in which l
thought tho ladies would be interested,
when one OF them spoke out in voice
much beyond her usual pitCh--"Mr.
Whsperer, how do you think the Ohio
election is GOING" The good mother Of
the family, woman Of more than three
score ycar5, said encouragingly, "yes, We
roud like to hear your opinion" And
so there seems to be no balm in Gilea /.
The villain, 30 10 say, Sui pursued me.
A friend tells me that he knows OF sev-
eral election bets made by young women
OF Wheeling--bets OF candy, gloves, per-
iumGry, handkerchiefs aud what not. The
dear urls have caught it from their
brotherp, their lovers, and perhaps from
their gray headed fathers. II is decided
advance on the Old.time philopenG, which
nevertheless has in i. some OF the features
of wager. In fact, reduced to its prime
elements, Rhe wsggrs him pair q gloves
against smoking cap that che will say
the Hateful word, "pbiiopena," before he
does. Iishe doesn'C she pays the penal
Ii he is very desirOus oil giving her tie
gloves, and would rather haYethe smoking
cap from some other girl, or is already
stocked with that sort OF thing, he lets her
win her bet, that is to say, her phliopena.
This reminds me tina! the doctors ara
no. agreed concerning the derivation OF
this pretty and expressive word. Some
insis! that 1t is from the German rie'ttbchen
itself a sweet word which drops liEe honey
from the cherry.red lips OF Gretchen, and
meaning "wCll.b loved" But 1t requires
an uncomfortable stretch OF the magma.
ton 10 get phitopena out OF ris'titbrhca,
and the stretch is quite US uGneCc 'sGgy as
tits uncomfortable. In the Greek word
phaa We have friend; in the Latin
word poaa, q penalty. IOired in the
bonds Of wedlUck they make the friendly
penalty, philopena. What need to go on
Il further excursion?
\ patriot called on Postmaster-elect
Simpson and said he would like IN oppOr-
tunily to deliver letters over certain
route The coming Postmaster asked why
the applicant wa 8 so particusr-wouldn't
he take anything he could get, like the
rest Of them.
"No sir, that or nothing" replied the
dcgciplG Of Andrew jackson, there's a
man on that route who Is writing letters
to my house and no amt getting any au-
swcTs, and want TO see his heart break
when deliver him the daily dun for his
pew rent instead OF the sweet little re-
Rponse he is longing for. My wife ard !
live all alone, and she's in this scheme
with me-"
The application is on file in the waste
basket.
Sometime since l met OIL the street
young gIl and q young mao, the former
crying IA though her heart would break.
They entered the office OF a Justice OF the
Peace. followed and learned that the
young people were brother and sister.
The complaint WAS that the girl remained
out late at nights and was travelling the
wrong road generally. Her family de-
sired her put in the county jail, having
abandoned all hope Of bringing her to her
senses in any other way. ! listened very
attentively to the squirrels talk with the
brother and then with the sister. lilo Grst
said 10 the brother that he had no right to
commit the girl 10 pTisOn, and next chat it
was the lust hing that ought to be done il
it were lawful WAS greatly impressed
with the gouHd views Of tho justice,
with his gentle, persuasive tone
and kindlineSs OF manner. A father ad-
miring his own children could not have
been more congiGerOte, aud few fathers
would have spoken So wisely, for few have
had the same experience. thought, as
| looked on and listened, that here was n
man capable OF doingagreat deal OF good
in his Office. ] do not know What has be.
come o! that hayward girl, but II she has
not walked in better ways it is not the
fault OF Squire Arklc. Think OF sending
TO the common jail, girl OF tender years,
who has mother and needs her care! We
arc TOO prone 10 ask the law TO do for
us those things which We have neglected
to do Tor ourselves.
SOMEHOW OF tho Council Inyesti-
eating Committee-0iF Junkms on
the witness stand.
Chief Of Police-'For heavens sake,
I.i,n.I ,.rk That ,roV, ann