The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-13
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Much is being said now about the very
large falling off in the number Of mar
riaees In some Of the large centers OF
population the returns are very nleagre,
/. even for this time Of year. This Is attrib.
uted by some observers to hard times, and
also in great measures to the growing IN
disposition Of American men to marry.
Myimnression is that marriage is not on
lie decline in West Virginia, but many Of
ia can name Young men who ougnt 70
marry-men WHO are able 70 ieed otnet
months than their own, and who oagntt
10 be setting up their own household
Gods II they were To address themselyea
10 the task / am sure every one 81 them
conId find come one TO share his lot, the
more readily when 1t happens 70 ee . COT ,or.
ner lot well improved. For as an honest
and yeracious chronicler and frank
philosopher l must say that some OF our !,5
eirls are as eligible now as they ever wiil
be. The peach-bloein fades and the spirit
Of youth passes away, and younger iaces
come to please. This is not well tof
society.
Dowewant.o found community OF bach
elors and spinsteis? ] don't blame the
pirls-at least not entirely, for this insn't
leap year, and their modesty forbids them
to take advantage Of leap year when it
comes. But they are 70 be blamed Tor
cowing the manageable men. l have
seen 4 youne man have all the courage
Knocked out Of him by hot shot from q
younp woman developing her ideas OF
Iife-how people ought to live and how
abe meant to i've when the time came for
her to set up for herself; Her vision was
based on her well-to-do tathers nome
with Embellishments. ! noticed the
young man wilt. He couldn't stand II:
The young man and the young woman OF
highly furnished fancy remain single;
They are fine pair, and II they cou!d
make their views hit would work wei! IN
double harness. a good deal Of this kind
OF thing stands ins the way 81 marriage,
and II you look for 1t you will find some
Of tin Wheeling.
Foreign adyices tell that Baron Jenny
son has invited Walt Whitman to visit
him this summer, and home advices tell
that Walt is likely to close in with the
graceful oyertureot the peer Of therealm.
Il must be understood that Whitman as a
poet ia rated something higher abroad
than he is at home. Indeed, very emil
nent English critics have declared that he
Ia the very first OF our American poets.
What they will think OF the man is an
other matter. Ican't quite imagine how
this unconventional American Blade Of
Grass will look set out in Baron Tennyson's
lawn on the occasion Of some grand fee.
with nobility trampipg around him. Butt
have some very distinct Impressions
OF his appearance at home. have
seen him leisurely sauntertng along
the principal thoroughtare OF q great
city bearing all the ear-marks OF rustic
on his occasional visit TO town, window
shopping included. Whitman is q tall,
heavy man with lowingwhite hair and
beard. 0na summer day SAW him clad
in a heavy suit OF gray, sack coat, baggy
trousers, broad light felt hat, his vest un-
buttoned, his broad. collared shirt thrown
open and exposing half his breast. In the
following winter l eaw him on the same
street wearing the same suit Of clothes
dyed dark blue, and the hat seemed to
have been thrown In the same tub with
the clothes. The neck was bare as before.
| have some curiosity to see how this
kind Of thing will take in Baron Tenny-
sons circle.
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II ismy blessed privilege to have agood
friend who has a good horse that doesn't
take anybody's dust. The other day we
drove over to the Fair Ground and took a
spin around the track. The trees are in
fallleai, the grass Is luxusiant, everything
tidy, and the track is a joy forever. !
thought as I looked upon all this that
Wheeling owes something to the men who
have carried this enterprise on their
backs, sometimes staggering under the
load but never stumbling. Now success
seems to be assured, but still | think
Wheeling doesn't quite appreciate what
she has in that fine Fair Ground.
Being out Of the city the other day on a
mission Of mercy 1 had short chat with
q well informed Democrat who keeps an
eagle-eye on his county and surveyawith
interest the broader field Of politics. He
said: "Do you know what is going to
happen in this State? We are going to
have such a fight as was mover seen here.
OF course Pm talking about the Senator.
ship. Some people are trying to run the
Democratic party and are swearing mad
because they can't do 1t. They've Matched
up a scheme to make trouble, and pretty
soon you'll see indications Of it. Then
you will hear something fall. No, won't
say anything more about it, but you can't
help hearing the report when the thing
goes OFF, Now wonder what this means,
Has An, body Told You
That a family picnic in the Park is de-
light Of the season?
That the Commencement are com.
mencing to reach the iinishP
That a few West Virginia postotfices are
in the hands Of "oaensiye partisanspI
That they won't remain there much
them2
That the festive and festival strawberry
has the bulge on the fearful onion7
J That strawberries are better diet than
politics in warm weather?
That q swimming bath would be a great
thingfor Wheellng2
That bath Of any kind would make
make some peoples heads swim?
That horses scorn to .tscare at the motor
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