Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-19
sileelin9 Register
. rnTTOR'S CHRISTMAS.

Ar WorthingtonS story Just Is he
iss > r,uber Of US one Christmas eve
rj6 " -, house. Mr.. Worthington isn't
- s :, at all in real life, but .
y W. -, man whose tongue and pen
Is, .rsa, weight
- S''. ;,,-nal was = country weekly In
w - a -rIourishing and fearless" jour
1Na'D, -, way NY sindly disposed contem-
Wis -, - of It in their Aable" pages Its
gz''-7 Tn Trumpet. and speak only the
- %. III when I say that it gave forth
Ir''' Am sound. was q very young
ia-'' ~ ambitious, ! thought ] knew
- az 80, forceful weekly newspaper
o.! an. hadn't che ieaS. doubt OF my
- J. ~ e., Construct and manipulate such an
$50! nm ana advancement That e
~ We - N. very young, God bless them.
''' .,,v have had a hand to hand en-
y 49,, ,r,,s he they feel so strong and con-
60. -, bs,isve they can do anything. and
81, .. rset. mark You, Is what makes
''.. .,,.,caI successes we so often admire
-, At The Spaniards baye a
-Vs who expects good luck will get
VIZ, s, i, A. true sentence as ever was
' P,seye YOU can DO anything, and
2. =. anv one can do It Success, like
80. ~, swimming, IS largely matter Of
-.., very hard on The Trumpet
H...sH,rss, Ian, e,IruOl AM seaa. uau
-. i,l IDEAS in regard TO lettering the
.,.,.r started out with the praiSeworthy
-, NJ cvtinguiShing several giant
.... mn. l,r which | plainly saw that so
81 We all have the reformatory
- Stronger in us in youth than later
&c. ,ra mason. perhaps, that We haven't
~. erred the strength Of our antagonist,
...,,,,., system Of things. Twas sincerely
-. >, thoroughly represent all worthy
..-.,rss-S To that end secured Doom
-. ami day, and wrote up all sorts
-. ,r,,- never before had been described
..r iuuuartalized in typo l wanted
-. ,,, nv fellow tOwnSnen and women
ms, that lay close around them,
Mall things wanted them to properly
,.a,.a The Trumpet.
-.sr8,i 10 issue a magnificent Christmas
..- NJ NV beloved Journal, twice its
- sire and brim full Of the most
-.~. holiday matter could create and
- Torsr:ect that number ! almost
jjuvs.,f into a decline. Looking back
D., MN from the standpoint Of what !
-. =, permitted 70 call mature common
7 commend myself heartily for the in.
~. nal and confidence nursed into
,..,rr- development in thlse old, hard
.r.. r,aDev.eSs days ON The Trumpet.
-. other attractive features for my
inns r9rer l determined to write up the
-,...-'s poonville. | could thus be the
-.ns ranterring two benefactions-giv-
,-.. rich a chance 10 taste Of the blessing
-.-..-fDrit IS more blessed 10 give than
,..,.v,-arL also open the way for the
q, b, helped And on Christmas, You
a. sI hearts are said 70 be tsnderer and
r.. generous. and many are glad Of an OPP
unity To do something for the needy.
r,rviIs WAS a small place. and so very
y..rDr. that scarcely knew where TO go
rror r.ople so poor that dare intrude
,asr, and tell their wants in my ~valu-
AMI widely circulated paper. Many Of
s-1an, were very rich, and none whom /
.r,q,lv knew had fallen below decent and
-,a,e poverty. But down below Doon's
m the river bank, were some broken
IN houses about whose doors ! had some
p, seen very ragged and very dirty chill
ara,iuc. determined to so thither and
'-ate.
LaI this thought in my mind Is l was go
o. Office one morning just two days
r- Christmas. l determined 10 so out
.st.ru1ya and begin the search | hadn't
fir when met Calamity" Parker.
Was what | called him when my speech
without bride, for / held him in great
mp.
was a tall, thin, broken down creature,
p. .,sd as a gentleman and moved about
solemn, unhealthiul gait and dis
mel RELIGIOUS tracts. He always seemed
.u tr!gltgul exCreScence on society, al
.h be had the discretion TO say but little.
-e,,sd my progressive spirit to see him
lin, around thrusting his weak litera-
under moro intelligent and buster PEG
IVES. The day and generation are be-
tracts" said TO myself, "and here Is
,.aa.lbare fraud keeping up this relic OF
,rn. | dcspiScd him so heartily could
sneak a decent good morning as he
4 me I think he felt that l diSliked
su, he had cultivated the unctuOus af-
,u3n Of godlineSS and an appearance Of
gre and sweetness under sights and
: and invariably returned smile FOR a
u. That very habit made him deteStable
besan to think about him as | went
He had only been in DOOnyille q
De Of years, and / had never heard OF his
ANYTHING but distribute tracts and
,h on the street corners down by the
Iconcluded that it was time he was
shed Accordingly my first work on
NM the office was to write hall
IN editorial article on religious
IDS" in which the practice OF tact
.lutnE received meritsd castigat:On |
picture Of the typical tract man, Of
h Parker was the model, which wasn't
uated TO make his path in DOonyiile any
other. This inciSive, and | may say
d" article, which was certainly q flaming
-loi righteous wrath against the tract
enlry, was to adorn tho Christmas num-
hen started out in my search for pow
IN a self satisfied spirit. It is delightful
10 something that wins ones own appro
IN found the row Of old houses all
;el and tenantleSS save one, the last one
the worst one. 1t was in q state Of
P.iation 50 hopeless that its owner hadn't
q thought lt worth while TO shut 1t up.
result was that it was tenanted without
permission having been asked. \ family
.U Drained, SallOw skinned, chemically
gent, half dead creatures who had been
Wing westward in worn out wagons
Tn by dying horses, had taken possession
L by permission Of necessity. They bad
he'd Dooaville Just as their horses sue
l5el 10 the memorable, and there they
g, SIX, freezing, starving and dying IN
ATE Of deStitutiOn unSpeakable.
saw through the windows that the house
inhabited, though the only figure | could
moving about was more ghostlike than
han On pretenSo Of borrowing a match
'ocSel for admittanCe. y matchl such a
e was far or, undreamed Of luxury to
family within. There was neither fire
food IN the house, and the wind, tho rain
The snow came in at viii through the
S.esS windows. Haven't you noticed that
very elements cOnSpire with poverty to
is bis victims wretchedl
So lgtOn man sirk nntn death Law on the