Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-24
PHILIP II, WEIGH,

The subject Of, the above illustration u
known as the Queer Wrinkle man Of The
New York Sun. Mr.. WEIGH was born In
Angelica, Allegany county, n. Y, in lS9,
and now at the ageof 81 years, and after but
Eve years Of journalistic service, is at the
head Of his special line Of work. He was
commercially educated and for twelve years
was connected with the hardware business In
New York, eight years of which time were
spent as q commercial traveller through tho
west and south. His entry into journalism
was through the last door by which a funny
man Is looked for-that Of plain dry Stats
tica. Leaving New York through business
changes, he dated in Oil City, Pa, and
thence quite by chance sent oil market TO
ports to Bradstreets. One or two other brief
connections with newspapers followed till
the fall Of 81 But q little over
q year from the time his maiden
manuscript was printed Mr.. WEIGH went on
the Rochester Post-ExpreSs as associate edi-
tor. Hero he developed his gift for humor-
Gus writing. In q short time Tho Present
Hour department Of the Post Express began
TO DO largely quoted by the press. In Sep
TENDER, 1883, tho Philadelphia Call wanted
and got him He became a menbcr OF the
initial staff Of that paper, and from the hrst
issue its Accidentally Overheard column
wa widely recognized. A few months later,
In the June following, tho transfer 10 The New
York Sun was made, since which time his
"Quecr Wrinkles have achieved a national
reputation.
Mr.. Welchs humor has a fine, dry flavor.
and tho chestnut bell Is rarely ruug In his
face. His work is characterized by n touch
Of human nature which elcvates IL above mere
joking and gives IL more than a transitory efs
feet He possesses toa pmarkable degree the
quality Of coucisencss Of expression and
leaves enough 10 tho imagination OF his
reader to pay him tho Netle compliment OF
penetration.
For something over a year Mr.. Welch hal
been troubled with cancer Of tho tongue, and
was finally compelled TO undergo a severe
surgical operation. The greater part Of his
tongue was taken out Tho operation was
successfully performed last July, and whilo
his speech is somewhat impaired he can mako
himself plainly understood.
The following arc n few OF MIR. Welchs
paragraphs that have been published by The
Now York Sun:
A CAREFUL HOUSEWIFE.
A woman was In a grocery store looking at
roller pins
"You may give mo two Of thcm,' shc said.
"Two OF themF' qucried the clerk.
ayes / want 10 keep one of thom clean
for bread.
Two or 4 KIND.
A slim youth, accompanied by a pug dog
and chain attachment, met n young lady on
Lyf,h a,.an,n uhnp, Ia lnppy Hp yxnItpd INV
her side until her residence was gained, when
she invited him In.
"~Aw-thawnks awfully; much pleased I'm
mah," he said; ~"but-or-tho dog, y'knoy
-
"Oh, tho dog won't mako tho slightest
difference. Dear little fellow. Mamma viii
10 glad to sec you both"
FORTUNATE ron GEoRGI
"Do / love George" unused Clara, softly,
ror is It simply a sisters affection hat ! feel
for"
Just then Bobby burst noiselcSly into thu
room and interrupted her sweet installations.
Get out OF here, you little brat" shc
,houted, and seizing him by the arm shot him
through the door.
"Ah, no." she sighed, ns sho resumed her
interrupted trim 81 thought, "my love for
George IL not n sisters love. II II something
sweetcr, purer, higher aud boiler
ANXIOUS To NE ENTERTAINED.
Bobby 10 young Fcatherly, who Is making
M evening calD-Wil YOU speak n little
French for mo before you 60, Mr. fcathcrlyi
Featherly smiling)-C Certainly, Bobby, if
you wish it.
Bobby do. LA says your French Is very
amusing.
An interesting point about Mr.. WcIrh's
work is that he Is paid by the piece for II,
his pay being from s2to Is per item-ncver
less than g.. Another illustration 81 tho way
in which his humor Is appreciated is the fact
that nearly all Of his work Is translated into
the French papers and published there NJ
original Some American papers translate ~
back into English under tho title OF French
Fun" When the jokes get back into English
the second time "then," Mr.. Wclch says, they
ara funny