Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-09-05
VANILLA JONES.
An Interesting Letter about Persons and
Places,

An Interesting Letter About Persons and
DEAR REGIsTER:-The last affection that
visited you was sent from the historic
regions of Pilot Knob, Mo-, where we
wandered over the mountains wrapped IN
a feeling of ecstacy and a buster. We
visited the old fort and stood in silent con-
temptation viewing the meadows, the
trenches and embankmentS where a thou
sand brave men died. To do the occasion
iustice we should have shed a few tears,
but could not, for our lachrymal% fountains
were absorbed by the organs Ofperspiration
the thermometer stood at 101 in the
shade. We felt like Ingersoll at the grave
of Napoleon, with slight variations, You
have all felt that sensation as You have
stood on some historic field where the hot
surges of battle ragged, and men fell as
withered leaves. You pictured in your
memory the charge, could see the falling
men, and clouds of smoke, and see the
shell. and you would follow in memory
the course of the conquering army onward.
You can see all these things and it don't
cost anything, only a stretch of the i'm
agination. Ingersoll when he stood at
NapoleOn's grave, sawl the whole career of
| that giant of the age-his charge at Lodi,
his retreat from MoscOw-his star turn
from its ornament at WaterlOO-his exile
his death-and then thought he would
rather be a peasant in a vine clad cottage
than this mighty man of war and blood.
As we stood on the battle field of Pilot
Knob, with. the thermometer att lOl we
could see the whole battle-the charge
the retreat-the charge again-the riderless
horses and the laundering cannon-and
then are thought-that we would rather
have above all things about a quart of
Reymann's beer. We will not continue
this lest some readers might take the i'm
preston that it is a wal article from the
Century Magazine.
We backed Il yalise and invaded South
East Missouri, and was delighted for awhile
along the Mississippi. This majestic
stream brought memories of the past to
our mind. We then thought of Wheeling
creek, and the delightful fragrance arising
therefrom. We will state for the infOrma-
ton of the general reader that the Mississ-
ippi River is somewhat larger than Wheel
ing creek but does not quite equal 1t IN
fragrance.
Before invading Kentucky we armed
ourselves with a good, quick action revolt
yer. and we proposed to accept the worst,
but it did not come.
We propose to say right here in all
truthfulnCSs that Kentucky Is a much
slandered State. Gambling, drinking,
ieuds, civil wars, a~SSasSinatiOns, moon
shining and all that, are ISLANDERS to a great
extent on the fair name of the State, and
all the inhabitants are not Colonies as the
New York people imagine, and you cannot
tell u Kentuckian by the peculiar Odor OF
his breath. Saloon license is much higher
than in West Virginia, and saloons are
fewer, and the Sunday laws rigidly en-
forced. Gambling in any shape or form is
not tolerated. To throw dice or play pool
or billiards for cigars even, is u serious
offence. IN the last place I'VE were i'll, in
Kentucky, wholesale arrest of young men
was made for throwing dice for amuse-
ment with Il small stake of some kind to
lend excitement to the play. A gentleman
told me that the laws are SO vigorously
enforced ii mar should %happento become
the father of twins he would most likely
be arrested. So moral is the State that
the Police Gazette and like publications
are not allowed to circulate III the State.
The people of Kentucky are always proud
to boast of their handsome lasSes, and we
think that "A mistake is also made in this.
We have seen red headed, freckle faced
Wheeling girls who could even take the
premium over the prettiest girl that we
have seen III Kentucky.
We are now in Tennessee. The land
made historic by the ~eloquence of Laudon
Haynes,-the last resting place of that
grand old apostle of Democracy, Andrew
Jackson. We cannot enter into q typo
graphical or geographical description Of the
State ut present on account OF q super
abundance Of ~ignOrauce-we know though
that the State is painted blue OIL the map,
and stretched out Il little more than usual.
The cngrOSSing theme now is politics.
This State has Il remarkable ticket in the
field. The Republican candidate for Gov
ernOr is Alfred Taylor, and the Democratic
candidate Robert Taylor, familiarity called
Bob, who, relatively are brothers. We
will give u brief sketch of Bob, who will
undoubtedly be elected by 4 majority
ranging from 80 to 10 thousand, and call
the attention Of the young men To it show
ing what 4 young man can do. lie Is only
81 years old at present; was raised on a
farm, was admitted to practice law in 1876
and in the same year was elected to Con-
greSS over Col. PettibOne one of the strong
est Republicans in the State. In the Sen
atOrial contest in which Howell +. Jack
son was sent to the L. 5. Senate, Bob
missed it by only three votes. He is also
Il newspaper man being for years the editor
of the Comet in Jacksonville, Tenn.
This attributes possibly to his great popu-
larity. Hcwas ut home the Sunday before
the convention was held and sat opposite
Alfred, his brother the Republican nominee,
at the dinner table. His mother said;
Robert | don't want you to attend the
convention, for if you do you will most
probably be nominated, and | don't want
you to run against your brother" Il will
promise you mother that | will not attend
the convention" he replied. ''and | will
promise also that if | am nominated, that
| won't harm a hair on the head Of
that almost bald headed son of yours across
the table there" lie did not attend the
convention, and fguratively there will not
be y hair on Alf7s head after the election.
Bob will turn up with 4 handsome majority.
Hoping that our Democratic friends in
West Virginia will fare as well rs Bob
Taylor, the next Governor of Tennessee,
We are, VANILLA JONES.
MARTINS FERRY.