Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-09-09

old man, but I think would remem-
Der us being in there. woke up again
about 6 or o'clock, and Burns was also
awake. He made lot Of fun at my hist,
il having cost me five dollars, and ne said
it was ruined. 1 then went over to the
store, but it was not yet opened. Burns
suddenly came back, and after awhile /
saw him 90 down and open the door. I
would not have thought it would open at
all, but was told he opened for the
purpose Of getting the msil. he
hung out on the catcher. I made
o purchase of eggs, ssrdipes,
and other articles. / was in my shirt
sleeves at the time as it was q very fine
morning After eating the stuff went
over to the sand house Barns got pan
or eau aud got water. When he came
back I asked him where he got it, az it
looked yellow. He said he got it over
there, pointing to the back of the store.
We were then in predicament as to how
we were going to grind the coffee, but
Burns settled that by pouring the water
out of one of the cans and putting the coffee
in il, and roasting it with coupling pin.
After it had been cooked and we had eat
en- we were around there till about 10 or
IL o'clock and at that time freight or
stall train came along. This train was
made up exclusively, as the greater part
WAS composed, Of stock cars which re-
member very well as we made seat out
Of one of the gates which divide the car in
the middle. We left Glovers Cap on her.
/ am not positive how many stops she
made, but there was one and that at place
where natural gas well was burning
This was on Sunday, the 18th, in the
morning. 1t was very fine-nice and
warm, but then it clouded up and started
to rain, which gradually turned into rain
or hail. After we had left the gap it
stopped raining, but continued to get
colder. After we got to Cameron the train
was being swi ched, and while doing this
train came mp from the other way and
they had some difficulty in passing, or, II
might have been our own train switching,
but l nm sure of this fact that the con-
ductor was continually saying go ahead
Green or, back up" which seemed To
annoy the engineer greatly. She remained
there quite length of time putting oil or
taking on cars. After leaving there she
ran very fast to Moundsyille, at which
place we left her. After leaving the train
we walked up the track towards Wheeling
but turned of and went up 10 the mines,
we remained there until Monday morning
and then started for Wheeling.
A KIND ACT.
After we had got up about half way and
walking on the Oaio River railway We saw
smoke coming from out q culvert, and
SAW a light. We went up to it, and dis
covered that it was inhabited by family
which consisted of man, his wife girl
about eighteen, boy about ten or twelve,
a boy about six, and baby. We spoke
to them, and said it was a bad place 10
live. They said it was, but circumstance
forced them to live there. The woman
then told US that they had been flooded
out by the high water, had lost everything,
and while she was talking the baby waf
eating some grains of corn off the ground
We talked on, and theu the little one
asked for piece of bread, hut the mother
told it she had none. When she said this
Barns asked her if they had no food. aid
she said no. We then asked if she would
take some if We housht it, and she eaid
she would be glad TO. We then asked ber
if she had anything to carry the food in,
and che gave US an old bucket without
any handle We then started for Wheel
| ing.
/ After being around for some time VI
went down to large drug store and pur
chased bsli-pint Of alcohol. Leaving
there we went down TO barber shop anC
got shaved We then went across the
street and bought the meat and broad
We purchased large sack full, and ther
started back. This was about 5p. m. Or
the way back we got pretty full, but reach
ed the place where tue family was and saw
them eat plenty. We talked to the mar
until very late, and then came TO the con
clusion not TO walk up till morning W.
started back for Wheeling in the morning,
but bad not come any farther than Ben
wood Junction, where we jumped train
and crossed the river We got breakfast
and then Burns said that we would ge
some wire and make some coat.haDgers.
We went into store, aud Burns asked fol
some copper wire, and the clerk brought
some copper covered wire We told hin
him VIC wanted pure copper wire, and hi
said that vas it, and got mad when W.
told him il was not We lett there and
went ND to the Globe lantern works, ant
there we got good wire. Burns got fifty
cents worth. Then we started down to O
small tin shop and got it in shape. The
shop YVES back of DOCTORS office.
After we left the tin chop we went dowl
to carpenters shop, which is opposite al
old stone blacksmith's, where we made TIL
hangers. After leaving there we went III
town aud sold them. That evening, afte
getting our supper, we came over to Ben
wood and jumped freight, going as IA
az Moundsgille, remaining there all nigh
and the next day going to Pennington AM
on mp till my unfortunate meeting Will
Kelly and our arrest in Newark February
81, 1888
OF the character of the weather on Sat
urday, January IA, Christie says:
at was very fine in the morning, mp 4
about 9 o'clock, when it started to rail-
very hard. 1t rained for on hour, or may
he longer, when it stopped. 1t remaine'
rather cloudy until about the middle o
the day, when there was another heav.
shower. I would not say how long Il
lasted. think it rained again about fou
o'clock, but am not positive. 1t raine'
very hard from eight or nine o'clock INIT
come iime in the night. am pretty pos
tive this description il correct"
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