The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-21

two days ago. Better let him look biz
own self up.p "WhewW Cuisines il
business, sab. Nobody kin dun foo
afoun' in dis yere woTldRn make money
Jist keep quite an let de ole man stay
NsW York Weekly: Furniture dealer;
Yes, madam; there is no nicer present
tof q man than q handsome writing
deSk. Look at this one, for example,
Customers sits very pretty but what
are those square thingsP" drawers,
madam, That desk has 100 separate
draWen.p NHuhl And every time he
mislays anything he'll expect me TO find
Il, Show me a desk with one drawer"
CRritma1 Puck. A mothers advice.
AZ good now as It was 100 years ago.
Mrs, Miscuous; "Remember, Jared, that
PeEicles had his Asphyxia and Socrates
his Antipathy, so when you intend 10
enter the Conjugation state be sure you
can trust to the lady's at~FeCtation," ia
red with a meaning Of his own; "Ah,
mother, where could ! hope to meet q
woman whose aieCtation equaled
yours"
Peculiar temptations beset the young
woman Of fashion, says the Pittsburgh
DSpatCh. A church congregation near
Little Washington has been working
hard for q week or two getting ready
boxes Of clothing for the home missions,
Ayoung lady who Is rather noted for her
stylish dress had charge Of the flling Of
one box. AS she turned over. the va
rious articles she came TO a tallormade
dress which some wealthy woman had
contributed, Inside the band at the
neck she perceived the mystic word
"Redfern' attached, It was but the
work OF o moment and a sharp pair OF
scissors TO cut this trademark from the
dress, AS she packed away the dress,
having put the bit Of pilfered tape in her
pocket book, she said 10 herself; "What
doesa misslonary's vile know Of fashion,
able dressmakiug2 II will BIO the max
ing Of my new walking dress"
The latest version OF "the girl | left
behind mel comes from California. In
this case the young man did not realize
the girls attractions until he got across
the continent, and then, after a year or
Of hard work in California and with
the prospect OF wealth before him, he
himself Of a young lady who
used to be q sChoolmate OF hisin Maine.
He wrote TO her to see II she had forgot
ten him. She hadn't and cordially an
Bwered the letter. The return mail
brought a proposal OF marriage, which
was accepted, A ticket for California
came next and though her friends did
not quite approve OF the journey, the
young lady started. Unlike some who
have made similar trips, she liked both
the farm awaiting her and It's possessor
sven better than she thought she did be-
fore she saw thOm. The wedding came
next, and everybody was happy at last
accounts.
Wedding presents are %mismanaged,
says the San Francisco Chronicle. /
think the bride ought to FIX all those
or the family, or some RESPONSE.
bio person. For instance, when the in-
vitations go cut 1t would DO easy to put
ut the bottom clamp and shade" "tea
BET" "caryers, v "diamond pin, ""rubies,"
pearl necklace" or Whatever might 10
from each individual who cares
to give a present. Because people do
really like TO give wedding presents
sometimes. Some give them out OF a
sympathy for the happy couple;
some give them just because they like
the young folks, and some give them
Just TO show there is no ill.feeling.
Some give them with satisfaction al the
last thing they'll ever get from them.
A good story Ia being told about the
wife Of q appointment gentleman OF SCrau-
ton, Pa, says a letter from that place to
the Philadelphia Record. A few weeks
ago she took to her bed and babe fair TO
lie there helpless for the rest Of her lie,
and there seemed to be but little the
with her. Her husband, who
believed that her illness was more i'm
aginary than real, prepared a novel test
for her. He took their pretty Colored
servant into his confidence, and by q
pr4arranged plan the man reached out
and embracing the girl planted q ieryent
kiss on her black skin. The wife's lost
powers returned To her at once, and she
Jumped out OF her bed and drove the
girl from the house. She now does all
the housework herself with ease.