The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-04
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0ffies Nos. 10 and u Fourteenth Street.
BILL NYB'S SABBATH.
lie Wakes Mt nu Uaonr,hiJ Hour and Then
Goes to Sleep Again,

he hhket nj hu SuthtthiJ hour hnu Anct
Gor. to sleep Again.
| lawake In tho morning at an unearth
ly hour on Sunday, after which ! turr
over and 70 10 sleep again. This secont
or beauty slee find to BIO almost in
valuable. ! do II also with much more
eainestncHs mud expression than In The
teaflier part oithe night. All the rest d
the people In the house gradually wake
up as begin TO get In my more fancy
atrokeF. 1ss
by s o'clock everybody Is stirring, aud
so get up and ideaboutin my pm Rmas,
which make me look almost like the
"Clemencean Case In search Of an en-.
gagement. b.
4 MIR. Rogers Is going to have me sit TO
him In my patamas for q group OF statu.
airy. He also wishes to model an iron
hi,ching post from 1t. I will sit for 1t
now in few days.
On waking | almost at once take to
my, tub anu give myself good cold
bath. - 1.675t'.a
! then put In my teeth.
After doing some little Btudies In Chi.
ropody l throw a silk.velyet dressing
gown over my shoulders, and look at my
bright and girlish beauty In a full-length
mirror, comparing the dilnpling curves'
as see them reelected with those shown
in the morning paper.
Alter reading little from the chess
column OF some good author l descend
to the salon and greet my family smil.
inely in order to open the day auspi.
cionsly. Wo NIL then sing around the
patlor organ little pean entitled, TITS
funny when you feel that way"
We now go TO the breakfast.room,
where the children arc taught TO set
aside the dalntiest bits fer papa, because
he might die some time and then 1t
would be lifelong regret to those who
arc spared that they did not give him
offender part OF the steer or the second
joint vi this hen.
After breakfast, which consists OF
chops, hashed brown potatoes, mullins,
and coffee, preceded by canteloupe or
baked beang, we proceed to quarrel over
who shall 20 to chutch and who shall
renain at home 10 keep the cattle out OF
the corn.
We then go 10 church, those who can
at least, whilst the others remain and
read something tina! will be improving
Sometimes | shave myself on Sunday
mornings. Then it takes me quite a
while to get bsck into religious frame
OF mind. ! do not manage very well in
shaving myself, aud people who 60 by
the house are often attracted by my yells.
1go to church quite regularly and en-.
Joy the sermon unless it is too firm or
personal. II it goes into doctrines too
much ! am apt to be quito fa!iguei by
the eud OF the service on account OF the |
mental reservations l have made along
through it.
= like togo and hear about Gods love,
but l on rarely benefited By discourse
which enlarges upon his Jealousy. When |
am told also that God spares no pains
IN getting even with people, not only
do not enjoy the information, but I
would sit up till late hour at night TO
doubt it.
l shake hands with the pastor, and
after suggesting something for him to
preach about on the following Sabbath,
| 60 home.
In the afternoon l go walking if no
one calls. We have dinner at o'clock
on Sunday, consisting OF Jerked beef
amothered in milk gravy. This is the
remove. For side dishes wo have squash
or meat pie. We sometimes open with
soup and then have clean plates all
around, with jowl and greens, taperipg
of with some kind OF rich pie.n
Alter dinner sometimes nap little
ind then fool with the colt. This is
done quietly. however, 80 as not to break
10 upon the devotional spirit Of the day.
a tier this 90 for walk or converse in.
diligently with foreign powers who may
be visiting our shores.
Whom l walk am generally accom-
panied by restless Queen Anne dog,
which precedes me by about mile,
Of the road to see that all is
we'll. He sometimes succeeds in getting
himself disliked by some other dog and
then ! can observe the fight when catch
up with him. =,
As the twilight gathers all seem ready
again for more food and we begin to
clamor for pabulum, keeping i: up until
either square or round crackers and
smearkase are produced. These are
washed down with foaming beakers OF
sec.
AS the evening lamp is now lighted, I
produce some good book or pamphlet
like "The Greatest Thing in the World"
and read from it, occasionally cutting a
child in order to keep everything calm
and reposeful. At 0 o'clock the cat is
expelled and the eight day clock is
wound up for the week. Gazing up at
The bright cold stars alter kicking forth
the cat, l realize that Mother Sabbath
has been filed away III the great big
brawny bosom Of the past, and with q
little remoraeful sigh and IN incipient
sob when think that am not making
4 better record, I drive a fence.nail in
over the dcor-lGtch and Geek my library
which, on being properly approached,
opens and becomes a beautiful couch.
2 BILL NYE.
s ADVICE 10 A YOUNG MAN,