The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-31
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WHEELING. OCTOBER 81. 1891.
English on the Forticth Parallel.

iIhpilSit on TIC IOEilciu IuTlilcl.
The Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette is
good enough to tickle our pride with
the following:
A Cincinnati schooltcachcr Is authority for
the statement that the fortieth parallel, which
passes through Philadelphia and near Wheeling
aud Indianapolis Is the line Of maximum purity
OF speech. That Is, the people living nlOng the
Imaginary line approximate more nearly 10 cor.
rect English than any other portion OF our popu-
latlOn.
Wheeling has long been conscious OF
her supremacy in this regard, but the
Cincinnati school-teachcr is the first, so
far rs the ISrELLiGESCER is aware, to lay
it on the iortieth parallel. The cxccp-
tional correctness OF our Wheeling Eng
lish having attracted the notice OF Gin
cinnati school-teacher, it is pleasure
TO have at hand a specimen OF some OF
some OF our fortieth parallel Enslish.
1t comes from the Wheeling Registers
report OF the charity ball OF night be-
fore last:
Beautiful women. cxquisitely dressed, and
themselves with fascinating grace, attended By
devoted escorts, looking delight, mirth and Joy
from sparkling eyes and animated faces, formed
the focus OF the bcwitching scene
stately matrons and their dignfcd SpOuscs
walked with imposing grandeur and Impressive
ness through the strlight.llncd details OF the
promenade or plain quadrille.
Giady. girls gushed gushinsly TO dudish
sHclls OF tender years.
Dudish swclls OF tender years, with thumbs in
vest, bent over giddy girls and whispered i'm
IrcSslve nothinGs, while tho tender hearts OF
both bobbed plcaSurably.
The dtbutdntc, sparkling, brightlooking, in
HiGoraitns and inspiring as n May morning
around whom the bliss OF the festival was
wrnpped Ike garment; glidcd here and there
hthcr and yOn. laughing. beamlng. happy.
shedding contagious enjoyment like iridesccnt
light from sparkling gem just from the api-
diary. None saw the ball through such insclnat
ing lenses, and none had more potent effect In
warming the cold mercury blood OF the gray
haired veterans, and sending 1t in warm pulsa-
tons through their hearts, causing old.tIme
elasticity 10 characterize their movements and
TO make them wish they were young again.
On an October night the debuants
might have been allowed 10 wear as
garment something more substantial
than "the bliss OF the festival" but this
refers to upholstery and We are talking
about English on the fortieth parallel.
Letting the Erring Brothers Depart
in Peace.
II there were more convicts in the
Ohio penitentiary nearing the end OF
their time the chance for the Demo
cratic ticket would be better. Frank
L. johnson and Charles Platt were ar
rested i'll CLARK county Tor burglary
and on their plea OF guilty we're SEN
fenced, June 81, 1883, to five years in
the penitentiary. With all the law
allows them for good time" they could
not be lawfully discharged before De-
cember next.
They have been turned loose and are
back at the scene OF their exploits work
ing for Campbell and the whole Demo-
cratic ticket. They were not pardoncd,
ard under the law they could not be pa
rolled. They had each served three
terms in the penitentiary before this.
When these fellows came back to enter
the Democratic campaign the farmers OF
Clark county were too surprised 10 de-
scribe. They believe Johnson and Platt
10 have been guilty OF series OF burg
larics i'll their county before they were
finally caught and confessed. johnson
and Plat are also under Indictment for
shooting to kill a farmer named Run
yon.
In his peculiar reform campaign Gov
ernor Campbell will have the sympathy
OF every convict whom he will let out OF
duranccvile.