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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-01
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ance would have been study for Ho-
garth himself How ineffably coarse
and heartless had this common formula
on the subject of mothers-in-law seemed
to her! How devoid of all logic and
common sense AS if she, the guar
dian of Melinda AIMS infancy, the
loving custodian of her ripper years,
were not the truest and most valuable
friend she could ever have! And was
she to be shut out from all companion
ship with her own child, because, for
sooth, people chose to laugh and sheer
about mothers-in-laci Hodgman seemed
brute, fool: Melinda Ann was
strangely lacking in duty and princi-
pie ever to allow him to speak in such
fashion as this!
And then. with lightning-like rapid
ity, it flashed across her mind what she
herself had said to her husband that
very evening upon that identical SUBJ
ject.
Its judgment upon me, so it isr'
said Mrs. Copperedge. bursting into
the first genuine tears that she had
shed for year.
She went straight downstairs.
"Copperedge," said she, 'Im wrong"
Mr.. Coppcrcdgc looked up in grave,
kindly surprise
About your mother" explained
Mrs. Copperedge. "Shc shall come
here, and welcome, any tino she
plcases. And I'll try and be daugh-
ter to her"
"Ph0be Jane" said Mr.. Copperedge,
II always knew you had good heart.
And don't believe you'll ever regret
what you're saying now"
Grandma Coppercdgc came the next
spring-a sweet, sanity faced old lady,
who was like household angel ut the
hearthstonc, and who regarded her
sons wife as little less than perfect.
And Melinda Ann married MIR. Hodg.
man and went away, and neither bride
nor groom ever mistrustcd that Mrs.
Coppercdge had heard the latter's opin-
ion of mothers-in-law
The Lord knew that needed les
SON." said Mrs. Copperedge. And |
think that's the way He chose to give
l: to mc:-Amy Randolph, in N. Y.
Ledger.
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| her patchwork that evening, curious
recollection, half painful, half pleas
urablc, of her own good old mother,
who had died twenty odd years ngo,
shot across her memory. She had
never seen this mother of her hus-
band. Copperedge was not man to
be communicative on the subject of his
own family relations, but she knew that
he both loved and honored this venera.
bic old matron.
But, for all that, think l am right"
said Mrs. Copperedge to herself II
always said wouldn't tolerate moth
cr-in-law; and cont"
While her husband sat opposite her,
calmly reading the papers, from
the adjoining best parlor," where a
fire had been l<indled, the voices Of
Melinda Ann and her swain, Mr.. Rufus
HodGman, could ever and anon be
heard.
Want to hear the presidents mes
sage?" said Mr. Copperedge at last.
I'll read it aloud if you're anyways
curious"
Just let me run upstairs first and
get bag of pieces" said Mrs. Copper
edge. I'm clean out of these turkey
red blocks"
So, while her husband trimmed the
lamp and adjusted his spectacles, she
hurried, in the dark, up into the bed
room above the best parlor, where she
kept her treasures of calico and cam
brio in bureau drawer In the floor
there was u stovepipe hole, stuffed full
OF waste paper, communicating with
the room below, which had been I'M
nS01 for ~I vii,
slightest idea of cavesdropping or any
other surrcptitious practice she plainly
heard the tones of Melinda Ann, in the
room below-NIelinda Ann, who evil
IDENTIFY had not studied that especial
feature of shakespeare" which COM
mends "low voice" as being d most
excellent possession of womankind
and who generally pitched her accents
on high G..
And then" said Melinda Ann, eff
anything should happen to pa-and
were all mortal you know, Rufus
YES" blandly assented her suitor,
"were all mortal"
with us, said Melinda Ann; land the
for her, and
NJ you oon l, saiu MT. HodGman.
''Eh.' said Melinda Ann.
Mo mothcr-in-law for mel" SAID the
young man, with emphasis. Not if 1
know it! That's kind of article don't
care to have about my housed"
''B- but" said Melinda Ann. scarcely
willing to believe her own ears, shes
my mother!"
Exactly" said Hodgman. land she's
all very well in her place. But her
place amt my place, he! hcl he!"
Mrs Copperedge stood bolt upright
beside the treacferous stovcpipe hole,
while the expression of her counten-
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GROWN OLD.


4 What noble deeds we meant to do
When--in our long-lost chiidhood's days
We planned how wo would travel through
Lies tangled mazoi
Flow very great VIC meant 30 be-
The whole wido world would hear OF US;
5 And TO our famo would all agree
Unsnlmousi
And we would be so very good
4 AL who were suffering or opprest
Would find their sorrow understood,
Their wrongs redrestl
While love would crown our nights and days
Deeper and fuller each glad year,
We look out on Lies unknown ways,
And know no feari
Now one by one the years have passed,
We arc no longer glad and young;
We fold our hands for rest at last,
Our songs unsuuG.
We look back while our hearts are bowed
The noble deeds are still undone-
Glad to have helped, amidst the crowd,
(, Here and there one.
Love parted from US unawares,
& The fame and glory never came;
We thank God II some In their prayers
Still breathe our name.
Violet ri. king. in Once Week.
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at deliberate defiance. For, ont on
those bleak Massachusetts hills no uni
2ormcd postinan came. nobody knew
bow many times day, with letter bag
and whistle. If people wanted their
mails at Coppercdge farm they had to
go after them.
Mrs Copperedgc was hustling around
the bright kitchen, busted in getting
tea rcady-a savory meal that meant
hot watiles. honey, cold roast pork and
ounce jam. Mrs Coppcredge prided
herself on her abilities as house.
keeper. All day long she had been
dyeing carpet rags for a masterpiece of
q carpet which she was mcditating-a
wedding present to her daughter Melin-
da Ann. who was soon to be married to
q well-to-do young farmer of the neigh
& borhood-and now she came into the
room just in time to hear the contents
of her husbands letters
What" said Mrs. Coppcrcdge, your
mother coming to live with us? Cop
peredge, never shall consent to that,
an the world!"
Mr.. Coppercdgc sat sercnely gazing
into the fire, apparently quite undis-
turbed by this expression of his wife's
sentiments.
"Why not?" said he.
".Why not?'" shrilly echoed his
wife. That's a mans question all
over. Do ] look like a person to be
domineered over and dictated to by a
mother-in.nw?"
No" said her husband, composedly,
81 can't say you do, Phoebe Jane. But
my mother don't want to iominecr and
dictate-so there's a pair of you'll"
mo, there ain't said the lady.
Sand there never will be, what's
more!'
81 think" said Mr.. Copperedgc, re-
dectively, 'she would like the south
room in the wing. You don't use it for
anything now"
And where am I to keep my feather
beds and spare pillows!" Indignantly
demanded his wife. THE south room
is the onu of all others that can't
spare"
1.-The west chamber, thcn?" sug-
gcsted the farmer.
.'I'm calculating to keep summer
boarders in that next season." said
Mrs. Copperedge. with compressed
lips.
1.-THE little settin'-room out of the
big parlor2"
'"That's the room always use when
quilt or weave" declared Mrs Cop
peredge.
The old man glanced shrewdly at his
wife.
81 guess Phoebe Jane" said he, 1.-The
trouble is there amt no room for my
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sUILDINa ASSOCIATIONS.
The Iron Belt Building and Loan
Association
OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL. sss, ooo, 600.
OFFICERS:

PREsIDENT-GEN. FITZHUGH LEE,
Ex-Governor Of Virginia.
1sT VIcE-PREsIDENT = PEYTON L.
TERRY, President Roanoke Trust,
Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
I'D VICE PRESIDENTS. w. JAMESON,
Secretary and treasurer Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
SECRETARY-JOHN OFT, late Cashier
City Bank of Richmond.
TREAsURER-J. G. DAVENPORT, Cash.
Ter Commercial National Bank, Roa.
noke, Va.
GENERAL CoUNsEL--Hon. G. A. Nc
HUGH, Counsellor-a late OF
Charleston, S. c.
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another in your heart. If there was
free quarters there, there wouldn't be
no trouble in finding room in the old
farmhouse!"
You may as well write to her that
she can't come" said Phoebe Jane.
She's got other children. Let her go
10 them"
and she hustled out of the room.
while her beticr-half still sat before
Che fire, without muscle of his face
stirring or becoming relaxed.
he has got such an obstinate s;rcal,
Through him." said che 10 herself.
s'Bnt guess what I've said will make
some Impression on hiia. Cae thing
fsaow: III have no pccping. prying.
rar6ahngold mcthcr-ln-law about this
Aarses's
Eat ~ s'ss coTPeEssgp eat down TO
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What Might Have Beon.

Uncle textbook n hcah, you Henry
Clay White. How many times has 1
tole 20 smolsenll shawten yo' life mon
half2
Young II. C.-Wcll, Unc' jeff, yo'
been smokcn all yo' life, an yo' is a
putty ole man.
U. J.-Dat's all right, you fool niggah!
Use eightyfo' now. an if hadn'
smoked when was a boy, might "a
been mn n hundred years ole by this
time. Brooklyn Life.
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THE COOK THEN TURNED on THE HOSE.

Il.
from the Fireplace and spread out over
the handsome carpet.
Suddenly pair of very fat legs ap-
peared in the opening, the body of the
owner being entirely out of sight, the
feet belonging thereto switching about
in all directions with marvellous energy.
The pantaloons designed to cover the
legs were drawn up SO far that several
inches of soot-begrimed cuticlc flashed
before the eyes of the astonished chill
dren.
Santa Claus appeared to have stuck
fast in the throat of the chimney. and,
despite his admirable manipulation of
his lower eXtremities. could advance no
further
"Ol Lordl I'm chokinr Somebody
help me. quiclsl Why don't you ay
around lively?" shrieked the unfortu.
nate man.
The unusual noise brought the cook
from the kitchen. She knew nothing
OF the St. Nicholas programme, and
seeing the half nude legs OF her en-
ploycr dangling from the chimney, sup
posed they belonged to burglar and
called in the family dog. He evidently
took the rapidly -oscillating pedal en-
tremitics for some hybrid nocturnal
monster with two heads, for he seized
the calf of one Of the legs with his teeth
and added his suppressed growls to the
vociferations of his imprisoned master.
The cook then turned on the hose,
and yelling fire" at the top of her
voice, gave the amateur Santa Claus O
drenching with cold water
BY the time Bumpas' wife had sue
ceeded in inducing the cook to refrain
from her target practice the room was
in very moist and melancholy condi-
ton; and when, by their united efforts,
they drew the bedragglcd and half suf-
located head the Bumpas family from
the fireplace. he was n sight to inspire
pity in the heart of mummy.
His wife says that she does not antici-
pate repetition of the experiment an
other Christmas. but rather inclincs TO
the belief that MIR. Bumpas will dis
pense his holiday gifts in the oId-fash.
ioned way. which hr seems to think is
good enough after ALI Col Max Scud-
der.
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Very Like 1t.

The Malcontent-IIang it ALL be-
lieve nature intended me to he clock.
The QueristcWhy?
The Malcontent-Bc because am run
down. my hands arc in an attitude that
indicates strike and my business is
ready to wind p.-Pittsburgh Bulletin
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4 Pat RenlY.

Pete Duzenburg thinks that it is
very smart to ask silly questions Col.
Yergcr was standing on the sidewalk
at Galveston when up comes Pete and
asks him:
What are you thinking about when
you are not thinking about auythinS?"
"ln that case, l am thinking what
answer to make man who does not
ask mc n question. Texas Siftings.
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perclianCc,

Tenn de Foote-I hcah they give u
man plenty of chances in the west.
Col. Yellowstone-Well, it depends
on what he has done. Ordinarily he
has chance with the vigilantes, and Il
chance with the judge, and chance
with the jury--cven after that he has n
chance of the rope being shot in two be-
fore life is cXtinct-Puck.
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night, leaving their largest and most
elastic hosiery suspended from nails
around the fireplace, and seeking
to relieve the monotony of filing the
hosiery aforesaid with the indigestible
and hardshclled reproductive contriv-
ances of trees indigenous to the equa-
torial regions, together with vari-col-
ored fish, birds and other geological
monstrosities constructed from candy
by gifted foreign confcctioners, hit
the proceedings.
He conceived the happy idea of dress
ing himself to personate Santa Claus
and then coming down the chimney and
filling the stockings, while the chill
dren, under the supervision of their
maternal parent, viewed the ceremony
through the hnlf-open door, deluded
into believing that they were witness
ing genuine visit from old ST. Nick
himself.
Accordingly, he let his wife into the
secret; and betooll himself to the house
top with two bushel bag filled with
the wonderful productions of fairyland.
The first intimation the breathless
watchers below had that Santa Claus
was about to make his appearance was
the sudden descent of toy horse with
flowing name and waving tail, but with
three of its legs in sadly dilapidated
condition, and with its back irretrieva-
bly, broken by reason of it's having de-
fed the laws of gravity in cffecting it's
debut
1t was followed 10y COW that might,
at some time in the remote past, have
had a 'crumplcd horn," but which had
probably been left behind in n fit of
Observation-Disclosures, together with that
portion of the animals body abaft the
shoulder blades.
Then came perfect avalanche of
small animals, such as sheep, pigs,
dogs, cats and other representatives of
domestic zoology; and, as though ma
ture had had an eye to their bodily
comfort, miniature barns, cowsheds,
pigpens and other outbuildings came
tumbling after them in great profusion,
together with vast quantities of pro-
visions in the shape of candy pumpkins,
corn, popcorn balls, etc., etc.
Then there was sound like unto the
blowing off of steam from locomotive
"a sort of cross between yell and q
screech-with terrific scratching and
clawing, during the progress of which
immense quantities of SCOT rolled forth
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Present Proof.

"Oysters are said to live to the age
of6fteen years." observed the boarding
house keeper, as she served the fish.
81 don't doubt it," replied the star
boarder, as he put one in his mouth
This one is quite that old. "-Chronicle
TELEGRAPH.
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RAILROADS
N s s :: wv aaYioIkaHestern RR.

b.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT DECEMBER 9. 1891.
wEsrBouND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
9:So 2; M Tor Radford, Pulaski, Bristol: a,so 10,
,o ,ue ms, pocahontas, Elkhorn, CIinch Val.
icy Division and Louisville via Norton.
r I.anI ai seepers to Memphis and New Or.
mod leans anu to Louisville via Norton.
AV'oo q: III. for haufordnpd Intermediates station.
No connection beyond $3.50 e'"t'ons'
olo p. IN. lor kadford, Pulaski, Bristol. Con.
Eontas. Pullman slccpers TO MemphIs vis
Chattanooga. Ns
HoNTH AND EAsTBoUND, LEAVE ROANOKE NAVY
.:W u. M Tor Shonandoah; no connection beyond
l2oU p IN. for Hagcrstown. Pullman sieeners tn
New York via Harrisburg and PHILADELPHIA
lll9 p IN: Tor HnycrstOwn. Pullman secuere 10
Washington via Shenandoah junction and n
:, =, New FORK via Harrisburg.
6:30 a. m for Petersburg and Richmond
l24o p nj. daily for Richmond and Norfolk Phi.
man parlor car to Norfolk
Quo p. nj. Tor LYnchburg; no connection beyond
ll:lo p IN. for Richmond and Norfolk. Pullman
sleeper TO Norfolk and Lynchburg to Rich.
Clinch Valley Divison-Ieavcs Blueficld daily
1:OO q. III. for Norton, and 2:u5 y. M for Nor.
tom Louisville and points on L. & N. Il. r.
North Carolina Division-Leavc Pulaski daily
TOO a. M for 1vanhoo and 1:30 p. IN. for Ivan
noe and Gossan and $40 q. M (cxcept SIM.
day. for Betty Baker.
Office or to w a. BEViIJ
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke. Va.
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IN OhicCIiOu.

Bidclia (rcadingl = An the lovers
strayed to Il ncighboring copsc, an
Timothy-Ilowld on! I'll hear no
more av that fule shtory. They've got
no cops out in the country, and no
man would be that sinselcss as till lade
his girl up till pleeceman.--Pittsbur
Rulletin
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a Great Comfort.

Conductor-We have missed the con-
nection, and you will have to wait at
this station six hours.
Old Lady (who is n little nervous on
the railroad) We'll, I'm safe for six
hours anyway.-N. Y. Weekly.
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ObservIng Young Americn.

Mamma When you address French
lady. Edith, you should not say mis-
tress, but madame.
Edith What, mamma? Are they all
dressmakers and cosmetic sellers?-
Judge.
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GENERAL TRUsTEE-HoN. HENRY S.
TROUT, President First National
Bank, Roanoke, Va.
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY = Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Company
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Sweet Revenge.

Howell Gibbon-The Uppen-Uppcs
haven't invited me to their ball. but
shall get square with them.
Hoffman Howcs--Ilow?
Howell Gibbon-I shan't go.-Pucl
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Nov that You have consented said
the happy young man, - must sec
your papa" mo" replied the rndiant
girl; ''yoa mention It 10 mamma VIVA.
she says goeA"
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Adjoining tho End.

Weary Watkins What's that yer
got?
Ragged Raggles-That's my sooven.
ycer spoon collection. picked EN- up
in different places while was gather
in in cold vittles. -Philadclphia Press.
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lie Couldn't Understand.

Editor-Well, sir, did you interview
that woman as directed?
Reporter saw her, but she refused
TO talk.
Editor (startled) Was she dead?--
Detroit Free Press.
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a Pill Factory. Teacher of History
-"ritns Oates, it is said, was put on
the pillory what is pillory?" Pupil
1T is place where they manu-
fccture pills, "-Pharmaccutical Era.
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a Debt Statement.

Old Man-Are you contracting many
debts now?
Young Man-No, sir; I'm expanding
them Detroit Free Press.
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An Accommodating Manager.

Infatuated Youth-IIave you any OBJ
lection to introducing me to Mile. Hi
steppi?
Manager-Not at all, not at all. my
dear sir Right this way. The old
lady likes company.-N. Y. Weekly
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visor.
Farmer Sassafras = Why, he don't
know nothin bout dedication.
Farmer Clover-No; but his big pun
kin TUX the prize at the county fair
Judge.
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Not u Fair Return.

~ don't think that's reciprocity"
yelled n passenger on a Fifth avenue
stage to the driver as he aighted in
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Always Ma.slnE Mrs.

She-Cupid Is not in it as n marks
man. Goosey
He-whY not. Angelo
She Hes always making Nirz.--I-ifa.
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Two post-mortem phases of the great
American bird. And yet cooking is not
classed as one of the fine arts!-Chicago
Mail.
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What ain't?" called the driver
III drop my fare in the box. but you
drop yours in the mud. Judge
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Farmer Clover-l guess we'll have to
elect Nathan Meddergrass school super
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Il. G o p = r r.
EDGE had just
como from the
p o S t Office,
p l Il N g i N g
t h + GU 6 h the
snowdrifts like
a Polar bear
and S c TIL 6
frost and cold
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THE EAST TENNESSEE. VIRGINIA AND
= GE0ktiiA HALLWAY SYSTEM. PASSEN-
GER DEPARTMENT.. KNOXVILLE, YENN.. Dec
9th 1871.
TIME CARD IN EFFECT DEC. GTm. 1871.
SOtTUBUUND
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-22

caster turned the key in the lock by
putting his arm through the wicket,
he took the nsii aud pushed the bolt
back, unlocking the door. Thus the
top and m ddle locks were unftst-
ened. The bottom lock, however,
cou d not be reached, and their only
chance was to prize the top of the
door outward far enough to allow
mans body to pass through, This
they did by the aid OF bed stats and
a scantling used for a bed railing.
They were soon out in the Jail corri-
dor, and 1t was an easy matter for
them to knock pul SOU of the bars
of window. This done, they took
five bed blankets, tied them together
and used them as means of lower
ing themselves to the ground, dis
tance of about twenty five feet.
Avant says the last one Uf them had
passed over the window sill Just as
the town clock struck two. The,
left note to Jailer Allison telling
him they were tired of the delay In
the law and had decided to take the
matter in their own h nds ami settle
the charges against them at as little
cost to the State as possible They
hated to part company with him,
but did not want to bother him any
more.
The men stole Avant's shoes and
seventy cents he had to buy tobacco
and such little things as the jailor did
not furnish MIN. He says, however,
that he is glad to part company with |
them if they did leave him bare
footed and moneyltss.
After the men had made theirses-
cape Avant and his comrades. tried to
awaken the sheriff and jailer, who
were sleeping below, but they did |
succeed before about o'clock this
morning. Sheriff Collier at once
gave the alarm. and in company |
with me members of the police
force and his deputies, began search |
tor the fugitives. They had made |
good. their escape, however, ard
nothing could be learned of them at |
this time.