Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-02

ON THE STREET.
He is charged with taking, keeping,
retaining and clinging to $4,000, which
was deposited with him to bind the bar
gain in the purchase of the Pontiac, Ok
ford and North railroad, a Michigan
line 100 miles in length, which Mr.. e.
T. Gregory began the purchase OF about
two years ago through Dangerheld.
The trade held fire, l believe, and so
the depositors one day asked Isaac to re-
turn the $4,000, but he had put it into
a team or something and so claimed that
the money was forfeited. He has had
the money now two years, and was hop
ing that some one else would come along
and forfeit a like sum before cold
weather came on.
Isaac at one time published the
speeches of Emory A. Storrs, OF Chi
cAgo, in book form, but the widow did
not get ahything'in return except social
recognition by Mr.. Dangerfeld, whose
manners are easy and fluent.
Later on he published book for me
In an unguarded moment and has cor
responded with me ever since in q light,
airy and graceful style, which has been
a great help to me. When / began to
correspond with him my style was rather
heavy and labored, but after the first
two years people noticed that was get
ting command Of language that indi-
Gated great thought and mobility.
Socially Mr.. Dangerield is ambitious,
no hn n a fimnG
noSbing with his superiors in bright
and CHEEKY way. When he began to pub
lish my book, got the refusal Of good
cow here where live, paying five dol
lars for the option and promising to pay
the balance on receipt Of Mr.. Danger
fields check.
We are still without milk!
Mr.. Dangerfield is we'll fitted to shine
I'm society, but in business way he is
erratic, conservative and past finding
out. He entertains with lavish hand,
missing around In the salad and max
ing while you wait style OF mayon-
naise dressing that should teach US not
to cling too closely to life, but rather to
be ready at all times calmly to accept
our doom, such as it is, aud give re-
ceipt for same.
Dangerfeld is not his real name, but
have it on file for the use Of those who
contemplate dealing with him.
Branscomb Ruth, Of Mudhaven, Mass,
writes to ask for information. "Can
you," he goes on to say, ''tell me il you
ever travelled among the people OF Beled
Ell Mehgreb? 1 am quite student of
those and kindred races and am also
passionately fond Of paleolithic and neo-
lithic remains. Tell me all you know
regarding this people and their country.
! am teaching this season, hoping TO
get the means to visit that region In a
few years. God knows that l would not
teach a summer school here at Mud
haven and try to do right at the rate OF
eighteen dollars per mo. If l did not
have hopes of seeing the world and
writing book upon it,"
You will succeed, Branscomb, II you
nress on, and you will no doubt see the
world and write book upon one sideof
II AT least. l have taught a summer
school myself and know how tedious 1t
Is. At the age Of eighteen years and
three months l taught country school
composed largely of youth and middle
aged people. l taught in the English
language, and tried at eventide to learn
the violin by means of pamphlet. l
am still proficient in the English lam
gnaee. and last month while paying a
visit To New York, remembering what
great violinist once did, took the bow
from the hands of blind musician at
the depot who had been permitted to
Nav there. but who had not heard the
pInnk of a penny in his poor old hat all
day.
With a great gulp of Joy took the
now from his trembling and as may
cav sobbIng hand. As he could not see
me. Of course he did not know that a
considerable Of virtuoso had the In
strument. In fact, as he aiterward told
mo he did not know me from Adams
off OK. Running my fingers carelesly
eIonQ the finger board TO see II the gam
NJ was all right, 1 put some rozzum on
Tho haw meanwhile looking about over
the sea OF upturned dry goods boxes
,.-itb a stern but beautiful side express
s;on and then sweeping the strings with
Iong earnest strokes l soon struck Into
4bo smooth cadences OF III TroVtaore"
sn6 s,Come, Thou Fount OF Every Bless
inSn arranged for me by Chuoo, the
fishing rod man.
Rnsiness began to show signs OF con-
-os,ior Carts and wagons stopped and
SIocked up the street. Some knew me
Sv NV truthful and faithful efforts to
ioot ike my cartoon. The blind man
SoId his hat. the pennies were ever and
nD o, dropued into it by smiling hands,
Il we're. The crowd grew aPace.
Fullv 5000 people were gathered aOOu'
no near the ferry. They were gooo ma
. .ay and generous, and the old mans
s -. = twinkIed until feared ne wouio
49, sss~at himself and see things, but as
-, ossried sndthe crowd began to ask ior