The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-30
AS A wAIE REPORTS 1T.
''Whitcy" DurIdn Writes Up the Account
Of n Mission Sunday School,

of 4 Mission Sunday School,
He 10, to begin with, the Mercury
footed "copy-boy" Of the Chicago
Times II you could see him at night,
taking IN order from the night editor
or receiving visitors, you'd think he
owned the paper, He is quite small,
just about three feet high, has sparse
crop OF yellow hair, and voice that is
a bit rasping, due probably to the sur
reptitious use OF bad cigara.
The boy will make great journalist.
He has the news instinct ana wooden
NERVE" that is bound to get its reward.
He gives the copy-readers Gratuitous in
structlons and information regarding
the status OF the papers condition at l
o'clock in the morning, and has even
been known to refuse biuntiy to carry
out any more copy. "lle won't take It
ltho night EDITOR, for do papers full"
he will explain.
His name is ]. Durkin, and he is an
inmate OF the Waits mission when he
isn't at work. Yesterday the telephone
bell in tho Times editorial rooms rang
violently, aud the following verbatim
conversation took place:
"Hellol Is dat you, Mr.. Blank|
"Yes"
swell, dis is me-'Whitey' Durkin,
over at de mission. Send some OF dem
reporter.skates over here right away"
whats up, Jimme2"
"0h, dey's mob over hero speachin'
an singin' hymns. Dey's goin' to give
us bluff at somethin' to eat after it's
over. Send dat reporter, will yer%
Write 1t up yourself, Jimmie. and
we'll printi It,"
"Giye me u display head and l will"
Master Durkin was promised the i'm
portant place in tho paper, and at 6;l0
last evening he turned in" the story,
which is herewith given without edit
ing:
The Waits Mission aud Training
School had their Sunday-school at the
Home, ut "A State st, they Kids was 30
noisey that Daniels could hardly BIO
heard. They was About l75 Girls aud
200 Boys at the Sunday School and they
had Good Teaching by their Teachers.
the Kids was crowded over Daniels
SWEET Box. three classes Was over the
Box and what fun they had. two
Girls in u seat in the School Room and
they Very still when Daniels was Talk
ing and the frat song the sang was
Leaning on the Everlasting Arm which
the Visitors enjoyed the song. the
Second Song was Bring them in. And
the Third was Are the Children All in
Fourth was Jesus Our Friend And the
Fifth was Even the Waits OF the Street.
But II you would see them eating
among was the Niggers, Dagos, Eng
lish, Polocks and they had u nice din.
ner and they was Right in it. But the
girls was better behaved than the Boys
Lyons Orchestra was in the School
Room and the Big Basso Player was
right In it. But most OF the Fun is
Teaching A Wait, they had Buns aud
CoHoe for dinner aud they Behaved
Very nicely at the talble.-the girls was
us follows:
Lily Johnson Betty Kooi
Nellie Johnson Swipe
Rosey
Tha Boys are as follows:
Whitley Durkin LizliC Filler
Red Durkln Fat Anderson
Crazy Taylor York
SWede Anderson Williams
baby Fork Lizard lIGdwick
Roach Ounce Carr
Squirt Lapgwaeok Mag Carr
Griffin RcrlZZOulo
Morino barrel house PCtc
Lyons lOhamOn
Reddy Smith Harrison
Burke lpi Armie
Fechllnger
when Daniels was Leaving them, Out
Shouted down the stairs and tho Funny
site you ever seen was coming down tho
stairs Lyons Orchestra Played the Songs
they sang thery Was sitting all along
the benches and was Packed with Kids.
Barrelhouso Pete was fooling Harrison
for to Pass some slips-and Barrelhouse
was laughing at him.
The Teachers were as follows.
Miss NJ Harrison Miss L. G. Carrls
Miss Dr. Day Miss York
Miss York Miss Judd
Miss johnson Miss Wade
Miss Church
Everybody had good limo.