Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-07-28
Stealing a Policeman.


Rutland is the smallest county III
England it is but eighteen miles .ong'
and its extreme breadth Is fifteen.
The consequence OF this contracted
area Is that whatever happens III one
corner OF the county Is noise" over
every part OF H. ana 'ha' the a'I".'S
of every person III the county are III
timately known to every other
In one OF the fifty parishes WhItu
shall not be named, because TO name
it is unessential, lived youth named
Joseph Samuel Wardiey. lie was 'le
son Of a blacksmith, was an able
bodied, fne-loo&inG fellow, broad
shouldered, broad-breasted' VIII" IISh'
red hair, and eyes that seemed 10
have fallen into the copper when MS
mother was washing, and TO have hau
the color boiled out of them, so lIght
were they.
Joseph Samuel Wardley was-li VIZ
tue consists IN series oil negatives
u most exemplary character. lie
dldn' swear, he didn' drink, ne dIdn {
quabb!e with his fe.Iow-men. H.
however, virtue consists OF posit'es'
then it would be hard to say what
Joseph Samuel Nardiey was dIstln-
guished for his virtue for, as mat
ter of fact 1t would be hard TO say
what Joseph Samuel Wardley dId
that was good. lie was slow IN MS
movements, slow IN taking III ideas
slower in making use OF them when
ne had received them into his BRAIN.
He had worked with his father at
the forge, but his father feared that
he would never make blacksmith
as he tired the horses out and made
them restive before he had shod all
their four feet. linen joseph oaiiiueI
was sent to work on farm out ne
was so slow at the piow that the
farmers would not retain him III their
services.
It was said that Joseph Samuel was
always asleep. This was not exactly
true. Joseph Samuel was so drowsy
and iudolent over his work by day,
that he was never sufficiently exhaust
eG by his efforts to enjoy Il sound
sleep at night. He was half asleep 10y
day, he was half awake by night.
There is nothing SO conducive to all
forgetting sleep A. the exercise OF the
full energies by day. Joseph Samuel
did not put forth even one-haIf OF MS
energies by day. The other ha!t re-
mained 10 disturb the tranquility OF
the night; consequently he was a
light sleeper, and sometimes il was as
doubtful whether lie were asleep az
night, as il was doubtful whether ne
were awake by day.
As he was dismissed from the ploW-
tail, he returned to his father VINO
employed him 10 work the bellows
which kept his fire going III the forge
But, as the lairIer s"iH' c!'" =
can't go on all his lie DIo"lhT oe'
lows. must ma some Pr",eNS'oii u
trade for which he Is suited
Accident or axe SeeilI" a,, ~ ="
requisite Indication, Inc 'o'',e' - -
Joseph SamueI "uu "eei az '''' '''I'
Gus man al MS me- anu ~ vas ~
heved tha' ne i'"H "'i''SI'0 !,, ,,',. '''oi-'
lie had no dealings Will ''IT D'''l', Jam =
OaNham '''"' was ~
Where theh' uia ne Keep ''S iiio,''!
1t vas whispered '""'' s'NS ''"'
enough whenever ne ,,". ~ -, :, ),
payment OF heaN! D'''' MI " q, "
ley was observed 10 mount " i"r.'
10 put s'raIS"'' IL 'ie ''''"' '"' W ~,
uIeS III MS rool Una, y" a. C'' ~ -
ana let 'ne ""'e' u, o"7 '',''
coincidence was ilo'i'e" anu " 9
matter ol uiS'uSS'0H, r., ~ - - .;.'.1 =.
brought III MS o"' ~ ''s Stu,'. |
was Tor 'ie sum o' Il :. 4" az. -' " 80 -
POUNDS ana some o'." S"'''''s
sooner hau ile ie'e,' eu VIZ No. ~.
'h"h 1t was Ie'ii'' >''' II '''o " -
loose III ilS TOOL
one hIEh' 'n"' 'oSep' 'o"''.' 20 .;
AWAKE uhao'e u! any - ,,''i7 ~ 80.
duce S'eeP-suc" IL y! 'o"",'"+ 'll1l
Solns 'hio"s" 4" S"P - ~ -.
Pea'lIS MS o''e''''''ii' ','''''''7 80
Snofes oI LIS pa'ei' - ca - -,
'ns roo'N,He ,' '''u7 ~ - m, - ,rnso an
souhu oh ''.e NC @ - -,
gaSeu Fep"IIlns '''0 ! 00'' -
oil oeu' Peereu III :, Uu5 = ,"9 - ,-''o ',
ana Sa" D! I'9 "-"' - ae.a;.,l
moon '"a' d iu''uei O. 49,,
'"' 'c'g ,haIa5J.r
were Vlsloie Oh '"e i"''ue
As Joseph Sailue' va '"N ~ "