Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-07
some SIDE LIGHTS
IN Phases Of Life in a Medium Sized
City.
A CaVlzen Who Took an Expensive
Snooze- Persistent Attempts at
onelde-Young Loves Ingenuity,
Forgot His Friends.

perhaps next 10 that Of a reporter, one
OF the most prosaic Of any Of the call
lnSs IN life followed in Wheeling. Week
IN and week out 10 is one constant grind
with very little pleasure thrown in TO
make it endurable. But with all
that occasionally amusing incidents
Uanspire, and one such occurred
a few evenings ago. One Of the hack
men whose stand is across the street
from the Register office was approach
ed, on Wednesday evening. by a gentle
man whose home is on the Island, after
the street cars had stopped and en-
gagged to take the Island man home.
That was all we'll enough. moth
ang out OF the ordinary about it; but
whatA happened later was the amusing
part Of the affair. The Island gentle
man had evidently been out with a'con-
genial party Of friends, or at the club.
anyway II was noticed that he was
rather nervous" and It took him con-
siderable time 70 get In the hack. Once
IN the hack. however 10 is supposed he
decided TO make the most of the OppOr-
tuhlty and take a little snOOze on his
way nome to compensate for some of
the time lost while "Out with the bOysr'
he went 20 sleep and when the hack
man tried TO get him. out on arriv-
ing az his home IL was impossible
Inc hackman was in a Quandary He
didn't know what to do After c0nsid-
cradle elaboration and the deliverance
OF maledictiOn on the sleeper he final
~ decided to drive back 10 the stand.
Arriving al the starting point he LEFT
his rig standing IN front Of the City
Bank and did not disturb the sleeping
man That morning about daylight a
man was seen crawling out Of the hack
rubbing his eyes and looking around in
dazed sort Of way as though he was
lost He found himself a few minutes
later when the hack driver came
around and announced that he had
been occupying his rig for about six
hours. and that the bin was Just six
dollars. The poor fellow expOstulated
with the driver and threatened him
with being reported, but all TO no pur-
pOse-the driver was not 70 be beaten
In that manner, and finally the poor
fellow had to pay the bill. The last
seen Of the Island man he was YEARLY
vending his way across the bridge,
wondering what he would tell his bet
ter haH when he got home.
This Is an exceptionally good sum
mer for fishing. it seems. Every day
almost one can hear one OF. more fes-
tive sporting man RECALLING a crowd OF
admiring listeners with stories Of big
catches made. There are many fishing
parties from this city 90 down the river
every summer and camp out for sew
eral weeks, -SUc this year it seems the
number Of fishing camps scattered
along the river shore between Wheel
ing and Sistersville is larger than any
previous summer, and from the reports
given out by the fishers when they re-
turn, the catch has been larger than
ever before. A person travelling over
the Ohio River railroad between Whee-
ling and Sistersville, or even further
down, cannot help noticing that every
few miles there ara camps scattered
along the river banks on both sides,
and within the next few weeks the
camps will be more plentiful than at
present from the fact that when the
pOtteries and other works shut down
for the summer repairs, the employees
nearly all 90 a-fshing The Mecca Of
the fishermen seems to be between
Darlington and Proctor. which Is about
thirty miles from Wheeling. Between
those towns there is a distance Of six
miles, every inch Of which is reported
10 be flrst-class, and. taking the word
81 some Of those who have returned
from pilgrimages there. some ''whOp-
pers" have been hooked in that VI
cinity.
is strange how strong, hand
q intelligent men and sweet,
uen. who apparently have
life to live for can
to such a condi-
I otherwise that they
S beautiful earth by
The above is but a
llt that was brought
etion a day or two
X lady we'll known
lminently. 10 ap-
IN, who is pretty
laS tried several
fstence by taking
question is
lily. and for that
she has made on
6pt very quiet The
.e.aa4e is reported to an
.saaccOunt Of a young man, Of whom
- was enamored, and who once paid
her considerable attention, but who
married another young woman some
time ago. The young lady in question
thought so much Of the gentleman that
since his marriage 20 another than her
self life to her has been barren waste
and moi worth the living At the pres
ant time this l0ve-sick young woman
a suffering severe illness, brought on
A. taking a dose of laudanum. and
+bare Is no doubt but that If she con-
tinnes taking the stun she will eyentu-
slIv accomplish the end in view.
The public library is getting TO be a
Great place for the young ladies and
s5on+lemen of Wheeling to meet clan
5estinelv. OF course such a thing is
ro+ conntenanced by the efficient libra
ms and it is not my intention to
. sncb a thing understood. but not
sanding this, many a girl who had
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