Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-05
aking up quarters with the coal scut-
les and other evil things Of the kitchen.


taking up quarters with the coal scr..
ties and other evil things Of the kitchen
The news that little Victor was going
to move seemed to have spread ore7.
the entire block. Nobody In the neIob-
borhood knew Bever's name or go a
continental about MIN, but every child
living about knew little Victor A.
noon a committee Of seven very brlobt
small people called to pay their nartinc
respects to the baby, and to give bim
as mementos:
One jumping rope.
One large, heavy flag.
One tricycle. (broken and wired to-
gether.
Two dogs, which were evidently the
last survivors Of a feud ana wished "a
settle it.
One kite (tailless. but having enough
Irvine about it to en,angle a council
man.
One clock, large, but like faith. being
without works.
TWO express wagons.
A third dog, Of retiring nature.
Mrs. -Bever welcomed the small folk
with motherly tears i'm her ewes Vic
tor was only very little boy. and thar
he had made such strides in the way az
friendship was pleasing 70 her and mov-
ing to her spirit, although for the life
of her she could not understand what
she was expected 10 do with all this
trumpery dear to the hearts Of chill
dren.
When did You put cut your hard
luck signal?" her husband inquired.
Have they mistaken this for gift day
at the orphan asylum
But little Victor was not on his dig
nifty. He was filled with JOY and kissed
every comradish little face that was Of
fered to him in farewell and gathered
unto him his new properties.
When two dogs declare to emeute It
matters not that they represent in
themselves the hottest end best Of prin-
ciples. the principle Of friendship. 1t
matters not that a Dresden vase is
near by or that souvenir china is being
packed. Bisque statuettcs and decorat-
ed lamp shades do not smother their
purpose. Nor do they bother about
such details in their duel as he dangers
it is to life and limb for a Young.
blonde father to climb wildly and pro-
fanely through a mass Of half-packed
furniture. kicking over a spider-legged
desk here and stepping I'm his silk hat
there while trying 10 acr In The double
capacity OF peacemaker and evictor
They Go not cease tbeir struggle for
supremacy to see If f. Is true that a
woman can mount 10 he top Of a fold
ing bed while holding q shrieking child
in her arms. While toy horses and toy
EXPRESS wagons rattle and thunder like
shot and shell and great pr0jectileS
about them. and while the forlorn and
heartsick little uOn-cCn catant dog for
gets that he cannot climb like a cat and
climbs up the lace curtains anyway,
thew continue in business.
That is what dogs do under these cir
cumstances.
That is what these vendettad gift dogs
did.
The expressman came that afternoon.
according TO arranseme9e bo.t the
Bevers did not ncel hip.,o+form ~y'd
that they had garfield pmtcbway
Of their furniture w,hle he, I who
box OF neckties and guai w. Imply
bank. But his disa'lleeI.,. ,,Sarding
somewhat eased or whei - 80 mo-
told him that there We -. s-.- -
v.isonsi 3. 20. .t s'stsS S1seo1-
wheelssnd general rubbish in one OF
I her oons upstairs and she would glye
hiR.'s9 to haul IL out to the lake shore
dump.
innocent friendshn.' wrote MIS-.
Bever in her diar, tlat night, some
times goes too far