The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-09

away he few again to the potato
patch, He had hardly vanished when
he returned with as many more. His
owner looked at the hired man. and the
hired man looked at his boss. Old Tom
trotted off again, and again returned
with another batch.
well. sir" said Jim Drum yesterday,
I'll be DANCED II before the day was
done II Old Tom didn't Pile exactly
5000 of the critters away in my yard.
Never saw such a grist Of them; kept
US for two days loadin the wagon and
haulln' them TO the creek. And you can
bet your boots no hundred dollar bill
would ever buy that cat"
It Is best OF course to teach the little
folks 10 call a spade spade, yet some
good parents believe It preferable 10
have them call 1t garden implement.
From this practice has come the 0mpu-
tntiOn of limb by the doctor and some
day the farmer will cut les OFF the
tree, The Island parents of coming
giant are rich In synonyms They had
taught the young hopeful to say abdo-
men for the same place, but the word
was so difficult for him TO pronounce
that they invented another designation
Like other playful kids he managed
to conceal considerable number of
pawpaWs within his interior one day
this week, and that night the doctor
was summoned 1he little fellow was
doubled up with pain when the doctor
entered, II a doctor possesses one fac
ulty 1t Is that OF soothing child, so
leaning over the bed he kindly asked:
Where do you feel the pain, John
N.Y."
In my bread basket" groaned John
ny.
The tolllng Of the Cathedral bell
shorty after the midnight hour Monday
last. as is generally known, was due I'd
the sections watch being out of order,
He went by his watch and thought he
was ringing the morning peals. As IL
Is dark these mornings when the bell Is
rung, his mistake Is easily explained.
A similar occurrence is related with con-
siderable enjoyment by a venerable
Irish resident Of this city, who at the
time of which he speaks was living on
the Island, and had been In this country
hardly year.
Too poor then to provide their little
home with clock, he and his wife-now
gone TO her reward-depended upon
sundry means for basing their calcula
tlons as TO the time. In the summer
they rose at daylight, but depended on
the lights across the river during the
winter months for judging the break
fast hour. If the lights glimmered In
the misty morning air, 1t was time for
breakfast. and after the meal the hns-
band went out to his work He was
always up bright and early, and the FIRST
man at the Job,
Patrick worked hard those days and
slept the sleep Of the honest. one call
from his wife didn't always bring him,
but she reused him one morning with
her "Arrah, get up, Patrick. Don't bd
slapln yer sinses away, an 1t gettin'
late; for sure the lights has been twink
lin this hour or more"
Thus enjoined, Patrick arose In
hurry. and after hastily Gulplng his
brend and coffee. grabbed his dinner
bucket and went out the door TO hin
work. All around him was as quiet rs
the country. but the Ohio bank was n
chain Of lights, and as he neared Vlr-
Efnid street he encountered few he.
lated individuals. His speed neveJ
slackened until he reached the job. and
"Divil sign o. life was there round the
buildin'," said he afterwards. for be
gobs, 1t wasn't aven midnight"