The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-05

"''' Ter and the sweet n, 4, !. 8
We felt like ylctors when the triumph Is
complete. f. 4 2i.s7.
Al, dear old teacher, in that school house
FAR away, j VI Z ~ b fls5s ~
The boy ih ,slsss % plaque you Z now n
Tho boys you leach, no doubt, a,ill send
And iali g q sss where cares hayslstt their
nut In ihe after years, you'll md them
And sSTty nisl, % sadness for each mean
And 50. dear teacher. u advice ia offer
I'd say; forgive them, ''for they know not
w w.
4 young business man lust returned
from n trip TO New York, gives an In
;crest!ng account ,of bis experiences In
that always interesting city, He has
heen there before many a time. but he
devoted more space to the sights on
-hls trip. The Chinese quarter proved
the stellar attraction for him, and he
happened TO be there during the Chi
uese New Year. being one of q party
,hat secured detective and q typical,
Dowery guy" to show them around. Il
was little that he missed. In painting
my town red you're sure 10 see lots
that's on color. the same being true OF
Wheeling by day or gas light, but tho
native OF this town Of scrap and stog-,
les ,rfned from the dance halls, the
Italian dives. and whnt-nots to the.
Gnlna In New York. He saw the opium
dcns, and to his shame. 800 American
women inmates In the one block. with
other evidences of depravity. He saw
much that's mot for publication" yet
Ike n good Christian, sought for that
which would broaden his mind. The
Chinese celebration Of their New Year.
IN their. jo5s house-the third floor OF
the bn!!iing-theiri restaurant on the
second floor, and their Indications In
the basement, were full of picturesque
ness, II not OF inspiration. In the Joss
house were many Celestials from other
cities, journeylng like the pilgrims OF
old to the shrines, and there were also
many "slummefsn like the visiting
wheelingites, whose nostrils rebelled al
the Incense and punk-llke stun con-
sumed for the benetltSot the hIdeous
locking Idols. On the floor below the
man from our town was steered to the
restaurant, where he supped on pure.
tea. minus cream and sugar. rice, and
chop suoy. II was a vile repast. but on
ly cost twenty cents Tor the party OF
six. The kitchen was clean enough to
give u good housewife the ecstacles.
but the feature was the colored gentle
man who presided. a darkey that talked
Chinese like native. although his wool
refused 10 queue. However. plg-,ail
presided over the cash box. Chickens
cut figure during the feasting. and It
is safe to presume that the colored gem
tleman held up his end with the all
mond-eyed brethren on that, score it he
got the chance The Wheeling man says
that notwithstanding the strange sur
roundings, he felt right at home while
the colored man was In sight.
The cold snap had forced the coterie
OF congenial spirits in the Mcclure lob
by to get better acquainted with the
fire. and after the cuspidors were put
within easy range, the conversation
turned from one phase of the weather
10 another, reaching az interesting
stage when they began to talk about
tioes. It was agreed without dispute.
rhat old shoes are old friends and that
new shoes must be tested. The most
.staid OF the group sitting around the
freq Main street Notwithstanding
cd that new shoes are like skates on
slippery streets. In fact. they carried
him once without walking, he said. for,
nearly half a mile All were willing to
hear how 1t was. (. ~ 81
1t was some years ago.. he said;
"but Twelfth street was as hilly then.
for 1t was on that ihoroughfare that
the new shoes GOT In their work. /
lived above Byron street, and started
out one winter; morning as usual. to
walk down Twelfth. Had I known the
street and payements were veneered
with Ice. you bet Il wouldn't have worn
bran new shoe1. I got along fairly.
well for few yards. and then took a
fall. Rathcr than Chance another
vent out 10 the middle OF the. street, for
tAe sidewalk Is generally the most slip
perry. We'll. hadn't taken two strides
before felt both feet begin to start
down the street, and in another mo-
meHt l realized ] was helpless.
There was, gentlemen" he grave
~ said, sliding down the hill, and
me a-standlng up straight as an: ar,
row! As I passed Jacob street, the
neoplc began to open their eyes and
stare IN amazement Before i got 10
Eoff, a second later q crowd of children
followed. crying: Look at oil. Bradley.
would you: he's got patent skates!'
The crowd increased US ] went flying
down past the Mcclure to Market. In
my fear and trembling, I expected 70
crash Into street car or wagon, but
no such luck. On, on, ever on, j cuntin-
ued, sliding down toward the river!
saw faces pressed against wlndow
panes, faces TO the right OF me, faces 10
the left OF me. and faces everywhere
Yet none rushed tofsaVe me. The curbs
we're black with people. and former
friends looked at me as sailed BY, and
laughed. Oh,I!t was awful! In vain ]
tried to lean back and fall. was In for
1t, for one long grand sweet lIde to the
riyer-and then, death!
Now, ! had passed Main street. The
river was a block away, Would no one
stop me In my mad career-the victim
o. the new shoes and the slide from the
hi? was almost a corpse; my feet
mad grown cold, and, as they say, my
blood froze IL my veins. Ny Eyes buig-
Cd out Of my hettd, gazing ut tho cold
waters o. the Ohio. Another second
and was over water street. and With
In yard dtst tho river, with people
shouting at me, on every side, when
Here the wholesaler turned to get n
good shot atIthe spitoon. He hit the
marx square. and prepared 10 resume
ms yarn. Where did / leave of at?','',
ne asked OF his deeply interested rs
AT Che river bank they replied,
uno voice.
Indeed, that's exactly where I left
OF, or ia 'n'been drowncd. You see,
my Feet struck atslono knocking the
heels Of bothttosc newlshocs of, stop