The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-29

| inc, simon-pure specimens of the ideal
mountaineer1- southerner As a rule
long and lean. but muscular ard rudy
faced; healthy, hearty and sound, as
they needs must be to force a living
+, from the reluctant soil and to drink and
digest the corn whisky made by the
light of the moon In their mountain
! businesses.
The young women are sometimes
pretty and plump, but the hard out
! door life soon roughenS and DESTROYS
the complexion, and the use of snuff as
tooth wash rapidly destroys any
bright Illusions or tender sentiments
one may, at first sight, feel towards
| them.
This was we'll Illustrated by circum-
Stance told me by one of the resident
WheelinSites, who noticed q very at
tractive mountain fairy perched upon
the front seat OF covered Schooner
that had come to anchor alongside the
pavement. Visions OF ~ pleasant fir
tation, followed perhaps by sweetly
dangerous excursions to the mountain
stronghold of this Carolina Lorna
Doone, when his ample reward would be
toSpresS those virgin lips. But alas,
down comes his delightful air castle
tumbling about his ears The subject
of his thoughts and the object Of his
gaze suddenly suddenly opens the aforc-
| said virgin lips and elects q used. up
chew OF tobacco. Snuff wasn't eXhll-
irating enough for this maiden.
To get back TO the tOwT and Its pecu-
liarities. l am reminded by the unlady-
like act quoted above that the refusal
OF Wheeling council to pass an ordi-
nance to prevent splitting in the street
cars seems out Of place while down here
splitting on the street or pavement Is
subject to good big fine. The law Is
hoTored more In the breach than in the
observance, but is nevertheless an
ordinance Of the town, and Of course Is
aimed at the poor "ungcr' who would
thus SOW the seeds for unnumbercd
cases of tuberculosis. Along the street
Which l travel daily one of the resi-
dents, doctor, has built a high. close
board fence to keep the public from eX-
pectorating In his COW lot and inocu-
lating her cowshIp.
One OF the familiar sights 10 the
Wheellneite Is the brick.pavcd Streets,
or which they have quite q great deal
here, and must say they are kept en-
iirely free from dirt. So much so in
fact that You find the street used by
pedestrians In preference TO the Side
walk. FOR You see here the strange
anomaly OF paved streets and macad-
RmiZed pnvements.
One OF the institutions of the town,
TO which the exile from home" soon
pays tribute, Is the serenading colored
bnnd. They 80 in tours usually, and
may be either vocal or instrumental.
The music Is sometimes good and worth
the dime or quarter YOU may see fit to
drop into the hat.
The colOred people make up about
third OF the population and seem
to be industrious (for North Carollna),
and OF course happy. as they always
seem 10 be everywhere, As Is TO be c&-
pected, they have one portion OF the
town pretty much TO themselves, and
here you Will find the camera Iien0,
with supply Of pennies, negotiating
Tor II Sitting" or more probably q
standing" with the ragged little pick
anlnn!es. who have to be paid penny
per head before they will pose, Mr..
Frank Booth brought his kodak and he
and have taken several tramps to
some picturesque spots along the noun
tains. and to Biltmore, where we get u
snap" at the handsome railroad depot,
the estate offices and the entrance gate
to the. estate itself, We also got Dir.
Swope's church and rectory, which nre
near to the other buildings named
above. II Is II point Of honor not to take
views while on the estate, and passes
are Issued Wednesdays and Saturdays
with this understanding.
or course photos can be purchased
from Dealers WHO'LL presume, have hud
n permit Or.who may pay for the priv
ilege. as Mr.. Vanderbilt Is not above
doing business on q business basis, and