The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-02
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Tho light II burned dim IN the parior there,
And the sofa was built for two,
80 he gave up his scat In the rocking chair
Twas the old. old s%tory-both were
Artfli vas she, yet shy;
And fondly the accents OF love on his
Pictured their swcc, byo and bye
with n neat little cottage. and her as II,
And roses that grew by tho door,
And the birds and the flowers. and al
that's serene
oil, the happiness there In storel
And she listened as one in q mesmeric
Her pulses IN unison grand,
TO the. tones OF his voice. TO his eye,
ardent glance.
AND T2 ia I'D IL. ISy, sny g gss;' % q s,s es sanhi 50;
Fer what could tho poor girl do,
But murmur consent. md softly and low,
With promises cvermore true.
Then, he gave a "ha.ha!" and n "ho,ho'
And cracked him his cruel Joke
This Is April tho First, and you're fooled
Amt you sorry that you spoko?"
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And It came to pass In these days that
the call TO arms found ,thc men in the
city by the Ohio river known. ms Wheel
Ing, rcady,to 20 forth against the Span
lards, and to clash with them In Cuba
or thercnbou,s. There was "a certain
part Of this city which was particularly
bclllgerent--ihe part lined with the
squlrcs' Offices. and In thesn offices were
mustered tho hardy recruits, so tina,
when the day came 10 leave homes and
nresldeg a goodly army had been raised.
The day of their departure for the land
OF the tiremy was'a great one In the city.
and people cnmc. from all the surround
ing country 10 see the final review OF the
troops. Now, IN these days steam was
yet the main motor power, and railroad
tracks ran athwart the common chosen
as the place for the review; In the words
of those times, tho Hcmpfleld yardr. II
must have been Il grea. day Tor those
people, and the papyrus doth reveal part
of the Genes OF excitement and sorrow
at the leaving OF the noble army OF
squlrcs and their lackcys. from their ma
ish dons. The Inpyrus hath words
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ly like this:
Flags, bunting and flowers were dis
played everywhere. The four sides of
the Hempflcld yards were each n mass
Of patriotic colors and cheering throngs.
old Glory draped every building In
sight, and Its folds enveloped the Allan
tic engine house, Flaccus' catsup fac
tory, and especially was 1t prominent on
the city building, and more especially
still at the soldiers monument, In front
OF which was erected the reviewing
stand, and upon which safe Mayor
Butts and his distinguished retinue, In
lieu OF Governor Atkinson and staff,
who at the eleventh hour chilled the ar
dor OF the assembled multitude by an
nouncing through q courier that their
regrets only could reach Wheeling,
much to their sorrow. 1t was a glorious
day for the review of the troops, and the
April bright u and blue sky never
looked down on a more able-bodied set
OF men. In the field all was hustle and
activity. SquireS and their a!de-de-
camps rode hither and thither, and the
reflected splendor Of their gay uniforms
awed the surging crowds. 1t was long
past the hour OF noon when the COM
mano to march was given, and all eyes
centred on the turn In front OF the re-
viewing stand, where the soldiers, each
one OF them was expected to cut n
shine. A trumpet blew and the column
moved off.
"A cheer began and continued In q
deafening roar OF applause. It's echoes
were still lodging around the hills as
the first of tina. noble band OF patriots
appeared. Ladies waved their handker-
chiefs in ecstacies of delight. and gray
haired men shouted themselves weak.
1t was Peterman's colonies that led the
column, and a Drawer set OF men never
shouldered a burden. In front OF them
and also behind. brass bands shookStile
air with martial music. Flags and
brightly-colored pennons tapped In the
joyful breeze. But. hot Here comea
Squire Rogers and his troop OF cavalry,
and another cheer long and loud
breaks forth. And again as Squire Fitz-
patrick's band OF sturdy Germans ride
by on mounted cannon. 4 hush falls
on the air as Squire Haberfeld walks
proudly ahead OF his band OF Zouaves.
4 small boy unsettles things By cry
ing: Gee. they're wearin' boomers"
He was promptly silenced. Another
bla:lng band follows. and spick and
span comes a relic OF the old guard OF
the Royal Irish ConstabuIary. led by
Osborne Gray. His color Is forgotten.
n he graciously mods to the greetings
bestowed on him. He has a regiment
to be proud of and Dominick Morris,
Buster Thomas, John Anderson, nv
10, and Steve Wilcox 80 trooplng by, as
happy as little children let out from
school.
Then came the commissary DEPART
ment, and the sight of the eatables
caused a small riot. which was settled
only by a detachment OF constables be-
Ing sent to guard it Bob" Teasdale,
on an Ice wagon, rode ahead OF the
ambulance corps, and the long line was
finally brought up by the German
scouts. Patrick Riley and Paddy Count
han. It had been a glorious dcmonstra-
ton OF patriotism and readiness to die
for their country. Mayor Butts and
Samuel Sloan cheered with the pie
beianG. and tears stole down their
cheeks. for withithe reviews end came
the time to say goodbye to the soldier
boys. Already the Baltimore & Ohio
had a long train Of cars on the tracks.
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