The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-15
HERE AND There.

TO a teller bound to see her through?
Think i ambled up and down
i All summer
For Twelve 9 month and found"7
/ While sweat and labored
| dreamed OF them pictures on the bills:
4 And ] bet she'd be hummer
| Hence I'm. on the ground,
/ All hands round
| There's a harvest's pay
! Tucked away,
/ In my Jeans to-day,
| And I'll blow
| Every gosh-blame cent.
| In content
| On the show.
| For, as ! said afore,
! I'm on pleasure bent,
! So let the Hon roar
/ IFot out the Rnfmties-
The lady actors. paint and SMILES
Tili make the wel6ln ring!
| VIII 1 raid
| The red lemonade
! Stands.
| And treat
Myself, with both hands
| And feet
! VIII MUNICH
Peanuts, by the bunch
Whether city folks exert the rubber neck?
| Hey!
l say.
This is circus day,
| And I'm In town
| To do her brown,
| And not to compromise
on any Ifs" or why's"
Therefore. take peep
a a.. me-
your eyes on mel
he! -1.w.
| All the world loves a picture. The
halls OF the baronial castle are decked
with the masterpieces of the old world,
and family portraits running through
many generations. The humble citizen
whose daily pursuit is the stan Of life.
likewise decorates the walls of his little
home with family portraits. though sell
dom running beyond the third genera
| ton, and when they so this far It Is Just
! from grandsire to grandson. He doesn't
display any works OF the masters, and
doubtless would tell you that he failed
TO see any beauty in cracked and SCARED
paintings over which the fin de steele
rave. Give him a landscape, in water
| or oil, and he won't bother about the
artist More often his mural decora-
ton consists of a highly colored chrome.
representing the lowly kline tapping the
waters Of shady pool with an abund-
ance of green trees overhead. Over the
mantel Is likely a CHASTITY crayon en-
largement OF a portrait Of departed
member OF the family. But at any rate,
what Is home without picture!
To I'LL the great yearning for them
there has been enlisted an army OF
! agents, prepared TO eXecute-and eXect-
tlon is not napprOpriate-orders for the
| charging OF family portraits, or sell the
woman Of the household mock paint
Ing of pastoral or martial scene. Since
Dewey's great victory naval lombard
ments have the call, and no fault can
be found in the absence OF the primary
cOlors. Vivid reds, green's, yellows and
blues abound in pronounced spiashes.
The latest in this line is 'Roosevelt's
Rough Riders on Charge" The Rough
Riders are shown al full Eallop, charg-
Ing the Spaniards, Col. Roosevelt in the
lead, and an exploding shell TO either
side of him.
Whether the artist was aware OF the
fact that this regiment wasn't mounted
during the war Is doubtful. Evidently
he thinks It should have been, and he
sets 1t down that way A fashy gilt
frame OF six inches margin. encase9 the
picture, which OF itself Is about four feet
long and yard wide. One was exposed
in a BenwoOd car by a festive agent
yesterday. And the passengers had TO
lean out OF the windows for air. Una
dashed. the agent replied in response to
an inquiry rs TO the pictures price
- 80, but you can get It on INSTALL
ments" Which was some consolation.
A hotel clerk must be n many-sIded
genius. He Is the encyclopedias OF the
hotel. He is walking railroad time
table; knows the addresses Of all the
business houses; he Is city directory:
practically superintends the house;
gives orders to chef. bell boy, porter and
chamber-maid, and among the other
multitude OF assortments is that OF
sometimes helping out" the regular
patron OF the hotel who suddenly gets
short OF funds Always outwardlS
genial to kIekers. although ne may be
ready to drop on his feet for loss OF
sleep the sad-eyed hotel clerk holds his
post behind the marble slab through the
long night. while his guests come and
go. Always ready with word OF salu-
tutIon OF cheer, comfort and sympathy.
this Indispensable mortal in the ac-
commodntlOn of the travelling public too
seldom gets his due. In the heat and hur-
ry OF travel his part is lost sight Of. Take
him out and the machinery would stop
with dun thud.
Now there is in Water street inn,
young hotel clerk. who. the other eve
ming. was the victim OF cruel prank.
He heaFkeHed unto the hard luck story
OF n guest. which told how the afore-
said guest aud Brown. another drum
mer. had been arrested, and that Brown
was forced to languish in the lookup.
falling to have the necessary coin, near
~ so. To put up for his appearance in
police court next morning. Would the
clerk come 10 the rescue? Certainly.
Hastily mounting his wheel and with $40
In his inside pocket to bail Brown out.
the clerk sped through the night for
the city hall. Just as he turned into an
alley near the end Of his journey. he was
pounced upon by burly form and borne
To the earth. It was Brown who gave
him the scare.
Az have read the fable Of the shepherd
boy who yelled wolf on two different
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