Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-11-11


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would hev divided his ,ast turnip with
her. She was good woman and a wo-
man respected by all, and too much could
not be done for her. AS soon as reachin
home he would send mis- wife over to see
what could be done, and of course his
wallet was wide open for contributions.
Hezekiah Dawson wanted to say a few
words also. He begun to talk about the
discovery of America and the pilgrim
fathers but Deacon Spooner choked him
off and got him down to the outbreak of
the civil war He'd hev hung on there if
he hadn't bin logged ag'in, and it was
a quarter of an hour before he got around
to say that he was awful sorry for the
Wilder Jackson and wanted to be one of
the first to prove his big heartedness.
Four or five others had their say, and
then Henry Schemerhorn held up a paper
and said:
LAS 1 take it, we are all of US ready
and willin to make up a little purse for
the sufferin widder?''
I'VE arer' called everybody at once
Then there's nuth,n to prevent Bein
assJebez Thomas was fir-t to make known
the case, he should hev the honor of bein
the first to put his name down on this
paper
-Jabez hung back He said he was only
a humble citizen and didn't want to put
himself forward above others. While his
heart throbbed and bled and bobbed
around, he'd give way to Deacon Spooner
and come in second.
Gentlemen" said the deacon as he look
ed around in a lonesome way, Il hev bin a
resident of Jericho less than 20 years, and
I don't want to assume the privilege of
an old pioneer. It's an honor to head that
paper, but I dasn't claim it when so many
better and older citizens are before me
1 don't want to hurt nobody's feelin's
by boostin one man over another, but it
do seem to me, undeT all the circum-
stances, that Squar Joslyn is the man to
write his name first of anybody in
Jericho"
The squar was red in the face as he
rose up, and he didn't look bit pleased
as he said:
while I may be the oldest resident of
Jericho, nobody has ever heard me brag
of it or thrust myself forward on that ac-
count. In signin papers of this sort hev
allus bin satisfied to come in sixth or sew
heart is open, and my wallet is open, but
I'd suggest that Moses Perkins head the
list. l understand that he and the la
mented Thomas jackson used to ship but
ter and eggs on shares, and it seems ap-
~propriate that he should hev this great
honor"
Moses got up and began to talk of
George Washington and Bunker Hill, but
Deacon Spooner raped him down and
held him to the case in hand. Then he
tried to say somethn about the glorious
Fourth; but, bein choked off in, he took
the paper and put his name down fur Is
cents He explained, however, that that
was only a starter and that his sympa-
thetic heart could be depended upon to do
as much as any other heart in Jericho
The paper went round, and men put down
their names from 10 to so cents. Each one
had an explanation to make. He was
only THROWN out a feeler, but could be
depended upon for $1G0 if there was need
of it. The sum of 81 so had bin raised and
there was a general feelin all through the
crowd that Jericho was doin herself proud
when Lish Billings came saunterin in
Deacon Spooner at once explained the
case to him and added:
"I.ish, you are known to be a big heart
ed man, and we all know you will be glad
to contribute to SIGH a worthy cause. Give
US your name
Il see said Lish as he took the paper.
that you hev raised $3.50 for a sick and
distressed wilder who has lived among
US for Is years"
I'VE hev''
And it's all goin to be hers?"
Every cent of it,
And you want me to make it up to 81
and do old Jericho proud?'
That's it, Lish."
WAL. you'll hev to excuse me. The
wilder don't Happen to need the contribu-
tiQns of our throbbin and sympathetic
hearts. She died about an hour ago and
her sister is comm down from Albany to
bury her!