The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-05
HERE AND THERE.

ttRE AND HERE.
With the snow asmeltln' from the hou,,.
tops and the sinshine- 8prinkled nm
And the water breathln hard o. sprill.
time a. Il drips on the Winder Inn
Why q Teller can't help dreamln' n
sorto pleaain reverie,
OF the lazy, loaiin days a-comln' In M
springtime that's to DO,
He don't need 20 see the blossomh frr a
smell their balmy sweet peFfume
Cause the mind KIN easy figure 0rchirlI
bathed IN bud and eolor-bloom:
And blrd-songs and brighter skies con,
after so surely as rolls the sea,
SO q Teller has some reason for the iash
OF his reverie.
Then blow the wind, or rattle the han; n
March storm while she may: NJ
There's warmer suns behind Il all gWs,t.
eF WIN be the lpringtime's sway;
And zee the signs afore me nov, N
same helm 50 all may see,
And I'm happy In the dfeamin' Of ~
springtime that's to be. NV.
The morning miats were slowly lliHsr
from the river as belated Island.,
shuaied across the bridge to his bona
The shuhe would have been suspIcIsr,
in a good government man. HIS en-,
blinked with the loss OF sleep, n,
aslant his gaze there fell the shootin.
sparks from the furnaces further up q
the Ohio side. Behind him. the cIty,
not asIean. for millnen. bucI,nts d,
hand, were shivering on their way d
work; here and there a hack rolled on.
the stony streets; activity was prun,
nent about the front doors Of buteA.,
shops and grocerieA; and the red lang
over the saloons told Of a day. that nty.
er stopped. In front. the long line 4
the Garden Spot, and further beyunt
the hay outline OF the Belmont county
hills. Just a faint sound from Che nv.
er below, which throughout Its lrreguh,
visible stretch was as broken stnp2
muddy glass. It was not a plctureb
inspire the beholder-his Island hon.
in the mist Of a March morn. Col
damp and cherries were the effect
sadder became the reflection to a thin,
ty soul that the Island lacked a eertiu
kind Of cheer dispensed in the wards q
which he had dalfied through the laig
night. Warm and comforting seem4
the town with It's archaeological batk.
ground Of hillside and graduation 4
brick buildings. The Islander drOop,i
beneath the dependency. Leaning a
the bridge rail and steadylng hlmsst
he thought Of the lines, Man wasmila
to mourn" And he thought him, To-
that sorrows were drowned in drink
But how seek the consolation Of tAl
flowing bowl ON his resident heathi FN
IS not We district yclept Madison, prohl'
billion from greenhouse unto greea-
houRe2 Just then the brewery wagpa
rumbled by him for their early round
Of his home ward, and seeing thingt b
a new and hopeful light thereby "
Garden Spot took on a blaze Of beauts
the town in the rear faded into a bla
on the landscape.
Two rival grocers in one OF the Int
rior towns Of west Virginia aba
From time almost immemorial tA.y
have furnished to the palates Of ID
countryside around such staples and
delicacles as are usually found in a Eo'
GERS stock-ln-trade. and freely furnish.
ed store. boxes and similar rostrumS 10
the village statesmen. Their patron1gl
was about equal in all lines, and
wheeling firm which was supplying
both merchants with "Uneeda" biscuit
felt great surprise that one seemed n
Gently to be distanclng his compeuso.
in disposing of this particular brand .
food. His orders came for mountains
to the other mans molehill, The pros,
lem was solved this week when settuni
day came. The blscult-rusher's N.
umph over his competitor was fattenea
to the ground at the discovery that ,,
had been selling the "uneedas' several
cents a package below cost Great Was
the jubllation Of his rival across 10
street. who bright and early next MON
Ing hung above, the door of his untoESa.
nate competitor. a rudely-lettef.e.a
streamer which read: "uneeda guaFa
an"
In spring work there is cOmmendanl'
activity in Roane county, judging oy
the following from last weeks Hoan'
Bulletin:
Uncle John Hughes has rented ~
farm to L. S. Hughes.
Prof. 10. Hughes is farming and ii ~
OF putting up a store near the residen''
OF william Curry.
Jerry starcher Is the champion lu'
buyer in these parts. ,.S.
Miss Lizzie Bailey is the bell OF SaO
bage Fork.
Capt. Curry has been getting Vl'
onNL. s. Hughes farm. -,
S, B. Counts. Of countsvIlle' has O''l
clearing a little.
Scott Hickman IS clearing for cot.
Grant stalnaker, our stone nS
stlll follows his old trade. f,
To- C,vt,r u Tnpuf10 this WiuttEt