Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-08-12
THE DEAF PosrlLLlGN -C,e,aa Green
From '.IAyee Curses and Dese,., bp Yaeo

from 1Afee Curses and = Desert by 1aso
dose Hoose.
In the month Of January, 1901 Josv D,,1
ole, a Well-snowa position on The no,fL rasJ
caught cold through sleeping without IL
h'Bhi car deafness WAS iicyitahis. The r..,-
sequence ana, as II viii presently anne, !,
young fuitune funter Iost tuenfy ,i,n,,sa,,>3
pounds and handsome wife. ;byonrb Taay
D,itidie's indiscretion, ii emitting a., one g.
tai occasion, to wear his six penny niplican
joey OH not discontinue driving alI4r NJ.
'n'siofilne; hrs eyes and Ills spar, were -.
nemHy speaking, Of more itiiilg IN his tnona.
'onons aFocati,n than his cars. His 80.
was, invariably. nine miles up tire road ~
"a long flitcen' down towards C;ratn,,. All
ne nao repeated bis tao tides 50 often iLat
ne ne eoaai pave gone over the ground blind.
10y. People y eIaises are rarely given 10
'@'A'hs win theiF positions Joey Knew. nv
sAl'e'iehce' Wslat were The two or three i,o
's'''' a'ies1lons - posting, and the usual
.i,s.es a'io When aud where they we're asked;
a''e Is was always prepared with the pronar
' ~ - those parts oF the road Nh re
/ ~ Faced about OH lis saddle. ahd ,rLa 49,.
ceVcd The eyes oil his passenger, fxe3 mon
hi'n, their lips in motion. and th.g;v Eafers
pointing ioNnids { genleman's SEAT, rc1,,le
] Vtaey' . beaatiir! stream, on iine wood h.
maturity enough presuined, that ti.ey we're
/ ,istae act eilnqnning what tie seat. lie yal.
tey' NC stream on tie Woo,l, WAS called. ana
ne repiied according 10 tho net
! Tie Noise oil the wheels ,pas very rood
excuse for suck tFifiing Iliiidess as Joey or,
casloaaliy made; and whenever he faand h;t,.
/ sell progressing towards dilemma. he very
I dexterously contrieed, BIZ means Of N
poke with bis spur, TO make his hand horse
evidently require the whole III lis attentIoa
at the journeys end, when tic aeAils.1an he
nae driven Produced purse, joey, without
looking At his lips, knew that he was asking
question, to which il was bis duty TO reply.
'lNineteen and sixpence,' or "Twentv-
TWO shiiiings," according as the job had been
'he short up" or the ''long down" If any
more questions were asked, Joey snddenly
recoilreted something that demanded his ina
mediate attention, begged pardon. nronised
to be back IN a moment. and disapneared ~
vef 10 return. The natural cx1rss,;on az liz
features indicated remarkably tariturn n.
position: almost every one with whom lie
came IN contact, was deferred, by his physi
oguony, nom asking him any but necessary
questions, and as he was experienced enough
70 etade these, when lie thought fif. bui few
travellers ever discovered that Joey Dgddle
was deal 90 bind is man n some cases.
even 70 i,is BODILY defects, ,hsi Joey, Judging
ifsri flis general success in giving correct re
pies to The queries propounded to hiD, al
most doubted his own infirElity, aud never
would admit that he was above one point be-
yond ga little hard of hearing"
On The first Of June, 10 the year 1906, a
bout o'clock in the morning, a ciaise and
Tour was perceived approaching the ian kept
/ oy Joey's master, Al fist rate Gleti Green
J salop rs i dashed up to the door, the
Ipost-hoy vociterated the usual call for two
par OF hosses IN a hurry; but, unfortunately,
: toe ionkeepef had only joey and his tits Il
! home; and as the foHr horses which brought
the chaise from the last posting houSe had az
ready done double job that day, the lads
tmould not ride them on through SO heavy a
lstage a. the song down"
y How excessively Preyoking," exclaimed
one Of the Passengers; am certain that oul
lf.urtttrrs ARG. t,at ~ haitnd a.. FHka ,aaa ~