Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-01-21
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tell its next door neighhor what they are do.
Ing IN Europe, or Georgia. or Milne. and
not TO tell Europeans what are the pecaliar,-
ties ofits mountain and dale. the producsion<
81 i,e SOIL or the state of civilization OF ia IN
habstants, OF to say 60 Georgia, here we have
state OF society which we wish 60 Contrast
with yours; but TO repeat stale woodeu-n,rt
meg stories. coined any where but at hor.e.
and keep record Of the new goods, silks.
shoe brushes. black5all and saddles, which
McssTs. Airhuhble, smoke glass. and Hop the
twi@ have "iuSt opcned.n Thus some half
dozen papers, with editors of an original turn
Of thought, are compelled to furnish AL tho
matter that Is asloat; tor IT is impossible to-
quote papers which have nothing to quote
from. And the last beiag in the world 70.
blame Is an editor. lie is in fact IA q ,oeiI.
and when Won telihim. My good fellow, sticS
your hand, in The side and crawl out ha
says, IL can't, if do ! shall fall back and
drown.' 80 tho. poor wretch stands knee
deep in mud and miro, stirs up the water so
that Is i not lil 80 drink, and humhly takea
such ioad "a his patrons, heaven bless their
eonscienccs. are willing, ofthcir abundance.
TO east down 70 the ismishing object. Hero
we have poor f,llow, under all these dlsad-
vaniages. getting married with the certainty
OF his fate hanging over him. lie is the cdi-
tor OF the Nenia Gazette, Mr. Langdon.
whom we have particular pleasure in introdu-
cling 70 the good people OF this city, hecausss
hc has some spirit about hi,n, and because.
his case exhibits the feeling Of tender pity
which neighbors feel for country editorsr---
His Paper was printed on half sheet, Which
Is thus hamorously accounted far
.'AN APoLoey.--Although | hate apologies.
yet in good earnest am compelled TO make
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this week, This sctatg appearance is entire
" owing to a most snlsrvy trick that was
played oil on me during an absence of week
on little natrmorisi excursion. 1t is one Of
The most natural things in the world for q.
man, when he gets married, TO feel desire
Of Waiting his friends; there is so much kind
greeting. many good wishes, such sweet
smiliag faces, and light hearts, that ono
would be willing to be married ever day in
The year; al all events have the salutaiion part
acted and reacted over and over again.
Some may say, "lYhat OF all this--it has no.
thing to do with the apology, but stop little
bit, kind reader, it has great deal to do with
it--aye, every thing. AS above limited,
took littla trip, for week. as in duty bound.
with my new partner--(I wish to be perfectly
understood that have lately taken partner
into the concern; not exactly nominal part
ner, or one whose name viii figure at the
foot of receipts, notes, SC. or at the head OF
the paper, "a printer or publisher, but, as we
merchants term II. a kind OF sleeping parinerr
which kicked up o power Of dust Tho.
go,sips Of Xrnia. fsele and female, opened !
their batteries ofslang -whang, the sour heart :,
ed Jacksonians began to chuckle and CROW al.
. round rate---that the Clay printer. as have
bees termed at Xenia, had run awayi--ths
hue and cry was raised, and the sound wear
forth like the rushing OF waters--and when I
arrived at home, mach to the modification Of
the caucusites and other notorious liars and
calumnators, the door Of my Office was clio.
sed, tcitl.na legal process. under the color Of
a mortgage not due until the first of January,
il then, and all my hands turned adriit, and n
great many other curious things enacted, OF
"a very Illegal character, all of which. and tho
history thereof, is laid over for further con-
sideraton at a more convenient season. Had
IL not been for some advertisements, which
require certain number Of insertions, IN or
der to make them legal, would have Postpo-
ned the publication until next weak, and Civ
en- whole sheet--but 'shaif loaf is better
than no bread,' and so may half newspaper
be better than no paper at all What - lack
ing in quantity, | will endeavor to make up I'M
quality"