Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-03-09
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but WI IN like ID .koau such home pictures
as theIfellawing Of tI,1sfs Ren57Gs-A down
east wag Of The drss water No one can
dcubs that the sketch asrefibes real char
-seteF, and that he ass marked man in his
day a4d generation
| Fl heyer knew sach 4 general favOritc as
1 sUncle Reuben was. He was net one Of
\ your universal nnssss 4 unele 10 everybody
but my own gFea t,uusF!es- my grand motL-
ef's brother lie i nat = fictitious, but 4
reat character. as hady man ia the Old
Colony has haa aAhndans reason 70 believe
Ii was great treak lave him come in
and spead an evening .Khsther be talked Of
u politics. or, as We aseI fte express ii, small
K Ike 4 wsSlan netAer sevcg stepped
hsr spsGisiig rtleei f9r ,aay maa bat Lin
and when he tetk on his bat q sure ind.
cation thar lie iateadedio spend the EVENING"
her faee would Egrsdnally brighten into a
Drum mond lighf While he tarried she
I seemed TO acne with delight, and for days
after she would pohtiapafly break oarfaugh-
ing. hna laugh till sic cried was a
cheksn thea arid Wondered why she cried
50 Gut was opulferted 10 ind that every.
body did the lise Yet Gucle Reuben was
hardly ever kuown e laugh aud but seldom
\ q smile Tie women and children all loved
\ him a sure igeSeaiiou 81 good heart and
4 ne Logged euT3 hpaY
4 There was Chrf eral Stanlish, that every
| badyIets. hated Ifar lie N.Y. always doing dis
/ akree able tiiags s.anderiog bis ufighbois
/ aud even tie persel; ce,FtiAuaEIy poAing that
4 ugly pug nose Of bis Nhere il had 10 bust
~uess 10 be andfappareh,ly for the express
1 Pnrptse 81 hayii e Is pulled But Uncle
Reuben was always ksfd to h51, and Mr.
I Ssan4ish liked IGele Reaben as well as he
did ably body. until one faiay Saturday eve
| ning5 when the neigAt6rs were all ever tos
Mr. lIorses sh4enaket shop talking poll
ties Mr. Morse had rja,t taken from off
tie ffe kettle of " aS.s ard set it aside to
cool While ii was s;;il warm and shining,
Sir Stana:sh came III Uncle Reuben re-
mektd ineideltally tias rowder for the
hair Iad gone oist ii is:stlfon TheGeasral
Assen wv have reeamiidnaea not tS~use Il,
AID III the last court ns:le Of ;he judges wore
wigs Har.oil i AT tith ra9e, aud Govern.
ihsnty in order ii de t!:e hands me thing far
!. Gen Lafayette have gsFen him ,hs excu-
siye figbt to make it itrnc,e fteuben then
read from Iewfpapsr quite, long article
d thdt effect. and l'hsa ghs tried to fnd it
IN ths same paper ali lie nett DAY, could
not Itwcutd Up bY laying that Mr. Ro'
doiPHus Morse, pf NJ, was sole agent
for said town.
MI staudi.h, .pyirg tho kettle, cried
out All, all WIZ: LtYe you got ia that
Kettle, MIR Morse e.
~oply just trying tso seeeipt,a replied
M9r-e
wow, : Morse. ssh Jnele Reuben,
CorpaTai Stsndlsh y III dig neigApler; and
althohgh he i aatea thA 6ese teras with ysu
WAT r hsrtt an r'rgr;HI t't -
Npw II propose ! truce 4 instead q 1ths hair
oil YIN were gsing 70 give y me, 70 hx nly
hair f1r u morrow lie, Mr. Standisn have u,
AMI siake hands I'll sfansid. W hat 30 you
say Shh bY goues ~ oygones -.
MI Morse h'ld out 4issh;iAa; ana al IN
turn Shock HANS
IFaen, sad gnese III tl9.n. sci p u up
here@ Mr Siafl}tlsh. a4a i II Tx y myself,
Just rs Gen B4sdiord had; A9a at the lie
pAb}lcan Convection
Il PIP Mr. Stahdikh tosk the chAlr, ana
tTqfie Rsuhen'F pu. en = taiek coat Of ne
whx, Mith direetleA teht n must npi touch
ii evfn with hisibae TT two hours, lest i
st2nFs take 81 fae oif. sa aeeq' haii ~
hgnr, me yletln W. hoac feeling very
grAnF bat Jasf bdfireI e I"ent ae STEPPED
pr little p'gce q i9oalsg g9ass iac7ef
nP Yith nails 81 2 Ies9 arg 'ook ? view q
himsfLi me CITY fAs'ffssifh Is "ir"e VIZ
f{e@sg wa 9'S ni'a9usn 1 ~,
!. eYegEg was THY ~ 'oueNeu uoe ms
heaqI Si'n Die hft |, 1. -,
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vas great eAelteilehsi III eanuic va
ourp N.Y. dEi,.Il' Z ,- a,s 80, .Iro,s
4 II ~ ~ ", r. I.n' "a a aa,'o-a,s,l..
~. -. t,;a, "nas 4. -. rerv from III Aver
and leGsvfd II sa Ii,.3 a~taauper That tie
( CoIrlorsl refu I'D to believe that Uncle
il RIM, Ensw3tl,.t hslal not been sick
a6d that the wax wss NOT .hsir.oil for.
4 IA NJ .lov ds4 IL blow What Il vas till
NJ Mor.s tdfa H;ait@anl besides if I
I ash him to bat il al. what right hive 1
i to & Ia faalt and Wig did let him pus il
Oh. IL I did notiwaas ii I6np Come nos a.
H .qIs.n tscrefvs. pst,l - VIA shat
aas ~ .TT,cla pe.,I1n,s, nire.a .tnsh .
I pa al,bstgb as ,nslst have prbscca:ed
Il 49, HI ~ 9:a II 1871