The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-06-17
GRoML NO, e.

As you were so cOusderate as 10 pub.
lish Growl /. 1 will venture 10 grONl
again; and will first grOwl gently at
you for allowing any person no matter
who, to infer either BY your answers to
their questions, or your manner in au-
sWering, who it is ,hlt is growing, 1t
will DO time enough to give the name Of
the author when demanded in per.
cmptory manner by some one who iS
h1u by growl. Aud while upon this
subject allow me to sugges, that Yqu put
a seal upon the lips of your devils"
had the pleasure Of attending q
Strawberry Festival in the Town last
week gotten up by the Methodist Church
for the benefit Of said Church. Now
while have nothing to say against
Strawberry Festivals, or any other Fes.
tvOI'. as Festivals, yet il! does seem
strange and inconsistent for Ministers of
the Gospel to preach Sabbath after Sab.
bath, year in and year out, against the
sinfulness aud Wickedness there is in the
possession Of riches; they even tell us
that It is wicked to have q desire for
this worlds goods. that it is "casiGr for
o camel TO pass through the eye of
needle than for rich man to enter the
Kingdom Of Heaven" and al the same
time allow their congregations, or rather
members, TO have festival OF fair with
the avowed object of raising money
in other words rches--ror the church,
the heather, the missioLery fund, or any
other Of the numerous wants Of that
kind that have rever been known to b.
satisfied. One Of the worst features
about the matter is the means they use
TO extort money from those who are SO
iucoulious as 10 venture within the hall
where the festival 10 hold. First, there
is an entrance or Ambulance fee, ranging
from ten cents TO dollar, which mist
be paid upon entering the hall, After
entering you naturally start around the
the room on tour Of inspection TO
look al the general atrangemo ut, the
disposition Of the tables, their decoru-
tons, &c. You come to table No, l,
and before you have time to see any,
thing but q row Of bright eyes behind
the table, two or three charming Misses
cluster around you, and each one insists
upon you buying some particular thing
for her. One wants that beautiful bo.
quet, another that cute pin cushion, Q
third that duck Of q doll for her little
sister; and the price Of each article i,
about three OF four times as much os il
is worth. Well, il you have been 40 un.
wary Os to take your pocket book with
you, woe unto il, for they will never
cease their attacks while a cent remains
within it. They have a systematic
mode Of extracting all the money !you
0 take with you. When those who make
the first attack have exhausted their list
. of pleas and entreateS, they turn you
over 10 the tender mercies Of another
: bevy, who seem to have been held il
u reserve, and they Immediately rush "
10 table No. Q, with you in their midst
and then the same performance is gone
j, through with again. Perhaps upon thi'
table there will be SIrawberries, ice
cream, lemonade, &c. How hungry
and thirsty the dear creatures become a
sight Ofthe tempting dclicacies SO Gun
uiugly spread out before their enraplu
- red view. Why it is enough 10 max
- one think that rhey have tasted for tw
or three days in order the better TO ap
) preciate tho feast. You are then trans
ferrcd TO third party who serve you i
" the same manner. and so on from on
:, party 10 another until your purse
empty. Then you are at liberty to dc
> part. and it will probably be repOrte
= next day that you were drunk at th
= festival, Serves you right for bein
$, there. 1t is simply robbery. wholesOl
q robbery, and worst OF all, it is done i
q the name Of the Church God save II
y Church. ASH.
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