Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-03-04
Por the Bristol News.
A SILENT TOWN.
PEERYVILLE, Mcdowell CoUN.
TY, WEST VIRGINIA.


TY, WEST VIRGINIA.
Mcssrs. Editors Il wish to direct |
attention through the columns of the
NEWS to the beautiful, romantic and |
unique village of Peeryville, in Nc
Dowell county, West Virginia. 1t is
the seat Of Justice for that highly pic
turesqe region, known in ante beliuna
time as the Tug portion of Tazwell
county, but at present is the extreme
southern portion of that bastard
daughter of the Old Dominion, ycleped
West Virginia. 1t is the only really
finished town have ever had the pleas
urc of seeing, and being something
no unusual, certainly deserves q pas
sing notice. This town is located some
hundred yards from the limpid waters
OF the Tug Fork of Sandy--on the
east side, i'm rich bottom of alluvial
soil. As you pass down the stream,
going north, you have the village on
your right hand in full view while on
your left is the bold and crystal waters
OF the Tug, famous for the number,
size and delicacy Of the pike, salmon
and black perch that are seen sporting
in its waters. A very Paradise for the
votaries of Isaac Walton. For more
than fifty years numbers Of tho angling
fraternity of the old county of Taz-
well have been as regular in their fish
ing excursions to Tug, a. ever good
musselmen have been to the tomb OF
the Mahomedan prophet. l hope you
will pardon this piscatory DEPRESSION,
when promise to say no more on that
subject, but proceed ut once to n de-
scription of this unique and finished
town.
Fist, 1 viii remark, 1t Is very
quiet place-persons in search of q
home OF that description need seek no
further. Nothing is heard but the
sighing of the winds, the music of the
fea.hered tribe, the hum of the insect
world, the scream OF the panther, the
howl of the wolf, or, perhaps, the
whizzing sound OF the rattlc-sna!te.
There has never occurred u marriage.
birth, divorce, death OF duel i'll this
place. No citizen of this village has
ever been engaged in a ight-slander-
Cd his neighbor or stolen watcr-moions.
No sound of axe, anvil or hammer is
ever heard to disturb the stiffness OF the
town. Nary merchant, candy dealer
or retailer of whisky is found
within the silent precincts OF Peery-
willie. There is neither horse-j jockey
mountebank, or confidence man loca'
ted in the diggings. Neither circus
magic lantern, or the untamablc by
cna has ever been on exhibition in
ahis silent village. Neither niggers
lawyers, braying asses mo offence t.
the bar, when say by way of parcn
thesis theIs may be some asses OF
court days. loafers, land-mongers, iron
mongers or whorcmongers reside il
this interesting place. No female
scandal-monger, either maid or mar
red, has ever been known to retail
slanderous tales of her neighbors. NJ
back-biting, tale-bearing, eaves-drop
ping, elderly female is to be founI
there, nor are there any giggling
ogling or staring old maids to look
traveller out OF countenance. No wa
ter-falls, chignons or greecian bends
The Bend of Tug, and the falls of it
limped waters over the rocks are SUI
fcient.
No biting dogs, bad boys or billy
goats cndanger the limbs OF the passo
by. No babe in this pleasant villag
haas ever been heard to cry-bee
spanked or guilty Of other and nam'
less annoyances that babes of othe
towns are guilty of. One more inest
mable blessing, indeed the cap sheaf
the whole, there is no doctor living !
or near the town. There has nev'
been n case of measles, mumps, whool
iug-cough or any other sickness In I'll
town and consequently no bills of n
DIS, sharper than a musquito's, thru
into the faces of the Inhabitants.
After giving the negative beauties
the village, 1 would be derelict in m
duty were TO neglect its positive az
vantages, which consist for the mo-
part in the grandeur Of its surroun'
tngs, towering mountains, and vordaI
slopes, with an entire absence Of dun
those pests of good society. I'll
buildings consist of a log COURTEOUS
hewn of course, one and a half stori
high, with a shingle roof, in size son
Is feet by "a. A clerks office about
high as bean-pole and some IL fe
by 10,
"only these and nouilns more"
The only resident inhabitants
mean what say-are three venerab
ganders, who invariably hail all ira
elers or others passing the place in q
Same manner. Thusly, standing
tiptoe, the neck at full streteh-wi
head erect, clapplng their wings-th'
Scream at the top Of their voices, h'