The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-17
LETTER FROM PRESTON.
The weather-The Crops-heIis,o"'
revival - Neighborhood views
who II Flick:
MEADowv1LLE, W. VA,

who II Flick:
MEApowv1LLE, W VA,
April IL, 1911
Editors Of the Register: -.
Tn vain do our oldest inhabitants
scratch their badness for q time In their
history with which they can compare
the beautiful, and to them premature,
spring weather we have had for long
time. Our neighbor croakers, (all
neighbors have them, } advance to each
dag and night just as the Yankees used
to a line Of battle, expecting to be am.
pushed, not by masked batteries, how
ever, but by fearful weather, killing
frosts, &c. II frosts, in their havoc,
would only destroy the sappiness and
kill the green in the croaker, / would
welcome few with outstretched arms
We have had delightful weather for
some time. Our winter was the mild
est for many years stock Of all kinds
wintered misunderstanding dying
from severe weather or short rations.
Everything advanced to lovely spring
with elastic step and abundant fullness.
Vegetation of every kind is springing
forth as if my magic, being at least q
month ahead OF time. Farmers have
about completed their oat sowing, and
are far on their way in blowing for
corn. OF course We cannot know how
the growing crops may terminate, but
from appearances now, and barring
future injuries, a beautiful yield is as
sured, except probably as to the cher
ries and peaches, and they are not all
destroyed by any means.
A deep religious feeling pervaded this
section during the winter, and baptisms
have been the order of Sundays for
some time. The NJ. E. Church South
seems 10 be leading in accession, and
will say that if to be successful it is
necessary to be good man, Mr.. Lam
bert, the preacher in charge Of the
above church on this circuit, cannot fail
of success. Other denominations are
advancing steadily, and doing much
good.
The celebrated Flick amendment
agitates the public mind in this part oil
the continent to a fearful extent. A
thousand voices 60 up hourly, crying
aloud "Who is Flick| Our people
would like, to see Flick. They don't
think it is possible he is human. This
imagination is wrought up to the pin
nacle in contriving the kind Of hydra,
headed monster Flick is.
If Vauamburg passes this way this
season he can plAcard nothing that will
attract the American people of this
part, and cause them to flock by thou.
sands, than the mere words, "Flick is
coming" I would 90 myself, and |
have seen Flick, but to see the STAN
pede would pay. You couldn't get Bill
McClaskey in mile Of that show.
The women are using that terrible name
to quiet their pappooses. An indiscreet
neighbor was passing to day and play,
fully halloed, "Hurrah for Flick,
alarming my poultry terribly, causing
them to fly and hide in every direction,
neglectingfheir business and forgetting
that eggs are worth fifteen cents a
dozen.
shall vote for no man this fall who
will not pledge himself to do his level
best to have the name Of Flick abolish,
ed, and have some good name inserted,
so that it might read, for instance,
Davis amendment" That would be
so nice, and no Democrat could object
to that, you know.
Yours Flickeringly,
joan SQUASH.