The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-12-09
FROM CHARLESTON.
Tn Editor ToLrcR2 LR5rica.Or:


The Legislature is moving along ad-
mirabfv. business appears 70 he the
watch-word Of all. We will adjourn
somctimc IN December, but will leave
4 good deal Of worl, irco'Aplc'e. |
a., 40, prepared to SAY how good the
wort, will be done. Ouc thing am
safe N saving. and that is, that ;hc
members are irving their best to COM
plctc The code ani make =. 4 good one.
take pleasure in saying. for rs much
as in them, they are willing 70 do.
We had quite a spirited debate to-
day IN the House, on TIE bill permit
ting first cousins 20 marry. The Young
and old batchelors took deep interest
in this Sabjcct, and while the visiting
ladies remained in the House they
went it on the spread-eagle style
good judges, they.-about who should
or should not marry. About this time
the discussion became 4 little too in
teresting for the ladies, and they left.
Bat as they passed out, one Ct them
looked around with playful smile on
her countcaarc2, and cX@'aimcd:-
"Shoo.fy, don't bcdder me-" Somc
of the "bachies" thought it 4 mon
stroSity to permit first cousins to mar
~. The most potent reason :hcv as
signed was that the breed would run
out or become idio'ic. Then appear
ed the old "HoSS," Geo. O., who spread
his wings, raised his head, ana in 4 low
tone Of voice, said: NJ. Speaker,
tell Won !. wont 40 20 let frs: cousins
marry! saw it somewhere in some
Report Of Luna,;c Asylum, thai al
the inmates were luna.ics, and I ain
satisfied that their parents had married
first Cousins. Now this ought to be
enough to satisfy every member ~ thi>
Hou.c they ought 10; 20 marry. This
is the reason WIN 7 never married. -
Here, with upliEtcd hands, eyes turIcd
heavenward. he made one last ana long
appeal to the House to pass TIE Sill
and save our race. lie pus on one Of
those smart looks OF his, elevated his
person, and was just giving vent to his
choked eloTuencc, when that same lit
tie sweet voice cried, "Shoo-Gy!-
Alas! for the hero Of many battle; ne
yamosed and fed to the mountains Of
Hepscdam, where the Lion roarc.h
and the whang-dooddle mourneth for
her first born" Mr.. Shor: said that
gentlemen had contcndcd on that door.
as reason why they would vote a
ga;ast the bill, that, il il passed. their
children would he poor weak creatures,
and perhaps idiots. This was not the
case in Wyoming OF McDowall; there
they all married fist cousins, and in
stead Of weakening the race. i: had
strengthened, It until the babies in
these counties a. five months OF age
would weigh from one hundred to one
hundred and fifty pounds piece, lie
would, therefore, vote for the bill be-
cause he always despised p@ny race,
either in brains or physical structure.
A very unpleasant difficulty arose
between Mr.. Gentry, the gentleman to
whom the public printing was award
ed, and Governor Jacob. NJ. Gentry
approached Governor Jacobs, evident
" much excited. Some worI- passed
between them, when Gentry called ia
cob 4 id liar. The Governor re-
piled, M. Gentry, l can hold no
further conversation with you on the
subject" and left. The Govcruor re-
fused to approve the contract awarded
to Gentry By the Board Of Public
Works, on he grounds that there were
bids on the binding and printing low
err than Gentry's, and that the Board
of Public Works had no right to a
ward the contract to Gentry. l don't
youch for the truth of this. give il
as l received it. Shall We ever be free
from this Jacob and Walker cmbrog
10: LAvATo%.
CHARLESTON, Nov. %, 1873.