The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-07
From Our Ruvlng Correspondent.
1N TnR Saddle, Sept. 8. 1874.

J things general and 10 nothing in partic.
ular. For the last few days have been
90 70 speak, Swinging around the circle. n
In that time ! have travelled over o CON
siderable portion Of two counties, have
seen many people, and have learned more
; ot the rural ways Of West Virginia than
ever expected 10 learn.
Early In the week accompanied sur.
veying party on q little trip to fix a "corn-
er." The case was something like this /:
Mr., A. owns certain tract OF land, run.
ming from . poplar In Mr.. BIS line to such
corner between Cs and D's line. But
Mr.. Z, the owner Of the land adjoining
A., claims this to be one poplar and Mr.
A. another. Then came law suit brought
by K. 10 ejectment TO oust A. from the
land. The five acres in dispute are worth
say forty dollars. The costs In the case
arc say six hundred dollars. But our party
went by order Of court to settle the dispute.
They started from another corner and
ran TO the poplar, striking the one claimed
BY A. From there they started towards
the corner OF q. and DIS line. Just here
a little mistake occurred, and instead Of
running the "call," that Is the degree,
called Tor in the deed, they run on Q line
differing from the call by two degrees.
Before they got over this line great was
the CONSERVATION ol some Of the neigh
boIs TO see the line running beyond and
taking in their fields and buildings But
that, being mistake, amounted 10 moth
ing, and no corner was as yet found. Then
the party went over TO the corner first
started OF aud run another way, west 25
north l50 poles, trying thus in another
way Tor the NY ....i-" --
DOUBLE SUGAR TREE" 90
and the "stone pile" as laid down in the
deed. But at the end Of the "call," 100
poles, no sugar tree could be found. TAX.
ing then their start from their own ascer-
tanned corner, they made another attempt
for the "stone pile" They founda stone
pile and "witnesscs" A A"witness" Is this:
At the corner Of q line, let the corner be
what 1t may, three trees close to 1t, but In
three different directions from It, are
hacked with three chops each by an
axe. These marks are all on the
side towards the "corner." 30 when b
corner is found the "witnesses" must cor.
respond. II there ia any doubt these wit.
ness works are "blocked." That Is the
piece containing the work as blocked or
cut out and the growths counted. II the
growths correspond with the number oil
years since the deed was made, the wit
ness marks are considered reliable, and
the corner found tho corner. But our
party found too many "corners" and too
many "witnesses." There was o par
ticdlar "corner" for each particular mem
Der OF the party. How this came about
no one knew, but other lines have bee u
so confounded in this way; John Smith,
being dishonest man, sells John Jones q
tract Of land containing 100 acres more
or less" Mr.. Smith shows the land and
says the line comes here, showing q
point long ways over on the adjoining
land. The tract is surveyed and the
deed made, but the deed only calls for
the land running as far as John Smith
owns, while Jones think he ia buying to
where Smith showed him. Then Smith
goes TO the true corners" and other "wit.
nesses." Years pass by and Jones finds
his neighbor trespassing on his land,
and suit is commenced. Then
the Surveyor starts out and finds cor
ner, many corners, in fact 1t Is soon
discovered that some fifty years ago the
said John Smith had taken steps to get up
"A CORNER IN CORNERS"
See our party quit in disgust, and the
matter again goes into court. But during
all this running Of lines and reaching for
corners the party was not as a unit, in one
place, Of course, many Of the neighbors
gathered in and joined the party, swell
Ing 1t up TO probably thirty. While the
lines were being run they would divide
of. some would lay near the cider pro-
vided Tor the party, others would seat
themselves upon the ground around flat
stone and one Of the members would draw
forth q greasy deck of cards and they
would soon become involved in all the
intricacies Of game Of "old sledge."
Some were trading horses. others were
sitting with rifles In hand watching ior D
shot at the gay and festive ground hog. q
We, thinking "distaner led enchantment
to the river" were soon in the hollow at
the house, sitting on the porch surrounded
with "all the delicacies oil the season."
consisting :of limberger cheese, cider,
smear case, cider, bread, cider, butter milk
J and cider. Wekept the party in view by
constantly looking through glass. Mr..
Fl. and Mr.. n. were with US. They made
time fly by giving US their experience in
the confederate army, and detailing their
various horse trades. Harvey II. soon
joined US, and took seat at the
w1NDwARD OF TIE LIMBERGER
and near the cider. He was about to
take look through the glass, when down
upon his shoulder came hand, not light.
| ly but very persussively. 1t was q wO-
mans hand, but not as light as velvet,
and in Harvey's ear came In shrill voice,
"You cheats the id Deitch; you makes
: hin pay more as vat you say you makes
him pay by swei dollars, and you sues
him so soon as six weeks, and you raises
der teitel nit de Deitch, and says d-m
de poor Deitchman. Oh, l splits you
over de head NIT de proomstick and
J knocks ot your car off," And more and
, worse came the wordy assault, during
which H. NJ. rolled upon the floor and
laughed, and laughed and rolled. Then
/ the dame drew of into tho house
r for q moment, and out again to renew
the assault with twice the fury. Then
. back into the house and out again moro
I vehement than ever. Harvey, with this
: woman before him, one hand slspplng him
on the back, a fist constantly furnishing
under his nose, three men bursting their
sides laughing at him, could do nothing,
He could not leave his seat, much less
. speak word. And yet, TO make 1t worse
Harvey had been beaten by these dutch
and they had the laugh on him. 1t hap
pened ihusly: Harvey, Elijah NJ. and
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