Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-16
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September 27, 1875.

1OS pNShhONi -'j 1OfN'
DEAR OLD FAMILY: l notice '.Amos
Keeter" has thrown out line from
Charlestowu for the last Register, and
thinking that you would like to hear
from our old towr as well as from one
of your old subscribers, I thought |
would drop out a line also for you, and
try Tor bite at dull hook these dull
times. Now speaking Of dull times,
Amos-I beg his oardon-Amos keeter
talks of Charlestown being dull / be-
lieye we can beat him--I would scorn
10 think otherwise. Though | don't
like to tell people at a distance how
really stagnant things are, | will give
you an idea. 1t is SO dull and so very
quiet that any man with half an ear for
music can readily hear the stealing of
au old-fashioned yellow Bandanna hand
kerchief from the pocket of aEy of our
citizens, at distance Of one hundred
Yards Indeed, if the Court House was
here Cts too much trouble to go to
Charlestown) | could prove before any
Jury that since the late trosts Killed the
grass and weeds on our streets, the dis
lance of hearing the aforesaid sound
could be'increased at least twenty-five
yards. -
| understand the Supreme Court
which Lfecently set upon the Capitol
question at your, place, has left its nest
after hatching the chicken and its name
is Wheeling. AS the bird is already on
the wing, how would it do at the next
meeting of the Legislature to send in a
petition-(any body will sign petition)
Ito have this chicken named Charles
town. If Charleston has no Capitol L
am sure it don't care whether the letter
is On the end of a 10 or not. L would
vote for nay own town, but it is not cen
tral, and like the Court House and Cap
itol it would have to beremoved-then
our poor taxpayers would at once in
quire how far to Mr.. Littleton's.
We are having some autumn leaves
falling here, just as You have, but they
are so low, like-wheat, that the grangers
will not stop seeding to haul them to
the canal for shipment. If you have
ever seen the Register You will remem-
Der that We have no railroad thence we
are like duck-web-foote and take
water in our n. slF . "
Our farmers arc busy drilling for the
Indian Summer-and if it reaches ds
this Fall you may bet what small change
you can take in Oh account OF subscrlp-
ton that it is dead Indian. | tell you
we fight over here, and if a man warts
to take water" it is good place to
take tive have a river. t
We have not had fire here recent
ly like YOU have had, (there you beat
us) possibly because we have not enough
enterprise in our town to "rake up the
old GOALS" We have good engine
it is good scooter" and l am only
sorry Since you have the Court House
in your town, that you have not good
one, also. How would it do for the
county to pat something in the hat to-
wards buying one? The Court House
is not Insured, and if it should burn
down, for the lack of proper attention
to the science Of hydraulics, it will take
some Of our big ears of corn to pay for
its rebuilding.
We attended the Temperance En-
campment at Leetown 1t promised in
the morning to be a damp day, and III
order TO beat old damp we toek some
damp medicine-put up in town and
doca when we hove ir sight of the
camp. We reached the place in safe
ty, and upon application a; the gate for
admission the couutersign was demand
ed. The doorkeeper admitted we had
the right word but the wrong smell.
lie permitted us to enter upon the
ground that it was very dry within and
that somebody's lite might be saved
by absorption if we leaned against them.
Just then we heard music in the air
we don't remember the air, but think it
must have been 'Comin thro the Rye.
Ii you want a correspondent from
this end of the county, and you let me
know, and | see any one going to your
place, Will drop you another line l
won't present a bill like Amos keeter
does. lies regular blood-sucker. l
amt fishin for .sich. HsJI
enclose you $50 to pay subscrip-
ten TO the ,Old Family" in advance.
r. -,- ..s. . Yours Respectfully, u.n;
MARTIN ILKUS.
ToBAcro AND It's HlsroRY,-The to-