Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09
Letter from ChnrlestOwn.

letter we want to cross his "bathway'
and talk to him mildly and gently like
a father for about "a hour.
We grew sad when we read that let
Ter. we remarked to our better-half 1.-The
devil had finger in this pie here" We
had said that "the leaves were falling in
the pathway" but the typo had made it
pathway which put a damper on the
sentiment; we had also remarked that
mo one but members of the band were
allowed to take horn" which appeared
printed "a hour" which you see knocked
The wind out of the joke in little time.
Il reminds us of the young poet who
sent his publisher poem commencing
"Hope springs eternal in the breast"
that young man had thrown his whole
soul into that poem; he had set up late
at night, and with ajoyfnl face he open
ed the paper that under the head OF
poetry published his illusions and then
his face grew doubled, his heart "rlz
and fell sorter quick, and grasplng TWO
reyolvers, a bowie knife and shot gun
he went out TO persuade that deiI0rai-
lied printer that he had not SAID "Hops
snrinp eternal in the Yeast, no on the
contrary quite different, he persuaded
him. 49,,
Our neighbor didn't see the eclipse
of tho sun the other morning, but he
tried. it is probable that next time the
eclipse will just have to eclipse itself
without any help from Jones. He woke
mn early, in fact got up with the sun
and left his better-half "softly dream
ing the happy hours away" and away he
went with piece of smoked glass;
bouyant, light hearted with elastic step
he reached the garnet, then opening the
trap door, swung himself sup and out"
ON the roof, the roof was flat, taking a
good position he put his hand in his
pocket for that piece of glass and
brought out a beautifully cut finger
with a ragged edge, then he called Hell
Ell Blazes, then he tried 1t again and
succeeded IN bringing out the glass
minus the SCOT, this didn't suit Jones
but he had provided for this emergency
an / he produced a candle and proceeded
to smoke that glass once more, then the
s.enfant terrible" across the street saw
him and informed his father that ''old
Jones was galivating about over on
his roof in a shifting gown and light
ed candle and spect he crazy, then
that neighbor rose up hastily and after
surveying Jones remarked, "Poor tel
low, | believe there's IA crazy vein in his
family" and lie started off full run for
Jones family physiciau. He mentioned
it to a fec as he went along and in
about l-2 minutes there were twenty
odd people watching Jones; then he be-
nan to GROW confused, he heard occa-
sionally some reassuring remark fromthe
crowd such as ''He's been leetle crazy
for sometime" or some olher compll-
ment, then be bent over the roof to tell
them about the eclipse and they all pre-
pared to catch him and one pointed
Shot gun at him and advised him that
he was ~ dead man if he didn't take his
head off that air cornice," then Jones got
mad but he was bound 10 see the eclipse,
so he took his position behind CHM
ney and blowing out his candle drew
bead on the rising sun Will. 4 spot in 1t,
but neighbours chimney intertered, so
with the glass to his eye he stepped
back to get better focus on the
thing" and sad to relate he stepped into
that trap door; now trap door is nice
thing to have but to step into one sud
denly is little surprising generally, so
it was 10 Jones, he didn't stand on the
order of his going down that ladder
but landed rather promiscuously at the
foot lust then his kind neighbor arrived
with the physician, the DIR. took one
look at the demoralized Jones and be
fore he could explain the matter they
had tied him, shaved his head, covered
him with mustard plasters and tele-
graphed to Weston for room tor him,
but when he did get a chance they say
nothing can eclipse his efforts to be
emphatic il his condemnation OF Drs.
and officious neighbors. We saw HIM
Yesterday, lie was not serene or cheer
full, he was on two crutches, had his
right arm in sling and a railroad map
in his face; the Dr. calls on him twice
a day to dig for glass; he will probably
recover 10y the next eclipse. His ardent
admiration for science has considerably
cooled and he has had that trap door
nailed down.
We dropped in at the Grand Masonic
Picnic at Byrue's Island OH last Satur-
day, it was grand success, the Balloon
went up out of sight, the Marine Band
we noticed had changed color since we
saw it last and was also beautifully less.
and had given up the brass horns butsaw-
ed away violently on violins;nothing was
wanting to complete the pre- gramme
but Mile Damme and the Watch, both
having been prevented by sudden illness
from coming up to time. The attend
ance was not very large but those pres
ent seemed to enjoy stripping on the
light fantastic" and walking about the
beautiful island very much.
Nonews except that as Winter creeps
on us our young men who are in the
astronomy business and their lady as
sistants are moving in from the front
gates and the "dim uncertain light"
may be seen twinkling in the parlor
windows; the matrimonial market how
ever is dull, proposals come in slowly.
We are glad to see that "Martin Ill
Cuss'' is going to let us hear from your
settlement occasionally, hope he will