Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-30

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monuments Of Virginia's glory
Monticello" the home of JEFF.
fcrson, can nc seen from the Uni
versity grounds. 'Tis said that he
would view the University every
day with his spy glass, from his
residence, so deeply was he liter
es'ed in that institution.
Our party next visited the Uni.
ver-ity burial place. | never had
any taste for reading epitaphs
while the others amused them.
selves translating tombstone
latin, | perched myself on the
fence, whistled one verse of "Hark
from the tombs doleful sound
soon shifted on the other tack
whisiled Yankee Doodle, Null.
gan Guards, Shoe Fly, and sue
ceeded in making myself more
cheerful. There was one slab there
which teaches all young men, es-
pecially college stupents, practi-
cal lesson. Twas a rough slab,
erected over the remains of q stu
dent who went to a circus here In
town, got in a difficulty with one
Of the auxilliaries. and was knock
ed on the head with a hand
spike. He should have bought a
ticket, went in at the main en-
trance, and not pirouted around
the outside of the tent. Next!
While sitting on the stile must
confess had some serious thoughts
Il remembered the sudden death
Of our safe man in Martinsburg.
Dead dead! dead f! but how sweet
the death--dead to the disappoint-
ments Of tourists" life, but alive
to the untold happiness of a bene-
dict.
Good bye, old pard ! The COM
mercial tourists fraternity bid you
a sad farewell. The blue-nOsed
Vermonter takes a hitch in his
patent metallic clothes-line, and as
he thinks of the many patents he
has struggled with, and Of the
many tourists now dropping off
from the business he sadly walls:
"GOod-bye, old pard." "Tester,"
the tOOth-paste man, Graf * his
teeth with the handle of his brush,
places his tin whistles to his nos
trils, and whistles "Good-bye
Adolpi,us," and We itinerant
sketcher, sitting alone In his room
sewing on buttons, &c, thinks of
his fate and your happy deliver
ance, and through binding tears.
also exclaim, Goodbye, Adolf
phus;" and the nameless ones
who toll on with their numberless
patents, they with one accord join
in the farewell. So with all our
love we extend the best wishes of
the fraternity.
Dear Adolphus, thou hast left us,
We thy fate quite plainly saw:
Oh Cupid, why hast theu bereft us
Gone to eat his Onions raw.
There is quite panic here, caus
ed by the fAilure of Charlottesville
National Bank" The event has
occOasioned great excitement in
the community. l had a narrow
escape from bankruptcy. On last
Monday l received a check OH the
said bank for the sum of 50. Since
the Duncan & Sherman failure /
have been on the alert so I hasten
ed to the bank, had a little talk
with the cashier, had the check
cashed; the next day the bank
failed. I'r1 fortunately a safe man,
while many ofthe worthy citizens
whose funds are now in jtOpardy
make great lameniation. Know
ing that the depositors would be-
apt to make needless run on the
d" Farmers and Merchants Bank"
the next day / went down early
and deposited my two dollars in
said ban6. The cashier looked me
in the face, tears of gratitude ran
| down the burrows of his face, and
as he CRASHED my hand exclaim-
ed: MY friend, your timely aid
| has saved us; we can now stand
the pressure-you have made our
bank stronger than it has been
since the panic of 49," Thatll do.
Now comes the part Of my letter
which your many readers may re-
joice TO reach-that is, the end-so
with my best wishes for your pros
perity. / commend me to you.and
with the sincere wish that your
kind readers may not be troubled
during tho winter with neuralgia,
govt, pimples, blotches, boils, ca
tarrh, dyspepsia, palpltation Of the
heart. or any of the thousand ills
that flesh is heir TO, | remain,
| Yours, crayoaically,
MELINDA.