The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-07-29

He had weak eyes and was told to keep some
thing green before them. Nothing could have
been better than green cloth covered table.
He tried it and now says that if his eyes had
been worth anything they too would have
gone.
cline Punch, sir?" enquired the bar ten
der as a granger stepped up and called for
something soothing. stranger, what you
take me for? know Pm pretty well scorch-
ed, but I'll be darned if I've turned to kiln
YETI
Two Staunton youths, excitedly, ''It amt no
SIGH thing, you was in HI, and was ON the
edge Of paradise. Amt l kursct, Sammy ?''
A complex diagram of hop scotch wrought on
the sand covered pavement explained the
seeming profanity.
Mr. w. 3. Plunkett lost a fine COW on Tues
day. and a post norton examination being
made. it Was discovered that a piece OF hoop
skirt wire had penetrated her liver. The cow
oline. Don't leave the things lying around
loose-they are dangerous any way.
Saturday night late. Two gentlemen progress
sing spiritually down Augusta street. One con-
ceives sudden desire to lie down and does so.
Svmpathetic bystander to one still erect, ''Why
hello, what's the matter with your friend Pr
Other one reflectively, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
unless-c-ees-sunstruck."
A good looking youth, of spare make and
| tall figure, made his appearance on our streets
the other day with a live rattle snake, three
feet long, and adorned with ten rattles. He
had the venomous reptile enclosed in a:Iox. and
exhibited at five cents a peep. We do not
know what encouragement he received, but
presume very little, as we raise them things in
this county, We mention the circumstance as
az evidence of what shifts some people will re-
sort to for living, other than an honest day S
work.
Time, 1o1 moonlight night Place balco-
lily in Staunton. Young lady has had her eye
on a certain young minister for months, but
said individual has been tardy in making dec
laration. She at last gains his arm and atten-
ton and moves off from other members OF the
party, and then, looking up in his face. with a
voice full of tears, says, 'sOh, Mr.. Barnes no
one loves me- ''Oh yes,'' soft and tender the
accent, ''Some one loves you.' Eyes p said
the coy maiden slightly pressing his arm and
holding the fan partially over her face. Eyes,
Miss Nellie, God loves YOU" Ereunt onanes.
A s'5TUMPERY. ''-Passing by the beautiful
grounds of the Augusta Female Seminary the
other day. we observed an odd looking contri.
vance, apparently just in the early stages Of
construction. On inspection, we found that
was what is called ''Stumpery"--a number
of old stumps, dug from the ground, with huge
roots attached, and the roots enterlacing each
other so as to form a self-sustaining semi-arch
leaning over fountain. The roots and
stumps are to be covered with moss and cree,
pers, and suspended flower baskets. The
fountain will be mounted by three doves, ant
the jet be placed in the centre of lilly-the
water issuing up from the centre. The STUN
perry will be about 10 or - feet in height, and
lend additional attraction to the many beauti-
full ornaments of flowers and statuary that en-
belish the grounds Of the Augusta Female
Seminary.
The design and construction OF the Stun,
perry have been entrusted to Mr.. John S. Lips
comb, who is making handsome piece Of work
out of it.
SALEs.-Marshall Hanger, Com'r, sold foul
houses and lots and three outlets, in Waynes
boro, OH last Saturday for the sum OF s2,O57.,
22-E. NJ. Cushing. Auctioneer.
b. NJ. Cushing, Auctioneer, made the follow.
ing sales On Monday:
100 acres of land near Waynesboro', Trout
Cochran, Bell and Hanger, Comr's-F. M. Fin
ley land, to David Reeves, at $1,000 per acre.
One-half of GIG acres of South Mountain
1and-same commissioners-to r. P. Eubank
at 80 cents per acre.
For n. X. Trout, com'r-1O2 acres of thu
late Geo. Arey's lard, to G. O. & Il. C. Arey
at sl7.50 per acre.
For same com'r-12 acres of Geo. Michae
land to d. Huffer, for $3.50.
For same com'r-155 acres Of Jno. Hawkins
land. to d. Wampler, a. s2l.0o per acre.
Lot belonging to the w. Lunatic Asylum, t,
P. Fl. Trout, for $l405OO.
Reservoir lot, on Garbef's Hill, so feet squar
to Thomas Hounihan, for $4,000.
For A. A. Sproul, Admir- Of S. II. Bell
decd, 10 Rockbridge r. r. bonds, of 81, 90
each, at SG1.7 per hundred.