Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-07-15

Darkcsville Items.

Mr.. Downing of Washington ID.
c., a member of the theatre there,
spent several days in our village.
He was quite entertaing with his
songs and antics.
There is a report in circulation
that the members of the band had
a difficulty on the night OF the
4th. We beg leave to inform the
| public that it is a base f%alsehood-
just a little 4th j%olification.
Several Of our prominent and
| gallant young men swear that If
they don't get married this year,
they intend to immigrate to Dry
| Tortugas. Poor fellows, can't some
loving lassies take pity, and mar
ry them, that we may not be rifled
of their talent in this country ?
More especially their musical tai
ent.
Some of our democrats regret
a little that the Presidential NOM
inee does not hail from,
1.-THE land of the free, where the highest
hopes rest,
The land of the vast, the beautiful west.
Where the savage once roamed, proud
cities now stand,
And the pioneers toll has frightened
the land"
AS the shower bath is inviting
| these warm nights, a confidential
| friend and ourself strolled in the
direction of the slight cataract
formed by the waste gate attached
to the trunks of the mill possessed
by our energetic citizen, S. Cush-
wa, and on returning homeward
our ears were saluted by music be-
ing discoursed by the c. Band,
| with an improvement, as we sup
posed, in the shape of a Chinee
Gander, possessed by one of our
| citizens. We would advise the
tenor not to blow quite so hard.
Business called us beyond the
rock and pine crowned top of the
| North Mountain, and the limpid
| waters of Back Creek, for a few
days. We noticed that corn in that
| section is looking fine. The hay
crop is abundant, and the farmers
are up and doing. While passing
along through scenes that would
lend enchantment to the artistic
eye, and effort to the hand to use
the brush systematically, we tried
to call to memory something we
had read with reference to such
natural beauty. A reverie stole
upon us. We visited Italy, the
Apennine Mountains, with their
grandeur, swelled our emotions !;
relationships rendered notorious
by Napoleon BOnaparte's march,
hurled their pleasing vision thro'
our wrought-upOn brain. Our
destination being reached, we
found our host to be one of
the close followers of the
Holy One. Not being very well
versed in Holy writ we made an
effort to run the tide of conserva-
ton to suit No 2. Lend pity
when we tell you that we were
held in conversation on religious
subjects until sleep asserted its
right, causing mods of an unpleas-
ant character to the old gentleman
who made a desperate effort to I'M
ravel the Scriptures. He is one of
those old plain fashioned Metho-
dist preachers, on the order of Pc
ter Cartwright. And by the way
his two daughters, who brought us
to reflect on the conversation OF
last week, and say to unremitting
love farewell !! We discovered the
old gentleman to be worth 900
acres of productive land, with a
rich vain of silver running through
part of it. 1t is said to be a gen
uine quality. We have in our pos
session several pieces presented by
him, almost in q pure state. We
visited the Shanghai Church on
Sunday night, (snugly tucked in
between two of Back Creek Val
ley's fair ones) and heard an able
sermon delivered by Rev. Bell, NJ.
ID. and ID. ID. After church we
drove to the pleasant aud conven-
lent home of Mr.. William Barney
who is one of the kindest hearted
men in that or the Shenandoah
Valley. Early next morning we
started homeward, arrived safe,
and found D all right.
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