Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-02-12


dispordent, filled with regret, re-
morse and modification, and with
all, quite penitent for burlesquing
the"majesty of the law 1--WE might
saw would-be regal majesty Of the
law but insist that his report to
you was altogether correct and
substantially true, with the excep-
ton of Deputy Thos. Bodine CIV
tag a silence. Since he considers
that part, he thinks Mr.. BIS. mod
esty would prevent. "B" more
especially insists upon the correct
ness of his report of Chief Justice
Canby's decision. 3D." in retir-
ing from pnbllc life, as Re now
does on suggestion of "Hedges-
ville," does SO (having seen the err
rors of the past. with the deter
mination of leading a better and
wiser life, leaving Buzzy's cores
pendent to reveal himself unto
him, lit shall all be strictly conf
Dental if "Hedgesvilleo SO wills,
that if he in the future shou.i be
lured on again, by public hOpes,to
appear in print, he may have an
opportunity to subject his manu-
script to the searching scrutiny of
"Hedgesville."
We are filled with wonderment
when contemplating that He'd
gesville," for six whole months,
read those horrid communications
in silence. Why, oh! Hedges
ville,' did you SO long 10 silence
suffer, ard allow your fellow-villa-
gers to suffer? "B" had the ',ter-
est of the village at heart when he
reported the proceedings Of the
Court of Common Pleas. anu only
gave the high sounding titles that
our village might be considered
of more importance. "B' thinks
the little Mayor is the ''author of
Law in Hedgesville," as he sug-
gests most of the laws to the coun-
ell, and seems have laws UNI
heard of by any one else. The
much abused 'tB" Is the autho. of
a communication of that title, the
author of Law in Hedgesville; but
has not the honor to have been a
defeated candidate; and instead of
having been opposed to the little
juvenile Mayor, who was so high
ly honored by the majority ~ of
our voters, not only voted for the
eminent, thoroughly qualified pre-
sent Incumbent, but electioneered
hard for him all Of the election day.
But Buzzy's correspondent speaks
like man that knew of what he
spoke. Has he ever been in that
fix himself? we instinctively ask.
Was he ever a candidate for, or
did he ever hope or try to be can.
didate for the clerkship of any
State Senate But that is one Of
those thing that no fellow can tell,
except BuZzy himself.
There is still one circumstance to
assuage the modification of 3D."
and that is, if he had never writ
en-, this heretofore latent talent of
our village would never have been
brought to light. Now it shines
forth as a brilliant luminary,
thousand fold brighter than the
efulgence of the burning sun.
Soon may we expect the hereto
fore unimpregnated air of our
mountain village to be redolent
with the praise bestowed upon the
immortal author. ''Hedgesville,"
and the waves of souud shall wait
his fame over mountain and plain,
redounding and redounding till it
strikes the very walls of eternity
itself. The proverb that, ignor-
ance is bliss and it is folly to be
wise, was never more thoroughly
verified than in this instance
Here we supplemented noun
taineers were happy in our quiet
little homes, reading with some
interest and amusement your He'd
gesville communications, which
now we, (all the influential ones
of us, who admire the little May
or's administration, look upon as
disgustingly foolish and unwise-
when all of a sudden, this mighty
spirit, "Hedgesville," arose in our
midst and threw all the fat in the
fire. Oh! "Hedgesville," what a
mighty pen thou tiingest. When
was the goose raised from which
it was plucko /? Is the goose the
same generation of thyself?
We hail with pleasure the an
nouncement that thou art "a friend
to the press" for if thou willed il,
thou coulds't dismember it with
thy pen. We regret, indeed, that
"Hedgesville" did not find some
good sense in the articles which he
read. He compliments, and that
lightly, too, the authors, in hav-
ing read them; but he should not
expect to find much in any but his
own.
Providence never gave a place
the size Of our village two such