South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-07-14
Letter From 0reen Spring.
! GREEN srHlSe Run. Jolly II. ,7e.


cnccs throughout the United States and
komney and like thin molasses in Sum.
mer 1t is spreading fast. The first ex.
cursion from Romney arrived here on
July 5rd by the opposition lire and CON.
sisted OF the following persons: ATTY.
Gen. THAT is to be) Robt. White, and
son, j. Q. Covell, Esq, and family; one
polite clerk from the house OF I. III. C..
fancake; one polite clerk from the
house OF Lupton & Gibson one polite
clerk from the house Of Gilkoson PuQh
and Vance; one gentleman and one
linen dustcr from Romney. and on 10.
lite clerk from Moorc6eid. did not
have the honor Of their acquaintance and
TO that fact alone may the boys "be
glad OF It." -
Vance &C." for the moment forgot his
anticipated pleasures and unsclGshly
entertained hope that the great amount
Of money received from the crowd for
tickets would so replenish the Golfers of
the Railroad company rs to enable them
TO complete the South Branch Railroad.
Vance on his return showed evidence OF
having been much benefited by his visit
and would suggest that he be called
upon to write up the details of the most
attraction exhibits; most all the polite
clerks have returned and the only relic
revealed to our gaze was Japanese
cane owned and operated by "Biliy''
Marshall, who declares he is going TO
cane some one in happy manner.
George Lupton kindly gave me some
good points whercwith to gougc the
boys, but they behaved themselves 80
admirably, and wore such contented,
happy and knowing expressions that
my heart failed me. there was one
thing which however rilcd my curiosity
considerably and that was TO find out
the contents of Vnnce's trunk who
claimed to have relics from Jerusalem.
Mount Arriat and Photograph Of an
old lady 80 years OF age who actual
~ saw the chair upon which Dom Pedro
had rested his weary bones. The boys
all declare "tt,eir heads are chock full,
on which account You may look for
corner IA fine tooth combs.
Who is Mac" the shoe pcddlar? Who
is the. Travelling Companion OF that
blooming Cobblcr? You don't. Well
it makes no difference neither of them
ever knew OF the existing Iron clad oath
which Uncle Sam doses to his cmpioy-
eca, so actingapon The policy that "wherc
ignorance is bliss, tbs folly to bc wise"
the cobbler ever on the alert for half
soul job. the companion with an eye to
the sale of paper collar, both individ-
ually and collectively promised under
their most bcwitcaing smiles to carry
letter from Springfield to Greenspring
without the usual sYJscudsgc Of Post.
age stamp. Contemplating the sale of
goods OF the companions part and driv-
ing some imaginary pegs on the cob
biers, the house where the letter should
have been delivered was passed and
both being too lazy to retracc their
steps cndcavored to get the letter dc.
| livered. They at first asked Mr.. VIII
Parker TO drop tho letter off on his 70
turn trip, but upon seeing no stamp
William informed them it would con.
fict with his ostt. Would Mr.. Niclds
please have it sent up? y. had also
taken the oath i'm the capacity of carrier |,
| Dam the letter says COLBY. Put it in
the Postofficc and let the man get it out
himself says companion. Postmaster
refused to accept it without stamp and
| the countcnances or those two bloom ing
youths went grating hither and thither
| dancing about assuming as many colors
as Dolphin in his dying struggles.
Each blaming the other with having had
| anything to do with it. Colby grew des
| perate, threw the letter away, compan
ion spat upon it COLBY stood off about
six yards and threw rocks ut il and
companion" tried to borrow pick and
shovel tn Inn ,x-,th
lectcd, thinking il was Il snake battle
and from the crowd a volunteer offered
TO carry the letter TO destination for Is
cents which was willingly given. The
boys forgetting they could have bought
| a dozen stamps for that and had cent
over. Trap
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