Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-11-11
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BRowN's CRossING, B. & o. II. R.,

Mr.. Zittle-lt may Interest, or rainier
entertain you and '"m' of your readers,
to hear something from this community
again, although hut few weeks have
elapsed since you published commu.
nicalion from the above place, and like
many other remarkable events, has Civ
ell rise to much con- eclure and excited
considerable enmity. | am grslitied to
find CATER being absent a few weeks
that my careless effusions have attracted
the notice of men Of wit and genius
the editors of the Spirit of Jefferson and
the Free Press, the Old Family Journal.
have, read therefore with infinite self.
congralulation, their opinions passed or
expressed on part of said communities
ton, and do hereby shake these gen
tleneE by the hand as men OF good
substantial Southern feelings, but OF
that quicksilver, powder-ternpered ia
ture.
The Spirit is surprised at its being
published in the Register, a newspaper
published in county, sev-neighths of
whose population are Southern in senti-
ment. Why, my dear friends of the
Spirit, it reflects no discredit upon any
Of us who are southern in sentiment.
Do not let your angry passions rise as
brother little is a newspaper man aud
knows his business.
The Old Family Journal says, eve
do not know the consummate fool
who wrote it.. Well, then, how does
it happen that matter written by a
perfect fool, a matter so insignificant,
should be- erected into an object of surh
wonderful Importance as to employ the
representative wisdom of the (Free)
Press, and in "nut shell, wh" is The
cause IF so much nao abum nothing.
Perhaps it may be thought incum
bent upon me to make all apology for
what they think was very wrong in me,
but as my nature is truly Southern, and
very exemplary, l have All invincibe
aversion to making apologies. You
know All apology would indicate that l
have doue what | ought not to have
done, a. a Southerner. Now my ti.nds
OF the Spirit and Free Press, think it
would be ridiculous TO make an apology
Il never vet attempted or undertook
to make an apology without committing
new otfenss or making matters ten
times worse than before, aud | am
therefore determined to avoid such pre-
dicaments. But though have resolved
never to apologize, yet am willing and
have no particular objection TO explain.
In cons, queuce Of the misunderstanding
as to sentiment, give to these crusty,
powder tempered gentlemen a cordial
invitation To visit me at Browns Cross
leg. and l will BE- extremely happy to
entertain them as NIGEL rs circunslan-
ces may permit, and also accompany
them TO the famous "Cut," where with
an old time spy-glass, they can view TO
their surprise the magnificent SCENERY
80 beautiful to behold, but they must
beware and not let their notions become
magnifed.
i have selected the following from a
letter to the Register OF Nov. 4, written
by intelligent Memo, OF Leetown, who
has been to the Centennial, aud gives
the following descriptions:
["In Philadelphia. Our first impress
sions Of the Centennial city was, that it
ought to be called the city Of flags, for
the present a, least, for everywhere, OH
every side, above and below, are flags,
flags, flags. little flags aud big flags,
old flags aud new flags, flags Of all ma
tiohs, shape and size. Alter finding a
comfortable boarding place, and eating
= comfortable supper, we took up the
line Of march to place of amusement,
and happened 10 strike upon that most
georgous OF all spectacle Black
Crook-We found a comfortable seat
on the toe of No. III boot-And then
opened upon our astonished vision that
most wonderful display that has ever
been witnsssnd on the American CONT
nent. Our feelings at first were awed
by the immensely of the building, and
then of wonder and surprise at the ma
ny beautiful things OH exhibition, and
it must b- seen to be appreciated. Now
what has become of highfalutin, poeti-
cal, romantic, sight seeing Argus, who
saw so many strange things i'll the cut
What is the matter with August Some
one suggests that turnips are about ripe
at Browns Crossing, and Argus has
been eating too many OF them raw.
How is it August
Like the good old Spirit am sur
prised at friend Ziltle publishing such
a h,ghf,iu'i", romantic, circus-like de-
scription Of visit TO the Centennial
but he knows his business.
Memo wishes to know what has be-
come of Argus. Here am after a
few weeks absence 10 picturesque Jary-
land.
Memo in his panegyric way has been
very Hatlering to me, and has made me
feel quite VAN, highly compimented
and very much edited indeed. by the
in.slimable praise he has bestowed up
on INV superior qualities, and the inval
liable information he has impaired to
the public as to the qualities which |
have the honor to possess, according to
his magnanimous opinion, so intrlligi-
bly, and judiciously expressed in the
above. AS to strange things in the
"cut, / will not attempt to describe, at
ter his description of hog', Biock
Crooks, &c.
BY the way, turnips are ripe here,
but l never rhoose any, therefore my
iee'k s'omj"rk is all recfu', but from