West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-10-13
PAUL GRIM SPEAKS.

Dear ATgits:
Yod say YOU want the local news.
Well, to tell the real truth, my expert
cncc "a a local reporter is extremely linz
tied. Bat | am Informed that this clnss
of " riters are usually placed on tho free
USi--that Is, they come in as dead hcacs"
for the Taper. If my information i'm this
respect il corrcct-itI can get ncws-
paper COR any other small articlo) with
out having To pay for it, shall most as
surdly tackle it. Any sacrifice on my
part will be most cheeriully made, how
over much may bore your readers.
TO see my name in print, has been the
one fond ambition of my life. its ono
cherished hope. With this aim "a my
guiding star. even from nv boyhood
day. with diligent and watchful care,
have / studied the style of"ye local" /
nave pondered DER its exquislt beauties,
its refining gracos and wonder at the
artistic skill with which facts and fancios
are so deity interviewer 10y the local re-
! porter. His style is at once elevated and
| grand, yet so lucid and laconic. What
could be InJre elifying onnobling
than To receive the intelligence, through
tho public iourrals, that Miss Lucy
Lynn was bitten, a few evenings since,
by raveno us-mosquito; or that Mr.
Jones was tumbled from his buggy, went
to mill or lost his COW last week And
then how charming are such items ~
these: "Somc fellow over at Long IIol-
low, the other night went home with
another fellows girl, and the other fell
low didn't like it-sui twas put up
job-and was going to lick the fellow"
and "Mis Mollio Thorn, tho beautiful
and a ccomplished daughter OF Senator
| Thorn, tho Hon. Jonathan Thorn, our
very able aud distinguished representa-
tive i'm the legislative councils Of our no.
| bile State.) is visiting in this ncighbor-
| hood. She's real captivating" And
then Just let "dru INNER put i'm an APP
pearancc and you see the average local
man put him in type as "thot prince Of
good fcllows''-"B Brown the commercial
traveller with other stunning titles,
Drummers $50 the report goes very com
nonly carry flask and good cigar or
two concealed about their person. IT.
appears like dream (pcrhaps it is q
dream but didn't /, once upon time
when there was a drummer round-hear
gentleman not wholly unconnectod
with the Ar Gus, sing: 81 want to be n
locoi and with thc--?'
But absolutely 4 must to business.
Wolr then, TO begin:
Mr.. Tobias Jordan commonly known
as uncle ToboJ a pious old citizen,
highly cstcomod by all who know him.
while chasing rats, a Few days SINGS, fell
from his cokc house LOTT and abradcd
from the kuucklc jo in. Of his left thumb
divers parcels Of the cuticlo thereof His
boreaved daughter who is grass wild
ow, buxom young lady Of some 30 Or 80
sum ners,J followed her manned progeni-
tor TO his dUmicil. Or. Wilson reduced
the fracture. Doc. by the way, has u
hourishing practice and Is jOyial as over.
i saw him only few evenings since pay
small boy ~ cents. the amount due the
urchin for having called Doc. out Of
church during seroiccs ON Sunday last.
Doc ia putting fow dimes where he
thinks they will do the most good
Then aional legislative coy1sc will be
on exhibition 100 Washington on and af-
ter the first Monday ir December next
Ttis popularity supposed that Brigham
Young has gone Whore the woodbinc
twiueih."
Mr.. Salathicl ). Schoonover, ON the
evening or September 10Th, s.. d., 1917,
al his residence noar Locust GROVE i'm
this county, discovered a small Marital
snGllitc, Gro fourth in number. Thoy
didn't mcosirc tho cards.
The Turks have fallen back upon the
Russians.
rocalluo other event Of interest in
This locality.
/ am yours truly,
PAUL GRIM.
Laurel Hill oct. lst. 1917.