The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-06-26
n. e. Mitchell and the Working
meu-A Fable.

mer, and that | was taught to labor
on the farm, and my association and
sympathy we're largely with the Ia
boring classes. had been taught 70
believe that labor was honorable and
wanted to see it dignifed and re-
spected."
- as it strange, that !, a
young farmer should sympathize
with the laboring classes and should
join an order which ! understood toI
be for the purpose Of elevating and
giving character to the laboring
classes. This is q fair statement of
why / Joined the Order"
"Now as to the reason why | with
drew. think it is pretty well
known throughout the County that
l had friends in all the three organ
izations, Democratic, Republican and
Workingmen's who for the last year
or two have been using my name in
connection with the Office Of County
Clerk, and having before my with
drawal determined to be a candidate,
and not to seek u nomination from
any party, / withdrew from the as
ISOLATION"
Without having space to publish
the whole of r. q. NIitchell's letter Of
explanation in the last Monitor, we
publish extracts which give his com.
plete reasons for joining and with
drawing from the WOrkingmen's
Order He joined because he wanted
to see them "diguifed and respected;"
he withdrew because they would not
dignity" and respect" him by CON
ferring nomination. He withdrew
because he chad friends in all three
of the organizations" He is indig.
nant at the fact that some friend,
unauthorized placed his name before
the Convention of the Workingmen
for nomination, yet when the same
thing is done in the Republican Con-
-yention, he accepts with thanks.
You talk well Mr.. Mitchell, of your
love and fidelity to the laboring men,
yet you denied them as utterly and
as hastily before the Republican Con
yention met, as Peterdenied his Mas
ter before the cock crew.
We hsd thought of saying some
thing to Mr. Mitchell in the way of
friendly advice, but VIC have just
found an old fable which was written
some two hundred yearsagoby Gsop,
and has been biding its time all this
while, waiting for Bob MitShcll'slet-
ter of explanation. Here it is:
GA Miller and his Son were driving
their Ass to a neighboring fair to sell
him. They had not gone far when
they met with a troop of girls return
ing from the town, talking and laugh
ing. 'Look there!" cried one of them,
"did YOU ever see such fools, to be
trudging along the road on foot, when
they might be ridingn The old man
hearing this, quietly babe the son get
on the Ass, and walked along merr-
| ly by the side ofhim. Presently they
came up to group of old men in
earnest debate. "Therelr said one of
them, sit proves what was Saying.
What respect is shown to old age in
these days? Do you see that idle
young rogue riding, while his father
has to walk?-Get down, you scape-
gracel and let the old man rest his
weary limbs" Upon this the father
made his son dismount, and got up
himself. In this manner they met
company of women and children
"Why, you lazy old fellowl" cried
several tongues at once, show can
you ride upon the beast, while that
poor little lad can hardly keep pace
by the side of you" The good.na-
tured miller stood corrected, and i'm
mediately took up his son behind
him. They had now almos: reached
the town. pray, honest friend"
said a townsman, ais that Ass your
own?" "Yes," said the old man.
"Ol One would not have thought so"
said the other, "by the way you load
him, Why, you two fellows are bet
ter able to carry the poor least than
he you!" "Any thing topieSSG yyou;"
said the old man; eve can but try"
So, alighting with his son, they tied
the ASS legs together, and by the
help of u pole endeavored to carry
him on their shoulders over u bridge
that led to the town. This was so
entertaining a sight that the people.
ran out in crowds to laugh at it; till
the Ass, not liking the noise nor his
situation, kicked asunder the cords
that bound him, and tumbling olfthe
pole, fell into the river, Upon this
the old man, vexed and ashamed,
made the best Of his time home again
convinced that by endeavoring to
please every one he had pleased no
body and lost his Ass into the bar.
gain"