West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-04-27
FROM THE BARTER FAMILY

Our little boy Fritz. havin recov.
cred from dreadful spell Of kolick
which lasted nigh onto seven days
and nights, Joe and Nancy have list
concluded to drap you lew lines
to let you know all about little Fritz
IN pertickler. Our aftiictions oil
late yssrs have been very distrsssin
to think Of, but we jet try to bear
them all with fortychude.
Nancy says them picters Of hern
and Joe, what you made tother day
from our Potatergraph or some SIGH
thing is jist psrzsc tly as material as
life. She says it jist looks like. Joe
and Nancy all the time. and as how
1T makes her think Of old times, and
fell young agin. Nancy Gays she
haint shamsd for them picters to be
seen no whore. Nancy jist wonders
II that Californy Doctor what got
sch 'shocksn speIls a long time
ago seed them pictsrs any how
Nancy and Joe ~ powerful glad
that the publick curiosity has been
gratified. Jist as soon as you axsd
for our picters for the publick, Nam
cy ssid as how we would go and git
them tuck at onct. She was power
full glad to git good picter for the
children. She has mighty nice
cne past ed sgin the wall so they
can all jist see it when they git UP.
Nancy i0okeI dreadful pleasin when
them L cters was tuck. A powerful
nice freud OF hern had st sent her
" great long plug of nice ter hacker
and biz bag Of pertaters which
pleased her mazeuly. Nancy thinks
thai Mister Fjelus Hidum sent the
terbacker, and Mister Once A Month
the pertsters. She list wishes bot b
them fellows good luck anyhow.
Nancy jist read as how "Sal Shook"
OF 'Crsb-tree Orchard" in the State
OF Western Vlrginy thinks that
Nancy is better lookin than Joe.
and as how Joe's nose is twisted 10
one side. Now we'll tell you list
how 1T tis. You see Sally dear,
that jist when them picters was tuck
the sun didn't shine for nigh onto
three days an nights. the air was
dreadful foul and he.people in and
all round Auroarry was powerful
excited
Reckon you hesrd as how them
honest fellers tried to arbitrade
mighty ugly fuss, betwixt the Squire
and Constable, all of Aursarry, and
what dreadful nasty time they
had of 1t too, and az how it skeerd
the wimmin and children, the dogs
and the hogs and every liven critter
Well you see Sally dear, Joe didn't
want to inbale that pisen air, 80 ne
Jist kind oil twisted bis nose a leetle
to one side, which accounts for the
twist in the picter. 1t was a power.
ful nasty time and Joes nose warut
the only twisted nose in Western
Virglny. The air 10 dreadful bad
UT, and it's our opinion that it will
take power Of thunder and liehtin
to prevent kolery this Summer, for
them honest arbitraders cant agree
on verdck Nancy has been
mighty psrtiCkler to ind out all the
Pints. She says that the little con
stable has the big Squires receipt for
some OF the spi!ss OF Office in the
shape OF money, and ss how the big
Squire Jist swore that be give the re-
oeiPt but didn't git the mouey. The
littls constable jist swore that he
paid the big Squire the money and
tuck hls receipt for it. Both these
big officers was jst sworn to tell the
treoth all the time. Nancy thinks
It's powerful strsinin on the Souire's
gun to shoot up hill at the constable
aud that receipt.
DaVy wants to give the little con-
stable the benefit OF the receipt, hut
honest Billy, Of Poison Holler,
what smokes the homade terbacker,
JIst wants 1t tother way, and 80 they
can't agree on q vsrdick nohow.
The little constable says as how
be went to honest Billy for advice
and information before be undertook
to arbItrade the fuss, and as how be
told him that he had the Souire'A
receipt for the money, end that hon
est Billy jist told him that the re-
oeipt was law, and that he bad the
heels OF the Squire, and that
the Squire couldn't git cut Of it
nobow. And now the little con-
stable says that lot ss soon a. the
bfg Squire sIed honest Billy to ar
bltrsd0 his side Of the fuss, that he
Jist wsot back on all he said about
the receipt, and a. how he jiss wants
70 threw the receipt and the little
constsblc'5 evidence oil away, iist to
please he Squire. Nancy thinks
ths h.nest Billy is list psrzsotly
Ike tos. NJ Tilton way over in
New Jrk, SHAT Rad SIGH a dreadful
fnss shout gGOd Old PA son Bsechsr,
one 0'sy she says she did, aud next
day Sc s1ys she didn't Nancy
hserd g. row they belong to nsstiR,
Jist ike The Squire, the constable and
honest Billy.
Nancy hsint Lssrd il the Wilder
Nine belongs 70 mestin OF not, but
she says she eau 6nd out { she could
Ji-t p, 10 ass one Of them big Judges
Whas lIVes way over At Morgantown.
Mdybe she could 6nd out 1T KING