West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-10-04
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Il want To see the man who writes IA,
| editorials Tor this paper" said an indiyidu.
| al who looked like a cross between n coun.
Try store clerk and job preacher III
mean your regular big gun, your sled,,c
/ hammer heavy weight, SO Co speak. The
I one who writes those thick, solid leaders
That nobody can understand Them kind
! with four syllablcs in en-, YOU know"
swell, sir. said the editor. In chief. Law
ing down his pen and shutting up a big die
tionary, 'what can do for your"
why replied the stranger. as hc tool,
out a twenty and laid Il ON the desk. II
want YOU To give me the worth of that in
big words rcgular Jaw breakers: lust the
toughest old tooth-loosoncrs you can get up
for the money!
You don't want them for somo other
paper Z" said the editor, suspicously.
'Oh, mo-, not 40 all. Let me explotn
You see, / belong to one of the debating
societies up in MarysWllc. OF course. we
haven't got much city style up there, but
we manage To make good deal of noise
sometimes
shouldn't wonder, said the editor.
we have some mighty lively debates. |
can tell you. "Well, the other day they
got up sort of chin tournament between
the two societies. The question was: HRe
solved, That hcdbugs do not bite China
men. Magnificent subject, now, wasn't
it2"
Has considerable hearing ON the future
oi the state admit said the mouldcr of
pubic opinion, scrcwing up the shears
wen. you see, we We're Just walking
right away from the other fellows, who had
"A rI,.t., Il
their crowd--a fellow Just up from the CITY
got up and said lac was satisfied the bed.
bug aunt bite the Chinaman because If il
did the result would bc--lct's see Eve got
II down here ON piece of paper. ooh,
yes l-instnntancous pyroligncons asphyxi-
atiOnN
''Whal did he meant"
81 don't know nobody know. That's
just what's tile matter II knocked nll orr
fellows perfectly cold--just paralyzcd the
entire crowd. We hadn't another word To
say aud the opposition society carried the
day and went home grinning like water.
melons with our slice out. "
THAT was annoying
You bet IL was Just think of the
mcanncss OF that cuss To spring u couple of
words like that right ON Marysvillc audi
ence. Why II was terrible. OF course we
did the best we could 10 get even Well,
The next Saturday we had another strong
subject; Resolved, That compelling liens
To drink hot water will cause them TO law
hnrd-boilcd eggs So brnccd up and said
That ! once had game rooster that died OF
curviincar cantogas pkotobia.
Tint ought to have extinguishcd
Them
"Woll, it did for n moment, you better
believe. Their cruwd turned white around
the glls for q moment, but when our fell
lows had done cheering, that same fciloS-
his mime is GulfersIn, and he used 20 loo
some sort of n professor once, henr--that
same fellow got up and said that. while he
largely coincidcd with the gentleman who
had just sat down, probably the most serious
obstacle in the way of utilizing Orlhinological
Intelligence was The tendency oil the species
toward hystcriaarnyxia pologolomen-
caughcma,'
Great Scott Z"
"You may well say so. or course that
just knocked us square of our pinsLyyihcd
as right down--and the audience. decided
for the opposition side without taking a
vote. believe that IL GufIerson Hadn't
gone home that night escorted by Bin
Slobcs that's our police force, you know
some 0i our members would have assas-
sinated linn HHa
81 should think assassinatiuns would lm.
very multitudiuOus down your way"
"Multitudinous that's no slouch Of "A
word just ltt me take it down Yes. il
was regular Waterloo defeat for our club.
80 the next day they subscribed twenty
dollars and the expenses Of u committee OF
one TO come right down 20 Frisco and get
hold OF lot of words calculated to make
coal rattle i'm the cellar when they arc left
of, and TO causc that GulTcrson 20 wish
he'd mover been born Now, come, what
can you do for mci Dcru the expense"
And as the managing editor lms taken "a
day of and luggcd home the Office Verbal
Roots, we confidently advise our mibscrib-
crs at Marysyillc 10 take 10 The foot bills be-
fore the commissioner returns Property
VIII be very cheap in that section shortly
If our editor knows himself