Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-09-20
The Polypody Family of Allie
gany County.
Homecoming, Sept. l6, 1879.

dies, and this IS the style IN WHICH ne
does it:
The Marquis Polypody's head was clear
of brains, and from the walls Of its empty
cage revcrberated the opinions of what
ever person might at any moment happen
to address him. But the reverberaton
had IN it a sonorous rumble giving it an air
OF great originality.
The ConyregatlonaAst intimates that
the family of Polypodiesis to be found
in this simple and republican land,
and thus in part it does it:
There was NJ. Polypody, NJ. D., who at
tanned distinguishing cminence in the
healing line. His sp, cialty, to be sure,
was in consultation. He was particularly
happy in consultation of two, inasmuch
rs if the other man agreed, he always did.
His patients liked him because, after full
detail derived from them, he perfectly
knew what wac the matter with them, and
it was invariably what they thought it to
be; which was 1aterlng, if not otherwise
comforting to them, etc, etc.
Very near relations Of the POI ypo-
dy family reside in Allegany county
Md, and have been placed by the
quality peculiar to the Polypodies, in
prominent positions. shall use such
names as suit myself in speaking of
them, and bring their acts before the
public, because "by thsir acts ye shall
know them
The head of the family is Jee Bee
Foxy Polypody. His younger broth
er is Ell Tea Dunse Polypody, and
lis youngest is Sal Low Facies Poly
pody. A public trust being unhap-
PLY reposed in them they sometimes
meet, and parties having business 60
Gefore them and make statement Of
their case, and while the parties are
making their statements Mr.. Dunse
Polypody looks at Mr.. Foxy Polyro-
-.y and smiles; then Foxy smiles, and
Nit. Sal Lew smiles; then all the Pol y
p-dies smile in concert; and the par
ties laying their case before item
foolishly feel offended and call the
trio "a mutual admiration society,
and even harsher names. But thai
IS al wrong; consider that there is
a cavity in the skull of tha Polypody
family where the brains ought to be.
People very generally, in speaking
of Polypcdy, senior, say that he is w
reliable, deceptive and unworthy OF
belief upon all occasions. But then
Tie people do not take into consider
alton that he is the head of the famll,
-Polypo1ies, and that he can 10
more help reverberating the las;
sound in the cavity than the mirror
reflects the face of the dog or mon
Ley that presents itself before it. As
for the younger brother, Mr.. Dunse
Polypcdy, he is genuine scion of the
family. Everything depends upoa
the position he happens to be placed
in. If he happened to be in COM
pany with Confederate soldiers, his
cra2ium reyerlerated "Confederate
soldiers, l am with you Again, if
lie happened to be placed SO a. to hear
nothing but repub!icanisn, then the
cavity reverberates-all who vote for
Iilden and Hendricks must clay down
their tools and git"
There is unhaprily one who 10 asso-
ciated with the above two, but who
does not belong to the Polypody fam
lily, not possessing the cavity, who
upon one occasion got the ear Of Mr.,
Ell Tea Duase Polypody, and the
cavity of the Dunse reverberatsti
everything this fourth one desired.
Polypody, sr,, became SO ir4te that he
was heard to make sounds that strong
} resembled cursug. But Foxy was
equal to the emergency; he knew
where to 90 and whom to see to pat
the erring brother i'll proper training,
and number four can no longer ge;
his ear; the unity of the family is no
longer disturbed.
The family of the Polypodies has
also a wonderful faculty of making
everything rebound to its own inter
est. Ihe senior Polypody has looked
well to his family interests. H
makes it pay, 1t is as natural that
the Polypodie4 should only have per
sonal feelings and personal interests in
their dealing with public trust as It
is for squirrel to hide away chest.
nuts, Or bee to lay up honey in its
live.
IT'S true, everything is not always
serene with this happy family. These
wilful eople of Homecoming and other