West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-29
OUR TUNNELTON LETTER.

Many Of our citizens are engaged in the
pleasant occupation of gobbliDg turkeys
for feast on the 9th. In consequence
thereof, the latter are also gobbling.
Literary on Thursday night was a kind
of a "fiz, as many of the lite natures real
lied about the time they arrived at the
school-Ecuse.
The photographer, Randall, left his mark
in this vicinity on bis journey East.
The Tunnelton singing class met at the
school-house on Sunday evening, and dis
coursed some of theu best pieces.
Mrs. j. l.. Wheeler, who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. II. Zimmerman, for
the past month, left here on Monday for
Grafton where she will visit friends for a
few days, after which time she will leave
for Topeka, Kansas. We wish her a safe
| journey.
Mr.. Doc Meuear, of Newburg, was in
town on Sunday.
Our friend Lloyd Wheeler, of Rowles-
burg, called to see us on Sunday. He tells
US that Jennie" of the journal" il the
only one in town that Is "whooping" for
the helper. engines from Newburg. "Jen.
ME" you'd better stop your "hJoten" for
e. engines, or else you Il get dug" on
| it..
Constable p. f. Garfield, of Howes.
vile, was in town on Friday on official
business. However, he didn't forget to
take one of those oRles at Miss Alice.
Our most esteemed friend and lady.ad-
wiser, Harry McCofferty, Of Kingwood.
| dropped in to sec US few minutes on
Saturday while en- route for FellowsvjIle
where he goes to teach the Fellowsviu,.
school. II calico doesn't advance ten per
cent. on the yard, within the next two
weeks, in the vicinity of Eellowsville.
just count us out, that's all
Miss Mattingly, our school teacher tells
us story about one of her scholars which
is very good. She told one of the bows to
spell hostility" II oars c, commenced
the boy. Not "horselility," said the
teache, but hostility" Wen, said vounp
America, didn't you tell me the other day
not to say "hoss2' golly, it's one thing
with you one day, ana another the next
The following conversation took place
at this station one day last week between
the gentlemqnly b. & o., ticket agent, A.
D. Bonaield, and lady from the country:
Lady-"Hurry up and wait on me.
How soon will the lrain be here? 1 want
TO go on it."
Agont-"The train is due in ten min
utes. To what point do you wish tick.
ct"
Ladr-'I don't know"
Agent-"Wcll, if you don't know. I'm
sure don't. Do you want ticket to
Texas, Kansas, Iowa, or Chicago?'
l. 'dY-"No; [ want a ticket to that
place you said you'd give me uche, to
the other day"
The agent after meditating for a few
moments, rccollected that the lady had
made inquiries few days previous, what
the fBre was from Tuunelton to Mounds.
vile; 30 he simply responded by saying:
DO you want ticket to Moundsville?"
Lady-"Yes, yes; that's the place. l
want to go aud see Jake Kemple. Hurry
up, the the tram is coming now"
'Oh, my :" said certain Miss in this
town to US the other Cay, II wouldn't like
to live in Newburg they have such terri.
ole lightning there, and am so afraid OF
lightning that couldn't endure 10 live in
such place" We asked her If licbtning
was more frequent or VIVID in Newburg
than Tnnnelton. To be sure it is, said
She I've heard great deal more about
Ne"ourg lightning, aud read more about
II IN the papers. Without explaining the
difference between electricity and annie
jack, we simply said tnat we have heard
ABOUT Ne"burg lightning. 1t kills at any
distance Sue said it was, no doubt q
judgment on that monopoly. Joe, we'd
IKE TO try your lightning; youll set 'em
up II we come down, won't you?
On Sunday last your corresponkept's
attention was cll',d to one Of the nony
incidents That occur here at certain times
Inc passenger train had just rolled away
ana was steamng ground the cprve
"hen second scctioa, No. 8, pulled nm to
the st'iion, only five minutes late. On The
platform might have been seen beautiful
young lady OF perhaps eighteen summers.
She had the lovIiest light brown hair. and
Just the sweetest bangs and tiny little
curls graceI her forehead. n. Cheeks
flushed reddcr than the rose.tinted hue.
her teeth were like pearls; az the passer.
by remarked, she was beautiful 10 look
upon She was evidently looking for
some one on Tie trim la had ju { arrived.
But when Che train had rolled away and
out OF sight che heaved a sigh which was
heart-rendug, and the stOutest heart copId
not help but re.echo The plaintive wall
That was borne along With the gentle wind
that had played havoc with The prlded
cufls. She turned to go into the passen.
ger room murmuring, waiting, "He's not
on tn-day, he's not ON today" Il was
then, and only then, that the mystery of
'hese mysterious sigbiogs, vibrations and
excited pulsaiious Of this young heart were
understood. The 3. g. o. passenger
braHeman-w whom we shall call Brown
was not on The train Even young Ha.
gaus pitied her, for he made gallant bow
and fmolc smile on The fair enchaptress
but ail 10 vain. She could and would NOT