The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-03-03
Rambies Through The f'9nniy.


, RambIek Through tlne tqnniy.
There is more truth thaf poetry
in the adage "a. friend .ine ed is. a
friend indeed, z and 1 can pl % it by
any experience among the Ia peo.
pie Of MASON county and ecially
those ofCleudenfn district. ana as
.muchioyef and sur Used q
their.kiidness as-a son Of old Iceland
was whom he FIRST heard thee3und of
the sunset gun atlthe Gospel navy
yard I'm Portsmouth in |Eginia.
Soon hitter The vessel that Brought
the, sops,of Ireland 10 THE Q Com
fmonwsaltk had cast anchoI in the
hafbor Of Norfolk the sun ven down,
and, q. js the custom in 1e navy
yard, a gpn;pf heavy calibsf IS fred
Iat stlasets Pat heatisg THO loud re-
fepSrt was very much surpfised and
saidsto the bysstanaers. Gintle-
men, what tfe disil u tha!2q The
Iyeply;was i'the sunset gga a0ch!
Einutsherl and doesitbs sup down
Iiwithssieh s;hell Of i bang that in
this se 9s ! q
.lAS 4 ~ e. WI ondent
q ne Of
I6he Of the patrons Of spb.district
school Nos5, 10 take a little. pleasure
trip; so one Friday afternoon, Mr..
Peter Jennings, out of the goodness
of his heart, and influence Of his
kind lady, mounted the writer Of this
on his horse, and started him on his
way rejoicing and singing the praise
of the generous son of the Emeral
Isle. My first stoppage was at Mr..
John Hutton's, where l was kindly
welcomed by him and his estimable
lady. After pleasant chat Of a few
minutes, and some directions as to
the best way from his house to- Mr..
Josiah Arrington's, | go on through
valleys and over hills until / reach
the home Of Mr.. Messick, and there I
meet with his son Jacob, who pro-
poses to be my pilot sufficient dis
lance so that | will not get lost.
With nothing further Of interest to
relate, l ride on all alone, congratu-
lating myself upon being lucky if
not rich, until ! reach my place of
destination, and find the latch-string
on the outside of the door, and the
prince of good fellows who gives me
q cordirl shake of the hand and a
hearty welcome. By-the-by, judg-
ing by the number of messages friend
JOSIAH mas been sending to a young
lady in the hills, it is natural to CON
clude that~he has found string for
his matrimonial bow.) After pass
ing a few jokes, and supplying the
wants OF the inner man, start for
Qallipolis. On reaching theaferry
Capt. j. G. Woods takes me in charge
and puts me across the river, where
| wait until the steamer Ohio comes
along and takes me to Clifton. The
first friend | meet there is Mason
connty's genial Superintendent of
Schools, Prof. D. P. Guthrie, who
welcomes me to his home. While
there form a pleasant acquaintance
with his bright-eyed little boy
Frank, who, like his uncle, has a
good deal Of innocent mischief about
him. After pleasant visit, com.
oining business with pleasure, | re.
turn to Gallipolis in a few hours on
the Ohio, and prepare to return home.
Monday morning finds me in the
school room with my family Of chill
dren, who, with pleasant smiles, bid
me an afectionate good morning.
The schools throughout the dis
trict, as a general thing, have been
well attended, Notwithstanding in
clement weather and very muddy
roads.
There has been COED deal Of sick
ness in the neighborhood, and every
body is complaining of bad colds.
MIR. John R. Dabney, Secretary Of the
Board of Education, is dressing the
stone and laying the foundation
himself for new dwelling. John is
quite a mechanic, and proposes do
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