Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-11-17
SHENANDOAH Co. VA.
Nov. 10th, 1880. !
Editors Herald :

Editors Herald: :.
AS we proposed in our
last ito answer and ask a few Conun-
drnms," we do not propose to be diceH-
ed from our purpose by threats nor by
insinuations or assertions. We may be
thief, possibly been bribed, or obtain
ed money under false pretenses, but
one thing we do know, and it is this,
we were not a success We, by cour"
tesy of our wife, who has purchased a
home for us and so far, all payments
due have been met with her money,
have an humble place without many Of
the comforts of modern household
and lacking at this time some necessar.
les for wife and little ones, aud tho
we feel awful. considering the source
from which the insiuuati0n came shall
not request any of our friends 10 ask
any modification OF the language used.
When under the influence Of liQror we
have done many things we are now
quite heartily ashamed of, but as many
hightOned gentlemen do drink a little too
much and behave badly at times we are
disposed TO ''plck our flint" aid live
down the past, not blushing to meet
our friends from Baltimore, Washing
ton. or Richmond. with whom we have
associated Cor years and whose conf
deuce we still retain but enough OF
tins; gentlemen Of brains laugh at the
idea ofany thing personal, except so
far as a review ola politician and editor,
being in the article which seems 10 have
given offence, and apart from this,
disclaimer of any intention on the part
of the authur was sent to the aggrieved
individual. lis very proper to twit
Messrs. Moses Walton and Smith Tur-
ner of their success as Fgnder SQue'
iuuks. to speak of gentlemen, as
''Sprigs OF nobility or arostocracy," OF
Judge Allen as lacking convictions,
and inferentlolly of suitng his politics
to The popular current, sc. OF ring
master, acrobats, aquarium leaders,
sc. yet "hands off am sacred"
"Shenandoah and Page sustain the
Re>adjusters( Helgomites) by over seven
hundred for Paul and four hundred for
the Seventh of "Jullars VHginian
Nor. 9th. And yet the "Funders"
gained oyer 900 votes on the last fall
elections in this county and the "Hel-
comite" gain on their vote was about
200 and on the issue" GEN. ECHoLs
beat II. Ii. RIDDLEBERGER 81 votes
in Shenandoah and nearly 100 at bis
home. The above boast reminds us OF
the old saying how we apples SWIM
and this Boosting Of the VirgiRian falls
to the ground as does thc assertion that
1.-THE NahOneitsS will carry the State by
&C. ZOO next fall" or tie assertion made
ir the presence Of w. I. Williams aud
others that the RADICALS were not
organized, not making any fight 10 Va.
and that ,ce will beat them and so will
you" and the result was the Radical
electoral ticket aud Funder ticket beat
the Malone ticketlespectiyely over fifty
and sirty thousand votes. This predic
ton as TO tie State may be OWING to
the fact that the Mahoueites failed to
do as they sad, had pOlled every pres
ciuct and county in this State" or be-
cause of circular letter sent by our
party from Richmond along The promi
nent lines Of railroads on Saturday be-
fore election iustructing our party to
support the 10Th of May ticket fearing
Garfield might carry the State" The
past is gone and L suppose the issue
Will be made up about as follows, Shall
the "Riddleberger blll'-so called-be
the basis of settlement with the crodl-
tors? SO mote it be
Yours
ADJUNCT SQUEJUNK.