West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-04-16
TunucIton letter.

I The vertigo correspondent Of the New
burg Herald, Mountain Dew" says be
never seen me unul quite recently.
Awful awful. Tcars blind me whco |
think of this uupardonable oversight !
was lshurug under the impression that
/ everybody ~ The ahole United Sutts bad
seen me,
/ on! lhou improce'cd dciusion! why
should you ircat me thus
When on Gr,I saw me my mouth fl W
open. and you slid down like q muck
wormY Wei, same inLumsn being in r.
situated to me one day last week that !
( looked like f low tina, had swallowed a
toad Have you any sister toads Ia
/ like te swallow one Of Them
Arc you aware of Ito fact that Adam
%as a boy encs, and That he afterwards
got tupcd by woman when Le became n
man Probibly You don't; but such il
the case, nevertheless.
/ If ! wasn't sati' fled in my own mind
that Mountain Dew" il Il harmless kind
| Of "A fellow, and lhai lie is too sensitive 10
hurt any ones feelings, would in all
:atherly candor tell him that he might
find food for profitable r,A elton in that
unwrltten supplement to The DecaloguC
"Mind your own business"
But then, IN d. lis every young" yet
and 1t is 10 be hoped as he advances in age
he will grow wiser; even if he dDes grow
ugly. ! know how this is, ! ueed 10 be
called an awiully pretty boy when / was
child
Now, Mountain Dew don't get mud
and cal! me good for nothing, nasty pole
cat bui just send me wee drap OF that
mountain dew and wen call it square, for
this time.
a. r. Gibson has returned from the
East with bis Spring stock OF goods.
J. + MCGraw, + q, %: Grafton was in
town La; week, en- route for Kiugwood 10
attend the RailfoS3 meeting.
Ellis ShleT, Of lrondale, spent tho SAT-
bath in Tunnelton think Ellis has some
attraction mere.
Died at Irish Ridge, Oh Saturday morr.
ing, about one o'clock a. NJ. April 8, 81.
Herbert, only son Of James VI. JoGorys.
Those VINO Know Mr.. J,ffgrys under
stand The loss 10 him implied by the above
announcement. But only those who
were well acquainted with the child him
self can comprehend that bis death is
probable bereavement to = circle larger
than mere family and friends, for as
am told, there were 10 bin moral and IT,
telIectusl trials wonderful possibSiucs
and great promise, from which much was
expected in the future. ! am not under
taking TO chronicle the death Of I'm or.
dinafy lad, with The usual platiiu leo cor
cernisg ''sbiRipg mark and those
whom the gods love-" but I think him
worthy of mention, ss the more mature
ar noticed, because there was A. indivi3
uaiity 10 tbis yousg life which excited
general In.ertst.
Ills leaf ID persisted iu the green.
And whllo wc breathe The sun,
The world, which credits what is done.
is cold 60 all that might have been"
Not 20 with us, not SD either with the
father, whose remuneration of his grfai,st
hePe and treasure cannot yet bee quiet and
passive, for
"Tho wind Chat swcpt him out Of sim
Has Tlidad aI their yesturc
On the shut door thgf let him in
They beat With frantic gesture"
But these visions Of moment arc
faded forever, au1 wo can only sigh "for
Che touch of vanished hand" and listen
.. -.- Itf... sf 4. ....... .r. a.. 49,.