West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-03-12
Correspondence.
TunncIton Letter.

what | heard a mad-looking individual
remark. the other day. Omit the almost,
PAL aud youll have It.
Item Catcher, of the Enterprise hit
the nail on the head wheu he reminded
the law makers of Preston county OF the
fact that taking prisoners To- Haywood
was an unnecessary expense 10 the
county. Why couldn't they have tried
them before Squire McCaGer,y, OF
Newburg or some other Justice near a,
hand? To use an old adage, economy
is the source of wealth.
am always willing to correct my errors
and crafty the wishes Of the fair one
1 have just learned that my account Of
Capt. Tom Aliens adventures to see a
Prestonian 6clle lisa mistake and ell re:
ports to the contrary are bogus.
Lucy" Of the Journal, went 70 Wash
iueton, D. c., to see Gen. Garfield iu
augurated. Miss Gsundy says that 'snl'
ran short of money when she arrived al
Keyser and had 10 take it atuot irom
there. Thou art truly patriotic, Lucy, to
Go this.
Nv old ami esteemed frienI. p +. Clu
field, Of Hpwcevil4e, wss in town, or
Saturday. was Glad - see him hacking
so well after bis long 81 e cC sickness
The intelligent aud attractive, bii.s
Alberta SA-ff,r, OF Austen, was visijng
in town, last week.
Ii is universally regretted by all that
AIR VIII - EI4urpnvtA IL
us. lie will move to Fairmont the FIRST
of April, VIII re he will engage in the
practice Of law. In point OF intellect and
fidelity, Mr.. Raymond has but few equals
and l predict for bright future. He is a
gentleman that any community might be
proud Of, and his leaving will be sorely
felt by this county. An, viii how
much we sbsll miss you from our craft, ;
language fails TO tell, for the greeting OF
GIN and c. by 'Ha will be heard No
more earnestly hope that you Will
hDd your new field of labor more con
genial and prosperous Than "puuudiEg
brass. My best wishes attend yoH aad
your fair lady.
Jno, Barton Payne and Neil J. FoTtney,
Etqrs., of Kingwood, were al tnu
SW caringen House for a short time on
Sunday morning. The boys gave a
glowing account ct the inaugural fcs-
tivitles, So.
BOnaf.ld, though hast Il, Us,
And thy snoring no more we'll hear,
For thou hast taken it along
With thee, 10 tue home YOU
Now adore. Five long years
Have we listen 10 il, with
Melancholy irown, and five
Add twenty more years wcnld
We idol IT IN preference TO
A "CtoWn!"
Mrs. Il. can rest IN quetness,
For her iIksome wnIk is dsLe
Her wishes have been granted
But she still remains ia town.
Her 'bash-eaters" they will visit
Her when her lady friends they
Call around, for her sofa has
Been spotted and the courtin'
Shall be renown
res, the Bonafeld House has changed
hands, much To- our chsgrine. We were
all sorry to lose Mr.. Il aud his smiable
wife, but we trust our loss will be their
gain and pleasure. Their house was our
home dOmicile, as IT were, where
gaYety and supremacy reigued supreme
But alas ! the best OF friends must
part" and OR parting from under the
same roof hss cast duloriiC emile upon
our ugly ph;Z, while theirs, i trust, is
is vice versa.
Our new landlord, Mr. L. L. Swear.
ingeD, is not, however, stranger TO us
Luther is we'll known to us, and no ore
can speak OF him only la laudaiOry terms.
AS gentleman, he is laudable, Rtoisl and
accommodating He needs TO better
commendation for success &c has an
esiimnble lady, who, no doubt, will prove
as affable as himself. We all heartily
Ipnrnn Mr. nd
midst, and hope they have come to etay.
The smiling face Of Squire MCGinnis
OF Howesville, was noticeable on our
streets, on Saturday.
Jimmy Nugent amused us with his
anecdotes, on Saturday evening.
Fatty Guseman says, OH attend to
The dear and horse if yOu'll attend To tie
other decrs."
The ''lady killer Of Austen, jimmy 8.
Hunt, was up here on Saturday, endeavor
ing TO convince ''our RiTls' that he is
superlative 10 us, That's too "ScldOm
Seem" boss.
Johnny Graham says he vents 10 Egaur-
vile, On Sunday, because 10 was good
sleIghing snow. Now, Johnny. didn't
you lei-e-b known that you are euamor,d
VITA those curious lCtiers2 ! think so.
Now for that wHyword, unfortunate
thing, myself / have broke measures
with Gs field, and last week I wrote MIN
o frosty Keen, Democratic letter. Hp
replied IN terms Of Chaslisement. and
promised me upon his honor that
i should have n 'pOst office - but This ia
Tuesday, and yet have not heard o word
from him, God have mercy ON me
q poor iusipid, inocuatious, duptd, uuTor-
tunate fool The sport, the miserable
victim OF political pride, bypocbOu5flsc
Imagination, cEonisiug seDHbili,y, aud
bcolam passions
~ wien that ] were dead, but Pm Dot
likely fo die
have this moment got n hint; I lpar
am something iikc--uudOue but hon. /
for he hest Come, my vsdc mecuu gii. /
tor, accompany me through tbis. 90 nue..
miserable world You must not desert /
me. Your friendship Z think J can couut
or, though sh uld dsto my missiycs /.
from marching regiment Of defuuci T.
politicians Euly u November 1880 /
reasoned orr % recruiting drum as nov f.
foriorn hope, Tint 7 would be- ablc 10 grl .
% poet office But alas, fond alaef Nh I
memory ever dcN i have been cstr.-
cized, as 10 were, from faufriup ,b,
pockets Of my trousers OF the rutIic ~ .
pcusc.
Seriously though, life ~ 'his monsp,
presents me with but melancbniv r,r. .
but my brain will soon De sound and I
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