Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-03-24

The associations of teacher and
scholar, very naturally create an
affection which is hard to suppress
when the time comes to separate.
| have become very much attach
ed 10 my little family and / cam
not give them up without deep
sense Of regret. / can say that
they have all treated me with the
utmost respect and have behaved,
not only like children who love
and respect a teacher, but like
childien who have had the proper
training at home. Whether my
duty has been performed in an &C
ceptable manner Or not, | will
leave to the judgement Of my pa
irons. / can cheerfully commend
them 10 my successor as loving
band OF children, among whom
discord and quarreIs are unknown
and all Of whom pos3e that no.
bic attribute and rich legacy
good common sense
The public sales within our
reach, have been numerous we'll
attended, ami property bringing
excellent prices. From what / can
learn Col. Frank Silvers sale leads
the van. His stock being of the
improved kind, brought fabulous
prices. | WAS not there myself,
but Bunker Hill was well repre-
sented and one of our en,erprising
farmers who attended, was induc-
ed to invest in one of the Coils
famous imported Bucks. Wheth-
er it was for his royal blood, his
antiquity, or his symmetry that
prompted this bold strike upon
the part of our friend ! am at loss
to know. The said Buck, which
is supposed to be of the noted fold
of King Henry VII, and whose
prOgenitOr Was brought to this
country from Leicestershire, Eng.
land, by Christopher Columbus on
his first voyage, is destined 10 be
the bell-weather Of the county and
will doubtless occupy front par
Tor in your Agricultural Fair
grounds next fall l once heard
this same man say lin his extreme
mOdestry) that he would as leave
nave a "rotton apple as An OLD
SHEEP" Well, my opinion is
that age has the advantage some
where, either of the Boss" or the
sheep, but at the same time l will
venture to offer as an apology for
his speculation, that apples are
very scarce and he went upon the
principle that he might as we'll BE-
oored by and old sheep as lamb.
When the country becomes stock
ed with the royal blood of this an
tiquated lamb, he will no doubt
return him to the place from
whence he came under the nom
de plume of an American billy
goat, and he will bring him back
his money with interest and again
jump and skip in the green pas
lures of his nativity.
DR.. Porte Morrison, who has
recently located amongst us,meets
with favorable success. His good
nature and social qualities is bound
to rebound to his ultimate success
One great advantage the DR.. has
over most men, he is not hard to
find. He is most always moving
around and all you have to do is
10 throw your head back and look
up, and if he is in the neighbor-
hood you will be very apt to see
Dim, for he towers far above the
ordinary "man' in this town, yet
we have some of vigorous
growth. AS to his success, that
will be established by the cath"
people repose in him, which cure
more than his drugs. His prac-
tice already extends beyond the
limits of the State. He has had
occasions to 60 into old Virginia
several times, but | notice he does
not carry his pill bags with him,
so / take it for granted that he
merely goes there In cases Of con-
sultation, which | think ID cari-
tol send off for an smatuer In the
professions. | heard that DR.. Jim
was here few days ago. Think
AiS iShNC bdltCd q
with us; we would have been
glad TO have met him on our own
dung He performed an OPP
GRAFTON on our yo ng friend, Char
ley kIlmer, who has been suffer
ing from an abscess caused by q
strain. l am glad to know how
ever, that he Is better now, and
L
Martha Surghnor. of Phillippi, is
here on visit to her daughter,
Mrs. DR.. Grantham She is also "A
sister Of Mrs. Chas. Stuckey. 1t
has seldom been our privilege TO
meet such a kind motherly lady. |
1t being her first visit here, / hope
she will remain long enough to
bee ONE acquainted with our PEG.
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