Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-02-24

! away Ou III sOn0 lohuutiC SpO'
Of earth, where the monotony o.
pedagogism would he broken
land the latent sentiment OF the
soul could be aroused. / would
like to be SOmetchere and see some.
thing new to write about AT a
place where the surroundir g. oi
nature and the caste OF society
would produce fresh ideas, new
feelings and new thoughts, and
bring lack to memory the sssoci-
ations and the pleasures of former
days, when l could again mingle
with imaginative youth, and hask
in the elysian fields of mirih and
beauty and there be permitted to
read and study the volumes of ma
ture whether bound in calf skin,
sheep or dog skin in the spotless
purity of natures foliage, or in the
more delicate folds of the flexible
DEARsKIN. would try 10 solve
the great mysteries therein con-
tanned, and give 10 the world my
solutions. could give an account
Of my primitive days, OF the an
tics which that mischievou5 little
brat "cupid" has kicked up in my
heart. How / have tried in many
a hard fought battle to vanquish
him, and how he has played the
devil with mo In the end. l would
drop buoys in the turbid channel
to warn the unwary that they
might steer clear Of breakers. But
pshaw what Is the use of q man
who has fought the battles of life
for % green summers, and finally
been caught In the meshes Of lille
Daniel CUPID's net, TO abuse the
little rascal because he has been
victorious? I'll succumb to the
powers that be, for, after all, l am
not so woefully cheated. l find it
impossible to recall anything but
a feeble thread of memory of the
joys and sorrows of the past. Let
the dead past bury its dead.
l feel glad that live in a region
where the people are enjoying lite.
Our spelling bee still continues to
draw the people of the vicinity
patroniZe it with manifestations
of Increasing interest, which en-
courages the Juveniles and prompts
them to let out the last link to
come out victorious.
Our Lyceum is getting to be one
of the attractive features Of enter
tainment and is well attended.
Debaters from distance attend
and begin to make things a little
warm for some of our home made
orators. The prohibition amend
ment' will be discussed on next
Tuesday night. l have no doubt
it will be ably handled and the
whole matter be settled right here
and then.
Our beaux and bellies seems to
have imbibed the spirit of enjoy
ment. They are having pound
parties anywhere that they can
gain admittance. One Of these
pleasant affairs was held on last
Friday night at Mr.. j. w. L.'s
| was invited and l went. l play
ed and danced the hjgh-fling.
quafied and L quacked. / just
flung myself around promiscuous-
~ until 2 O'Clock A. NJ, when
some one button holed me and
asked me to retire. This was
nothing more than ] expected, for
/ generally go one step farther
than man ought to do who has a
wife and Is children to look after.
l have often heard it said that an
open confession is good for the
soul. l acknowledge that it was
wrong for me to stay SO late. / |
should have started home IS min
utes after 10 o'clock. But, pll de-
clare! / have been talking about |
myself so much, that your readers |
will think that 1 was the only one |
there. Far from it dear friends,
there was "Spinks and his Dinah,"
cake and his Hannah "Pete |
and Suckey," "Zeb and Dorcas,"
"Obediah and Susan Jane,' "JO-
nah and Jemima." and a large |
representation of the human fam.
lily. The contributions were lib
eral and promiscuous. The great |
big hearts of our people do not
deal out pounds when 1t comes to |
a thing of fun and frolic. They |
measure In bulk. Some brought |
cake, come oranges. others figs, al
monds. cheese. &c. And not a
few, / noticed, brought a good |
sized chunk OF DEAR MEAT, which |
appeared to be quite acceptable to
the most of US. One person !