The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-06-27
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the recent storm. Turning to q
paper -four sack which Iijah had
left on his table, he began figuring
on one side Of il the profit that
would accrue to him from the sale
Of his yearlings, and turning Il
over he figured on the other side
the profits that would arise to him
from the sale Of his twoyear oldi
when tho cattle man came around
in the full. A kindly smile lii up
his classic countenance when the
grandtotal was reached. His pleas.
ing labors we're disturbed by Lijah
coming in, singing in dulcet tones
that stirring old song
"a life on the ocean wave,
A home on tho rolling deep"
"Lijah, if you have any disturb.
ers of the morals Of the town, or Of
its peace, bring them in at once"
a fly, your Honor"
A few moments passed, when Ii,
jah entered, bringing in the hard.
est looking crowd that had ever
adorned the prisoners bench in the
Mayors Office. The first victim
was Timothy Cowpenslasher, who
hailed from the Aat-iron ward in
Pomoroy, Ohio.
"Lijah, on what charge is this
man arraigned2"
drunkenness, your Honor"
"Cowpenslasher, what have you
to say~
"Your Honor, / have been suffer-
ing for years with Bright'S disease
of tho kidneys, brought about by
sitting in damp churches when |
was young. Hearing that a MIR.
Brightlived in this place, l thought
| would come down and get him to
prescribe for me. Oh, your Honor,
you don't know how | suffer-"
"Cowpenslasher, l can now smell
gin on your breath from your last
nights debauCh. Lijah says he
found you up an alley by saloon,
crying out, bring forth the frey
and un!amed steed, can ride him;
sound the tom. TOMS, blow the bu.
gle, beat the drum boys, sound the
slogan &c. Now this looks very
much us il you were suffering from
an incurable diseasp. Besides, our
Bright is not the man who dis
covered Bright's disease of the kid
neys, but it was DR.. Bright, Of Lon
don. For making night hideous
and in order that you may have
time for thought, and for The old
whisky to get out Of you, Igiye
you $40 and ton days. Take him
from my sight, Lijuh, he smells
bad"
No. 9 was u sad wreck ofhumani.
ty, who said he hailed from the
burnt district of Middlcport. lie
struck this place for the purpose Of
taking the afternoon train for
Charleston, and Missing that, he
was compelled to await the arrival
Of the II p. N. boat, and while do,
ing so fell in with some Of the boys.
The consequence was, that he looks
like one Of those machines YOU sift
sand through. His hair was of the
carroty kind, all dishoveIed, bis
beard was unkompt, clothes all
tattercd and torn, and he had the
traditional strawberry nose.
"Lijah, what has this man been
doing2"
"Your Honor, I found him near
the Kanawha river, fighting mag
mary snakes, talking balder dash
and fol de rol, In fact he said he
wanted to turn the town upon its
end and paint it red. He had as
n companion a nymph da pane, and
they were making night hideous
with their drunken orgies"
"WOlI, then, the charge is drunk.
enness and lewd conduct. What
have you to say, prisoner"
as this n court? What am l DO.
ing here? l thought I was in
Charleston. Point Pleasant, Point
Pleasant; let me SEQ. Oh, yes, l be.
lieve l have heard Of that place.
This is where they are building 4
rail road bridge, Yes, yes, indeed,
this is where the bones Of Corustalk
are supposed to rest, Why, bless
my life, l did not know this was
Point Pleasant. Yes, this is the
old place where you monied mon
wont do anything to injuro the
town, but always want to shave
county orders at 10 per cent. of,
aud lend their money at usurious
interest secured by deed Of trust on
real cstate-won't scarcely ever
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