The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-07-04

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"You viii detmatolOgy me, will
your"
The last seen Of this wreck, be
was ascending the hill on the
Clarksbtrg road, near town, and
muttering to himself: "Derma!Ol-
ogy, Dermatologist; wonder what
the devil that means j will ask
our school teacher as soon as ! get
homo.1
Liiah at this junclure said be
had in the cooler a man who eyi.
IDENTIFY belonged TO the swallow.
tailed aristocracy. He had a Dis.
tingue air, and in fact was no ordi-
nary man.
"Bring him in, tiiah, and let's
look at him"
Lijah soon appeared with him.
He was d cross between a broom
sedgo politician of "old Virginia,
sab" and a turf man "from Ken.
lucky, sir" In fact he rather par.
took Of a decayed politician Of sew
eral decades ago. His Honor was
rather appalled, at the tout ensemble
ofthe man, and cast furitive CLAN.
ces at bijah, as much as to say,
"what will we do with him?"
"Do l appear before the august
police court Of Point PLEASANT"
spoke the stranger.
"You do, sir; and you are artaign.
ed before mo this morning for
drunkenness and disordorly con.
duct"
Liiah then said he had found him
on the street at 2 o'clock in the
morning, Grating and gesticulating
wildly. Upon approaching him he
found he was expatiating very
loarnedly TO a lamp post, upon the
beauties of religion and the happi
ness Of the marriage state. lie was
also asking the lamp post to got
out Of the street SO as he could pro.
coed on his way, and became very
angry when he was told that it was
u lamp post he was talking to and
not a man.
During all this ordeal he stood
in respectful silence in the pres,
ence Of the court. His Honor
whispered in Lijah's ear, and he
went away followed by this strange
parsonage. We followed, and ere
long found ourselves at the river.
A steamer came along, Lijah went
aboard, and whispered in the Cap.
tain's ear, pointing to the S. p.
Iijah turned his steps toward his
home; we followed, but could not
get anything from him about his
strange movements, but we learned
he had come to town TO enjOin the
railroad company from putting
any more of the super structure on
the bridge piers, as it would spoil
the fishing in the river AUDITING
his property below here, claiming
that he owned to the centre Of the
river AUDITING his land, and that
he and he alone exercised control
and ownership to and along that
much Of the stream, and that no
bloated monopoly should or could
deprive him Of that right, While
in town he fell into the hands of
the friends Of the bridge compahy,
and he fell. His Honor thought ii
best to get him away before Lami.
son should reach town Us lie might
want TO compromise with him.
"wnAF SHALL THE HARVEST BE"
Chas. Neale, u granger, came to
town inorder to rest his tired spirit,
after his arGluous duties in the har.
vest field, and took too much spirits.
Lilo became boislerous on the streets
and would not listen to his friends.
Lijah and Jake happening along
they took him in. When arraign.
ed lie said he was not drunk, anu
offered to wager with His Honor
that he could beat him singing,
"What will the Harvest be-" but
His Honor declined, and said he
WIS satisfied what his harvest
would be unless it quit raining.
Charles, l will fine you So and
costs, and suggest that you go home
and battle your head in cool spring
water"
Tho fine and costs amounting to
IS was paid, and our granger friend
departed to his mountain home.
"wuo TRow'D DAT BRICK"
Harvey Straudor, through whose
veins the warm blood of Africa
flows, was accused Of throwing a
brick at a child on the streets,
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