Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-01-27
BUNKER HILL LETTER.


son is approaching when nearly
all of your space will be required
for more interesting matter to the
readers of you paper, and win
matter more profitable to its wor-
thy proprietors, / almost hesitate
20 write line, at the same lime
knoWing as ! Do that the waste
basket is one Of the modern con-
yeniences which figures in all pub
lie offices, | will venture 10 dot a
few lines.
| deem it unnec sssry to tell
your readers that we are enjoying
return of the glacial period, for
suppose your citizens, il not all
your readers, are enjoying the
same great blessing. It's ju,t the
thing we needed, because since
the holidays everything has been
30 quiet and calm, or in other
words dead that even the spright-
liest child could hardly raise
smile. Now, we can lay back in
our easy chairs, look out of the
window and see more fun in ten
minutes, than we could make for
ourselves in "a hours. 1t takes the
closest scrutiny sometimes TO tell
whether man is deformed or
not, from The different attitudes
and positions he assumes in trying
10 perambulate through our icy
streets. II a native from the tor
rid zone was set down in our
midst, in utter ignorance of ice
and snow, he would no doubt
think we were wcrshipper5 of
stones. trees, horses, cows and ev-
erything movable and immova-
bie, from the manner in which
we bow, and the exclamation of
Joy and comfort (?) which ascend
TO heaven.
1fthis small portion Of the NOR
al vineyard shonld be suddenly
cover, ! up, and the impre ssions
Of buttpr-bowls and other hero.
glyphical emblems, lett as they
now stand Il would be wonder
TO all coming generations what
Kind of people we were 1t is 10
be hoped, however, that no marks
will be left, which will subject us
20 undue criticism. The present
indications are that this period
Uill soon pass away, and leave no
braces OF what might seem ridicu-
lous. Whatever the difficulties
are, the people seem to enjoy
it. All that is in il, the women
must look carefully to their ward
robes, see that the wash woman
has not been remiss in her duties,
and use regular garter, rather
than piece Of tdrried jwine. a
little rend in mans pants is
nothing, all he has to do IL to but
ton up his overcoat and proceed.
The only real safe method Of GET
ting around now is To go bare
footed. | have tried it, not so
much from choice as necessity ;
while it is little rough on that
extreme end Of man it is a sure
protection to the tOp-knot and
saves fellow from eXpres sing
himself in language foreign to his
native tongue.
The only entertainment we can
boast IS weekly spelling bee,
which was organized about three
weeks ago. Other schools became
interested and established similar
entertainments. Miss Lizzie Cor
don, who presides over the Syl-
Wan Retreat school gave one OF
these spelling bees on Tuesday
night last. which was we'll con
Quoted and highly praised. I feel
like saying that Miss G.. has
her school well disciplined, and
gives entire satisfaction to the pa.
irons ana officers of the school
Prof. Knot, CT the Pine Grove
school, also gave one on Friday
night Of last week. | have not
heard the result but Mr.. Knot
stands high as teacher, and
dare say would give any visiting
schools a warm reception.
We made an attpnDt ia Orrar
ize lyeeum at this place and |
don't know ofany place where an
institution Of that kind could be
better sustained than here, were
We permitted to carry it on. We
can boast of three good churches,
which have been built by public
contributors, public school
house, which will cost between
$1,000 and $1,000 when finished,