Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-12
Why He Went Away.

BILL NYE's PATHETIC TALE OF A GOOD
YOUNG MAN.
George W. Peachblow came from the
effete East one day in the prime OF summer
time, and got out of the stage at the But
falo Wallow hotel, wearing plug hat and
a pure heart. Two weeks later man gen.
orally resembling George W. Peachblow'
but wearing November twilight study in
purple and olive green over his eye, rode
into the railroad station of Bitter Creek and
bought second-class ticket for the office
East.
That is the nub of the romance, but what
were the details, the stage settings and SO
forth, which we need to fill up the space be-
tween and to enlighten the gentle reader?
Briefly, George W. Peachblow allowed ne
would not only introduce his plug hat into
the new camp, but he would also start a
Sabbath school. That was all right enough.
Nobody objected to the Sabbath school In
the little mining town. People who think
that mining town is the anteroom OF per
dition are mistaken The miner may be
nomad. but he is not necessarily cannibal
heather. The prospector in the lonely gulch
may have conscientious scruples and mental
reservations in relation to the plug hat, but
he does not eat his fellow man raw.
George W. Peachblow did not meet with
any opposition in his Sabbath school move
ment, and the leading citizens looked upon
his plug hat more in sorrow than in anger.
The Sabbath which had been named for the
organization of the school opened bright
and beautiful. A little band Of children
and young people stood outside the cabin
waiting for Mr.. Peachblow to arrive. He
met them with a proud smile. He spoke
kindly to this one and smiled on that one,
winding up by gaily patting bright little
girl under the chin. He remembered this
circumstance years afterwards. II he is
alive, he doubtless remembers it yet.
The next day he received the following
letter, with which I will close:
CON TO THE WAR PATH
June the 5
ssmister peach blossom Sir.
81 take my pen in hand to say that viii
lick you on sight for your behavior to my
sister on yesterday which was no gentleman
will warn you that you will have to put W
your docks when we meat for kallate tt
jar your frail cistern till you are parallzed
if you think you can come to the fronteal
and chuck q young lady under chin which
is total stranger, you will find that vol
have got the rong pig by the ear witch is MT
and I give you fare warning that | will
ware you out on sight We don't know
much about ferrin laDgwidges hear and
amt POLISHED pensman but | kallate car
drive your done of intellect down into You
tall color in two rounds.
ssPeal your close and throw up your dook
when you see a thick-set young Teller in thu
full viger of manhood's early morn for that
me and will then put a moss aggit on you
brow and watch pocket under your eye
for thirty days.
"You might send this letter TO your fami
ly in the east so that they may know wha
has bekum of you in case your remaiai
should not be found kardially yours Alonzt
B Slugg of Singgtown witch is me the un
dersined.
"P S-My sister desires me to say tha
you kant put her into the infant class no
chug her under the chin with impunity whe1
she is twenty-five years old, even if she is {
dworph." BILL NYE.
Hudson, Wis, Sept. Is.