West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-01-25
COUNTY NOTES.
As REPORTED FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE COUNTY,
TUNNELTON

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Oh, say. do you know of any thing
that's nicer than coasting i'm the snowY
would suggest to the poet across the
way that he write poem on the beauti-
ful snow!
The frey steeds and Gu tiers were in
great demand on Sunday.
Michael Lynch. the staunch old Dem
ocrat. OF TOWNSVILLE, was IN town on
Saturday.
Squire G.. J.. Shaffer aud family are
visiting relatives at Aurora.
Thps. Cruise, who has been quito SER
lousy i'll, is on the mend.
Jno. II. Phillips, OF this place, took a
flying trip to Eighty Cut on Sunday.
"Wonder what PATSY" will have to
took charge of him 2" said Repl blican
who has the same love for PATSY" that
he has for tho devil.
"Oh the poor seal Is downed at last ;"
said sympathetic Democrat.
Similar expressions were heard by 9th
ers after reading the article headed
Patsy" and Benny in. the last is ,ue OF
Il o Journal.
But, tffen. propose to devote "A little
space to the LII. d. QLong Lost Dude.)
This erudite correspondent, whom shall
call the Sweet Poet OF The Radical hi &
OF Preston, Processes to 500 great imcou-
sistency in my calling Ben Butler
IAN angle with golden wings com.
pared with Radical thieves now
holding Office" Because Harvard
College refused to confer the degree OF
LII. ID. upon Ben Butleris no reason tina:
he is your inferior in any respect. Don't
you believe yourself, Sweet Poet, that
Ben Is an angle with golden wings cons
pared to Longstreet, Mosby and Billy
MahoneT You have the majority Of the
"old buds" on your side when we COM
pare records. re
have no pedautry about me, like a
certain conceited Individual who w :ites
holiday poems know OF, who uses big
words to express small ideas; who max Cd
an ostentatious display OF his learning,
snd who is but visionary dreaming
book worm-a perfect Domino Sampson,
full OF indigested and useless learning.
and utterly destitute of common sense
Perhaps the Sweet POETS a very cons
scientious, high toned, chivalrous gem
tleInan ; bu. one of his distinguished
characteristics is certainly not modesty.
his political gown seems to be 80 firmly
sewed with the stitches OF conceit and
self-righteousness, that perhaps IT Ii j M
possible to break even thread in his
closely made garment. But 1 Will be
gratihed if the Sweet Poet. will condo
scend to answer a dew interrogations, and
this he In justice to himself should do If
he wishes the Republicans of Preston to
consider him the pure, unselfish patriot
and great Republican reformer he pro.
fesses to be. He is after an office. 40 /
am told, and which may ave occasion
to mention in my next letter. 1 don't
court big bugs" like some ninnios /
know of.
Tell nae. Sweet Poet, IL you have always
been consistent Republican, What do
you consider the true principles Of Re,
puulicanismH Did you ever hunger
alter the flesh pots OF Egypt?' In 9th ,r
words. aspire or seek for office at the
hands of the Republican party and failed
to get there Eli? II you have, Sweet
Poo, L would oven at this distance. with
out feeling your pulse or examining your
tongue, venture to diagnose your case
politically sick.
Again, why do you so bitterly assail
Patsy" and BENNY" D.n't deal i'm
generalities, and if you have any specific
charges against "Patsy" state them, but
don't stab man ia the dark, despise
political knavery., You should remem>
Der the advice once given by the grandes,
moral hero tho world has ever seen: III q
who is without SIN, let him cast the FIRST
stone"
When a writer places himself befo re
the public as a critic, no should never
shirk, but come othe front when called
upon. Answer my questions, which are
only The preliminary fire. and perhaps we
can make tho correspondence a little
NOR Q livly and not all one sided.
1t is with great trepidation that throw
myself before the poetclI chariot of the
Sweet Poet, "A cannot expect anything
else than be crushed into infnitisma
atoms, by the literary phenomenon and
great Republican Reforlner Of che nine
teeth century. But In discharge Of dut,
the sublinost word III our lauguago-l
would rather bG reduced to the lowest
degree Of literary attention. :. AN To o,
like the Sweet Poet.
| "lIis face WA tlrturod with despair
And wildly rolled his eye,
| ST. tUuas. - Gf,,,, l..
His collar was awry e.