Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-07-12
a gentleman we'll known to us all.
Here was sight which I'll wager

q gentleman well known TO us all.
Here was a sight which I'll wager
would top anything that took
pace at Winchester, Harper's Fer
~, Potomac Isle or any other
place where the 4th was present.
Three young ladies of your town
Ct won't name them) in company
with Miss Ella N. were out there
in the harvest field taking their
turn in riding the binder and man.
ipulating the levers with as much
skill and dexterity as an expert.
| just thought to myself if this
is not skill brought down to a fine
point / don't know what else to
call it. There in that 25 acre
field of heavy grain was a frail
girl of scarcely Is summers, doing
the work that short time ago it
would take nine or ten men TODD.
| could take one Of those girls
and q good team and cut all the
wheat that Mr.. Noll had, but /
would drive with checks, and she
could sit on my lap and work the
levers. This idea struck me then
as / noticed that the driver had
to ride backwards or his back
would be to the fairexpert, which
is not polite you know. We did
not intend to tarry long i'm one
place, but the novel sight had an
infatuation for me, and / was in
duced to remain for dinner. I
reckon You never kept "Poor
House," but as you are an editor
/ have no doubt but you could
appreciate a real old fashioned
harvest dinner. Just such an one
I enjoyed at Mrs. Noll's-chicken,
ham, sausage with an abundant
supply of all kinds of vegetables
gotten up in first class style, and
dispensed with generous hospi-
tality. We passed by Dave
Stuckey's beautiful home in the
evening, hungry and dry, but
Dave was hauling hay, and we
laid ourselves upon the sacrificial
altar rather than interfere with
his fun. By making very accu-
rate astronomical observations,
however we were driven into the
barn of Mr.. James Pitzer just in
the nick of time by an approach
ing storm. Supper was announc-
ed and to refuse would have been
to offend, so here we filled up
again. BY this time our bread
baskets were so completely filled
up that we never thought once of
the poor furnishing inmates of the
poor house. / told them when /
got home that / thought it use
less for me to furnish anything
more for awhile, as / had laid in
a fortnights supply and intended
to 60 back when that settled
down, and take them with me.
This may be a little rough on the
Arden people, but if a man don't
look after his own interests he
can't expect anyone else to do it.
The neighborhood news is
scarcely worth relating. The
busy season has stopped all Cos
siping and news manufacturers.
Last week we had a pleasant visit
from Charley North and four lady
cousins, the Misses Gibbs, of Ray
mond, Miss. Charley is looking
very well, but complained of our
hot climate.
Miss Mamie Gold, a graduate
of Loanoke college has returned
home, and | am happy to say
wears her laurels with becoming
modesty and dignity.
Will Clendening is home for
vacation, from Dickinson College.
l suppose he is sprouting for some
profession, but / am unable to say
what it will be.
Jake Chapman visited our town
a short time ago, supplying our
farmers with some choice fruit
trees, which can only be had from
the nursery he represents. He con
templates giving our young men
an opportunity of gaining aknow-
ledge of bookkeeping. He wants
a class here, and / have no doubt
will succeed in getting a good
one. He is thoroughly versed in
that branch, and / think our
young men would make a grand
if they should fail to avail
themselves of the golden oppor-
tunity. 1t is a branch Of educa-