The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-20
(COntinued.)
PREACHERS.

the Gospel.
Morgantown boasts of some prim-
tive preachers. The earliest seems
to have been about the time of the
Reformation, since an old citizen,
it is said, was wont to claim that he
was baptized in the Old Presbyter-
ian Church, when an infant, by
Martin Luther.
A number of the early settlers of
Morgantown were of German birth.
1t is related that the pastor of a
Morgantown congregation once call
ed upon an old German citizen and
during the pastoral visit the CONVEX
sation was directed to the subject Of
reading the Bible. The minister
spoke of a pious sister who delighted
in reading the Scriptures, not mean
ing to draw any invidious compar-
isons but only citing an example, he
said she read it more frequently than
any other person he knew, having
read the Bible through as often as
three and four times in year. The
old gentleman shook his head doubt
ingly as he said, "By Got. She
must hat one of these leetle Bibles
A local preacher was once passing
the toll gate at the suspension bridge
in company with his mother-in-law,
who plumed herself on the acquisi-
ton to her family ola Minister of the
Gospel. When they reached the
toll gate she enquired of the toll
gatherer if he charged Ministers of
the Gospel toll, to which the hard
ened old gate keeper replied, "Oh
no we don't charge ministers of the
Gospel anything, but we charge
these id little one horse preach
ers, though
The following did not occur in
Morgantown but in the upper end
of the county" An ex-Superintend-
ent of Schools vouches for its truth
and the reason for relating it here is
apparent.
The preacher was making pastor
ial visit at the home of sister who
had been but recently converted.
The good man noticing that his con-
vert was i'll at ease in his society
was DESTROYS that her embarrass-
ment should be overcome. Said he
SISTER, | notice that in addressing
me you call me Mr.: since by
faith we are now members of the
same household, l address You as
sister -, and will you address me
as brother -?" The sister was
greatly disconnected, but blushingly
replied: 20. HI no. that would
sound so ID silly" Another IL
lustration of the force of habit.
YE EDITOR.
The following joke on the editor
is from Hon. j. j. Browns Centen-
NAL address:
THE Spectator was published
about 1915 by William McGranihan
& Co. Our old friend and fellow
citizen, Nicholas B. MADEIRA, whose
stalwart virtues were honesty and
want of suspicion, was the moneyed
partner of the concern and was sell
dom at the office. McGranihan, who
was very Incorporate in his habits,
did the work. Regularly once a
week, on the day the paper was
struck off, McGranihan called on
"Uncle Nick" for money to buy
whisky ''to thin the printing ink. y
For a long time it was cheerfully
furnished, until one day "Uncle
Nick" concluded to visit the office
and see how things were getting on,
when his righteous soul was greatly
vexed within him to find his working
partner lying under the printing
press dead drunk"
EPICUREAN.
Morgantown has long been, and
still is, noted for the hospitality of its
citizens.
''The various cares in one great point
combine,
The business of their lives-that is,
to dine"
In the days of "Auld Lang Syne'
Rolly Scott and George Hickman
were among the practical jokers of
Morgantown, and Mr.. Scott was
something of an epicure. He gave
royal entertainments to his friends.
The rarest of game was procured for
his table, regardless of cost, and he
delighted to experimentally test the
qualities of different kinds of meats.
At one time he would have ground
hog, at another time opossum, and
he is one of the few persons of whom
it can be said that he "ate crow"
William Salyards, Esq, was an emf
nent iron man in his day. He was
the foreman of Clinton Furnace. 1t
is said that Mr. Salyards was once
entertained at the Scott mansion,
and was at breakfast served with
fried rats a la chinoise. The uned-
ucated stomach of Mr.. Salyards re-
.yoltcd. 1t is said that Hickman had
very fine fatted calf, and Scott was
the owner of lean, ill-favored CALI
Scott was frequently rallied by
Hickman on account of the ill-favor-
ed condition of his calf, and in order
to get even with him Scott exchang-
ed the calves, and backing Hick-
mans so it would not be recognized
employed the owner TO butcherit foi
him. After it was dressed he kindly
sent Mr.. Hickman a quarter Of the
veal After that Hickman did not
hesitate to steal SCOTS poultry from
his table whenever opportunity of
fered, and it is said that not unfre
quently the roast disappeared from
the spit and the ice cream from the
freezer while Scott with his guests
would be seated at the table waiting
for the yiinds to be brought in.