Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-15
MARTINSBURG MUSINGS.

of the Ledger.
MARTINsBURG, Mo-, July IA Rev.
Joe Allen, of the Methodist Church,
preached in this city Monday night.
Clarence Buell., who has been sojourn-
ing with us several days, left Monday.
Sad are our hearts.
Jno. W. Douglass and his little daugh-
ter, BERTHE, left last week for Elk Lick
where they will rest and recu-
perate for a month.
Bachelors Hall' is now deserted, |
Reader Wren, Jerry MCGOWAN and Leon
ard Clements having "laid by" their
crops and returned to Galloway. We
will miss you, sadly, boys.
Miss Ella Hays, a most attractive and
interesting young lady, returned home
Saturday after q protracted visit to Lad
donia and Vandalia. We are glad to
have her back again.
Mr.. N. NJ. Friedman, our handsome and
energetic young p~hoto-copyist, has pur-
chased the neat little cottage of Lee
Grant. This fact, coupled with 'Pete's"
frequent visits to st. Louis, indicates that
he will soon quit sewing on buttons and
darning his own socks.
A quiet party of religiously inclined
young ladies and gentlemen attended
preaching in Wellsville last Sunday night.
After the sermon they repaired to the ice
cream parlor and enjoyed a "frozen
feast" before the return trip home.
A party of young ladies and gentlemen
%excurted to the a pond Monday night,
and by the light of fair Luna, INDUCED in
a smooth sail over the placid bosom of
the pellucid water. With the exception
of a few feminine scares and a general
wetting everything passed off pleasantly
and tremendously.
We are a long time getting that Mar
tinsburg paper. So long, in fact, that we
are halfway inclined to opine that it will
never get here. In the meantime the G..
R. W. will continue to supply the news
and chronicle all current events.
Rev. G. R. Dodson, a young minister
of fine promise, preached two eloquent
and impressive rmo here last week.
This is his old home, and he was received
with every evidence of esteem and ap-
probation.
Mrs. Wilson, mother, and Mrs. Pogue,
sister of our genial postmistress, Mrs.
Sara Taylor, are at present visiting that
lady.
Last week at Montgomery City, Mr..
Rombeaugh vas welded to Miss Mary
Taylor. They are now in Martinsburg
visiting DR.. w. F. Taylor and other rel
atives of the bride.
Martinsburg now proudly boasts of
the champion sprinter'' of Audrain and
Montgomery counties, Mr.. L. P. Crigler
having gained that distinction at Wells
vile last Saturday.
Milt Corder claims the distinguished
honor of having brought to the Martins
burg market the first load of this years
oats.
Mr.. Jno. Hawsler, living near Liberty
church, fell from an oats stack last Fri
day and lodged under a wagon to which
a team of spirited mules were hitched
The animals were terribly frightened and
dashed off at a break-neck speed, badly
bruising Mr.. H. about the neck and head
He is seriously but not dangerously hurt.
Last Sunday afternoon, while an intelli.
gent party of young ladies and gentlemen
were discussing topics of general inter-
est, the question of OSCILLATION was breach
ed. Miss N. j. being pressed for a deini-
ton of "a kiss" explained it as being ga
simultaneous and paroXysmal contact OF
the labial ~appendages of a man anc
woman respectively, and that the young,
er the parties concerned the more parox-
ysmal would be the paroxysm." Severa
of the older heads present, viz: C. B.
c. IL. G., II. s., j. w. c., L. c., B. c., Z
Ii. and NJ T. demulred to the latter par
of the defining clause and declared thai
age and experience marred not the sac.
~charineness of the SOULFUL kiss but added
hereto delicious fl avor. A heated argu-
ment was the result of this variance Of
opinion, both sides holding the for
admirably till G.. II. G. suggested tina
since both old and young were presen
that a practical test be made, and tn,
question thereby settled. This quoted
the argument, for one of the young ladie;
expressed the sentiments of al. by bold.
ly asserting "that a kiss was no good will
any spectator other than the ma in III,
moon"
Now come, "Annie Laurie" that's
nice old girl, don't elevate your spina
column just because We wanted to en-.
circle your sylph-like waist with GU
coat sleeve. We didn't mean any harm
by 1t. We have Il weakness for sucl
things, and thought, too, you might enjoy
il. but then if You are going To get mat
and prod us in the side with that sar
castle pen of yours We will stop RICH
here and swear we never said a wore
ahont it. Anyhow meet us at the banque
and let's have that proposed "sketch'
made. Our hirsute ~appcndage is gettin,
too thick and We want to show the pic
ture to Mrs. Senior. SENIOR.