Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-11-17

Criswell and Fred Selbert were toss
ing cents for the beer. 1t made him
mad. "Here, none of that-no free
,rhisEey or beer on this boat. 1t has
proved bad thing to monkey with"
and he spit tobacco juice in Loge
Guinn's ear and wiped it off with Dad
Manford's handkerchief. This made
them both angry and they proceeded
to kick the seat Of Billy's pants.
Frank Thomas kept up the fires.
1t kept him busy, only having copies
of Jim Frazer's speeches to burn and
Some barrel slaves of Williams and
Schill's "Old Rock and Rye" But
Frank is nothing if not brave, and
remembering the $25 that Getzen-
danner pocketed, he grew excited
and threw in the Democratic plat
form. 1t was pretty oily, and the
stoves become red hot. BY Franks
side stood the noble old Roman,
Phil Showers. His face was set and
determined; his lips,moved silently in
meditation, and as your reporter
neared him, he caught the words:
eThe memories of past victories trip light
ly by
And leave the faintest trace
But the lesson l was taught on Tuesday,
Time never can eftace.
NV hand has forgotten its cunning.
The great
sACHEM OF FROG HOLLOW
has lost his hold on the confidence of
the voters. Let him now 60 up the
river to the burial grounds Of poor
Hancock, Tilden and Grover. My
race is over, my usefulness gone. !"
It was sad to see the old fellow in
his fallen state of political desuetude,
and wiping tear from our eyes we
left his trembling form.
Hank, whose sweet voices are those?
Angels No. Mugwumps? Yes.
F. Aler and Swope, seated on the
clothes-line, are mournfully singing !:
"Good-by. good-by, our good old cabin
homes,
We leave. we leave, we leave you now to
Mid tombs, and mists, and crumbling, fall
en- stones.
To inspect, to inspect, to inspect poor Gro
ver's bones"
Vernon then assumed an attitude.
but Charley O'Neal Immediately
walked up and arrested them on sus-
picion, but not until Swope had MUIR
INJURED: eff was so soon done tor,
what in the ID was / begun for Z"
On the deck the junior Senator was
pacing impatiently. Every now and
then his hand would involuntarily
hunt his vest pocket, only to be pull
ed away with a scowl. His hat was
pulled far down over his eyes. Sud-
denly he seized a pencil and madly
rushed to Colston.
''wE ARE YET SAFE"
he said. "Look here. (Took out
piece of paper.) Shanghai will give
US 80 majority; Falling Waters Is.
That beats Miller and Feidt !" eyes,
but d--n it, that don't elect Cleve-
land! What has Miller or Feidt to
do with my post-office?" and the cap
tain rushed down stairs and buried
his head on
LAWYER WHITES
breast. White took chew of tobac-
CO and said: "Don't mourn, Billy,
expect would have been Post,mast-
er, even If Cleveland had been elect
ed. / have been here two years and
none are greater than me Fallen
now, / will yet arise to avenge the
political death Of poor Lem Ho yard.
I'm little, but o my! Watch n d spit
l6 feet" and he kissed the ter gled
locks of his commander and disested
another tooth-picS. Westenhaver
just then strolled up. He might have
looked worse, had memory failed to
remind him that his friends had once
defeated him. Now, he was going
up to see some of them buried, and
APPARENTLY WASN'T MUCH
put out by the funereal appearances
around him. Anyhow, he was there
to show them the route. Billy Boyer
smiled sick, quiet tariff for revenue
smile, as he thought of his explana-
tion of the leading issues Of the day
to the people of Vanclevesville. And
just when he has become so well ac-
quainted with the stations and men.
He and Dave walked out to the star
board swatch" and drank in the beau
ties of nature.
Daylight was we'll advanced, but
not half of the passengers had arri-
we'd. Colston was fussing around
about losing time saying the whole
democratic party would be at head
waters before the "Saclville West"
arrived. Suddenly there was COM