Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10
BEDINGToN NEWS.
Cool nights again.
Plenty of rain again.

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Plenty of rain again.
The hum and whistle of the thresh-
ing machine is heard on every hand.
We regret very much to note the
indisposition OF our friend, Mr.. Ken.
Poole, which necessitated temporary
retirement from his clerical duties.
Mr.. Noble B. Means, of Baltimore.
is rusticating in these parts.
Miss Greenawalt, of Pa, for some
time past guest of Miss Fannie Ny
ers, has returned home.
Mr.. G.. A. Means was in Baltimore
last week.
! Mr.. Geo. Cox moved to Maryland.
near Hagerstown. last Thursday.
Mrs. G. C. Ardinger is suffering
from an attack of infiammatory
rheumatism.
Mr.. Luther McIntire, of Altoona,
Pa, has returned home after visit
to his parents at this place.
Your Correspondent accompanied
| by DIR. A. j. Lemaster spent last
Thursday upon the Potomac, enjoy
ing the piscatorial art. A pleasant
day was spent and we returned home
happy, having forty-two of the finny
tribe in our possession.
The Westminster Forest and Stream
Club took their departure from Fall
ing Waters sooner that was expected
owing to the condition of the river.
Mr.. Frank Myers, one of Beding-
toms young men, will give a picnic
to-day in honor of his friends.
The Bedington Sunday School Pic
mics in the Grove to-day also.
1t has been asked "What are boys
for, if not to buy soda for the girls ?"
No, No. Not for that; they are for
the girls to admire and love and look
to for aid, but net to buy soda.
They are intended for Presidents,
Vice Presidents, Lawyers, Doctors,
&c. They are to ramble in fields and
along streams, impaling katydids,
and decapitating grasshoppers. That
is what they are for.
At one of the pic-nics held in Elmer
sons Grove there were present wit
from the South and West and dane
er from the East, said dancer had not
become very proficient in the manip-
ulation Of his dancing appendages,
yet with dauntless spirit and an eag-
erness to share in the festivities and
gaieties of the occasion was several
times caught tripping the light fan
tastic in his peculiar go-it-
a-time- and I'Il- get ere-bye-and-bye
style to the amusement of said wit of
the South West, who after vain eff
forts to restrain himself broke out in
the following strain very much to the
discomfort of the dancer: "Hey
there Mr.. -- you can't dance with
one foot in the church and the other
in the ballroom, drag that other one
up or get OUT" whereupon said dane
er's lady said to the wit" What have
you to do with it ?" and was answer
ed thus" Oh! nothing, only didn't
want to see him showing his hypoc-
risy to the crowd"
One CT our most prominent young
men has been wearing very pleas
ant smile for few days and your
correspondent interviewed him with
the following: What caused such
a change in your countenance ?" He
answered IA multiplicity of things,
but the principal one is-well come
with me and I will show you," so
taking me up into his Grove and
pointing out some rustic seats said,
"That's the cause.' Filled with as
constituent and curiosity your cores
pendent inquired further, "How
can that be the cause" -" Well / often
thought that this would make a nice
place to hold 'pic-nics, but never cared
to improve it, but to my surprise
| (agreeable) fairjes-I suppose they
were fairies-came and put those
seats there. So you seeI can now
carry out my desire without the Pc
cuniary expense that would have been
incurred. AS to whether fairies loiter
there | know not but if I don't find
out it won't be because don't try"
Strange creatures these mortals be.
{" All for self and none for thee" is
their motto. A good joke on any one
is relished, but good one on ones
self is seldom appreciated, they like
to give but not take, they like to hit
but not be hit, especially those who
figure in the capacity correspondent.
There are exceptions to every rule,
Edmund is an reception. He has hit
and been hit, struck and been struck
but never angered. Others have be-
come displeased only to get pleased
again. Edmund holds that little jests,
cutting sidewise and Unexpectedly
are by many relished, and the one
for whose special benefit they are
given should really feel proud that
they are of sufficient Importance and
their ways so winning as to commend
themselves to the consideration of
that very prominent individual
news paper Correspondent.
EDMUND.
| WOODBURY., N. j.. Nov. 10th, 'S7.