The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-15

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FOUND DEAn-IasR sunday morn,na
SONS boys. playing In the nsighborhood 81
our private graveyard. found the dead
body Of Big Jim. the halfbreed. who
has bean local character for years The
ooroner's inquest developed the fact that
whisky downed him, and the boys Clipped
In enough to buy him coffin
Big Jim was the first man IN this town
70 draw a gun on Us. and be shot both
hind buttons on our coat while re were on
the run He was also the first man ~
clean out our editorial Office after we Got
started On that occasion he threw ~
through window and the stove after rs
and we ran four miles before we made .
halt. We can't say that We regret his
death, but indulge In the hope that be
viii keep warm during the coming winter.
Pooh OLD FLyi-The other day We 70
csived forty-eight large sheets Of red card
board from Chicago on whieh 70 print
/ signs OF '.for SALE and TO rent" A red
cardboard sign had never been seen In this
town. and the enterprise Of The Kicker In
sparing no expense to introduce them wa
generally and favorAbly commented on.
This, as q matter Of course, ranked In the
bosom Of our contemporary down the
street. md when one 81 those signs Va
nailed up opposite his Office be was Roaded
70 desperation. He went up and waited
for us e Cowboy alley, and when ~ came
along he pulled his gun and began blazing
away.
Poor old Gross eyed, knock kneed alleged
editori He shot and shot, and not bullet
came within rod Of US, and when he got
through we picked him up and dropped
him into an empty barrel and went our
way. We have given him at least fifteen
first rate chances to kill us, but his shoot
ing Is on par with his editing. We rather
like to see him break out once in awhile.
It Is proof that had he been rightly trained
in the school OF journalism he might have
been something Of hustler. We shan't
hurt him, and II it Is any consolation foi
him to come cunning after us he's vel
come to It.
SHE STILL FLOATS. Last week we had
an editorial advising Uncle Sam to take
possession Of Mexico and make it a portion
Of this great and glorious country. We
were somewhat hilarious when We wrote
It, and perhaps we Dragged MP the star
spangled banner ten or twelve feet higher
than she Il usually boosted. However.
The Kicker never takes anything back
which happens TO be connected with Bunk
er Hill Valley Forge and the immortal
George.
1t seems that the article gave offense 70
Senior Emanuel Garcia, the greaser who
runs the gambling shop over the postoffice,
and Monday forenoon be visited the ofiice
to- pull our nose and express hfs dissatis-
faction. He found US OF our guard and
rather had the advantage for the firsi
twenty seconds. but when we got 70 work
he didn't last long The doctor says he
will pull through II Inflammation or cry
sipelas doesn't set In, and We are glad Of II.
He was imbued with patriotic motive, snd
hang man who won't fight for his coun-
try. That's what We were imbued with
when we wrote the article. aud at this
stage Of the game the old nag still proudly
floats In the breeze Of liberty. We don't
know whether Uncle Sam will take our
advice or not, but we want to drop q hint
right here that In case Of war with .
foreign power this town will expect to do
more whooping and to shed more gore
than any other ten Of equal size In the
west.-M. Quad in New York World.