The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-10
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An Indignant Doctor.
To the Editor Of the Post.

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An Indignant Doctor.
To the Editor cf the Post.
HEIDELBERG, GERMANY, June q, 1891.
Although your paperis young thing
and still in the throes Of developing an
area of country rich in coal and iron,
and with more natural advantages
than the great God in his wisdom has seen
fit to bestow on any other place, not
excepting Middiesborough, and of educa-
ting On unciyilized class Of advertisers
who are altogether unsympathetic and
totally blind to those things which are the
best for their own individual good, viz,
advertising in the columns OF the BIG
STONE Peso, in spite Of MI these things,
say, your paper has already become so
renowned That it has found its way into
all the frst-class cafes and hotels of the
cities here in the centre of Europe.
Happening to stroll the other day into the
Cafe Heberlein on the fashionable street
of the town, where sometimes go after
dinner for the sake of the excellent tooth
picks which are there to be had; | picked
up the register of the BIC STONE Posi-, to-
see whether the police had yet caught
that man that will persist in firing his
pistol after dark across the river, in plat
3. couldn't find anything further about
this breaker Of the nightly peace; but
together with DR.. Briggs and the question
whether God furnished the pens, ink and
paper with which the Bible was written
or not, and the Heth-S herley acting UNI
der the heat of passion and general mis-
understanding tragedy. found some
thing which panied me very much. 1t
was not that uncle John Hardin himself
can't make catch, though that would
lead to the supposition that the streams
must all be dried up and the people dying
of thirst, Even if that were the case,
Mr.. R. Summcrfcld's bar would furnish
some relief to all those with ready cash.
enough to sip at his fountain, viz, those
who have no immediate deferred payment
in sight. Nor was the picture drawn of
Mr.. Bush and Captain Matheny at all
painful. 1t was somewhat sad, quite pen
sive and altogether more pleasing than
painful. But what hurt my feelings and
reused my ire was the reference to the
unlucky three pound bass which had the
misfortune to catch on several occasions.
Don't understand that my use of the word
bass here is intended to give any Gre
dencc to the vile SANDER that it was al
ways the same fish which l caught. The
word as have used it is the plural, not
the singular, just as the fish were plural
in number, and only singular in the fact
that they were caught anywhere near Big
Stone Gap. An illnatured party whose
temper had been spoiled by losing at the
delightful game Of poker, started this alb
solutely false and in the highest degree
unkind report, and the other Jeaeous fish
ermen, taking advantage Of 2 slight lulf
in the real estate market, were mean
enough to spread it further. That would
not have been SO bad, however, if this
unlucky publication had not appeared in.
your paper, rs the champion of the timber
growing on the Black Mountain, north.
side, of the coal and limestone to be
found i'll the black and stone mountains,
of the excellent iron ores that lie hidden
SO far safely away in the bowels of Wal
lens Ridge. Your paper has won such a
reputation for truth and accuracy that
now the impression can never be erased.
from the minds Of a simple and truth
loving PUBLIC that practiced base arts
of deception ip the only business which.
pursued with ans signs Of success dur
ing my stay In Big Stone Gap. AS soon
ay he reads that article, havegno doubt
the man who lives in Frankfort, to whom
| sold town lot, in fact, entire nous. the.
only man to whom ever sold q =. town lot
and hence the man, will send to the Bull
lit Il Mcdowell Abstract Co., at once to
haye.his title examined, and will Look out
his expense account to see. did mot
charge him an exorbitant commission.
DO you reallze what yoH have done, Dir.
Editor! With few serapipgs of your
pen ana z mills Worth Of ,nginter's ink
you have destroyed the glory whicll I
worked SIX long months on the riyerbank
TO attain. BulIitt the banker, McElwce,
the right leg and left lung ofsthe church
choir, and Mcdowell, the best man OH The
police force, will all bear witness That
they helped to eat at least two fish
answering the before mentioned ;iasserjp-
ton. Its not possible that / could .bave
RECONSTRUCTED the second fish from. the
=, - Hf5 t.t>s tsSt oHCf pSPCCiltEy MS. MARY
Cummins was thought to- have swailowad
one Of them. She was very fioarse for
the next few days. had u deep bass voice.
which was looked upon as good sign in
support OF the superstition. BESIDES
which my trade is one of de- rather than
construction;the most we can CLAIM, 10 do
rs 60 telp the result of other ineiss work
INTO Tue world of trouble and 81 feerfain
real estate markets.
ioon.t demand any money .aamagcs
from you. Az. Editor. for sflie siaaler',of
whichyou have made mo the yictim. Real
estate y too dull and sdYeytisefs are too
scarce Nor DO 4 thresien Is strike YOU ou
9. 9. she f 9 with DOW hide, 10 feel sorry
~ a.erWafsls, and t set yon 10 prom
nae 20 forget be little eiscums t;snce Rmt
! trust l tllas you feel aufioiently pnnIsbed
~ =! .ilayins trough SsAalta lengthy epistle
with 50 many snall lengthy sentences su.es
a Z ol your head and dsedIy regret e
haytng loaned Yourself I'd ne anrca , m,
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