The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-18

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did that Of the Gre company which was orgnni-t
zed here son:e two years ago. From The talk |
they made at that time one would have thought |
they were going to play the dickens" Their
ardor, however, cooled in q very few weeks, |
and Big Stone Gap was left in 8 worse condi-
tion than if she had never had any such FIRE |
company. Stick TO your present orgauisa-
ton, boys, and don't 90 the way Of the last
Ere company.
Lent is being generally observed In Big
Stone Gap this year, much more so than
usual. Tails is not widely known, but it is all
the same tree. The religiously inclined are
not making much Of display of their sacrl-
6cea, but they are struggling hard to deny
themselves during the forty days Of lent des-
pite their humility and blushiug disposition.
have had some trouble in getting the mossot
them to tell in what particular way they were
notifying the flesh, but with some per-
sussion and solemn promises not to say any
thing about it succeeded in getting come OF
them to tell me just how they we're observing
lent. 81 have quit lending money, "said How
ard Bulltt, Pete Petit said he had given up
coing to church. "Ihsve resolvad not to rise
So early in the morning and now try to keep 10
nv bed until IL O'CLOCK" said ". E. Shelby,
D. Shelby said he had stopped selling coal on
credit. Billie McElwee said he was trying
h ard not to play poker during lent, and was
hopeful of pulling through. Jas. n. Hodge 10
trying his best to &c. along on three drinks a
day; while DR.. Shelton attempts to spend two
or three hours Of each evening in calling on
some of the young ladies'. It's hard strug-
gle for she Doctor, but am in hopes Of his
sticking to his resolution. Palmer is denying
himself along this same line, and Billie Math-
ews is bringing divorce suits. Joe Haynor is
trying to make everybody pay their debts,
while Mike Harris eoothes the wounded pocket
books of the poor debtors each night with the
swcet strains of his fiddle and banjo. Gua
Hardin IS making great effort to win smiles
10 his friends gloomy faces BY telling big
ysrns. This is rough on Cuff, and his friends
ought to appreciate the struggle he is max
ing. Occasionally Harrington can be induced
to tell an Irish tale if he is feeling very rehg-
iously inclined, and John Payne can be some-
times induced to tell you the pedigrees of the
great ce-horses. Mayor Bullitt, will, if you
insist upon it, increase your 6ne when you are
brought before him after Saturday nights
jag.
Henry Mcdowell is giving his prayerful at
tention to suing all the boys on deferred pay
ments that he possibly can before Easter And
I, vel, am just doing all can 20 help the
other fellows keep Lent
The tastler in the Louisville Times shns
writes of one of the prominent young
men Of Big Stone Gap:
{"Mr. John Fox, the young engineer, now
stationed in the mountain region of Virginia,
has written story entitled "A Mountain En-
ropa,' which has been accepted by The Centur
~ Magazine. The plot is very simple. 1t is
| the history ofa young fellow Of good family
who falls in love with simple, untutored
mountain girl, whom he sees for the first time
riding upon an OK. After struggle between
his social prejndces and his affection he con-
cluded 70 marry and educate her. This he
! succeeds in doing and the story ends happily
in consequence of the success Of his under
taking. Some time ago Dir. Fox called upon
Prof. Proctor and, without telling him that he
was engaged in writing this tale, asked his
opinion of mans marriage with an uneducat-
ed mountain girl. Now said he, tell me,
do you think he could succeed in training her
to be refined, elegant wona= Of whom he
might be proud, or would the upshots Of the
matter be that be would eventually be ashan-
ed of herr
"Well," said Mr.. Proctor, cit depends very
| much Cd the woman. Ifshe was the right sort
of girl think tbat in all probability the
| marriage would be happy pne,"
sfThank you for that opinion" responded
s Mr.. Fox; cit is the very one have expressed
in story which Lam now engaged IN writ
ing"
| HNr. Fox fs we'll known throughout the State.
( He is q warm friend of Mr.. James Lane Allen,
Robert Barns Wilson and Madison J. Cawein.
I It s said that when he is in Lexington With
ME. Allen he cares for nothing but the Blue
grass country and its fine cattle and fruit.
When at Frankfort with Wilson he gives up
everything to adore nature, and positively
shuns his fellow beings. When he descends
/ to Louisville to call upon Cawein be puts the
Blue grass country, the cattle, the fruit and
| nature on the shelf, and has eyes only for the
pretty women pointed out to him by Mr.. ca"s
elm. Mr.. Douglass Sherley cnce said to The
Taafey:
"You should know John Fox. He is ais
idealist and great hero woSsdiser, Now he
used to think great deal Of me, but alter ttae
friendship between us seemed perfectly
cemented he suddenly discovered that had
large teel7 anu III consequence Va @i'o N''sO'
cry be couM 90 tcpger admire me-
The Fire Brigade,
To the Editor of the PoFr, Sir: The Big
Stone Gap Fire Brigade made very ereditabIe
display last Saturday evening. 1t is good
thing and hope the interest in it will not lag
but will increase until we have one of the most
efficient forces on earth.