West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-02
OUR POOR RELATIONS.


Young Ladies. Tho article was
also published in the Oredd, the
Seminary Journal. IL was written
by Miss Lynne Wadiell, of Bran
donville, thus county, who has been
a pupil at this Seminary the pcst
three years, and will graduate next
year.
Our poor relations might furnish
material for harangue on country
cousins who stare and eat with their
knives or old maid aunts who pow.
der and wear false frizZes and ride
ulous com binations ofcheap ribbons,
or, even eccentric uncles who wear
paper collars, turn their pantaloons
up at the bottom and say "How p"
when they do not understand what
has been said.
But the poor relations under con-
slderatlon never gave us cause to
blush at their uncouth ways, for the
poverty which sometimes degrades
man and causes him to forget his
best interests and live without an
aim never turns them flom their
best instincts or causes them to lose
courage for one moment.
They are worthy of our thought.
too. Indeed, wisely has Richter
said, Llfe in every form should be
precious to us for the same reason
that the Turks carefully collect ev
cry scrap of paper that comes in
their way because the name Of God
may be written upon it.
OF course, being poor there are
many of them. If you should un-
dcrtake to onumeratc them you
would find it an impossible task,
they are so widely distributed over
the earth. Unlike most other poor
relations they are very self reliant,
and each one, no matter what char.
acterlstics he may possess in COM
mon with others, is yet master Of
an individuality entirely his own.
In the matter Of names they ex
hibit a remarkable linguistic talent,
as is proven by the tongue twisting,
! jaw-breaking names some Of them
have. No wonder school girls, when
they encounter n particularly long
name in studying, call it "horsc
block and proceed without at
tempting TO pronounce it.. No won
der none but naturalsts ever call
them by their true names, but give
them nick-names or common
names"
There are iunumerablo families
of them, and in each family there
are astounding numbers Of children,
grand children, and even great
grandchildren. vet all these fami-
lies were founded by twin brothers.
the Ioa's, named respectively Proto
and Meta. The family Of Protozora
consists Of four children only, Mo.
nera, Gregarlnidn, Rhizopoda and
lnfusoria, and the grand. children
are stllI fewer in mum Der.
Metazoa, however, bad what
would ordinarily be called a large
family, consisting Of eight children,
SpOnzlda, Coclenterata, Echinoder-
mata, Vermes. MoIlusca, Arthro-
| poda, TunIcuta and Vertebrate,
and almost all these have large
| families.
Many representatives. Of these
families are very beautiful, their
beauty ranging from the pathetic to
the majestic. Miss Fawn, grand
daughter Of Vertebrate, is one Of
the most attractive types; It's little,
graceful body moving with rhyth-
mic precision, its soft, restfu colors
delight:ng the artist, its dreamy,
looking eyes being an index
TO its gentle nature.
Besides the really beautiful, there
are many that charm by their pert
cunning ways. What could be
more tautalizing than saucy Master
Squirrel, who, after waiting until
you have come within convenient
reach Of him, darts up a tree with
the agility Of sunbeam, waving
his bushy tail coquettishly as If to
say. "Catch me if you can ?"
Nothing could be more droll and
ludicrous than Mr.. Owl with his
air Of combined gravity and sa-
picnce as he winks 80 knowingly.
Some Of them live IN tho oldest
houses you ever heard Of. They
ought. by all means, to have had
an extensive exhibit i'm the aFchl-
tectural department at the World S
Fair.
Skillful Sir Beaver, son Of Ro.
I dentia and grandson OF Vcrtibrata,
wields his caudll appondago and
sharp teeth so successfully that he
can build himself comfortable, il
not 3 cosy, home in an incredibly
short time. These houses are small.
/ usually built near streams, the mate.
J rial being moss, mud. sticks. sc.
| They are mound shaped and might
be SAID TO be on the order Of piO-
neer sod houses.
Young Echiuoidea, son Of Echi.
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