Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-03-24

the buds TO open their little boxes dis
playing tender leaves and hints o
color which, in few more days will
produce robe of loneliness which ma
ture can wear but once in year.
The queenly dignity and melting
tenderness Of March has gone far to-
ward roofing out our Unborn hatred Of
her vacillating, supercilious charac-
I ter. For more than half Of her visit
her deueanor has been perfectly IRE
proachable, and if she leaves without
turning into bowling fury we will
have one pleasant recollection Of her
through a period Of something less
than half a century.
Did you hear that thunder, Did you
hear the language that fell in its low
rumbling. The propliesy-"Will
Mckinley for President, Tom Reed
for PRESIDENT
Detective says he didl't know be-
fore that Lot had political aspi-
rations." She didn't know it herself
Her mind is something similar to a
duck pond. in rejecting from its shall
low surface the image of every passer-
by. IF her writings SAVIOR Of politics
more than anything else tbs because
the distorted and pinched face of ha,a
times looked oftenest over this same
pond, and the picture is feflected in
| Democratic political miSyuie. Any one,
though fool, can now see that the
party lacks capacity. The Toad
Democracy tried to ape the ''Ox" Re
publican and while the OK went to
grass the toad, with aspirations as big
as hippopotamus, inflated its dimi-
nutiva anatomy so full of wind that
alas, it 6a,Stt
Detective" we feel not a little
flattered by your notice. Next to
David, the Scribe, you are the most
interesting correspondent of our be-
loved paper May you retain your
prestige; may your laurels never
wither.
Did you get a valentine? We did,
and the sentiment fits like a shirt on
a bean pole A fat woman 1--WE are one
of Pharaoh lean kind, stingy grasp
ing, rich, boarding money, wearing fine
clothes, sporting diamonds. How ap-
propriatel We never owned a dress
that cost over ten dollars, never fol-
lowed the fashion, never saw the day
that dollar could be stored away for
possible old age. We do not object
to valentines, but there are some faults
in our makeup that project like sharp
thorns, and an appropriate valentine
might have been hung thereon.
Despite the hymns and oft repeated
prayers we are sure the man with a
cloven foot is sneaking around, for
there did not seem to be anything in
the bland air THAT swept whistling by
The corners of our shoemaker's unos-
tentatious RESIDENCE to stir up strife,
and we do believe still that the wind
was innocent, and that the evil could
be traced to the Devil himself, who
crawled through the half open door of
the close shop and stirred these broth
ers and behold they fought and might
have spilled each others blood, had
not the wife acted the part of a little
peacemaker" and pouring oil on the
troubled waters, thus averted the trag-
edy.
Just across the hill full grown girl
was sent to borrow -four of a neigh
Dor who was absent, the girl was sue
cessful to fault, returning shortly
after with not only flour but other
coveted articles, and again l say it
was nj the fault Of the March wind, it
was not the fault of that blue-eyed
girl, but the Devil inside of her cove
tous heart that did the stealing and
prompted her return to the neighbours
house the second time in daylight for
another load of plumber. Watchful
friends were now on the alert and sent
word to the woman that her house was
being robbed and she hurried back
home a little too late to catch the
thief, but called from her window for
the keys of her kitchen door and the
mother came In rage, assaulted the
lady of the house and received a Sc
we're pounding for her outrage. We
feel like patting that little dove of
woman for her bravery but just where
she got the courage aud strength to
defend herself we can't make out and
as for the other woman, why ofcourse
she is ''behind the bars" where she
should remain for this and countless
other offenses against the law and or
der. Again we say this mother was
not acting out the precepts taught by
a Christian father, but the Devil had
crawled into her and made her obey
his instructions.
After all her past raids and subse-
quent arraignment she has been pen
itential and washed her guilt away
with her own tears and punishment
was withheld in the merciful hope
that she and the Devil would part
company. But vain hope, she used
her freedom to commit the same Of
lenses and was ungrateful enough to
curse her liberators. The good peo-
pie for miles around have come to the
conclusion that there is no use to have
law if that law does not protect their
persons and property from public and
noted thieves.
Medical authorities have made a
discovery that it is best TO put pillows
under your heels and sleep with your
head down, but they would never
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