West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-02
ROwLESBURG RuPpLED.
The Devils Slide" As The Good Pee.
pie Call III Captures The Town
and Goes McrriiN Round.

PIE Caii I'D Captures The Town
and Goes MerriiV Round.
Special correspondence Of TIES ANous.
RowLEsBURG, W. VA, July so.
1894. ~ DeBerry's Palace Steam
Riding Gallery, or as the Cod fear
ing people call l., the "Devils Slide. 4"
Is again in our midst and tho God
less people are shooting through to
Hotel De IIadcs faster than Old
Satin's Chief Clerk can register
their names, If round to two ON
the FLYING Dutchman sends
them. Early last week when it
was rumored that it was coming the
greatest CONSIDERATION prevailed.
Women shriekej. some with iov.
others with chagrin. at tho thoughts
of the horrid thing invading our re
| hglous community. Merchants
looked moroSe and thoughtful while
they carefully scanned their cash
drawers. knowing full we'll that
there would be a depletion in the
circulating medium. -practicularlv
small coin, while they seriously con.
templated depression in the candy.
banana and peanut trade, which is
sure to follow. SO much for the
merchants, now for the husband
men, and those who would be. If
Providence aud the girl were willing.
Soome rung their hands, others felt
their pocket-kooks, and not a few
felt the abrasions and COMMISSIONS
which have but recently healed from
the long and continuous siege of it
last fall. This, however, will be
ayerted to some extent, particularly
among the gontler sex, for the
genial Captain has come prepared
tins time. One-half OF his ponies
arc armed to the tail with right and
left-'eggcd side-saddles, and the
equestrian belle who now mounts
the wooden steed will not be nee
essitated to ride on both sides of
the horse.
However, there IS one serious
drawback and it Is this. the man
who was employed as fireman last
season with the familiar apnolation
of Shorty" is not with them now.
and the girls whom he was infat-
uated with, and who rode on said
Infatuation will now have to "plank
the dun or content themselves as
lockers on. They made both
ends meet here last season without
deprlying themselves of many of
the essentials of life.
Our corporation resolved that
they shonld ec5,omize this time or
they would come out where the
powder did, the little end of the
horn, and they gave them to under.
stand that this municipality did not
place merry-go-rounds on the "rree
list, " and prohbItive tariff Of five
dollars per day would be charged.
10 augment the trouble tho grove
on which it was located last season .
had changed hands and by the same
token had changed the price, for it
had advanced three times that of
the former season.
But owing TO the natural resources
OF the ground, such as fuel. water.
etc, they accoeded to the terms.
but the tax they strcniously refused
claiming it was tyrannicIl rs well
as unconstitutional. Our Mayor,
however nothing dauntod, smiled
sardonic like, took n fresh chew Of
scrap stiffcned up his back bone.
and sent Sergeant Dawson out
! (de) Berrying. Pat arrived at the
"Patch," but found (dc) Berries
not quite az green az he Anticipated.
in fact they were too ripe to be
picked, and told him they would
pay one dollar per day and like
German with the Senate Bill, they
said it was that ornotbing. SO far
they are masters Of the situation.
and have galloped their hobbies
rough-sbod over our town council.
j. NAPIER TANDY.