Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-03-09
CHARLES TowN. w. VA.
Feb. 26, 1905.

naturally the same The inhabitants
of the tropics could not long exist ex-
posed to the rigors of the frozen poles;
nor could the Esquimaux endure the
blazing suns of the equator By pari-
ty of reasoning it may be affirmed,
then, that not only the characteristics
but the general history of races may
be largely determined by their physi-
cal environment that the lives and
acts of successive generations must in
the main reflexively agree while their
local surroundings remain tie same.
1t is thus that history repeats itself.
And as it happens that the ancient
history of Bullfrog Flats, from whence
is derived the name of Bullfrog- Belt,
has many coincident facts and features
applicable to the whole Bullfrog race
and region, comparative view of
these may not prove uninteresting or
uninstructive to those persons who
never have met with the original
work.
EXTRACTS FROM THE ANNALS OF THE
ANCIENT LAND OF BULLFRoG- FLAT.
[Vo'. iii, chapter xxi. page 1858
Now it came to pass that in the days
of King K'le-ve-lan the Great there
arose in the tribe OF Cog Magog and
house and lineage of Magog, in the
South land of Bullfrog- Flat, man Of
might whose name was Wily-Willy-
Billy-son And the same was "a
bully-man;; which being interpreted,
doth signify that he was man both
wise and righteous after the wisdom
and righteousness of the land of Bull
frog Flat in his day and generation.
Albeit he was not according to the
law and custom of his brethren and
his forefathers of the house of D Magog
a man of war; for he knew not the art
of Staying with sings and cutting in
struments of brass and of iron; nor
was he after the manner of his fore
fathers and his brethren skilled in
shooting with the long bow; neither
was he from his youth up persuaded
by their enticenents to go upon the
war-path with men of the tribe called
| Moo-no- po-lists, or with the wicked
men called Moonee-bags or Mooneye-
bags; for he was, in sooth, according
/ to his ability, man honest and peace
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pertaining to the entertainment of men.
Chiefly did he excel in all manner OF
ancient music. For he could play up
on the jawbone of the ass, which afore-
time was weapon of war; albeit he
did not invent the same as an instru-
ment to the ancient Bullfrog Flat hur-
dy-gurdy played as of old in B fiat,
that is to say, in the Key OF Bullfrog-
Flat, which from the beginning was
the true Specification of B fiat More
over, besides his playing upon the an
cient B. F. F. hurdy-gurdy with the
B. +. jawbone attachment, the afore-
said Willy Willy Billy-son was singer
OF sweet songs, and likewise he could
pipe upon all manner of piping reeds
whereunto men dance.
Now this same order or degree OF
men, now called Bards, was in those
days known by the name of Polly
tish-uns, and hereby the aforesaid
Wily-Willy, Billy-son was known after
that by his sweet singing, and by his
piping and playing he had gotten to
his name and to his people exceeding
fame throughout Bullfrog- Flat even
unto the uttermost borders of the land.
And when the fame of his B. F. F.
hurdy-gurdy and its B fiat donkey
! jawboie attachment, and exc of his
! piping upon all manner of pipes, was
told unto King K'le-ve-lau, he to-
gether with the chief officers of his
court did rejoice with great joy; for
they had heard, and it had aforetime
been reported among men, that the
meter and likewise the musical nota-
ton of the land of Bullfrog Flat had
been long lost, and that concerning it
no man longer knew anything even
since the days of the good King Jeph-
davis who had of old been gathered
to his fathers in the land Of James Kro
and Dick See. Now this musical me-
ter and notation was in use in the days
of old as a way of incarnation or en-
chantment whereby the dead were
raised and divers wonders wrought.
Wherefore King K'le-ve-lan did great
ly desire to see Willy Billy son,
the Bard or Polly -tish-un of Bullfrog-
Flat who did know to pipe and to
play according to the mode and manner
in which spirits of dead men were
made to put in an appearance in the
days of Jeph- davis aforetime ruler
over the land of James Kro and Dick
See. But be it known that King K le-
ve-lan did not desire to behold the face
of the Bullfrog- Flat Bard that he might
sing, and pipe, and play enchanting
ly to raise the spirits of the dead as in
the days of the King of James Kro and
Dick See; but he would that Willy
Willy Billy-son should come unto him,
SO that by his piping and playing and
singing of the ancient songs of Bull
frog Flat they might raise the devil.
And after many days, during the
harvesting Of the land, King Kle-ve-
Ian sent messengers to Wily-Willy-
Billy-son, even unto his dwelling
place in the land of Bullfrog Flat say
ing, Come; | have need of thee
Then did the chief men of Bullfrog-
Flat, and likewise the furtberInost
inhabitants thereof rejoice and were