West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-04-18
WuETSELL SETTLEMENT.
Traveller" Goes 10 Judge Beatty FOR
Job, Bat Finds They Are All Let.

~" "'N J"ct ltScu auoNc tue nOfl-
1on that found myself wonding
my way to Jadge Hesry Clay Beay.
rs IN quest ot u job Of road max
ing. As the strong winter blasts
had whistled through my coat till
1t was no trouble to turn N somer..
saplt through it on either side, and
as | understood he had jobs to let.
| might get me new coat and
some "tcrbacker."
When arrived at tho Judges
oIice he was just getting ready to
leave, and was packing his saddle.
pockets-had some oats IN one end.
couple OF biscuits aud piece of
pumpkin pie IN other. lie said he
was just going out to look over the
roads, and as ho was getting two
dollars per day, he believed in using
economy.
Says !, Judge, | understand
you are Road Commissioner under
the alternate road method, and /
have come to get section to re-
palr.' The Judge flushed up and
said be was not Commissioner un-
der it nc all, but was Com missioner
over II. lie said he was greater
than the alternate method itself.
Il beg your plrdon, Judge, but
you did not understand my mean
ing, as hope you will not thilk
for moment that was casting
any reflections upon the title of
your position III any respect, and
rs | seldom meet with such distin.
gulshcd men MS you are, hope it.
Will DO your pleasure to look over
any errors that an uneducated man
like myself may make" The Judge
looked at my humility and ragged
coat Tor awhile, and says, "NWhat
section do you want ? am in u
hurry; must get out, for it will take
me 20 days TO travel my district to
look over the roads ut 80 per day.
1t will tIko that much time or
more to look over tho section men
and take il off their hands. So,
you see, 1T is fat salary for me. !"
"Wcll, Judge, would like to have
the section from the 4 corners via
OF Nathan 8, including that private
road you built" "Well, you are
too late. Uncle Mute has that.
for he is interested in the road :"
"Why is he interested any more
than any other man 2" "Well,
you sec, that school house up thur
ut Jack Bells, it taken three dis.
tricts to make it go. and they are
afraid it won't hold out, and they
have solicited the fourth, and Uncle
Nate says If he can get that section
OF road, and get it rep ired up, he
would join them. and out Of the
four districts they might have a
school" GLOW IS it about getting
II part Of the Rowlesburg road ?"
"Well, have lot that. Two men
has that whole territory. They arc
fnyorltes Of mno--one was sur.
veyor under me when / was the
County Court, and the other elec
tionecred for me at Albrights when
was a candidate. I put him on
/ the jury once, but never got to re
pay him all for his service until
now. So, you are too late there. Z"
81 suppose you have let II. NJ. Fol
ton have the road TO Amblersburg?"
"No. sir; FELTON, showed too much
partlality when he was Road Over
seer. lie spent all the money on
that road because he was interested
in il, so no can't have no Job
under me. The fact is, Gen.
Lee and myself don't intend to let
any jobs, only to our pets. We have
full control"
"Well, Judge. don't you think
Che people will kick about the tino
and expenses you are going to put
on this system? The people under.
stood it was to be sold ont in half
mile OF mile sections to the lowest
responsible bidder, and let any man
fnve o chance to refuse BID. Not
only that, Judge, but allow me to
make the assertion, that whor you
WIS tho County Court. did you not
cxpend great Tot Of public money
up aud down from your house and
ON toward Terra Alta. whore you
was directly interested ? Now are
/ you, as a public officer. going to
como down on men for the same
thing you are guilty Of yourself (?