Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-08-29
M0LER AVENuE.

A1AAs ~ alan - IL
The followers Of Evangelists Yeak.
ley and Hyatt have secured lot
from Mr.. Wash Edmonds upon
which there is to be erected a chapel
in the very near future.
A woman's prayer meeting was
held Saturday night at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Jas. Price-just why
the men were excluded is a puzzle
past finding out.
TWO TO THREE BAD ENOUGH !
"Talk about your l6 TO 1, said a
fair damsel, listening attentlvely to
q political argument. II don't know
much about the effect of that, but it
will be horrid disappointment I'm
sure, if | may judge by my own feel
ings when there were only two beaux
for three of us girls, ana l was left!"
SHOULD PULL DOWN THE BLIND.
Twas night, and lively air was
issuing from a nelghbor's organ,
when playful mood seized pair of
plump girls, and, to give vent to
their exhuberant spirits, one dressed
in boomers and both engaged in q
lively dance, little dreaming that
they were amusing q small audience
outside, who were taking in the fun
in huge draughts through the trans
parent lace curtains. How it would
have lessened their fun and dampen-
ed their high spirits had they known
some one was enjoying their limo
cent sport, and how those wide
boomers would lave been scared up
to the next story four steps at a
single bound.
ONCE WAS ENOUGH FOR HER.
She had a bicycle fever when she
purchased q love of wheel and in
geniously constructed bicycle suit
-bloomers, leggings and all. She
looked pretty as a picture, too,
when she was ready to mount but
some mean fellow whispered loud
enough to be heard, Snow we'll see
a pair OF shapely ankles" Instantly
scarlet flush crept all over her
sweet fuce and her bicycle fever be-
gan to abate, (for she was excessive
ly modest,) but the worst job re-
NAMED to be done. She had to
straddle that wheel before she could
ride it, and her efforts made 10 end
of fun for onlookers and covered her
with confusion. 1t was her first and
last lesson. Nothing could tempt
her out again, and her wheel is for
sale.
DIDN'T POP, BUT BRoKEHER sPEOTAoLEs
They had just returned from e
drive in the moonlight. She had
lain her glasses on a chair, because
he acted so queer and she thought
she could observe his movements
better with her glasses off. and she
could, for now, at length, the all ion
portant moment had arrived-he had
determined 10 pop the question She
invited him TO a sea aear her, and
down he sat-on he's aatiful gold
trimmed glasses. Il was SO over
come with confusion at the accident
that he forgot his little speech
pressed her pink fingers, while max
ing an apology for his awkwardness,
babe her hasty goodbye and left,
feeling tLst it would take a full
week to recover, and the question
will be popped next Sunday night,
(if the moon shines and there are no
speetacles in the way.
AN oyER-ooNFIDENT DEMOCRAT.
81 have perfect confidence in the
emocratic party and the merits of
the Chicago PLATFORM said aneigh-
Dor. He didn't know that his DEM
cratic party is fitily represented by
a partisans's steer, W HON b e
eaid rs trying to jump an eieht-raiI
fence, with a dog at each extremity,
consequently the steer can neither
hook in front nor kick behind" The
Chicago platform is not endorsed BY
the true Democrats, as is evinced by
the outspoken and frank denuncia-
ton of hundreds Of the leading jour
nails and leading statesmen Of the
Democratic party, who look upon
the Chicago platform as Populistic
creation, child of unnatural de-
formity fed by anarchy, an insult to
common honesty, a menace to cur
government, which if allowed TO
grow to maturity will endanger our
liberties, insult our constitution, de-
grade our standing in the ranks Of
nations, degrade our currency, drive
our gold TO other shores, impoverish
cur laborers, and enrich only the sill
yer mine owners of our own and
other countries. LcT.