West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-07-30
GAINESVILLE.
Correspondence OF the Argus.


Rain rain and flood up here on
the mountain top.
The extensive rains were almost n
death stroke to the army worms.
IL Is reported that about six bridges
ON Muddy creek were swept away.
Our base bail nine crossed bats again
on Saturday with the Kelly nine and
were defeated.
The pic mic at this place will be Au-
gust ~. instead Of the 29th as was re-
ported in the last weeks issue.
IL is reported that ul of the railroad
bridges between Sang Run and Con-
hucnce were washed away besides
great amount OF damage was done 90
the road otherwise.
Hay harvest is scarcely begun at this
place on account of the heavy and nu-
merous rains.
Some of our young men and some
times older ones seem TO think that
work is but "a nuisance or a plague sent
upon older people, and they seem also
to- think that all they are intended for
is TO eat. drink and enjoy the good of
the LABOR OF Others, and in fact this Is
about all that they arc good for They
don't seem TO realize that the tide OF
id!eness Is drifting them so far out on
the sea OF trouble that If they do not
become wrecked on the shoals of pow
erty or dissipation, it will at least be
difficult task 20 return. The man
who spends his days and nights i'm The
loafipg halls or gambling hells and
leaves his family at home in drudgery
and want is not as honorable as saw
age Indian, who compels his wife 20
perform the drudgery while he chases
the deer and bear. j have frequently
heard n man that owns "a farm say that
he had nothing to do and perhaps at
the same time his wife was chopping
wood with dull axe or else she would
be going to the woods 20 carry chips or
bark for fuel. Well, we guess that the
assertion Is about right, such men have
the work but IL is not TO be done unless
some one else does t.. DR.. Talmage
has well said that the most friQhtful
and disgusting living crcature i'm ex-
istence is an idle man, and we might
add that nc is "a thorn ina the flesh. lie
Is usually large in his own estimation
and fails 10 realize that he is to huma n
ity what the tail is TO mule lie de
ponds altogether upon the functions OF
the superior part Of creation for his en-
tire support and amusement and again
like the tail OF the mule he meets with
some VERY CLOSE sHAvEs Since the
idlers mind is the devils workshop,
lac Is ofteuiimes led into trouble aud
when once in trouble he Is stranger
TO sympathy and unknown 90 com
passion, and usually suffers 10 the full
est extent.
We have other people who seem 30
/ think that man was not created for
enjoyment, but for the sole purpose Of
dOmlneerinR over others They are "a
curse 10 themselves and a curse TO all
with whom they are connected and
should be bitten by n mad dog and
compelled go live ont their days in
dilemma Of hydrOphObia
There arc a few people here like in
All other places, who are addicted TO the
careless use Of untruthful language. and
at the same time nothing would insult
them any more than TO dispute their
word. They seem 70 wOfuliy forget
that the one who often fails 20 make
truthful assertions is a more pitiful
being than the deaf and dumb. and
should be compelled 70 be imprisoned
for life and at the same time be should
be compelled 90 crack blasted walnuts
for a past time. and 20 shoot blank
cartridges for sport, and should be fed
on bungholes and deiusiOna These
arc some Of the faults that we don't
only End with the people Of this sec
ton, but we too often find them pre-
dominating In many other places, and
should the perpetrators reap "a they
SOW, what a fearful harvest there will
be yet.
We are living we are dwelling,
I'm n grand an awful time;
In an age ON ages telling
TO be living Is sublime.
fiark the waking OF the nations,
Cog and Mayor TO toe fray;
HarlS what soundcth 2 Is creation
Groaning for her later day {?
sALAMA NnrE