Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-10-23
nOLER AVENUE.
A Romance Hot and Cold A New
Cooks.

A cheer for the FIRE laddies; their
entertainment was well worthy Of
Apraise. Young Morris is credited
with having arranged the programme
aud drilled the boys. The music was
exceptionally fine mo wonder
says an impressional sixteener. over
my shoulder. when that cute little
New Yorker sat right in front of me,
playing on FIVE instruments at once.
How is that?" / queried. We'll,
you saw the triangle, two drums and
those pretty musical brushes2 That
made four, didn't it?'' Eyes, | as
sented, ''but the fifth, what was
that" "Ah, that --she replied,
poin' ing at dropping. half-blown
rose on her bosom, ''that is the most
wonderful musical instrument Of ALL
my heart. 1t seem'd me. 'twere more
than thousand strings that vihrated
sweetest notes of love and joy" l
looked at her--this human butterfly
basking in the sunlight of the JOY,
her own vivid imagination had ere.
ated, and then | said. "I'm going to
tell Willie Kaup" She was indig-
nant. of course. Then / promised !
wouldn't, and, sure enough, ! didn't!
Willie Aschoff had an elephant s
share of the responsibility in the play,
but seemed to enjoy the burden.
The Fireman's Dream" was well
rendered by him as solo.
Saturday-the usual throng was
seen passing along the streets, while
the atmosphere was like August, and
many flushed faces were mopped from
excessive perspiration, and on many
more were seen expressions OF oppres-
sive heat.
Sunday-how the sudden change
from extreme heat TO winter chilled
air makes you shiver while you hunt
up your hannels and creep reluctant
ly into your overcoats, SO long folded
with those odorous moth balls that
you can hardly decide which is the
greater annoyance. the disgusting
odor, or the chill in the icy air.
The Baptists are fourishing out
here like green bay trees and the
fowls Of the air are focking to lodge
in its branches. "A well-attended
Sunday school now assemblies there
at the new church every Sunday eve.
Waited like Abraham mot in vain)
prayerfully, perhaps tearfully, for a
son and heir to inherit name, fame
and earthly possessions of the baser
metal, not a hundred, but fully 20
years, and behold lie came last week
to the unutterable Joy of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Strine.
The gypsies encamped at Smoke
town are becoming such an annoy
ance to school children and residents
near, that resort to law has been
made for relief.
The Mechanics Band have spared
neither pains nor money in making
the fair an attractive place to go, and
we hope they will receive the pat
ronage they SO deservedly merit.
Waiting for seraph wings. you
needn t ask who, for you might guess
the credulous followers OF the doctrine
of perfect holiness in the flesh sur.
rounded by temptations and beset by
the devil and all his active imps.
Lot extends her heartfelt sympathy
to the manned sheriff and officers,
while she begs little pity for the
calamity of having to hire five cooks
in four weeks, who have destroyed
her digestion by feasting her on their
rich pastry and buildings, while her
amiable temper has been completely
destroyed, cleaning cobwebs and dirt
left by the tidy housemaids. Heav-
en- rain us sone cooking and house
keeping schools as help to the work
Of filling up our new churches with
clean members, as tbs so hard to be
cody when you're dirty. for cieanli-
ness is next to goodness and it ought
to be. Lor.