Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06
LOTS LITHANY.
The Election Almost an Accident
Domestic Infelicity.

The Election Almost an Accident
Domestic Infeiicity.
The election Is over and though the
fight was hot one, the tense excite
ment was kept under cool exterior,
and so quietly did the day pass, one
would not have known it was cleo
ton day had be not seen tom So
attractive little green parlor door
closed, the blinds drawn and his
guests walking by-so dry their
tongues lolled out,
Quite an exciting incident occurred
at the cannery last week. A colored
girl employed there made a misstep
and fell Before she could recover
herself, her clothing was caught and
she was drawn under the revolving
table to what would have been a hor-
rible death in another instant, but
prompt to the cry of alarm the hands
flew to the rescue The machinery
was stopped. Mrs. Sanders tainted
twice and the girl sustained a few
bruises, but was more scared than
hurt.
Mr.. Sanders, the engineer at the
Canuery, and wife have resigned
their positions and have gone back
to their former home at Scranton,
Pa, much to the regret of a host of
friends and particularly SO to Lot,
who, finding much to admire in both
Qor wondeD preferred the uncon-
sciously magnetic wife, who threw
around her girlish originality such a
charmed atmosphere of good will and
sparkling good huinor and wit, that
all felt happier for having known her
and having loved aud appreciated her
unassuming grace and fresh. rosebud
loneliness.
1t Is as rare for Lot to meet one I'M
varrished lovable woman, as it is
customary for her to rub up against
the thorns of a backbiter and then
make sour faces while she scratches
the sore places and while she say S
ugly things in her big, old.iashioned
sleeves.
But, then, misery loves company
aud Lot finds balm in the affection
of blind Baptist, whose zeal led her
into playing detective, in the search
ior the graceless idiots who interrupt
ed the religious service Sunday night.
OF course it would take two good eyes
for work like that and no wonder
the blind fell into the ditch, in the
trailing of perfect little lady who
would scorn such low bred offense,
but who had pride stung into fury by
the false charge, and whose black
eyes flashed fire, when her tongue,
sharper than two. edged sword, adj
ninistered reproof that sent the
blind detective home with every hair
standing on end and firm conviction
creeping through each separate
strand that she had made bad mis-
take
Mrs. Frank Daily is home on a
visit with her children. We were
glad to learn that the family expects
to return in the spring to stay.
Miss Rosie McFillin aud Mr.. Bow
ers made flying trip to Moler av-
enue this week.
One of the officers of the law finds
that it isn't always safe to laugh,
even in a singing school, if that
school is held in church; but it is
always safe to rely on the support
and consolation of old, tried and true,
friends.
The heroines of this week are all of
the feminine gender This one is a
real New Woman who really belongs
to the next century but could not
wait, became irrepressible. and she
brought with her-iiot the beauty,
but-the muscle and masculine force
and domineering soul, which at once
stamped her the master spirit which
demands fear and obedience. but
never can retain love-
Her husband went to a neighbours