The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26
THAT ROAD.
and The Trouble Ii Uosi-Bat IT'S
Harth she Money.

isIrrLE FATS, w Va. April "a -
While nature Is preparing to don
isef dress of green; and, while the
eeaee is singing his lore song to his
tstaie; aud, the crcak Of the frog is heard
4asW every pond; aud, the farmer
Sht~tlt-s msrrily as ne follows his pillow
a. j. 4 majority ii the people OF old
a.is,nagalia seem TIA lie interested in Il
free tNia-,.; Nr in This neck of the woods
IL. suffering irsm AZ epidemic OF pri-
Sa;v individual county roads to coal
banks. This -pidemic started sriOg to
the last primary elertion. When the
Lion oi Coaihank Fame declared he had
paid his last dollar tar private road,
deserted his political friends, and Joined
the camp OF the enemy, red hat and all.
A I'D his neishbor; the Lamb of aches
sna pains having the key to the situa
ton Gagged the Lou and closed the road
to his lair Then roar that made the
earth trem bic the Lion broke loose from
az restraint and shaking his name start
ed in trot Tor Morg4ntown to see that
honorable body; to whom all woeful
tales are told No sooner did that body
begin action than pandemonium broke
loose on the ridge. For the Lion saw
that lac would loose a yard or two of his
fine onny-jnmp-np pasture; and, the
Lamb (whose digestive apparatus is
none too strong at best.) entirely failed
1t the thought, of parting with his cher
( ished frog pond. So they agreed 10
bury the Ratchet, held love feast,
shook hands, declaring in the hollow
the road must go and stay, ii the trade
in coal and Hulstein cattle stopped at
once And the coal trade did stop, and
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cate himself from this dilemma the
Lion bought an outlet for his coal. de-
elafing that the county should build
road to his bank or hed never vote
again. 20 the Lamb and the Lion
Millennium pair with their hearts over
flowing with brotherly love started once
more for the county seat with their peck
cts full OF petitions, praying that the
Joint hill must go. Once again the ma
chinery OF that August road making
body was set in motion and working
under the instructions of the Lamb and
the Lion up the hollow they went again
lodging Jonny-jump.ups and frog ponds
/ but dividing other farms from stern to
stern, coming out at the big gate having
surrounded the Joint hill But here was
hitch. The Court would not agree to
| paw the small damage asked and build
the road Once again the Lamb and
the Lion were equal to the occasion,
putting coal and calves at IA discount for
4 bait and public improveme nts as a
rod they went fishing for suckers.
HTaint no use they caught a jalter- head
and Of email fry quite string. With
this catch in their vest pockets they
started again for headquarters where it
1 Is said an agreement was soon reached
whereby the trio We're to build the road
with the help Of the small frog. the
County agreeing to furnish the ground
on which to build it.
When this decision was reached high
went that red hat in the air, and the
Lion forthwith ordered two ginger pops
but the Lamb said he never took any
thing stronger than Little Early Risers ::
So home they came this lonely pair,
Thinking not of Klondyke gold-dust:
But thoughts Of roads of Holstein's fair,
| And wagon loads OF coal dust.
Nor A SUCKER.