West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-02
JEPP LlPSCOMB IN KIhGWOOD.
His Visit Described IS ith Great Care
and Exceeding truth
y The Argus stafl Roa,tnbout.

Of Shutdown" and IL pains him
very much II not more TO fnd .he
accuracy of SAID account called in
question. One person was so un-
kind as TO sugsest that 1 ought 10
have signed myself "AnIu;As." If
people Will talk that way, and
doubt a letter which IS Just as true
now as the day it was written. what
is there to write
70: the press? | am disciple Of
Plato. He said that above all
things. he liked to hear person
tell the truth. After have writ
ten the present letter, shall 60 all
over 1t with u view TO wedding out
everything which deviates in the
least from the plumb line OF truth.
But this is depression.
| am now going 10 do up topic
which has been strangely neglected
10y those who fill up the local
columns Of our Gown papers. |
refer to the visit to Kingwood on
the 3lst Of last September by the
Hon. JEFF Lipscomb Of the be-
nighted wilds OF Tucker county.
jeff had just been making calls
on Editor Kilcow, of the Beverly
Surprise and Col. Rlg'em of the
Philippi Palnkiller, and swapping
yarns with them.
His personal appearance as he
got off the $50 Lightning express
from Tunnelton, must first be
describe His $40 Prince Albert
suit had been lasely pressed by
city sailor, for country tailor
can't get down to such fine work as
Is required by jeff Lipscomb. His
pants were carefully creased and
his patent feathers were shining
like glass bottles, AS were likewise
his collars and cuffs. He had left
his silk hat at homo, and was now
wearing straw one of the most ap
proved style. His kid gloves were
little sOiled, because he had been
helping to lift the lightning express
onto the track three or four times.
Lets see. Where's the town ?''
be inquired of the hack driver.
Right up there on the top OF
the hill" said McGinness, pointing
toward Maj. Orr's.
81 want to go 30 Deacon Browns
Office" was Jeff's next question.
"There it is first house in
sight" continued McGinness.
motioning to the Beverly Hill
school house.
jeff thanked McGlnness in his
most polite style and strobe up the
hill. When nearly at the top he
took off his hat to mop his face,
and Mai. Orr's COW, in her search
for something green, took note of
the stranger and putting her nose
over the fence, she com placently
gathered Jcff's dollar hat into her
NAV. jeff said something compli.
mentary about cows, but it was
only his temporary inconvenience
that he cared anything about
What was mensly dollar to him
anyway, when he pays IS, 900
year for the use of column in
country newspaper
lie pulled out of his pocket
skullcap which be once took in
payment of years subscription.
IC was something like Joseph's
coat, only it had more colors. One
Of Jeff's friends had made it out of
the scraps Of calico that she had snip
ped in every store in Tucker county.
But when he got to the school
house and found the town
still ahead Of him nearly q
quarter Of mile, no wished
McGiuness were near so he might
have few moments friendly con-
yersation with him. Near Gate
woods he fell in with DR.. Pratt
and asked him where he might find
a hotel. Doc wlnked at him with
his northwest eye, and spoke as
follows:
"See that brick houso mp there
on the side OF The hill %
JEFF looked, and looking he saw.
You see big tree just before
it ?"
Joff said his eyes wore good
"And you see little bit Of a
house down by the street ?"
JEFF now rcmiucd Doc that bis