West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-10
GRUDeE VS.. sALAmANpER.
rhe Controversy Grows Warmer as the
summer Advances.
CRANrsvln.r. May Z. 1000.

CRNNESviLLE. May :. 1900.
EpIroR AEGUS
come again TO defend myself and family,
which believe to be right. and also be-
lieve any other man who Is true to his family
will defend their characters al all hazards.
The principles that stand upon, am no,
ashamed for the world to know them. |
claim that l am trying TO do as near right as
possibly can. And shall stand for the
right regardless of all the Devils ON Garth.
or in hell. And it is the business Of ever,
person that does right. to rebuke sin where
ever they find it. Aud have been re.
buking large lump of sin in the form Of
"Salamander. And the more rebuke
HIM the higher he kicks, aud the higher he
kicks the less sense he has. Il Is very
good idea sometimes to get the devil raised
IN some persons, because il will cause them
to reflect over the bad deeds that they have
committed, and will cause them to reform
when nothing else will
But after having done all that can be done
for some peoples reformation. they will 40
on, hog like, 20 eternal ruin. confess tina,
cast my "boomarang" at darkness, aud il
struck something in The darkness in the
form of man, and il came back to me
again and shall throw it again and it will
strike the same object "Salamander" saws
that handle the truth carelessly. would
much rather persons would handle che truth
earelessly, than to do like "Salamander"
does and not handle the truth at all. The
reason why "Salamandcr'' Is fighting So
boldly behind his fort of dirt, is because he
IS afraid that some of his dirt is going to be
exposed. lie keeps harping about me cast
ing bad reflections ON the good people of
the town. As said in a former article tina,
we have quite number of good people in
our town, and think this is plain enough
that any fool ought to understand it, But
'Salamander" is very dull of com prehension
and d oes not understand plain English lie
is TO he pitied because he hasn', any more
sense than he has. II | were him, and had
no more wit than he has got, would not
expose my ignorance to people who know
something | want "Salamander" to know
that the prowlers have been moles,ing more
than one peaceable home in the town and
In the country also. If "Salamander"
would Just use his prayer book as much rs
do mine, aud treat his family as we'll as |
treat mine, we would have some more good
people in our town, that are far from being
good in their present state. 1t is very plain
to my mind why "Salamander" would no,
give a penny for my judgment II is simply
because judge rightly. do not wonder
at ''Salamandei" never having seen the
eyes of an owl, because he has always 90,
his head down or Peeping in at some win.
dow or other Owls do not stay in houses,
they stay on trees, and il "Salamander'
would keep his nose out of other peoples
business, and look up, he would see the eyes
of owls, and would be much more though,
OF than he is. IL would be of interest 10
''Salamander" If he would consult some
standard author in regard to the name "Sal.
amander." lie wants TO claim that lac is
one of the slippery kind of lizards.
know that he is very slippery article.
But it is impossible for him to slip out of all
of his meanness, because it is too plain 10
the minds of the people. Lizards and
reptiles may crawl about my house, but /
am very glad that no officer has ever, as vet,
come 20 my dwelling. GkUpGE.