West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-06-07
THE JOINT DEBATE
Between ''Grudge" and "Salamander'
still Going on 20 the Great Amuse-
ment OF their Community.
cRANEsvmI.E, May IS, 1000.

GAINESVILLE, May 2S, 1900.
EDITOR ARGUS
Salamander-I hope you and your many
readers will pardon me for the act of answer
ing "Gudges's" bra,nless, misleading
epistles. would like to see the "booma-
rang that he boasts OF casting around in
the dark so much when he writes, and that
he claims TO be always casting at me, yet i,
has never as yet taken any effect ON my
avoirdupois. Ills letters do not sound like
the writings of the Apostle Paul nor the
Proverbs Of Solomon. who in all their glory
did not seem to have as much self esteem as
Mr.. "Grudge."
Grudge-I am doing as near right as |
possibly can and will do so regardless of all
the devils on earth or in hell.
Salamander You arc daily disobeying the
civil laws by turning your horses out in the
road to Craze and to plague others, aud you
and some of your henchmen are so base as
to send your mail to other Offices for cancel.
la,ion aud at the same time expect your own
postmaster to care for your mail that comes
here, and you always desire to be the first
to be accommodated on the arrival of the
mail What good deed have you ever done
IN this section more than tho minister of old
did to the man who fell by the wayside ?
When you see an opportunity to do good
you simply pass on. You seem to think
that those prayers you say in the synagogue
are all the good that you are required to do.
But you should realize that the prayers Of
the sinner are not heard.
Grudge There were some points in my
other articles that you never touched upon,
because It was little p rsonal history.
Salamander---I have failed to see any
points in any OF your articles. You only
made few false and braiDless assertions
and never illustrated a single one of them.
You know tat an assertion is no argument
until shown 70 be true. You write like
little lackwoods, cross-graincd snake hunter
quauels.
Grudge-You claim that the small boys
are very active. They are active enough 10
see men standing around peoples houses.
salamander-Yes they arc active enough
to hoo-doo you and get information of you
and to tell you queer things to make you hot
and 10 go TO your henohmeu, and to work at
games Of stratagem which none Of you as
yet have been intelligent enough to see.
Grudge-No intelligent person will be.
licve your "siun."
salamander-Will you please define that
word stuff ? - It is ahead Of my dictionary.
Is that what you Term your "boomarang" or
IS II kind Of scripture You seem 10 des.
ign1tc more than one kind, as you say am
vcrscd in scripture but not in Holy Scrip
ture'- only in ''ism scripture" Here are
the quotation marks that you called for.
Grudge-I am called by Divine power TO
save sinners.
Salamnnder-l am a sinner and one Of
The worst kind, yet II you and your advisers
are christians would prefer remaining ms I
am. believe would choose 10 be a re-
spectacle sinner rather than 10 be an nm.
sophisticated hypocdie. will never be
converted through your influence.
Gmdge Your business is in a state Of
siagnaiiyn. You have plenty Of Time 10
loaf
oalamander-AnyOnc he's lime 10 loaf II
'hey take IL and it looks as though you only
loaf ono period in year, and that period
extends from Che ,of January 10 The {fsi
ot December The Apostle Paul used TO
make nets SIX days in week. bot you have
never made nets enough 60 catch Sal.
amandcr You can decide for yourself as 10
who has been The most successful in business.
Ny business affords me a living and your
begging affords you the same
Grudge You seem 20 De we'll ycrcd i'm
sculpture bu' not Holy Scripture.
salamandcf--l never read but one Kind
and that seems TO be entirely iorciln TO you.
70 not YOU would hc better yersed end your
ACTIONS would De quitc 10 The reverse
Grodge-i have never yet compromised
with thc devil.
salamandef You seemed 10 think tba,
you did when your hcncbmcn cheated Won
'o horse trade and You gave him large
boot 10 rue
Grudgc-l have been in number Of
localities and different states in this union.
and have never seen person as lad as
you are.
salamandcr--What wonder you did not