West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-11-15
THE JERICHO
POsTOFFlCE.
Pap Perkins, Postmaster, Tells . Story
Of Charity.

She managed somehow to
~ take care of herself until a
long, lingerin sickness came, and
even then she suffered for care rath-
er than let anybody know of her
situation. 1t leaked out, however,
and Jabez Thomas was one of the
first to hear of it. He dropped
into the postoffice one evenin and
told about it and then said to the
crowd:
"Feller Citizens IF Jericho has
a pertickler strong pint, is charity.
No man, woman or child ever yit
called upon her in vain. 1t has
bin our pride and our boast that we
was a community with a heart to
feel for the sorrers of others. Up
there on the hill, as hev bin told
within the last two hours, lies a
poor sufferin woman, the wilder of
Tom Jackson. Size needs food,
fuel and medicine and has needed
'em for days, but now that we hev
come TO know it the heart of Jericho
will give a mighty responsive throb
and hasten to relieve her case"
There was good deal of surprise
over the statement, and everybody
said how sorry he was when Deacon
Spooner raped for order and said:
"Jerichoians, when Jabez Thomas
talks about the charity of this COM
munity he makes strong p'int-a
mighty strong pint. We all knew
Tom Jackson for an honest, hard.
workin man, and his wilder shall
not appeal to us in vain. l for one
shall esteem it a privilege to con-
tribute to her benefit. Let us hear
from Enos Williams"
Enos rose up and said that he
used to go fshin with Tom Jackson
and that had he known his wilder
bein hard up he would hev divided
his last turnip with her. She was a
good woman and woman respect
ed by all, and too much could not
be done for her. AS soon as reach
in home he would send his wife
over to see what could be done,
and of course his wallet was wide
open for contributions. Hezekiah
Dawson wanted to say few words
also. He begun to talk about the
discovery of America and the pill
grim fathers, but Deacon Spooner
choked him off and got him down
to the outbreak of the civil war.
He'd hev hung on there if he hadn't
bin logged ag'in, and it was a
| quarter of an hour before he got
around to say that he was awful
sorry for the Wilder Jackson and
wanted to be one of the first to
prove his big heartedness Four or
FIVE Others had their say, and then
Henry Schemerhorn held up paper
and said
'As l take 1t, we are all of us
ready and willin to make up little
purse for the sufferin widder?"
1--WE are J" called everybody at
once.
"Then there's nuthin to prevent.
Bein as Jabez Thomas was first to
make known the case, he should hev
the honor of bein the first to put
his name down on this paper"
! Jabez hung back. He said he
was only humble citizen and didn't
want to put himself forward over
others. While his heart thro bbed
and bled and bobbed around, he'd
give way to Deacon Spooner and
come in second.
Gentlemen" said the deacon
as he looked around in lonesome
way. 81 hev bin resident of Jeri-
cho less than 20 years, and | don't
want to assume the privilege of an
old pioneer. It's an honor to head
that paper, but 1 dasn't claim il
when so many better and older citi-
zens are before me. don't want
to hurt nobody's feelin's by boostin
one man over another, but il do
seem to me, under all the circum.
stances, that Squar Joslyn is the
man to write his name first OF any.
body in Jericho"
The squar was red in the face as
he rose up, and he didn't look Bit
pleased as he said:
"While may be the Oldest resi-.
dent OF Jericho, nobody has ever
heard me brag OF it or thrust myself
forward on that account. In signir
papers Of this sort hev allus bin
satisfied TO come in sixth or seventh