West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-06-13

"Uncle Joe" JOttings.
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June the ard ,
Say, do you like love stones do. \
little bird at lives down here geuerIy al.
WAYS tells me what's goiu ON in Cupid's
Kingdom.
The gels has been a reekonin' "a, maybe
some of 'em "a Kit a beau now at Miss Trixy
Pumpkin-lluster is married an gone away.
Well, IN be dog gon'd II they didn't let
ono o. the oharmin' widders beat the'r time.
A teller come clean from Uniontown a
sparkin ,o,her night an they say as they
soi up I'LL way late. don't know how il
was found out but | low a little bird must a
roasted on limb olost the winder don't
know ii they II SIT married or not yit, but
I'll watch an tell you when liud out.
know another pair of EN- as wants TO
git hitched bad. lie has house rented
an the garden planted full o pcrtaters, ou'
he has new 81 suit o. close, an she has
new dress, bu, you know you have to pay
the cash money fer liceuce an something
to give the preacher fer luck.
lwish you'd let me know through Your
paper the puce of pair o. lieeuce to fit a
good sized feller and girl. was a thnkin
mebby Ia take a prescription paper round
among the boys and raise the money fer EN-
seein' as they're so anxious to Try married
life.
say bet can tell you love tale you'd
never a thuuk Of
Well, you know Kernel Zephaniah Broom.
sedge lie has great fashion OF yisitin'
the north end Of the county, AMI low he
won't deny as he's a leetlc partial to Grant
Decstric. lie come down in turrible
hurry last winter an we lowed he was
ateared the smallpox d spilc his beauty but
he hung around ull long after the danger
was past an reckon he ncednt uy to
bluff Us all no more.
The Kernel told few whoppers ON our
oil town one time an made out as the whole
place was a big weed field er grave yard,
fergii which. don't tell tales as a rule but
seeIn' as I've leetle spite at the Kernel I'd
like to asst him few questions
Will the Kernel SIT right up in meetin
now an tell Us why Rev. ldleman got sceh
a suddcnt call TO go across the state line.
an why Miss --- an her pap went over ON
leelle "yisil an why the Kernel, all to
onct, took scch an interest in "yisitin' "
Fort Necessity etc. etc.
! low it aint no us, to hunt among the
licenses in the clerks Office AT Kingwood
fer Information, but murder will out some
time.
1t looks now as if Mrs. Brooms.dgc m-
tends to stay at her pap's house fer while
an let tho Kernel look after his thriyin'
book business Mebby they'll go to house.
keepin' long about blackberry tins. Any
how they say her hairs black.
low the Kernel d better 'fess nov, er
mebby, TO keep from Dustin ON the secret
I'll have 10 tell who she is one o these
days. lpity Tim Fiunigan an lbe Valley
Decsiric' widdcr awful.
Preacher Jen Workman, as used to live
here but lives at Davis now, was here 'lother
day. You ouer hear him tell how our
"Doc' lIardwck, as used to be-, is don'
up there We was powerful glad to hear of
him succeedin' so successfully
The Methodis's had a Rally las week
one night Little Dan Westfnll, as used to
be our preacher, was here an you bet ever
body was glad to see him.
They're talkin' of haviu' n Childrens'
Day here some o. these odd-comc-shor,s.
Gee WhiIlikins low the young uns has
the town mos, of the time as il is an if YOU
set apart day fer cm yit I'd like to know
what III be done. Mcbby ] can tell you
more about it next time.
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