West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-14
Valley Point.
corr.ponasnes Of The Arsns'


Correspondence Of The Argus.
Here. you dear old Argus you Il has
been long time since l saw anything in
YOU from Valley Point. so thought would
Just tell you some OF the news, Some teller
has been writin' 20 ye aud he'din their
letter Valley Point, and givin all the Hnd.
son news and never saying a word about
our little town. just as though nothin' ever
happened here at all. lgolly, I'll bet a
chaw terbaccer that Teller never was at
Valley Point. Tor there are just lots Of
things going on here. Why. Friday night.
there was a spell at our school house
| lGlsde Meadow an just lots aud lots Of
people come, They come a.walkin' aud
s.sleiehin' and a.sleddln'. Geel there
were the mostest people piled In them sleds !
Then. Saturday night Ed. Englehart
celebrated ground hog day by given us a
rousin' good spell. and the way they piled
in our sled that night was awful there was
six girls on my feet and the farther We
went the heavier they got I've got such
awful big feet most always hang them
outside OF the sled when go with crowd,
but the roads down there are so narrow
that was afraid they would get fast on a
| sapling and stall the horse, l hung them
out OF the rear endsoi the sled once, but
| geehosphatl I'll never do that again. The
front end of the sled went up about four
feet and somehow all six of them gals slid
back ag'in the endgatc and, Igoliy never
got such a squeeIin in my life I've lived
good long time, too.
Well, you know Saturday was ground
hos day. Now. never thought about Il
till after saw my shadder. I've been In
most OF the time since. Now there was
dad and Uncle Jack an Aunt sue and oh.
don't know how many more were out.
Aunt Sue SAID she tried to keep Uncle
Jack in, but he wouldn't stay.
Now. say. Mister, do you'ns ever have
the grip up In kingwoodp lust lots OF
people aroun' here have IL. old people and
young people, too. The young people say
there are two kinds. one kind you take
Saturday night. but get over that kind
about daylight Sunday morning. Now
had spell OF Il a week or so ago. Guess
this was the kind the old people get. cause
didn't get over II Tor several days. had.
about ten thousand aches. Nam tied my
head up and made me drink some OF the
nastiest stua. She called II boneset.
90 600 gccwhittakcri Say. Mister. did
you ever taste it1 Igollyl II was the
alhredest, nastiest stuff 1 ever took.
Barnum's giant lone OF our black. headed
boysl has been smilin' for week cause
Miss Blanche Gale has got home again.
noticed some OF our boys and gals a
sleghin Sunday under umbrellas. hearn
one Teller say he prayed for rain an Uncle
Bill said the prayers OF the wicked
availeth nothing. An. Igollyi it's snowin'
now to beat the cars.
OH say. forgot to tell you that Messrs
Earl King and Charley Wies from near
Terra Alta. were at our spells last week
The latter is a special friend OF our school
teacher. the former a brother. He's not
only very big, but you ought to hcarn him
spell. He pears to have heap OF book
learnin' He looked awful nice and II he
hadn't been boy, know | would have
liked him most as good as do our
teacher.
Now there Is a man around here seiiin'
smiles To the cooks-no; sellin' stoves that
makes the cooks smile. That's the way he
told Nam but Nam did not get one. cause
her and Sis is both better lookin when
they don't smile. and they know'd 1t. too.
This stove pedler said they had an awful
lively teacher down to Sugar Valley.
asked him II she talked his arm of lie
said not off. but she sprained one OF them.
III bet they have one OF his stoves where
she boards cause she looks so pleasant
ever time see her.
didn't tell you as how never writ to a
paper before. often thought would like
TO. but was afraid cause knowed would
have to tell all The boys soon as had
mailed the letter. then II II never was
printed they would laugh at me so. and
never could stand TO be laughed at II
always made me feel like wanted TO be
away of some place by myself did not
expect 20 make my letter so long. but
cosldn't find any place to stop. so II stop
real sudden you will have TO excuse your
Feb. 4. 1901, UNCLE JOSH.
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