Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-20
"NEvER, NO MORE"

from our correspondents. no one
will blame us for deeply repenting
that act of indiscretion did they
know how the prese have rubbed"
us on it. Our friend, Senator Dom
ahoe, editor of the Fairfax Herald,
scored US the hardest. but some of
the brethren came to our rescue and
we feel that the score is even with
Donahoe. Here is what he got off
in his paper:
BROTHER LEES STORIES. Some
time ago our good friend w. Mcdonald
Lee, OF the CITIZEN, at Irvington, pub
lished a statement to the effect that one
OF his hens had recently laid an egg with
IN which were enclosed three other per-
iectly formed eggs, each with a solid
shell. This, we presume. was Offered i'm
lieu of the usual fish and snake stories
that appear at this season of the wear.
and was received 10y the press of the
state with expressions of incredulity.
which prompted Brother Lee to remark.
in his last issue:
Somtimes people are sorry for having
told the truth. Just at present we are
on the stool of repentance for having
launched the account Of our discovery OF
an eSg that contained three other per-
lect eggs within it. From the way our
brother editors are guying us we are at
most inclined TO doubt an existence that
our own eyes beheld. III they will kindly
let up' this time we will promise not to
offend again and to keep all future dis
coveries along this line to ourselves"
Inns caused us to entertain some hope
Tor his reformation, but turning to the
| local page oil the same issue we encount-
cred the following:
"BEFOR' DE WAR WHEAT.-NIr. S.
TX. Robertson, of the travelling fraternity,
recently handed us handful of black
cned and charred wheat grains, sam
| pie OF what is frequently plowed up on
the farm OF W. J. Carey near Hague.
| Westmoreland county. 1t is almost in
credible, but nevertheless true. that
quantities OF this wheat are under the
soil on that farm, being product OF a
wheat crop raised during the war and
burned in the bins of large barn which
stood on that place by foraging party
of Federal soldiers. The wheat grains
are perfect in their shape, but black as
coal-transformed, in fact, into n species
oil charcoal, which has resisted destruc-
ton by the clements
Brother Lee usually makes his appear
ance ut the annual meetings of the Vir-
ginia Press Association at the head of a
long line of pretty girls. Wonder if he
entertains them with such stories as
thesel
Friend Lipscomb, of the West
Point Plain Dealer, evens up things
for us in this nice way:
Wasn't it real "unprofessional'' in Bro
Donahoe, OF the Fairfax Herald. to ex-
pose Bro. Lee, of the VIRGINIA CITIZEN
Tor heading long line of pretty girls at
the annual meetings. of the Press Associ-
tom Bro, ID. should have borne in
mind that Bro. l.. is the better-looking
man OF the two, and kept his perturbed
jealousy hidden secret!
The Fredericksburg papers got
into the melee in this wise, as note
the following from the Star, of that
city:
WE ADD OUR TESTIMONY. - The
fredericksburg Free Lance gets off the
following;
Mrs. Maggie Stephens, Of this city.
found in one of her hens nests yesterday
chicken Matched n few hours before
with four perfectly formed legs and four
developed wings and double neck.
IL was alive and n. great curiosity.
Later, however, il was mashed by n hen.
owing To its awkward movements with
SO many legs and wings"
We are glad to know that so reputa-
Die paper az the Free Lance is also dis
covering freaks among the denizens of
the barn-yard. Unlike the incredulous
fraternity that commented on our three |
eggs In one we believe every word the |
free Lance narrates about the product |
OF this egg. More than likely the ouills |
that were slung at us will now be splat- |
tcring the Lance. Sub rosa. bows. If Won
get him down we may help rub il in."-I
iRvINGroN CITIZEN.
we are generally perfectly willing TO |
Vouch Tor the absolute veracity of our
neighbor, the Free Lance. but in this in |
stance we are particularly willing since
seeing Is believing, and we saw that |
chicken ourselves. liz was brought In the
Star Office and was viewed by n number
oil reputable gentlemen, who are no
uouDt ready To swear that they were
painfully sober ut the time and that this
Is no lake story. The CITIZEN will there
iore refrain from any anticipatory chuck
les MT the thought of getting the Free
Lance down.
And the SOuthside Sentinel SUR
rendered when the following COM
munication appeared in its columns:
The Free Lance must have set that eoo
Oh which the CITIZEN gave an account,
thus verifying MIR. Lees rather startling
statement and giving the doubling edi.
tors oil the Sentinel more food for
thought.
We recognize and enjoy a good thing
when we see it, and will gladly helm Mr.
zee supstantiate his egg story by declar-
ing we found an egg of like description
IN our own poultry yard. The first two
eggs had soft shells, while the last 1tba
smallest) was hard. Now, Mr.. Lee. we
think our friends, the editors of the Sen
t,het, are too gallant courtiers to doubt
the rerdctty" OF n lady, and she will feel
amply repaid for the knightly HOMAGE
ever rendered her sex if il is the graceful
means of settling a difference between
two brothers of the gull.
Rapport, Va, June 3, 1902.
Itserves these incredulous brethren
right, and to add to their punish
ment we are not going to let them
know any more OF the good things
and mysterious happenings down
this way. We have a remarkably
productive country-from oysters up
to bipeds-but cannot hope to cope
with this story that comes from the
Baltimore San, and which we repro
duce for the benefit of those doubt
ing Thomases of the Virginia quill
fraternity:
LAYS EGGS WITH PICTURES ON E,
Louis Slesinger, log North
Charles street, exhibited at the Sun
office |
by white Plymouth Rock hen owned
by Col. Seymour Mandelbaum, Cold
Spring lane. The egg is of good size .
and unusually smooth, having much the {
appearance of duck egg. There are ir-
regular stains of pale brownish buff. !
which in one place form a picture of a
newly Matched chick. In another place
there are stains of delicate blue, in which
IAN be traced the formation of ducks /,