West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-24
DoS QulxOrE.s LAST ROUND.

EDITOR ARcVs:-f offer my sympathy in
advance. aud trespass on your forbcarancc
again. which did not intend to do. But
after the prolonged encore from this
place last week. would not be up to my
manners " did not return and make my
bow at least.
oh. yes. Don thought he had II dead
sure this time. etc. about that essay and
book. when anyone with their eyes In the
right place, could not fail to see tas I said
that was correcting mistake and named
no other book and said II must be from
some other book. as he said so. tand he Is
noted for veracity.) care nothing about
the essay in question. land you do get tired
OF 50 much goods as IL did not deserve very
special mention in the first place. but H. as
he breaches, discretion Is the better part
OF yalor. land OF which article he seems to
be sadly in need why would IL not have
been better for the dipiomatist. Gas there
was nothing very damaging in what was
said, and hardly any one would have
thought anything about IL II he had not
brought IL into such prominence HIMSELF to
have said that he was proud TO be cIassed
with such persons as DIR. Gum. and the
author of the Royal Path OF Life. but the
writer was mistaken etc. Instead, he
seems to be pinched so hard that he writhes
like a bruised serpent. emitting venom He
says that neighbour remarked that she
would not write a letter to the paper unless
She had occasion TO "slur." Yes. had
heard of some such remarks emanating
from his own hreside. before the last week
ma "a
them. You know. Mr.. Editor. that that is
as false as the one that wrote IL. Then
about the way TO keep peace and harmony
in community; certainly admire the way
he works at this. No one but blockhead
would think there was any '.slur' con-
tanned in what ] said about Miss
Menear. gave her name. aud some
others that heard had been In the crowd
and not knowing all the names. said and
several others from over in that corner. as
there is no town. or postofice. and all that
went were within mile or so. and no one
from this place. what would you say We
often remark about a crowd from over on
the ridge. or something like that and no
one means any harm. | have not the honor
OF Miss Menear's acquaintance. (and Of
course. great cause to 'slur" her) and give
her credit for better Judgment She GER
tainly ought TO be obliged to the gentleman
Tor the way he tries to bring her name into
prominence. He says great minds make
mistakes, as is very evident. or one laying
claim TO such knowledge would not stoop
so low as to pervert the truth and try to
make something out of nothing as he has
done.
want to Gas he seems DESTROYS OF good
impression away from home) tell you about
that quartette at the Institute. II was this
way Ii was strange piece, and written
about three inches apart. the four parts of
music each on separate staff. and line
OF words by each staff, and some that were
to take part were unable to do so. and
parties that never saw or heard tell of the
piece.were asked to take their places, after
the exercises had commenced Add To this
ono book for four persons. and insufficient
light. and you have the prelude to just what
II was, most ridiculous failure and IL has
been standing joke with the participants
ever since, and everyone laughs about IL,
and 1t hurts no one, and this gentleman On
twho was not concerned in t) knowns this.
Besides. who away from here would have
thought but it was really intended for a
burlesquc II some people did not want
to make trouble Maybe they did not know
what "bnrlcsque' meant. And because /
said In fun that the Doolittles were coming.
and II was my guess that they would have
nothing TO come up to that song. took ex-
ception to that. and of course was
A.
never seen. The reason for his bringing
these things up. and trying to make some
thing out OF them, is so patent and glaring
that even blind Tommy Doolittc could see
it, am sorry that compimented some
one. II they disapproved of IT, IL isn't
always Sc. you know, but wasn't cynical
about the rest of IL. however The cynic
seems to be on the other side. as he Is
snarling about lot of things that don I
concern him. And he never ''slurs" any.
Just Tor instance read over the signature
'Sqnanto" Everyone here knows who
wrote that article. and why Though plans
We're laid ahead, and they tried to cover up
their tracks. so the blame would fall some
where else, but they find they were handling
boomerang. which strikes and bounds
back TO the one that sent IT, Who would
have thought of finding our League motto
amid such conglomcratc mass OF petty
spitef II you read between the lines.
however, IL would be so distorted as to be
hardly recognizable IL would read some
thing like this Look up everything you
can, twist il around to suit a scheming
mind and lift it up. high as you can, so as
TO do all the mischief possible League
motto. forsooth In among those two
letters is bad place for H.
will leave this Leonard Danscr contro-
versy now and would give you some locals.
but really am afraid to. don't dare say
where person is from, or where they are
'gwine' TO. but someone to think there is a
hidden meaning "slur' intended And
could bring up at least three reliable
persons right here in Reedsville. that what
said they did. and they arc not too
cowardly to stand by H. may write more
at some future time when you get this
printed in installmcnts but seldom say
anything to wound anyone. or do not aim
TO. but some people talk and act as IL they
never expected to leave this mundane
sphere and meet just God as their Judge
Don. QuXoTE.