West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-12

While we are taught thafit is good to take
retrospective view Of our lives that we
may be able 10 profit thereby.
We are frank to say that careful review
OF our subjects life would no doubt place
a large per cent of the responsibility Of
his criminslliy upon the heads OF the
ruling class. suffice IL TO say that he
downed them and in turn they downed
him.
This downing business has become the
great craze of the American people.
II is no longer question OF good men or
good government, but a fight for sup.
remacy among the would be rulers.
Our local aud state governments have be.
come the secret haun,s OF the spoilsmen.
so much so that the wheels OF business
are stopped in our State Legislature
The all absorbing question that is con.
fronting our solons is who will be our
next Senator. Governor. Secretary of
State. Auditor. Treasurer Attorney
General Superintendent OF Schools. etc.
Now. MR. EDITOR ~ know that when IL
comes to an humble illiierate man like my
sely bucking up against the subjects above
enumerated and telling your worthy readers
just how things we're done and who done
them. that / will not only have your
prayers and sympathy, but that OF your
readers as well
never had the faculty OF telling good
stories at random and to do any good at
all at the business must dwell on facts
rather than fiction.
was much surprised to receive another
call so soon from the County capital. as
every thing seemed quiet when | last
visited you. except an occasional burst OF
oratory eminating from Robert Stephenson
and Bill =. Menear on Town economy.
Hearing OF the clash over the Wolf trial
buckled on my harness and started for
Kingwood to do what could to reconcile
the differences. ! proceeded on my way
ieisureIy. Weighing well every feature of
the case in controversy. when fortunately
at point in the road known in history as
the Rag Tavern I met Nath Wilson and
Scott FELTON, enroute for Terra Alta. Nafh
had not as yei had an Introduction to The
Rambler. but Scott knew me on sight and
yelled out, Hold up there you old Dago.
J want TO introduce my friend Wilson and
TO tell you that we were over TO Kingwood
Yesterday where we found things hotter
than pepper, about this Bob Wolf trial and
we can say Il to your face that both sides
we're threatning to send for you"
Well my friends have received the sad
Intelligence Of this unaturai uprising and
am on my way to do what I can to restore
peace and good will BY the way. could
you follows give me any pointers
Pointers. said Nath. "Gentlemen we
have them 10 burn. You see that we Just
struck the thing At the right time.
Tho boys had been tied up TO Parkersburg
rye for ~ least a week aud handed out
what they had lefi over In their pockets
% Scott and : The facts are we had to
sampic the liquor of both sides and hear
both sides Of the testimony. Il appears.
that while fhc Government Tad some evi.
deocc bearing on tho case through George
Menoaf ard wife and walter Stone and
e'ifc that it was discrcdlcd by the jury
on account of The elite of the town. who
kneu rofhi1g shout The case. being brought
into ihe CONT 70 attack the reputation Of
James Whciscii and family. with whom the
prisoner vas boarding a. the time OF the
robbery itscems that 10 torn the Whet.
sells proved that iho fellows that testified
AS 10 thclf bad habiis and standing were
Supposed 90 be their best friends. as they
bad been in tie habit OF visiting them
especially when % was known that Jim had
something on hand 70 drink Now Mr..
Rambler you can rest assured that you
have ihe main points In hand
81 bidding my friends adieu moved on
strkiag the town q little late for dinner /
made mg way 70 ihc John Murdock Rcs,au.
fau' where called for lunch
Hos about oysters. Inquired the lady
of ihe house. Oysters Oysiersi Let me
Gee have heard something Of them things.
bui really never saw one suppose they
ere ihioss 90 cat" Yes they are con.
tierra gery 6ac eating said tho lady.
'WfH on youi say will take some and II
sngones stomach will bold them down u
.s miac 10 has digesied every thing from
pumpklo sic 10 a Prairie dog"
Alter testing che oyster business ad-
mliisd 20 ibe lady that bad los, tho bes,
portion of lies enjoyment by NOT IN
daitaT spontf Realizing my duty toward
rf f.Ii.I4 lnar 1 ~ once sonrhf fhe f.rosya Z