West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-08-20
UNCLE JOE JOTI|NGS.
Breaks Out Again After a Long
silence.
Some Comments. Criticism and Home
spun Philosophy.

August the Isth.
Wen. low folks thought was
gone mp the spou, this time an some
was leetlc sorry an some was
mighty glad. I'm thankful to them
as was sorry. l appreshate Their
kind feelin's. want them as was
a rrj"icin' TO understand as | don't
care a wcA. une fer them or Their
opinions.
+, They's been several matters dur
ing the past few months as I'd a
like To wrote up but most every
time dast to express an opinion
some one of the elect of Israel ups
an whines that I'm hittin' of 'em
with mud
Now I'm a goin' to tell you how
II all is. They's lot of conceited
oil fogies in this community what
always carries, not one chip, mind
you, but the hull blame chopin
block on their shoulders. Then
jes' let body blow their breath at
'em an make a splinter fall off un
the wood pile they'r luggin' aroun'
an up goes the wall that they'r be:n'
abused. An fonr-thirds o. the time
It want no,hin' but leetle fun some
feller was tryin' to have an want
meanin' mite o. harm, on'y he
got at it in kind of blunderin'
way.
An anyhow, it's clean agin human
natur as well as cat natur' to not
spit little when a feller sticks his
tongue out at you when he passes.
Jes' now ever'body's plum crazy
about the railroad, er the railroads
low orter say, SEEM we're liable
to get most any number. l reckon
I'm bout as tickled as the next un,
but | sorter keep my rejoicin' bottled
up fer "more convenient season."
Now | haint skeptical ner nothin'
but Rome want built in a day an
low there'll be time fer me to
jublicate later.
Long Bert Benson came along
from Uniontown recently to visit his
pap an few other friends an re-
litions. He was seen on the road
atwecn Brandondonville an Bruce.
ton quite airly a Sunday mornin' a
hnn,in' Wild flowers by the armful,
especially Rheu(a).
w II. Kimberly, /. N. Ady an
Ws'icr Frankhouser went to the big
picric our State Guards is a havin'
at Pakersburg.
Be,t Goodwin's gone to work at
Unionlown. He's been at home
for several weeks helpin' his pap
FIX mp the house an do his harvestin'
Ike a good boy.
Kerrel Broomsedge was down
among US not along ago. He lowed
he was doin' bizness fer the Deacon
an his paper, but I'll bet a ginger
bread hoss he was after the black
eyed gal on the sly again.
Ben Benson, who has ben on the
sick list fer some weeks, gave up
clerkin' fer Waddle on Birthstone
Corner on account of it not agreein'
with his health to stan in the store.
/ ust to hear tell OF the dust from an
honest miller's jacket curin' lots o.
ills. low il might pay fer Ben to
try it.
Mrs. Allen Orcutt was visitin' in
Oakland lately. She was accom-
panied on her return by her married
daughter and the leetle chap.
The blackberries is commenein'
to git ripe an sich snatchln' an
grabbin' you never hearn tell of.
They seems TO be man, woman or
kid fer ever other berry an it's who
gifts 'em FIRST as has 'em. low
some Of 'em must roost in the patch
50 to be airly enough to beat in the
morning.
I've been hearin' so much about
the new Republican paper we're
to have in Kingwood that / kin
hardly wait to see it. hear tell Of
how it's to be managed by a set o.
mighty smart young fellers, an they
say it's got to succeed. Well, they
has ben new papers sprouted up one
place er mother in the county and
they generally always succeeded
awful much fer spell, but the
goblins CT somethin' allus got 'em.
Now I hain't skepticaI nor nothin',
but ihey's a mighty lot O. holes in
a skinner.
I've ben lafin' in my sleeves
till most busted 'em readin' about
the stink the new way O. egszamin'
skule teachers is pokin' up.
Course, now, I think uniform