West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-03-17


abled us to live very pleasantly ever
since. We are enjoying the fruits
OF a Nations gratitude. We de-
serve il. No chicken roasted too
high to escape the frying pan. We
made other sacrifices which is not
necessary to enumerate. met
Col. Tom in front of Offutts and
Lakin's store.
al challenge the county to pro-
duce as artistic a set of Assessors
books as / turned into the custo-
dian of the law" exclaimed the
Colonel, waving his hands franti-
cally. He was so earnest in his ex-
claimtion points that he did not
observe me.
"But they have Ken Burke's foot
prints in them," retorted a gentle
man, resembling Russian spy.
This retort angered the Colonel
and his rejoinder was an eye opener.
81 am the father OF the vertical
pensmanship and the first man to
receive a gold medal from the
county for the neatest and most
artistic set of books"
At this juncture the Colonel es-
pied me and the subsequent events
interested him no more. We chat
ted entertainingly of our soldier life
and the many hours of terror we
put in in anticipation of visit from
the enemy. We were no towards,
but the thoughts of meeting strang-
ers in strang land increased the
pulsation and filed US with remorse
for the safety of the dear ones at
home. This is how we contracted
palpitation of the heart, which in
turn has been richly rewarded by a
generous Republic.
But my time was limited and 1
could not tarry. Col. Tom request
that ] delivered his message to the
people to crafty his request.
My next stop was in Pleasant
District, and the man who named
district should have monument
erected to perpetuate his name. 1t
is indeed pleasant district to visit.
This is the home of our illustrious
President of the County Court,
Hon. w. J. Metheny. l find the
people are over anxious to elect him
Assessor. If he consents TO run,
my old comrade, Col. Tom Jack
son, will have 20 climb the noun
tains more rapidly than he has here
tofore. I plead with the Metheny
boomers to not turn him loose on
Col. Tom, but they explained that
the delight it would afford them to
see Col. Tom climb tree was the
dream of their life. This fills me
with apprehension for the safety of
Col. Tom.
One of the substantial and genial
men of Pleasant is Mr.. o. Y. Shaw.
/ enjoyed the hospitality of his
home for which 1 desire to make
public acknowledgment. Mr..
Shaw is popular, and in the event
of President Metheny deciding to
make the race for assessor, Mr..
Shaw viii! be candidate for Coun-
ty Commissioner. People with
whom ] talked claim he will have
no opposition.
II the other candidates imagine
that VIM. M. Schaeffer is enjoying
Rip Van Wrinkle sleep they are
labonng under a delusion. met
Bill in this section.
"What are you doing in this neck
of the woods 1"I inquired, Of Fa-
Their Bill.
"On the trail of the Rambler.
| propose to shadow you from now
on until after the primaries. You
have almost driven me to despera-
ton. My chin whiskers are fast
disappearing from the home of
their youth. The humps which
once adorned my shoulders is grad
ually coming in. II this thing
keeps up how long will / be, in the
eyes of an admiring multitude, a
thing Of beauty and a JOY forever ? +"
AS stood before Father Bill,
listening to his pathetic pleading, I
was moved 10 tears. remembered
him in his swaddling garments, in
his knee breeches, and his long
pants. recollect with undeniable
pride how proud he was as he NOV
ed up stage by stage from child
hood to manhood depicted in
my mind how eagerly he would sac
rifce his swaddIings, knee breeches
and long pants for the Sherria's
saddle bags, and with an impulse
which was uncomfortable, but un-
dignihed, I ticklsd him under the
chin, and vowed from this time
henceforth I would proclaim his