Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-03
Beware" Every Boy and Girl-GrOWn
People as Well"-ROadS Now and
Good Bridges when Practical.

! MesSrs. Editors In your edition OF
January 20 there is a scribble from a
scribbler, signed "Semper Paratus. -
which is an attempt to criticise but one
point in an article of the previous issue
of the COURIER from observer" Serb
bier judging this doubtless the only weak
point, bounced upon it as monkey
would upon flea on his own intelligent
tail
Now, Messrs. Editors, such scribbles
are not worthy Of notice, but for the
sake Of the boys and girls that scribbler
dwells with, ! will quote Observers
words and explain scribbler's motive AT
criticising, and show the bows and girls
that he is no friend 10 them, and il is
very doubtful if he even has a foot Of
land in the county to help them pay the
taxes on the bridges The words are
there,-"So the best use see the bridges
would be put TO with these people would
be for the boys and girls 10 carry over
their whOrtleberries" Scribbler saws
these words are a "slap-in-the-face" to
the boys and girls. and he draws it out
as the longest and most powerful slap
imaginable, l will say that they sigifv no
slap of any character, but that scribbler's
only motive and intent purpose at criti-
cism was 10 attempt to make "slap-in-
the face Of these words and DAB every
boy, girl, woman and man in the face he
could, to arouse their anger and sensi-
oilities to point of retaliation and re-
venguful disgust for any wisdom and
thought expressed by observer" that
mightprove benefit to them. Too. Mr..
Dabber is not satisfied with "dabbing"
all the good mountain people in the face
but must DAB in the face all our wealthy
friends and newcomers who have built
nice Summer houses in the mountain,
and all who may come in the future, and
doubtless if the truth were known these
people have done more for Dabbler than
has ever been done by any one else.
Observer has always been brought in
close contact with all the people of the
Eastside, knowing nearly every man,
woman and child Of the mountain. and
picked with them many whorrleberries
and carried them over to the west side
with pride, and they were a glorious
sight to behold. He has often partaken
OF their generous and kind hospitality
at their luxuriant boards, and always
with hearty welcome to return, and
he cay say with praise to them. that ia
'socka tootninto their whortleberry sand.
wich' is TO set before dish good enough
liking; furthermore, he has witnessed
with them and with interest the gather
ing OF the sumac, and wished that ht
had many acres Of the valuable article
though it is product of a wild charac
ter and too scarce TO be very profitable
on our mountain sides.
: Dabber reminds me of the one of tw,
} children, who, in controversy and ar
, gument the one was fairly beaten in In,
argument and for revenge, spit in tn,
others face; likewise, Dabber to Oh
l server; and in this spirit and to such
: point of argument he attempts to advis
the boys and girls but beware, my bow
and girls, of such Dabber, for now
VIII quote you paragraph of bis owl
words, filled with deceit and treachery
u after having told you farther in his scrib
: bic that the vocation and calling of tn
K whortieberry and sumac patch is so JUS
4 and honorable. / will assure you tina
Z is most honorable and true vocation
and nothing to be ashamed of, as Dabbe
: signifies, by every word. / will no,
e iquote from him: "Observer should be