West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-11

different lining TO their interior to-
day. | do not want to be under.
stood as casting any reflections upon
the Deacon and JEFF, but merely
mention it to show the wonderful
amount of good Bro Wesley done
for Preston and the number of inter
iors he saved from corrugation.
The next time Bro. Wesley visit
ed Preston his appeal was ON diff
ferent line to the blue ribbon. We
were having little excitement at
the time. Gov. Dawson, who had
just finished his apprenticeship in the
cooperage shop under the iu,orage
ct Comrades Wash Wilson, Jim
Clingan and Jim Hoffman at Terra
Alta. came TO Kingwood and pro-
claimed himself the king OF the PIE
wagon for Preston county. He was
placed in charge of The Family Jour
nal to warn the people to not in
fringe upon his kingship. Many Of
us old veterans entered protest
against the Governor monopolizing
the piewagon when our appetites
were ravenously keen for pie. But
the Governor refused to bulge an
inch from his kingship and declared
that all pies belonged to him. We
held an indignation meeting in front
of the court house and elected Com
rade Lee Shaw as our Leader TO give
battle to King Dawson. We old
veterans who had just returned
home after serving four years in de.
fense of the flag that there should
be no division of the pies in the
land of the free and the home of the
brave was in no condition to enter
into another war of four years with
King Dawson's army of piemen.
We felt that we were entitled to a
few months rest to get ourselves in
shape for the examination for pen
sions. The Dawson piemen were
young and vigorous and the induce
ments offered them by Dawson was
such mat they would sacnfce the
last drop of blood to reach Piedom.
AS old and decrept as we were we
fought valantly for a share Of the
pies, but we finally had to surrender
and go hungry. Such was the state
of affairs when Bro. Wesley made
his second visit. We were organiz.
ing for a second battle with the
Dawson p;emen when Bro. Wesley
made patriotic appeal to us to
''Vote as we shot" The appeal was
most effective and many Of our old
comrades deserted Comrade Shaw
and myself and we lost the second
battle for the pies. But Comrade
Shaw and myself, though licked, we
would not surrender, and we imme-
diately inaugurated a guerrilla war
fare against King Dawson and his
piemen, which we kept up until the
king sent to us flag of truce asking
us TO name our terms. This will
explain to many where Comrade
Lee Shaw got his title of 'Ieader."
AS the years rolled around and
the pies we're in eminent dagger Of
being captured by the enemy, Bro.
Wesley paid us third visit. This
time he told us that we must cast
our votes for "Protection. Now
Mr.. Protection was an entire stran-
ger to us Prestonians. We had never
heard of him before. But Bro.
Wesley told us he was all right and
the only man who could save the
pies for us. SO we all voted for
Mr.. Protection AID 'rah for Goh
We won and King Dawson and his
piemen got the pies. This was not
IN accordance with the terms which
was agreed TO when Comrade Shaw
and l surrendered But Dawson,
who held the title Of Boss at that
time, came out in proclamation in
which he said that Comrade Shaw