Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-05-25

Because we indirectly referred to
Marlinton as enjoying boom
which might have limit, the
Times of last week uses cuss words
at us, induleing III all sorts of
"cutting," sarcastic and ugly terms
intimating that we are all back
numbers over here, alluGes to us as
"old world towns" grown over
with "cobwebs." having the dry
rot" etc.
Well. the Times has always been
one of our dearly beloved al
WAYS so "sane and SAFE" and we
are grieved most to death to think
that we are responsible for this ex-
hibition of swell-headedness with
which our brother seems to he at
flicted, fact hitherto unknown to
the "old world"
A good natured calling down
was probably in order, and this op-
portunlty was present as well as
that of INDUCING in the profane,
the unbecoming, unjust and UNI
kind accusations. We quickly
glanced at top of column" to see
whether the management had
changed or whether it was Onlv be-
coming assimilated adapting IT.
self to the new order" the safe, con.
servative lines" of which it boasts.
In truth, the Times paragraph
smacks so much of lumber camp
parlance and conventionalities that
it actually bellies its claim-that OF
freedom from "mushroom" and
"bubbling" conditions. And it is
only on the style of expression that
we "rise to a point of order"
The sluggish minds of the "o!d
world" cannot account for this
changed bearing, even when the
"co5webs" are brushed away. 1t
may be joke, but thew do say that
our dear brother, not many months
agone, looked upon our "rroducts
with more or less envy, showed a
Willingness to "invest,'to enter a
partnership or alliance more endur
ing than the boomiest boom. Ii this
be true, the memory Of it should
have commanded his respect and
tempered his ire.
The enterprise and development
of the Greenbrler valley is marvel
Gus, and, in a way, gratifying, and
in using the word "boom" we had
IN mind the situation generally
and not Marlinton in particular
Your little city enjoys prosperity
which is quite remarkable, appar-
emily substantial, and, we trust,
permanent. There are some peo'
ple-and they are not all "High-
land mossbacks" either-who believe
that you are paying for all you get
but, be the outcome as it may, sing
aloud your own jubilee, but leave
unsung our funeral dirge. Ii we
are afflicted with the "rot"at all. it
is the "dry" kind-we prefer it,
Then there are other conditions
more to be desired than gold, yea
than much fine gold" Our SPLEEN
did Jail. for instance, is onlyneedeo
for transient law-breakers, and
some day, if you can find time
come to the crest Of the Allegheny
blow away the cobwebs, with blow
commensurate with your idea o.
bigness, and you will find Highland
smiling, her farmers happy. and a
their post; cattle grazing on every
hilltop-herds Of fine blooded cat
tie, sheep and horses being a spec
ial feature Of her enterprise ant
thrift-a poorhouse with few pau
pers, empty cells, well-filled church
es, peace and plenty-her people
coveting nothing that is her neigh
boris, but contented, prosperous ant
happy in their Price( less) domain
No, brother, blow your own horn
revel all you want in your owl
greatness, but don't toll any bell
for Highland. She is quite well
thank you.
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