The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-12
'THE PEOPLE'SFORUM.

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Editor West virginian:
] think It Is shame that Barns.
Vile has become 50 notorious a place.
but J do not doubt II In the least. es-
peciaily SO within the last year or
] might say ever since the notorious
T. A. Richardson has infested this
place.
The people in Fairmont and all
over the county are saying what are
the Evansville people doing to Rich.
ardson? He is everlastingly kicking
about something.
1t does seem to me that i'll were in
SO bad a town as Evansville, where
the people can not hold an election
without stealing the ballot box, its
contents and probably one Of the
clerks, as one of them has not been
heard OF since, and they also stole
one of Tom Hess pen points, ! would
vacate that town at once, or would
join the thieves, become organized
and do as they do.
1t may be Mr.. Richardson Is too
bold about his dirt TO suit the organ
ization. He should be more reserved.
was told some time ago that If he
did not join the kleptomaniacs, they
were going TO ask him. with densely
populated petition. to leave town and
go where the people are civilized. Ito
too bad the way they snub that man
every time he wants to run the town.
The people down there say they
never sent for him, or even asked him
to move there to live. for they think
that climate does not agree with his
case, and engines whistling at the
round house will affect his nerves.
Mr.. Richardson reminds me of the
following anecdote I heard some time
ago: There was shrewd old farmer
who at the time mentioned owned a
large buck sheep which was always
buttfng In or in other words profess
sional butter. The farmer had tried
many ways to break the sheep of Its
bad habits but all of no avail, till late
one evening when the following plan
suggested itself, which seemed to the
old gentlemen a good one and he i'm.
mediately put It into use. He went
out to the woodward. secured huge
block Of wood, took rope and sus.
pended it from an apple tree limb. set
1t swinging, called the sheep and
watched the result; soon as the but
ter saw the block swinging he went
! against It with terrific force. not real.
izing however what he was up against.
This increased the momentum of the
block and 1t still swung.
The old gentleman looked on with
evident satisfaction for time then
retired for the night. thinking the
| sheep would soon understand what Il
was up against, and give up, but suf.
flee to say, this was not that kind OF
quadrupei.
The farmer was soon fast asleep,
and was unconscious of all surround.
ings until the following morning when
his wife called him to get up at once
and see the martial band as it passed.
The old Hman sknew what kind Of
drum was beating. He, dressed him.
self and started for the wooiyard, ex.
! pecting to find the block of wood
split into splinters but alas! the bioci,
of wood was solid as ever and just
the sleeps tail was humping away at
the block. It had worn itself all away
but the tail, which was still cracking
1t to it.
And now when Mr.. Richardson has
worn himself all away but the cuff
of the breaches. Evansville, like the
block Of wood. will still swing on.
Respectfully.
A CHIP OUT OF THE OLD BLOCK.