The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-25
evening Chat
ODD Characters,

Odd Characters.
no you'll like odd characters? There
are two In Fairmont worthy Of men.
ton These gentlemen are not so I'M
usual in appearance but they have a
little habit of putting queer word
which, sounds like Huh" at the end
a. every sentence in the form of a
Questic1 Did you ever hear one Of
them TAXI Keep your ears open and
perhaps you'll run across them for
they are we'll known and can be seen
md heard every day by those who are
downtown a great deal. ] counted the
number Of hubs T. one Of them used In
The course OF q ten minutes converse
ton recently and there were 81 OF
them told. This is the way he talk
ed: What do you think Of this wealth
err huh Pretty good for February
huh Don't look much like snow any
more huh Wonder If the trees won't
be ii bud soon huh?" That's what !
can an odd character-what do you
think about it-huh?
NY Nsighber's Tale OF Woe As Told
to Me. &.
This morning the clock struck seven
IA an uncertain rasping voice. The
trains shrieked shrilly out-of-doors. A
shi8ery white mist covered trees and
sky as far up as one could see-with
Just afews shimme ring lights much too
Insight attached somewhere in be-
tween. The sparrowssquarreled in the
blacis trees flying nervously here and
there and not uttering note Of song.
The gas was the only ambitious per
son a our house. It arose on tiptoes
and burned the breakfast. Just as I
decided to lose myself in an unusually
kood book ] had not finished last even.
ii1Kand forget for few moments all
dlsa6reeable smatters-with promise
tbsmSSelf Of a dip into the morning pa
nsr Is little later the baby awoke and
lellsout OF bed and the cat in nosing
abppt got caught in the mouse trap
and my phone rang to tell me my sis.
teysln5aws was taken suddenly i'll and
HmnStl come and help out as they were
short Of helpa my husband called
DOWN stairs with his accustomed reg
ulAritS thai: he wanted the baby hush
Cd he could finish his nap.
went upstairs to scold some one
! didn't care who for not watching
kaak small son Of mine. Ifound that
had left the stopper In the bowl in
tie bathroom and the water running
aud Tor my neglect had a small lake
Ihthe middle Of the floor to discour-
oge. went back downstairs again
md started new breakfast. Then l
came back up again and ] said / hoped
it#6p1d burn also. My husband shout
"a COR PHYS sake, can't you keep
that yolngster quiet-I didn't get to
bed until after midnight and I'd like
ltttte quiet around here" dressed
az son and informed my husband
thu was time to get up not to sleep
and that Il he didn't go to bed until
aftet midnight. I thought he used poor
IudSment brought my baby down
sl4ifa ana shut all the doors to avoid
he6fihg the usual scene which occur
red each morning when the older chill.
1Fen started dressing and arguing
loudly While my husband got his last
moments Of sleep. Those last mo.
AtntS were mighty precious to him.
~ precious that he usually got up and
eiappe6 everybody around handy be-
Iofa he won't back and finished thcm
They Wefo inevitable. Might as we'll
I;d1N eltst rs last That you couldn't
9t0p m.
Hitff gettinS 9 second breakfast
'01 n tDFning various other duties. |
Tsittd nd we serve break