Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-05-01
Gone Again.

1t is with considerable regret that we
announce that our longtime friend and
fellow-citizen, James Lawrence Nc
Chan, has once more decided to leave
Shepherdstown permanently, though
our grief is in measure alleviated by
the reflection that the permanenter his
departure the sooner his return may be
expected. For some months Lawrence
has felt the migrating instinct, and at
ter seriously considering the matter of
a new location, he finally selected
Kansas City, Missouri, as his new
home. He had been everywhere else,
and only once or twice before had he
lived permanently in Kansas City. II
will be recalled by the readers Of the
Register that when some years ago he
permanently resided there, with every
intention of remaining the balance of
his life, his whole plans were suddenly
changed. A woman in his boarding
house played Home, Sweet Home"
on the piano, and it was more than
Lawrence could stand. He rushed out
of the house, you remember, made
Decline for the railroad tracks, jump
ed a freight train east-bound, and in
less than two weeks was back in good
old Shepherdstown, meyer to leave
again-until the next time. Tuesday
night of this week Mr.. McChan, ac-
companied by his wife, set forth once
more, following the Star Of Empire,
and by this time, doubtless, is well on
his way to his permanent home in the
State of Ossawatomie Brown. He has
left with US his permanent address in
that city, and the Register will follow
him. We would not, of course, at this
early date, wish &c say or do anything
to make him homesick, - we refrain
from mentioning the charms OF the de-
lightful Valley of the Shenandoah al
the lovely season we are just enter
ing. Ii does seem pity, though, that
ne will not be here 10 enjoy the soft
warmth of the spring sun these fine
mornings and the grateful shade in the
afternoons at his comfortable little
home on Main street, where the early
onions and the crisp lettuce and tender
radishes will soon be at their very
best, with fried spring chicken and
cream gravy and George Freeman's
strawberry icecream and Mase Rush's
store full of good things so invitingly
near, while admiring friends foregath
er ar Pinkney Schley's store TO discuss
general affairs and swap yarns and in
retrospect go over the things of the
past and anticipate the pleasures OF
the future. II he were here we know
that he would appreciate the simple
Joys of this pleasant old town where he
has spent, internationally, il is true, so
many happy hours and where MS
friends have found so much gratfica-
ton in association with him and where
he too has been happy in the con-
genial friendship of men, women and
children-and where he was known and
loved so we'll by all. Truly, We shall
miss Lawrence in the long years 10
come, and We fear that he, too, will
miss uS-for how can the smells and
sounds of the Kansas City stock yards
take the place of the perfume of the
flowers and the singing of the birds IN
dear old Shepherdstown? AS he has
definitely determined TO reside per-
manently in K. c., we hope that he may
be prosperous and happy there. We
trust that he will not forget his old
friends back here in the city on the
clics. and that some time in the future
he may ar least come TO visit us. And
indeed there is one ray of hope: Even
though he has left us permanently, ne
has not rented his house nor sold his
furniture, and there are those who pre-
dict that he will be back by corn plant
ing time-or by harvest at the very
latest