The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-02-08
ALI OUrs-Trnveling in Kentucky
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1t was during the Presidential campaign
which resulted in the election of Buchanan,
says the Toledo Btade, that the writer of
the appended sketch in company with three
other politicians, rode from Paducah to
Boston, Ky, in a hack They were bound
for one Of the old-fashioned barbecues and
he tells what happened on the way thus
The joking Judge VI. was one of the par
tv, and the bottles that peeped out from
the basket under the seat seemed to I'M
prove the sparkle of his wit, the flavor Of
his jokes, and the music of his laugh until
the happy contagion even reached the
driver.
Our fun was at its highest, when turning
a curve in the road, We saw down its hot,
dusty stretch, solitary OK cart vito its
owner pcrchcd upon what proved to be bags
Of corn. A. kind of advance guard a
great, ugly, brindle dog came trottin@ along
III advance, and attracted by our noise, he
threw himself in an attitude Of defiance, de-
termned to dispute our advance. With
his savage growl, red eyes, and erect bris-
ties, he indeed presented Formidable ap-
peararce. Judge NJ. cold not let suoh an
opportunity for q practical joke pass. Said
he:
"I'll bet the drinks for the day that can
run that DOG of the road
Done, said we.
Stopping or beck, he got ont an =! threw
the skirts of MS " sW allow tailed coat over
h's shoulders, stack his oh slouch hat on
the back OF his heal, and going down on
"all fours, he scamptred toward the doc
with tbs most frghtful yeIls, reminding one
OF the fable Of the ass in the lions skin
. This was too much for the dog, and howl
ing with fright he took to the brush. The
oxen also saw the fearful monster coming
down the road, and with a will.bcllow they
took to the brush, with their tails standing
straight out behind. Away they went,
with wheels bouncing in the air, bags of
corn barsting open, and spilling their con-
tents in continuous drill.
whoa, Blaze Whoa, Bali o, Lordv !
what shall do?" came from the frightened
man on the cart, as he was bounding from
side to side, now grabbing cart-pole, then
catching at a bag Of corn as it went over
the side.
This kind of performance couldn't last
long without change for better or worse,
as the oxen went tearing down the steep
bank Of little creek and overturned every
III til0 Ndlcl, tDUul Nt1Si ttetl. One
OK, getting loose, went up the opposite
bank and soon Disappeared while the other
covered down, piteously believing as we
came up to the scene Of disaster There
stood the poor man in water to his waist,
his wagon overturned, and half his corn
soaking in the water, while the other half
was scattered in the woods. He looked
scared and pitiful aud said:
90, Lordy, stranger, don't never do that
ar any more. I'm ruined
1t was a splendid success that Joke, and
there stood the Judge holding on to sap
ping and laughing till the tears ran down
/, his checks.
We took up subscription for the poor
fellow, the judge heading the list with an
amount nearly covering the damages, and
we added to it until we left the man in
thankfllness that he had sold his corn so
well. At the barbecue, the Judge bet all
his money on little horse race, and lost,
and from that, and the effects of his drinks
at our expense, we had to carry him to
our hack on barn door. On his way
, home he insisted upon standing upon his
head
Which was the ruined MANI