Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-02-15
Kentucky Jokes.

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campaign which resulted in til
ieleetion of Buchanan, that tn
writerof the appended sketch, il
company with three other politi
clans rode from Paducsh to. Bos
ton, Kentucky, in a hack. The
were bound tor one of the old
fashioned barbacues, and he tell
what happened OH the way thus
The joking Judge NJ. was one
of the party, and the bottles thar
peeped out from the basket under
the seat seemed to improve hi:
wit, the flavor of his jokes, aud the
music Of his laugh, until the hap.
py contagion even reached the
driver.
Our fun was at its highest when
turning a curve in the road, we
saw, down its hot, dusty fetch,
u solitary oX-cart, with itsSOwneT
perched upon what proved to be
bags of corn. As a kind of ad-
vance guard, great ugly brindle
dog came trotting along in ad.
vance, and attracted by our noise
he threw himself in an attitude
of defiance, determined to dispute
our advance. With his savage
growl, red eyes and erect bristles,
he indeed, preset ted a formidable
appearance. Judge M. could not
let such an opportunity for a prac.
tical joke pass Said he:
IN bet the drinks for the day
that ! can run that dog off the
road." !" 1a
"Done,P said we.
Stepping our hack, he got out,
threw the skirts of his swallow
tailed" coat over his shoulders,
stuck his old slouch hat on the
back Of his head, and going down
on "all fours," he seampered to-
ward the dog with the most fright
ful yells, reminding one of the fa-
bic Of the ass and the lions skin.
This was too much for the dog,
and, bowling with fright, he took
to the brush. The oxen also saw
the frightful monster coming down
the road, and with one wild bel.
low they took to the brush, with
their tails standing straight out
behind. Away they went, with
wheels bouncing in the air, with
bags OF corn bursting open, and
spiliing their contents in a contin.
uous dill. aa So.
"Whoa, Blaze! Whoa, Ball o
f.ordyl what shall | do 2" came
from the frightened man on the
cart, as he was bouncing from side
to side, now grabbing the cart pole,
then catching at a bag of corn as
it went over the side.
This kind of performance
c e1uldn't last long without a change
for better or worse, as the oxen
went tearing down the steep bank
of a little creek and overthrowing
everything in the water, about
waist deep. One OK getting loose,
went up the opposite bans and
soon disappeared, and the, other
down, piteously believing as We
came up to the scene of disaster.
There stood the poor man in wa
ter up to bis 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, and said: t.
40, Lordy, stranger, don't never
do that ar any more. I'm ruinedl"
1t was a splendid success, that
joke, and there stood the Judge,
holding on to sapIing, and laugh
ing till the tears ran down bis
cheeks.
We took up a subscription for
the poor fellow. The Judge head.
ed the list with an amount nearly
covering the damages, and we ad-
ded to it until we left the man in
thankfulness that be had sold his
corn so well. AT the barbecue,
the Judge bet all his money on a
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 a barn-door.
On his way home he insisted upon
standing on his head