The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-10-06
Too "NIppy."

the Poplar Mountain, stopped at a house
two miles over the line, where now am
In coming from Kentucky to Tennessee
could notice no immediate and radical
change of landscape or atmosphere, not
withstanding one side has such an exces-
sive charge of sovereignty.
1t seems that young Kentucky gentle
man has been over here, trying to "keep
store" but his attempt was failure, be-
cause he was too "nippy." Here is the
conversation 1 have just heard on the sub
ject
"Say, What has become of that young
man from Kentucky, who has store down
at the stand ?"
"Oh, he's played out he was too {" nip
py'' for this country. He didn't take in
the mountains"
81 thought he wouldn't when first
seed him he put on too much style. 1t
won't do for them are Kentucky bluegrass
bucks to come over here and put on the
style they do at home. 1t don't take
among us common people,"
"That's SO, and knew he'd play out
when first seed him. Tho stand had
good trade when he come but it soon fiz-
zed out. Why, he actually put on new
collar every morning"
"He did? Well, do say %
Yes and not only that, but he had a
niger hired to black his boots every day."
"Lord have mercy on my soul and body
He must have been crazy"
"No. He said that was the way they
do up in Kentuckyp
cup in the blue gfnss, suppose ?''
eyes, up in high society. He brought
his notions here, but he played out mighty
fast. Would you believe it, he used to
wear coat-a black coat--to church every
time he went?"
"What this hot weather.
"Yes, no matter for weather, he'd al
ways have coat. AT first he had one of
those id great hats that reached
away up yonder. What is it you call
'emP"
"Stove-pipe hats, cause they look sorter
like stove-pipe."
eyes, that's it. Well, one of our Ten
nessee boys, just for fun, knocked it off
and busted it,"
"Sarved him right"
&c Yes and more than that, he used to
have his shirts made to button behind.'
"Lord, what an idee v'
"It's SO, and no mistake. Well, it final
ly got out among the women, and when
they heerd it, they just quit buying
goods of him. They said they wouldn't
trade with man who wore shirts buttoned
up behind. They said it was bringing new
notions into the country that would ruin
it.
$50 it would, and I've heerd a heap of
talk about the thing he wore on his neck.
Did you ever see it P'
eyes, and right funny it was. He call
ed it tie, or something like that. 1t was
tied in hard knot under the neck, and
came down on his bosom about six inches.
1t was made out of blue and white stripes,
and was curious to look at. Our people
had never seen anything like it before, and
the gals used to call it choke rag, and
have heap of fun"
"Walk in to dinner, gentlemen, ;" said a
new voice from around the corner of the
house, which abruptly closed the talk
about the fashionable young man from
Kentucky.
Dg- A party Of Young Americans were
standing in front of an ancient saddler's
shop, kept by Dutchman, and thinking to
/, have some sport with our German friend,
one of them opened the door and addressed
him
81 say, Hans, have you any saddles for
jackasses ?''
Looking up from his work quite compos-
edly, he replied
"Yaw, COON und dry Won on"
GSy- An Irish glazier was putting pane
of glass into window, when groom who
was standing by, began joking him, telling
him to put in plenty Of putty. The Irish
man bore the banter for some time, but at
last silenced his tormentor with-'Arrah,
now, be off wild ye, Or I'll put pain in your
head without any putty"
az "Your Honor, said a prisoner TO a
} Paris judge my lawyer is not here, and
request delay of the case for eight days, -
''But," said the judge, you were caught in
the act of theft, what can any lawyer say
for you? ?' "That is just what should like
! to hear" said the prisoner, and the court