Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-04-23
The Temperance Crusade at the K
Roads.
.CoNfEDERIr y ROADS, }
(Which is in the State of kentucky)} ;
March "a, 1874.


buzzums NV them men wich biles over
pepctooally, and wich kin no more be
stopped than kin fermintashen in cider.
The Corners will hev to rise in its mite,
aud kill them two impious wrctches in
self-detence.
The fact that Mrs. Bascom c. WIS
wife, haZ been gittin large assortment
of new close in Louisville, and that she's
the onlv woman in the Corners who has
a second dress--and il would be safe TO
say the iust onc-hez been taken advant-
age NV By these teends 10 perdoose An
insurreks sheu in our otherwise quite
households.
lsaker Gayitt's wife Lucindv, and
Deekin Pogram's wife and dawtcr,
Mrandy, happened to be in Polock's
store buyin some pork TO bile, when,
ez i'll luck would hey it, Mrs. Bascom
passed down the street. She he'd on
fur sack and moo bonnet, and he'd
gloves on, and muii, and she held her
head we'll mp, and he'd a ostridge feather.
She waz a gorgeous site for the Corners
"Sec MIS-. Bascom, Mirandy," said
Joe Biglcr, callin the attenshun NV the
wirnen to her ez she was sailin down
the street.
They all looked at her, and rage filled
'".', S"ase o"h@"t'is ;, -,
andy, Indignantly.
Why, amt got no shoes-to say
nothing NV fur ovcrshocs," shrieked
Luc,nay "a'iu' .,
asked that villainous disturber, Pollock.
nc never heA no money! ahs"cru
Auc,nuH. -,
na' uiu nc 90 WIN 'he money l.
pau nun io' hIs COZ ."o "ce.' ago;
VIZ .'to .i"ont Question w ioi'oeA'
~, oi n'c III m MAJ
me- nc sou nls So'n. sue asleu
hcr noico quinetih WI" e.iosn"n.
e u'u 'e'' IL ~ ''''' wv "''A' "s''
go FRI ol'ooA W.,
mo n,;r mr sho"s anJ a. az t.b P"' 49,
aIo,, ra ,r.ha,, 10 I'll - - ~ '"o' 'o''''
.nn, ,n, de,r 40 NJ ,snr;,, o., .n,.
hvpucretikIc sneak. won know
Just theu Mrs. Bascom wa. r,,urnin.
But Won know. he continued .h. h,.d
! TO nav Bascom becos-by tie way lher,
goes Mrs. Bascom again. and mint she a
stunncr-becoz q w. he'd 10 q, :,
Louisville To git his W wifc's winter outfit
aud lie he'd tu hey what lsaker owed
him.
And the munucv fnr the corn wi,.h I
planted. and hocd, and rut. and shnck-
ed. he'd To 20 to mt cloze an liz R,s-
CON. did il. Liz i,ascom hez cioze ho,
she?'
And this enraged woman howled
with emoshun. as did Mirandv Pogrnm
and her mother.
And Pollock kent addin fyol IN IN.
flame he had kindIed
Here, said he 10 I.ucindv .is a Iowa
IL peacr nv velvet which wood mai.
you an elegant sack. and Lord bless Woo
now his French danncl wood mai n ~
into n dress and cIoak for yonr hshy
| n an.s seem 10 m. os thongh Id
and the deekin mite lot Won w;,n,n;n
Lcv money cnough 10 gst VOC some
things Itseems q nitv ihat Wrs Ras.
| com shouId hcy everv,hinor
;,.,
:. III mere Is anything which IL make a
i,oh ou' Nv Woman rs tle uesire ioi
Wy s9Gus: ! o.lo0A nhoweu t','s ana ne
P'A.eu u mo en- lie showed EN- dry
soDas III. 'lics oeoanic ra'ins names r.
inesc 'iI'cc hiiseu'ueu wihnhleh iei'
ne s'oic ''oosaac' 's-'hes -, was 50 man!
oone NV A'Ss ihro inc ,iiuu thes
mcht - Mrs. Mci cIter 40 Mrs. Elder
.,' ii.,"'oao Aei ;s, : anu ~ 'ie ~iie o' every
iesu'ar ree'uent NV the corners ana
1,e. uo''' 'i'i'.u 70 n''Ne nio'c ono
niscoh' ana s'oP ms oiL.is ANYWAY So
'ha' .'ic nioh J spent AZ his oar coaia oe
sooseu III s1r,in !r ',ole 10. men ana tneii
cn'Iureh. ihey aPpoih'eu Ioosoay iast
81 'he ua' on on wilicn 'ney wuz 70 make
VI. 'a'u. ino. a'rAnseu procession
win oahiier' ONO "hich 10 WIZ 10
Mlne' less uhi-ihore c,oze, ana they
wuA 10 VISIT ba'com ana set down III
MS grocery ana coinpei their husband.
,, ~. ~ uliih nu more, anu na''oni not
ISL. SCI Gu. an, .l,s I;: n1ie
ihclo was wiz ,clooushs vi woe III
DascuIhs. VI. W. hiihseh, ana isaIei
uavl,t, DeeHin fogram ana myself all
1o' WIN Pa'e faces. curing this INVASION.
an ,, q ,'lan Nv resource i advised lhal
ia na'a oo eA'.mo, ~, meu ~ mere, whe'e we
ooou sn o"' r.ps, ,iit y"is cyciohe shooo
pass oVer ne u M.cohsented 10 40,
anu mus io.unGa We sos oowh ana
waited the ATTACK: wat military con-
nerer Maz sa'eu from ahhihiiashum oy
ue weather e,'tlh 80 warm ana the
!leiaih. grouhu 50 solt tnat the enemy
ooouen' ';,e inoSo .nehl a''!iIery! IL was
Mnnaa 1,nl,,dr ih.e.p4s'Inun ,,na .nst saved US.
! ioosua! n'oinal oioAe cZ warm ana az
pleasan, peasant; as Nay -uay' Inc sun came
on' ", hnnta, s anu d :, Nv W. To. warm enough 10
a. oae.oo, on.ts anu .ne 0orners "az nappy'
AnV persconcn wus " ,narch al IL.
~ @e 'o1'' sa.u Dascom gloomiiy.
a.' Un' ;as .na. nnn'.;a sn1uau nve 70 see tnis
s,s"ou ouo.s wooem aos.ami H.:
sod .Th;s p ~ ocrcIano oI'es nne nj, men,
~ a. S. ..'one' ~ WIZ oniy
nr;vs,;oa f"r ,ba, U. ,;, w. suo"''' u de'
p,aoa Pa. ",.In.t ~. t"". a..;" .; IT,.
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