The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-03-25
Wrong End Foremost.

A couple Of Pulaski young als-is
hired horse and buggy one evening
last week, to go to see their sweetlearts
in the country. It was little cold, and
they inquired all around town for hot
bricks, but could not find any in the
market, and so they were compelled to
yield to the opportunities of loving
friends and carry something along to
keep from freezing. They started just
before dark, and it commenced immeili-
ately to turn colder. At least one
would have thought so, to see tile vig0T
with which they attacked the anti-freez-
ing-dOte. Both these young men were
named John, strange as such rrYela-
ton may appeari Things kept x~tting
colder and jOllier the further they went,
and at last they got so cold and jolly
that they forgot which was John. One
of them would call the other, and then
answer himself-ask the other to have a
drink, and then say he Didn't care il he
did, and drink it himself. AT length
one of them hit upon a bright idea. and
Der ding low and whispering solemnIy
and impressively, he said: ".JOhn, its
dam cold!" John was thunderstruck,
but he found relief in replying: Dam
'f-taintl" just then the buggy struck
a stump, overturned and landed them
in the road.
"Ughl John, didn't you hear some
thing drap?"
GO Lie still think it's bear!'
Bear, hell twas a elephantl"
Where's the buggy, John?"
Here's one some feller's left. Git
up and less 60"
They scrambled In, after setting the
buggy up, and started on. The warm
ing apparatus had all given out, and
they were just bewailing il, when they
saw in front OF them lights fiickering
in the dim distance. John awakened
his companion and told him that they
were nearly there, and that he must get
out at the branch and wash his face.
They both got out and washed and
cOmbed, and shook themselves, and got
back and went on. The lights kept
getting thicker in front, and houses got
more numerous on the roadside, until
1t became apparent to them that they
were entering some unknown town or
city. John asked John if he knew of
any town up about Peter Martins. He
thought they Onght to be about in that
neighborhOOd. John said he heard
something about moving CornersViIie
back into Giles, but he didn't know
whether they put it at Peters or not.
They drove on, and soon saw that it was
too large for Cornersville. They began
to get frightened.
John, do you reckon this is so ?
Ain't-ain't you mistaken bout this
bein' town ?"
" It's New York, believe. Do they
keep livery stables in New York, John %
" You dam fOOll we amt more'n half
way to New York. This is Columbia -
"Why'n thurndern't you say so!'
Let's put up and stay all night!''
They soon found hotel, had their
horse attended to, and got supper They
met a great many of their friends from
Pulaski. Nearly every body seemed to
be from Pulaski. They ordered q room
and went to bod. Just as John turned
over to go to sleep, he said:
strange. Every body's come up
from Pulaski. Wonder if they come
like we did p"
They slept sweetly, and walked sober
next morning.
John, where are weT'
" Dam'fino! Reckon we're still in
Columbia
Got any money!"
" Marry red. But all the boys are up
here from Pulaski for something. Let's
go down and see about paying our bill,
and going home"
They dressed and went down before
they found out that they had taken the
wrong end of the road when they set
the buggy up, and had driven right
straight back to Pulaski, and had put
up at the new hotel.