The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-05
al ChAuce Meeting oT . KenauclviRH
Who hasl q . FeaskAseD Momory.


al ChAnce Meeting Of . KensuckiRn
WhO hRsl - FeasthseD Mona0ry.
(Trom ssac Virginia Cry Enterprisel
SIS The bootbiack at the sDrner.stana on CT
street was looking for asastomar. BE was
as black as the zee Of spades, and as he care.
lessiy dusted OF his ssead with the stump of
q corn.brush be occasionally paused and
relied his eyes hungssiy up and down the
street.
Presently tail, -aw.boned, mtadle aged
1asn. With considerable length Of goatee
ana rot q little breadth Of hat-risn, stopped
ard glanced at the stand with some show OF
interest.
x Have shine, boss? ?" said The owner Of
the atau3, giving his chair parting slap with
his brush. !" Shine 'em up 10 half mint,
sab. You'll list have time to glance override
snoenlpg .paPms."
Without de,gning an answer the lank chap
climbed into the seat before bSn~
g Whar ser a-roiin' them pants TOT !" was
his first reEasrk after the proprietor of the
stand begaT 10 operate.
~ ssAIl right. now, boss. We mustn't mEss
Penn, sou see. It's all feasible now, sab.
.Wail, perceed to business"
aI's a.movin', boss; Ps amoviri', saha"
1walI BEE that you keep a-Movin'. -
DE people OF de Soaf," said the boot
s black, cooking cunning eye upon bis Gus.
! toner, <<Ge people OF de sSouf laLotber look
of the eye] most alIus gives Us pore eullud
boys any little feasible 5obs dey's got"
You think Pm from the South2"
q rs from de Souf myself sah."
<tLakely."
sI's from de Soul, sah-from old Kahn.
tuck, sab"
/" ipdeedT
1sariin. boss. re from Lex'nten. Kahn.
knife at the mud on the soles Of bis Gus
TONER'S boots.
"Pm from Kentac&y myself snd from
lexington" said the man, beginning TO
look Interested. $50 you're from LexiDg-
ton, eh?''
"Jes SO, boss. Practically WIS born
dab, sah."
"Like you, was born thar"
"Nice old town, boss.'
every"
81 golIy, boss, eff I didn't think from de
fast dat saw In you de rale ole haintuchy
gentleman. You've got good deM OF de
cut of some o. dem law and midcine STU
dents dat used to be about de ole Transyi'
yauy'Varsity; but yeu's aged little, ooss-
aged Ie-etle grain more dan was oe ooysin
dem days."
"Pye often seen the old university"
alt WAS fine ole town, too. De main
street was more dan mild long; dar war
beautiful trees 'lopg de streets, and de Or
pban 'sy lum, an de baggin facterys, de wire
works. an de-"
"The lunatic asylum"
ayes, boss; shore 'nuff, dar was de luna.
tic 'sylum."
"And the river"
"Ap' de ribber; golly, datfust big bend
in Town Fork OF de Elkborn, up 'boVe de
ALPHABETICALLY dat was mighty feasible
proposition for CATFISH"
"Amazin'."
al say, boss, practically you never hap
pened to know cullud boy named Colum.
bus Parsons, as lived out on the road
to'ards whar ole Harry Clay was borned-
out to'ards Asbland-did yer, sah7"
81 knowed q colored boy named Column
bus Parsons that rode ole Wosdpecker
against Plougbboy down at the Blue Grass
course and won the puss."
Ode Lord love us! Was you darS De
great hockey Practically, am dat same Co.
iumbus Parsons what rode old Woodpecker
an won de puss down dar to Blue Grass /"
ssThe Columbus Parsons knowed used
to be great fiddler; played for all the balls
and parties for miles around"
"Dat was me, sab. l was de boy. Now
you's beeinnin' to know me !"
"The Columbus Parsons used to know
was great singer-was lightnin lat all the
Niger camp.meetin's."
VDat was me, boss. Pm identcally and
practically dat same Columbus Parsons!
You's got de most feasible mem'ry dat l
ever saw, sab"
"The Columbus Parsons knowed went
down to Frankfort and ran on the river az
steward of the Belle Wagner"
80 "Yab, yah; you knows me-you knows
me, boss You knows me like brudder,
sah In dem days didn't put on de APP
parel? Wasn't l attired! Practically, sab,
saw!o
.sThe Columbus Parsons that / knowed-
the Columbus Parsons that rode ole Wood.
pecker, the Columbus Parsons that used to
sing at camp.meetin's, the Columbus Par
sons that was steward on the Belle Wagner
that Columbus Parsons busted open the
trunk of passenger, stole thousand dol-
lars, and was sent to the State prison at
Frankfort for five years."
"Practically, boss, you's got powerful
feasible mem'ry, but dare was anoder Co.
iumbus Parsons down dare bout Lexin'ton
and Frankfort particularly South Frankfort,
'cross de chain. bridge-dat was hoss.rider,
afiddler, singer, and steamboater, an he
was iow.fupg, harum-scarem, no.sccount
Teller. Iguess he mout bin de Columbus
Parsons what you knowed, sab"
"You think sO?"
"Sartin, sure, boss but don't say muffin
'bout de teller heah, sab. You see, practi.
cally, 1t mout injure my good Dame, sah.'
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