The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-02
PLEAsAxr RECooNIrr0N
A Versatile Bootbinck Meeting nm Old Ken
tuckian TownrmRn.

nom ne Ifygtnfa tA,rJ 6Ntepr4ss
The bOOtblauk at the corner stand on G
street was looS ny for customer. lIe was
busted on his stand With the stump OF Is corn
nrush, no occasion NV paused and rolled mseyes
Presently a tail, raw bOned middle aged man,
with considerable leuRtn Of noatec aud not
at the stand with some SHOW Of interest.
Have shine, toss 7" sad the owner of the
stand, giving his oh ir n parting slap ." in bis
brush. shiue 'em up In half a mint, sab:
You'll get have time TO glance over de norma
Without de0ninV an answer the lank chap
climhed into the seat before him.
"Whar YER H-rollin' them pants tor was his
nrst remark after the owner Of the stand began
AN Right now, hoes. We mustn't n.uss EN-,
you see. LIS all feasible now, sab"
"Well, perceed to BUSINESS"
"Is moyln, boss L. a movln', sab r.
"Wall, see mat YOU keen movin'."
"De people of d, sOuf" sad the bootblnck,
cooking cunning eve w at his customer, de
ailus give us pore cuilud boys any little feasible
jobs dey's got
" You thimk I'm from the South Z"
us from de SOuf myself, sah.'
rs from de Soul, sah-from old KaintucE,
sab"
"Indeedw
sah," sraring away with an old case knife
the mud on the sOes of his customers boots.
Pm from Kentucky myself, and from Lex
n2ton," SAID the man, beginning 10 look inter-
csted. 80 you're from Lexington, chr
"Jes so, boss. Practically Was born dar,
" Like Won WINS born thar"
Ne Ne, I'D town. boss"
~ goiIy, bose, ef didn't think from dc fust
| dat sew In YOU de rate I'D Kentucky gentle
m "a. You've 1T agoud deal Of de cut Of dem
law and lned'cin students dat used To be about
de oe Trans,lvany versit,; but yours aged
little buss-aeed a le etc grain more dan was
| de bovs IN dem dava."
ave often seen the old university"
ut wasa Tine old town. too. De main street
trees long de streets and de orphan sylum,
an de baggin' iactcrSs, de wire works, an
THE lun Ito osvlum"
yes, boss, shore nun, dar was de lunatic
"And the river"
An de rlhber; colly, dat fust big bend in
| Town fork OF de LlNuOfn. up 'uov' de city
ton Tor "a h."
! " Am an
- say, ions practically, YOU never happcned
| to know cullu boy named Columbus Parsons,
| O 8 lived out on Sc road tuaids wnnr ole Harry
CLAY was borucd out to'atds Ashland, did yer,
~ knowed a colored boy nrmcd Columt us
Parsons that rode ole Nookpecker against
| Poughbov, down at the bluegrass course, aud
".De Lord love nsl Was you darS De great
| hockey! Practically, nm dat me Cplumbus
Parsons what rode 9ld w" dpccher an won dc
puss down dar To- iilucEara;
" TIE ldmbus Pa sous knowed used to be
a gre 0dtlcr PLAYED for al the balls and par
| ties Tor miles around"
~, was ne, salt | was de boy. Now you's
a-bcgiuuin' t. know me-"
Tine Columbus Parsons that 7 used to know
was great sinrer.vas lightnin at all the mig
| ger camp meetin's."
" Dat WIS me, hos I'm identically and prac-
| ticaly Il SAN e Coluunus Parsons. fou'9 got
| de mort feasible uen'ry dat ever saw, suh.'
tine Columbus Parsons that | knpNcd went
| down to Frl ukfutt nnd run on the river 81 stew
| ard ON the II II Wa-nnf.'
yah. YAH Yon knows mc-you knows me,
| hos- you knows mo like a hrntdcr, sahl Ia
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