The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-06-09
Letter from Kentucky.
LANCASTER, KY, June /, Is

EDITOR PREss:-To-day finds your
humble servant in this village, and in
good health. This place Lancaster ia
the shire town of Garrard county, and
is situated about seven miles south of
Camp Dick Robinson, and thirteen
miles from Crab Orchard, both places so
we'll known 10 many of the readers of
yonr valuable paper, who were in the
late war, Camp Dick bids fair to pro-
duce a fine crop of hemp, the whole
ground being in hemp this year, and the
first time it has been farmcd since the
war. am told that bushels of bullets,
halls and shells, were turned out of the
ground BY the plonghs in preparing the
ground for the crop. transacted some
business yesterday with lady by the
name of James, who told me she once
knew very many Yankee boys from
Ohio while they were camped on her
farm and that they were real nice .fellows,
only they burnt all the rails off the
farm. This lady lives two miles from
Crab Orchard, on the pike leading to
this place. Doubtless some of the Perry
boys recollect the sacred spot.
We are just returning from a trip to
the noun tains; and by the way we don't
want any more mountain trips. We did
not get square meal from Wednesday
morning till Saturday night; neither
annld faad fOr Nos
the nountaineers are as clever as can
be, and trice as ignorant as they are clev
er. I pulled up to a little cabin last
Thursday and fed my horse out of the
wagon, and while he was eating, ] went
in and demanded bite to eat, and got
tin full of nice hutter-milk and piece
of hoecake, and it was very good, az ]
was somewhat weary and hungry, bnt
after l ate heartily felt as though
had eaten peck of dried apples, and
drank heavy draught Of warm water,
and the resnlt was not so favorable as
might have desired. but the whole meal.
only cost a quarter, and the result
thrown in. While partaking of the
hospitality of mine host, he inquired
what part of the State hailed from
told him lived in Ohio, and he looked
surprised, and said, "De Lo'd, MouW dis
man is from 'Hio; We never seed any
body befo' from dat country. Is all de
people from 'Hio big as you is?" l told
him ] was one of the smallest, and was
selected on that account, to travel in the
mountains, from the fact that | was
small ard active and could get around
lively, all of which he seemed to enjoy
equally as we'll as | enjoyed my repast
After asking ME very many questions
about various things, and all being
truthfully answered, he said, mister il
you Rwine to stay in Kaintuck or is you
gwine back to 'Hio?" told him I would
return in short time, and he then ask
ed how long would be on the vessel "a
gwine home," and upon telling him that
! would not go on any vessel, but would
cross on the suspension bridge at Cincin-
natl, he exclaimed, "de Lo'd is da got
brige dat long?"
A fearful murder took place in this
locality one week ago, which was about
as follows: One Williams, (the son of
Reform preacher) and a young man by
the name of Burns, were in company,
and w. asked B. for a chew of tobacco.
whereupon B. drew out his plug and
w. took nearly all of ii, and handed the
balance hack and B. said, "just keep it
all, Sam. and I'll get some more" and
spoke it in the way of a joke; but Sam
got into a rage, and threw the tobacco
down and said, "D-n you, and your
tobacco, I'll take no such insult. and
drew his revolver and shot Burns, kill
ing him in three minutes. w. is in Jail
in this town and from the fact of his
mobility" and mobile" deed some one
of the town takes him his meals, and
Strawberries and cream, &C.. and literal
ly feasts the miserable fend. simply be
cause his father Is preacher. and has
money, and Burns was a poor devil.
! lam glad to say, that will finish my