The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-08-01
FRAGMENTS or THE EARLY HISTORY
OF OHIO COUNTY.
BY n. ID. TAYLOR.
CHAPTER XVI.

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Everybody was agog for the revel at
Bob Moseley's, and as all the fashion OF
the neighLorhoOd was to be there.
thought must brush up for the occasion
NV leathern hunting dress, which was
the only one had, was somewhat the
worse for wear, it is true. and considera>
bly japanned with blood and grease; but
1 was up to hunting exPedients. Getting
into a peroque. ] padded off to part Of
Green river, where there was sand and
clay, that might serve for soap. then
taking off my clothes | scrubbed and
secured it until thought it looked very
we'll. then put il on the end OF stick
and hung il out over the peroque to dry
while stretched myselfvery comfortably
on the grassy bank OF the river. Un-
luckily q flow struck the peroque and
crippled over the stick; down went my
dress to the bottom OF the river and
never saw il more. Here was left in a
state OF nature. ] managed to make a
kind of Robinson Crusoe garb Of un>
dressed skins with the hair on. which en-.
abled me to get home with decency, but
my dream of gayety and fashion was at an
end, for how could think Of figuring in
high life at the Pigeon Roost, equipped
as then was2 Old Miller, who really
began TO take some pride in me, was con.
founded when he understood that did
not intend to 20 to Bob Moseley's, but
when told him of my misfortune, and
that had no dress, by the powers.
cried he, "but you go. and you shall bt
the best dressed and best mounted lad
there" He Immediately set to work and
cut out and made up hunting shirt Of
dressed deer-skin; gaily figured at the
borders. and leggins of the same. fringed
from hip to heel. He then made me q
rakish raccoou cap with a iounting tail
to il, mounted me on his best horse, and
| may say. without vanity, that | was
one of the smartest fellows that figure
on the occasion, at the Pigeon Roos
Fork on Muddy.
1t was no small occasion. either, let me
tell you. Bob Moseley's house was @
tolerable large bark shanty, with clap
board roof, and there were assembled al
the young hunters and pretty girls Of the
country for many miles around. The
young men were in their best hunting
dresses, but not one could compare with
mine. And my raccoon cap. with it,
flounting tail, was the admiration Of every
body. The girls were mostly in doe skir
dresses, for there was no spinning Of
weaving as yet in the woods, or any neec
Of it. / never saw girls that scenes
better dressed, and was somewhat Of {
judge, having seen the fashions in Rich
mond. We had hearty dinner anC
q merry one, for there wa
Jimmy Kiel. famous for raccooI
hunting, and Bob Tsrleton and wesle!
Pegram and Joe Taylor. and severa
other prime fellows for frolic, tina
made all ring again, and laughed tina
you might have heard them for mile
Amer dinner we began dancing, ant
hard at it, when about three o'clock Their
was new arrival-the two daughters o
Simon Shultz; two young ladies that ef
fected fashion and late hours. This ar
rival had nearly put an end to our merri
uient I must go little round about il
my story TO explain to you how that hap
peped.
Old Shultz was one day looking in tn
cane-brake for his cattle. he came upo
T the track of horses. He knew they wer
none Of bis, and that none Of his neigh
bors had horses about that place. The
must be STRAY horses, or must belong
some traveller who had lost bis way, a
the track led nowhere. He accordingl