The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-07-04

which led him 10 the tavern, where, after
warming and drying himself, he called for
supper, which at that late hour proved a
very inferior one, being composed Of cold
meat and cold corn Pone, cut in very thin
slices. Shown proicssed to think it was
cheese, and was very complimentary to
the landlady, continually praising her
cheese, calling frequently for more Of that
Every good cheese" After some more Of
his oddities he called for a bed, which
his fatigue and ducSing, no doubt rem
dered him in fit condition to enjoy, and
in the morning he called on the landlord
for his bill. And reckoning then was
done in shIllings and pence, aud the land
lord told him his bill was two shillings
and three pence. "What is that for p
said Shown with an air of establishment.
Eighteen pence for your supper, and nine
pence for your bed" said the landlord.
al will not pay H." said Shown, with AN
indignant and determined air, AMI then
assuming a tone 10 if willing to forgive,
and compromise a great injury and insult,
said: 81 Will tell you what lciH do. |
will pay YOU nine pence for my supper
and eighteen pence for my Jod." The
landlord, whose intellect was not AS ac-
curate as some of the theologians Of the
present day, and perhaps could not. if
had been called on, have described the
difference between ain Jourdan or under
Jourdan," was fain to adopt Shown's
views o. the matter, as it was evident that
further discussion of the difference be-
tween them would not produce any prac-
teal result
The following will illustrate his odd
blunders when excited or hurried He
had a very fine patch o! pumpkine, which
he walked out to see one Sunday morn>
ing, but came back to the house and took
DOM his gun from its rack in very ex-
cited manner: Mr. Shown, what in the
world is the matterH' eaid his WIFE
Matter de twill! Why, went down to
the hog patch. and there were fifty pump
kins in it, and every pumpkin picked up
hog, and through the twill as il the fence
was after them
Good morning, Mr.. Shown, | have
come to see If you can loan me your
broad-ax to-day" said Major Crow to
him. BE sure can lend you my broad
AK, but you are lawyer, and smart
man, now tell me whether rcll," said
Shown.
We will give his own mode of finding
his way home when lost: "When goes
ont in the woods and keeps going the way
Shown says, until | gets lost bad, | sits
down and say, Shown, which way is
home? and Shown says this way, (point>
ing before him. and then | goes right
this Nay, (pontins back over hia shonl>
der).
His son Edward. who was a very inN
dustrious, clever man, moved to Indiana.
The old man, some years afterwards paid
him visit, and was much delighted al
Neds success in life. my Ned" he said
to friend, Lives so good as any man.
lie has coffee for breakfast, breakfast for
dinner, and dinner for supper" meaning
that Ned had coffee at every meal.
In the hottest days OF summer he
would differ from others If they COM
planned Of the heat, aud insist that it was
delightfully."- cool. Nor was he ever known
to agree on jury even In the plainest
case. A hung jury was the invariable
result, il he was one Of the jurymen.
Uncle Peter, as lie was usually called,
lived to a good old age, strictly honest,
conscientious man, showing good sense
and social Judgment in his own affairs,
but the strangest combination Of whimslo
cal oddities OF any man living.
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