Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-10-08
Stltttt0 Stotp.
Prom HArper's NJ 5n.hly.l
THREE THUNDRRBOLHS.

"Neboer seed hoss-raco, madsm ?
NJ king 90 Moses whAr you done
raised s7
Not very far from the Kentucky blue
grass region. Uncle Marcelhno; but, you
see, did no. improve my opporsu mites )
sud you have always been such pious.
respectable man since you've been our
coachman. tha, should never have sup
posed That you knew any more aoout the
turf than l.
well. DC fac Oo il is. madam. you
can't aIluS i1dge by 'pearAnces. Here's
dis yere Thun'erooh, quiet y boss as eober
paced aloog 10 any lady's coupe, AT yet
shouldn't be sprised et Thun'orools had
speed in him too when he was Young
WAY Is /: that you always call any
horse You have charge OF Thundorbolt {?
When you were Judge Kimbalf5 coach
man you gave that namo TO his horse,
and no told NE tina, when he found you
YOU were driving dray OF your own,
ard the miserable beast that drew il re-
ioiced in the same astounding title"
''Ds, am = fac, madam. allus calls
any bit OF hossGesh | has sny ting 10 do
wid Thuu'eJbolt. names 'em for three
Thun'eg5o.Is dat happened to come to-
gedder one day-IbCn'erooiI. dc little
town nigh to Savannah where done got
religion; rkun trJoh, Massa Ploudits
boss Ia. won dc races; AL riSht smart
crack Of thun er ia! sh ok DC camp
mceliu'. and made US all tink it war Ga
oTe'S horn BLOWN Tor sho. Is under 3
depression now da: p't'Aps Gabriel did gib
it jus ieelle toot, calm an easy like.
lie lowed muffin short OF a tech % dat AT
horn would call dis niggor's soul oul 90
EgyPs darkness, an reduce me 10 take
Up my Christian cTots, an run Tnun'er
bolt at de races ."
Why. MArceliiuo. what do sou mean
Not, nope. ,ha, it's Christian duty to
race horses?"
Il, war my Christian duty on dat Ca
sion, madam, dough amt uc6ber felt nc
call TO it sonce. Is read az :i'e clar as
a doep-wa,er Bapliss for nigL on to ten
year. but ei | should hear de angel ob de
Lord calm to ne agen. as be did dal
night, you'd see dis chile prancin' down
dc home stretch once mo-"
Tell me about it, Uncle MaroellinO.
Was you ebber in Savannah, mad
ami"
Yes, last winter
An did you 20 out to BonayentOre ?
"Yes. we rode out to tie cemetery
The liye-oaks. with their ies.oons o.
iunereal Spanish moss, form one OF the
most magnificent and impressive avenue:
l have ever seen"
'Nebber could bar dem libe-oaks allu:
looks te Toe ike parcel OBJ beggars vic
dsr clo' lored in tsllers Nebber can go
ober DC feelin' dat deys poh, low-down
disrespeclsble kline OBJ tree. for oil deg
I grows so high. De branches is all naked
an cole, spite ob do rags a-streamin
from 'em. Az when dc moss don't lCos
! Ike RAGS. it 'mincs me o5 gray bar, an
fee zii | orter make de tree a present ot
3 parcel 90 hsr-pias or a bsnSchid TO d
I i: ~ wid. You didnt 20 10 tcrder dan
1 B1navsuture, reckon 2"
No; IS there any thing TO see p
And hen Marcelliuo told ue o! the lit
/ lie village Of Ttuud,goolt overlooking
/ the Savannah River, and itself overlooked
and oyershadOwed by grove Of Druid
ike live-oaks, liftiog their gaunt BAR
arms to heaven, their disheveiied graz
locks and upksmpt boards OF moss wav
ing mourufully in the slightest breeze
I The town ordinarily wore foriorn, for