The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-11-30
KIRAL.

1t dies look TO us like our lie has
been a succession Of sad psrtings, an
.agc-of farewels. Back, back, to yonr
fountain head briny drops, this sor-
rev IS TOO ileep for tears, this woe il
unu,terable. an ocean Of tears would,
only mockthe sad sorrow that fills
this bo,onh Pond River, glorious
Pond River, with, It's, many hills, its
laughing brooks, its vine clad valleys,
its beautiful, girls AMI its yellow dogs,
are all all left behind and now IRON
this on Tor the next two years we are
to be a. town man.7saANe take occa-
sion right here 10 say tlat whatever
comes in the future. whether we go on
henorably up the Hill of life, and die
loved and lamented at the top, AS
some sangpine friends have predicted,
or go down and down and lower still
untilour light goes out, IN dishonor
and eternal night. at its foot. as others
have predicted. .''7 Aqe' sAs n"r
We know one thing thai .pond
River is nearer and dearer :han all
the world to us, that it is the fairest
country on Gods green earth, that we
love her in this hcart.ss But near and
dear as. she is she is lcit'lbsl,ind per-
hps forever DUTY compels MS I'D
move mp here near this Free School,
where we can educate orr prattlng
little ones, (that arc yet TO be.) Well
We like city life, that is we like TO
lean up against the Court House fence
and swap jokes. We have learned
this. already, and we have oAly been
here four days, and perhaps when, we
become accustomed to it. perhaps We
will like TO get up aud eat breakfast
atout nine o'clock in the morning
Any how We have Htelsgraphcdlto DR..
w. A. Keith at Crofton to send us
bnsheI Of acorns to lunch on while
this town gets up and gets, breakfast.
Last Thursday night We attended a |
bali at the Court House. well it was a
tolerably good one. perhaps 1t might
be quoted from fair to mildling. The
attendance was not large, the ladies'
(none Of whom we knew) were quite
pretty, some Of them especially SO.
The dancing, ha, ha, the dan ing was
not what it is down in the hills where
we were brought up. Why the boys
slid about over the floor like they
were afraid they would make u noise.
We coul,l take three boys frnm Pond
river'and make more noise in faur
minutes thau a house fhll Of these
boys csnld il a week. But we are
not COOL critic on The dancing sub
jcct, onr brains do not lay in our feet,
we cannot dance, never did in orr
yonng days. and now lhatthe shadow,
have come it is too late to learn.
Frazer Owen lead tn. band that fur.
nished the music, of him it is not ne
cessary'sto speak. All the world
knows jolly, generous. eccentric Fra.
ger Owen, the one man who was born
fiddler, who did not have it 10 learn,
who Is the very poetry Of mnsic, We
verify believe he is the best player on
EARTH his productions are not studied,
his soul is tnll of tender strains, the
little brides sing ON forever IN, his
heart. Rough as we are, hard as this
heart is and little as these eyes are
given to tears, yet. many are the
times in the good old days oflong ago.
vhrn sitting under his own vine and
ig tree, we have listened to him I'M
III in spite Of ourself we would yield
10 the melting mood and shed. great
Iears like great spoile,l baby. But |
Of tile ball. We had better
stop writing Of it, for fear we say
something that Is not dignifed. ~
BY tho way, q very warm friend Of
,urs, told us last week when we went
nto the Sheriff's Office, we must use j
much dignity. We'll we shall not do
/. we shall sing and whistle and
augh loud. long qand shrill--in a
word we shalt beourself, no more, no
less. We would liketo make a good
officer, would like to make some mon
BY at the business. Would like too,
when we 50 back to our home in the
hills, fer the 5000 men who supported
rs last August to, look ct our re-
cord and say, we were not dis
We shall putonno foolish
sirs, shall not attempt to DO diruiied,
when we know we could not even look
solemn at a funeral; but shall treat
every man kindly as long as he treats
US 80. shall attcmptto learn our du-
~ and when learned to do il.
But enough. Charlie, excuse the
length Of this, we felt kinder lonesome,
in this great big'old house and have
banishc,l the spell completely by these
More than this we know
that down yon,lers among the raccoons
and hills, sits an aged woman al
most worn out in 4 the, worlds rough
battle, who will always be glad to
read anything that this hand rites,
need | say kind reader, that,
that woman is (well we wish we had
. pair Of new socks mother.
~ ee ia sW HIRAM.