The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-12-07
Mr.. Edi,urc,


rected tu Biil Rogus and family, It
was . ticket tu the wedcin. Well |
borrowed the Squire's buggy and we
Hst went over TO parson Meachani's
and put old Bal up, And ! was glad
we stopped there fur they pcerd ID be
glad tn see us. Besides 20 he'd the
pleasure NV meetin Short Phellcr
his'lady, Short Pheiler, Jr., and your
self and, yer hansutn friend Mr..
Wahl. Well arter We elc supper the
parson lowd as how we had better
jIst go tu the church In bis wagon so
u nigger hitchcd 4 mules in and We
got III and went. Malindy lowd as
how she had rather 90 IN the buggy
but we told her no body woodent see
Us. But she was afraid they wood
and think we @Asent abfe tu iidc In
a buggy.
The nitc was dark and drvary,
The roads Was nifty bad,
And the wagon jolted Malindy
And made her NIFTY sad.
Yer see she was dressed up
As fine as she Good be-,
She wanted 10 20 In the buggy
And show on big yer see,
Butafter we got back too the Squares
She lowed wagon wab the very thing,
fur tu 90 III wedlf snppers ia iur she
sed she ioIl rite down hungry aud l
mol felt sorler hungry. Weli the
wagon stopped out in the middle Nv
ths rode rite in the mud 90 she axed
me II | cud carry her tu the stiles. i
looked round bat II wss 30 drafted
dark cudent SEQ no body so l got
the old gal on my back aud made iur
the stiles sinkin IN the mud most tu
my nees every step. DIST as Got
most 10 the stiles hii my foot agin u
rock and throdc her sideways un tn
the stiIe wher the parson hapcnd IN
be standin so he kotch her and kept
er irum rolen of in the mud. Bout
this time here cum 3 or 4 phellers
with lanterns that there ilvscs bad
broke loose and was taffin up sum
thing from the iuss. Well when we
went in the Squire met us OH the
trunt shed and l tell you he was nifty
glad to see as. fie sod he wood jist
show US up tu the bridal chamber tn
once. JET told him To hold on Ill
artcr supper. When did yer etc any
thing seq he, not fur tn days see l.
Well cum with me round ~ the
kichin sez he and git a snack afore
supper. 80 / started but Malindy
pulled my slceye aud lowd 40 how
she woodcnt du that II she was inc.
So we went up iu the bridal chamber
and tuck of our hats and shalls and
things. Well purity sune supper was
renounced aud we all went out tu
etc. AS sune as l got my stand facen
JOHN Cox l got uneasy afrade he
wood gitall the cake and things SO |
reached fur sum cake and was gyen
TO blsness but Malindy hunchcd me
In the ribs so had III waite clero til
the parson got dun sayen grace. go
we got at 1t at last and l etc rite
smart as It wer so | jist thot lde take
look round. Well sur du blive
there was enuf Ia feed a camp meet
in. Sur 10 kinds Nv kake 4 ur 5
kind Nv most l kind NV turky.'
Dropsycal frutcs nv several kinds
The best swertened butter milk yer
ever tasted. Il took 4 glasses, and
well 1t wood take a hole colem tu toll
what all they did have tu ete and 70
on. When got dun looking round
don't yer think that 10 Clark was on
tother side Nv Malindy feeding her
with his own fork on chicken and
sally. Well when l noticed agin all
NV EN- what cum out with me was
gon and nuther table full was
ctein I'll scpten John Cox, Sam Dr.
lard and me. So we got dun jist as
tho 3rd table full was beginen tu etc
SO We wenl In tu the parlur.
Mr.. Edilure our procabulary hant
got'words tu discripe the phrty- bride
aud hansum grume aud in lac: all
that was there present on bout so we
Leave that tn your gifted pen as you
was there tn see iur yerselie. Well
bout II we got In the wagin and
went back tu the parsins ferlin heep
larger than we did when we got tu
JOS. So next ihornih we pitched up
old bali and drive up tu your town as
Malindy had tu gii SUN things. But
| tell you that mornin was a bad one.
We started that mornin jist As the
sun had riz.
First Il blew and then II snew and
then Il begin tu friz.-Ryron.
But we got home safe a. last Ma
Indy says we hope thai every blessin
and cum fort that Mr., Mcuehec and
his luvely bridh needs may be theru
and there troubles may be small and
few as II wer. And we hope the
Square and his good lady may have
anuther wedin supper sune and az u'
agin. No more frum yer friend y
deth. BILL RoGus.
p. s.-Mr. Editurs did yer evel
here Nv fist sich gcgrepieu as thu
Roy did rite, yer see he wanted tu d,
snihthin tn mako him notorious ant
he got II In his head TO rite a histor!
nv sum great man was jist the thing
So hc cum over III STE ine III GIT I'M
ID Civ him cum fax about myself. s.
II list told him them big storys firs
III git shet Nv hiin, so he has gol
and fit cifi up. But we don't kare a
no body wontgiv EN- credit as II wcr
We dident think he was green emit
tn dn II but as lie did let em 60 ! mn
rite my true history slim day my sel
a. han i oit tha p n M Hnmdurgiu