The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-09-14


say he had no live make up sum tale
and tell tu Maliildy That wood make
hur leve me as, apt as not. Sol spcct
had as well let sum ono else be-
sides me tell his wife on him. Wy
sur sum on en- sed hc iideht have on
n Thing that belonged III him. /
noticed his pants was bout 4 inches
~ short, SUM on EN-, scd he borrowed
them irum Frank Cox and the way
lic was friskin round wasmazen tn
me but maby hatent better say no
more bout him.i sdl asa gtN iliii
Well sur week before las sent a
llogsliead Nv tobaker tn Evansville tu
sell aud when ! cuul home fruin them
springs tharc was letter frum Mr..
Rice thatIii was sold and axcd must
lie Lend us the muney or wood cum
overla ainl see the city and git il. So
jist tliot as never had rode OIL the
lnrs illsl wood jist cun-up 10 your.
town and take the tranc and SEQ
sumihing Nv the world. Maliudy
sed she wood like tu go III mily well
but mother sed that che had better
not go fur that draled bucket ruiiin
on that wire ut the springs cum very
ncer skcering bur tu deth. Aud sey
she tn Malinly what wood bscum NV
you iftlat darned boat WIS III bust
rite III the middle Nv, the river 2
Maliidy scd she reckened she cud
wade out, yes scz mother spcct You
wood sez shc there Ia whales IN there
as long as this house and bigger round
than old ball thai wood swaller You
quicker Than liienin. So she Civ il
up aud list last Wednesday | cum tu
Your town but di,lent hnvc time tn
stop IN tu see you and Civ YOU sum
subjcrtions of how tu run your paper
but will du so the ilrst time can.
Well got OH The kars as soop as they
stopped aud pretty soon she started
aud goit fasier and faster Ill ihot
she was guyen TO ny shore nnff.
Well sur I iadcnt morn got my
breath guide afore she civ two or
threc squalls aud sloped and
phcller opeud tho dore and holled
out Kelly, pulled the chaps cote
sleeve that set rite aforc Inc and axed
him II Mr.. Kelly was on tile traiu or
was he goin TO git on (yon see herd
OF that John Kelly IN the Cincinnati
convention aud wanted tn see him
seq he Kelly Is jist the name Nv this
town, oh scz is that the way they
du but tie phcllcr went tn rcedin and
dident say 10 more. Well pretty
sumo good lookiii chap with soljcr
close ON cnrp il aud went long say
cn suinthing III all on en Terectly
hc cum III me and scz your ticket sur
scz | si,,en up sez sec here capen II
| am frum ilundurgin and by my
self you cant poke yer FUN at me.
Scz hc kinder sililen Keep yer seic |
mean your fair. sez you ueedcnt be
trycn tu latter me with your taffy !
no Tine good nut lonkin but what
do yon want IN tell all these ladies
bout II fur, | am a married man aud
one woman Is MS much ms can man
age tu once, by this time everybody
was looken that way and sum OH cnl
was grimm like sunlthing nifty funny
was going OH. Oh, sez he MS cool as
kucuinber you don't understand Inc
I am tho cofndoctcr aud jistwant you
III pay me fer Your ride. Wei why
..ldeut usoy SO scz I so list pade
the drafted fool aud when he put
diner ticket IN my hat he went on
grimm, ~t
Well arter stoping ever so often
we cum 10 hard lookin place and
that same ugly chap hollci out
Slaughter Bill, (you sec mother had
told me tu keep my eyes open fur no
body cud tel the mcanness that was
in this world.) Ijlst axed lhe'phel-
Ter IN front NV nc II he dident say
Slaughter Bill yes seq no that's what
he sed, sez lie is your nume Bill yes
sez but how did he no z. seq what
does lie mesn2 Wy sez he here Is the
place wher they kin all green horns
that they think ant got sence enough
Ia take care NV them selves. Well !
list got up aud stool there I'll the
lcapen cum III and axcd him what ho
stopped her fur Oh sez he, snileu
this 10 regular station, what statiofl,
scz Slaughtcrsvillc. sez he. Then
seed how II was ind set down feel
ing heep better. Mr.. EdIturos why
don't them chaps call the name nv
the station so any body can undcr-
stand then2 Well purity sune we
cum tn Henderson and they run the
thing rite IN the river and Civ inc 4
good skeer fur | tlIot she was q
goner shore but was so glad Ma
Indy wasent on l dident no what tu
do. Well twasent long aforc we
landed In Evansville and was arful
hungry so l got me a aslrated CRATE
big ginger cake and ctc on il as |
went onlooking at that ar town but
| like IN aclioked fur I cuaden git
one bit nv cider Well sur was
goin long in the middle NY the street
not thinkin bout seeing anybody
node when all tu once herd sum
body call out wher you goilt Bill?
looked up and thor was Charlie
Shnnlslin and Pete Owen frum your
town on lhe silc walk. Sez Pete
cnm outen ,he street on The pavement
s"I sna CIV Ssva ,'s suyn 81" nv that @invsr cake.
All All ito sey fnr he looE ed l;ko ho
ha,leut had nothing tn eto futa week
and felt sorry fur him. Well we
1lun tovether tll next dav when we