The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-10-12
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10 have sam fish, 80 jisl weAt down
ia the river u Eetch s,sIR ioT the old
gal. 1 got me gHd sect against u
tree and koich 4 or ) pretty quick,
aud then they seemed tu beeum dila-
tory bout bitten. 30 the lust thing l
node l was sound aslesp and ,ireanlin
as IL wer. Aid OF ali the drafted
dreams you ever bern tell Oh mine
on that occasion beet um all. The
river by which set was the streen
NV time and lcude see up il IN its pas
age through the hills called lIl6 aud
down Il 20 where IL enp,ied ip 4 CRATE
lake called lSSl aud the sireem was
almost covered with Gratis bowtli
crate aud small aud these boats was
all loaded with curious looking
frieght and while | was wondering
what the freight could be an Oil man
come walking down the river aud
every once in q while Inc took note
book out and made notes In IL. lie
cane up ia where | was and | asked
him IL he could tell me what these
craft was loaded within lie sed yes
il was q peculiar goods called ereHts
he sed his name was history and his
business was to bill oil the freight
and his partner received the freight
and cheek ed 10, his partners name was
destia. lie sed events was what he
lived on and helped tu make ND his
great aud truthful person. just then
q very fine looking boat come in ca
site, but as u come nearer 1t looked
old aud very much patched mp. BY
this time the old man had taken his
seat close by me on aroek and ! asked
him what boat she WASP lie scd Il
was the Fraud owned aud run for %
years by what was calle.l the republic
can company at Washington. lie setl
her machinery was all were out and
patched up and the hole thing was
rottcn. And lnoticed that the hands
that was on b6ari seemed tu be
mighty uneasy. lie sed their captain
was named Garfield who had bin
guilty Of Piraieism and the first male
whose u me was Author was q very
heavy man and the company Wa
airaid he wood sink the drafted old
boat. lie sed she was racing just COW
wilma fine boat called The Victory
owned and run by and in The Interest
Of the whole people. lie sed her ma
shinery was all in good repair and
the whole boat was n sound as
dollar. lie sed her captain was
named Hancock and her fireman was
one Indiana and the captain had
always been true TO the csinpsBy aud
was as true As steel ! noiiccd she
was gaining ON the Fraud East. Jisi
about this time l herd ierable sup
port and lsokin up saw pieces OF the
Fraud goin Ia every direction. Well
sur she had run on On sand bar
called the November election and
stalled and in the effort 10 get of she
had busted her biIer. Old History
sed she stalled ON this same bar four
years ago but they got eight tn seven
men holt of her aud priced her of.
But scz he she dident have a. heavy
load then ~ now. Besides sez he the
waves IRON the Victory are running
90 high and win keep up 10 long that
don't think they will ever try to put
her siioat again. Bout this time I.
c,id see the Victory landing at Wash.
ington mid the waving OF banners
and the cheering OF the people and
cui here sum Of the party that had
belped,tu run the Fraud, cheering iu
aud they looked like they Was glad
the Victory had beet. $50 Fasti
Jist bout this time old History
called my attention 10 a little craft
Jisf comm round bend. lie sell II
wa. n new boat with = mighty thin
hull and poor running gear called The
Finance run by company called the
grcenback party, but SEE he che never
will laHd al Washington. Bout this
time felt sumilin lirkin my face and
| though, 1t was Bill Rhgus. Jr., play
in with niy.hofe as Il wer but Il gin
my ear nip and made me so drafted
mad that gin him q slap which
walked me up and don't you think Il
was that draicd colt had BIT my ear
ill twas bleedin. l jisI gctlierc.l a
stick bout as big as my leg and was
goin to kill his coltsliip when herd
MaIiudy lGollcr out Billy Billy what
in The world has kept you out so
late? ! got 90 uneasy bout Jon
dident no what Ia du seq she and fist
got on old blaze and rode down here
III hunt you. Jist waie,iil I Kill thi,
dark boss seq (you see | lladent gol
awake guide and Mr. History sed sum
thin bout q dark boss made me ,ih NIX
II had ,um IN nc shore NM. Bill
Rogus SEE nalindy what on Garth i
the matter Of your Jumpin of oil
blaze which act walked me up shor,
nuff fur you sec had herd moihc
kaution Malindy . dazen times IN be
careful and not jump like ,suniihil
wild fur you see sez mother you niit,
sprain yer ankle or snmthin. We'll
jist told her ! lad been asleep. Yol
see its best tn jist ont with the trnil
fust M last fur yov cant fool a woinal
with yer made up yarns have foun,
out long ago and sou needn't try II
You may think you've fooled then
but they will Iei 20 no better Ri d.
time and apt as not al . time you la,
rather moi, &c. Well Malindy tool
me home safe, No more frnm you
friend Ill dsth. BLL RoGus.