, 1880-04-02
The Old Preachers " Solid Com.
fort In a Real Lively
Cock-Ffght."
A Horse -Rncc at Blues Store :"
Going to School on
Horseback.
An 0ld-Fasbionad Spelling -Matoh-How
the 0ruok Spoilers We're Floo1ed BY
Two Common Words,

viz: tho habits Ut tho pcopln in tho remote
rlrnI districts. Missouri Is almost entirely pco-
Piled with Virglnians and Kcntucklans, togethcr
with t,,cir descendants. md 1t IL only to he OK
pcccd ttat tho customs Of tho old States slight
Is modified by tho new surroundings. would be
fp.tnl lhcrc. III tho r1,rnl districts tho people
Rrc painfully piOus III many particulars, md Mt
the e.ltne time indulge In tho bHrbnrpIs sports
which wcro 20 couDun IN tho ante-hc!lt,tn days
IN tho OH Dominion. For instance, ono old
tlitor, m antiQuatcd Methodist preacher, when
interrupted IN his sAnctu1r QUO day, nstonish cd
INC by Bnyiug:
~ 'sposc you'll think 1t strange young man.
but I'm writln' up IN nccount OF
A cOcK-rInrT
VIC Ind hero Inst week. They don't hcv many Of
them up In Ohio, reckon; hut taku moro
sulft, comfort in n real lively cock.tlght thnn In
nnythtng else In tho world. It tnkea INC bacR to
the old days nmong the mountains Of Virginia.
nroro passed through tho troubles and trials of
my tntcr lifc,-Nfore tho cursed War,-nnd nforo
tho lannnble Emancipation Proclamation. tint
made ,ls nil poor md will keopus so for Kcnera-
uons TO como. This particular light WIS one of
tic tnost rxcitfn' wc'vo he'd hero for tnAuy q
day. lin Tate bct $4O that bis cook could beat
hill Masters. md 1,lll took him up mturo II
crowd, md the tlay was fixed right nwuy. The
lincc whcro It I'LL took pince was out hero about
nf'e. in n Mrgo field; nndt1 cAn tell you therc
wns crowd. both Of the fowls wero good 'uns,
and both
WE'RE nousp TO DIE GAME.
They he'd been trAinctl for many dMyst md thoir
owners were pretty we'll nwaro Of just wbRt they
cun, Ito. Both hAd mighty bloody heads be foro
you could sec TINT either wis getting my ad-
vnntngo over tho other. There wis lin and BILL
crouched on their huunchcs Just ms i,enr MS they
could Rrt 70 tho riHE, slyinR encouraging words
stand just rs wclt Ms thonEh thoy hai hccii
h,llmtsi., Finally, after bntt werp very TIRED.
s 1a ef sa usS sh a,sa ss h spr hn ass sST o @ ss ~
birds left eyc. OF course 4 put the ego tut. and
tho pnin wis 20 terrible to tho fowl TINT. ho
E. @ :" a@Is'5 5 Is b S' a%Ss f Si
crow n!er bis temporary ad@xnntage. @ antl, start %
Ins few words, Of :, comfort 10
n 1oT ,s bask Sna pS pSaE t4s act him ,pan sr
nEn!n. 1t took only short tttne now to'feclde
nc matter: Jin's 6lrd was IN 80 !n,'et pain
fear Of gotting It hurt again, that
I1E pEtI. AN EASY PREY
to tho vigorous assautts OF tho nthcr. II was
S @ SssR ,ss a e9s,a peux s so @ III ws sgrSs e.
"Didn't It secm cruel to your"
Ing II thcy only nre lot out together. M n1lo
ssves ss " r sh en sg aSor % L sn 4c
bccanle, md tic more faoility they SHOW in their
cent cock fight; but thom san,o folks don't care
continental bccn,se wh wcrc 1Gntotl. and butch
eonslstency say % @ Is al sht t Tic rSe
cocks the,nsclycs iako more delight in killing
one ess s ps ~ss Ell s IN ssss ss @ Il ks ny e
us7 Tho most atr1lttlneel OF ull your Northern
People, snppose. would .have no scr,,ples ~
CUTTING IHa HEAD OFF nnurALLY
upon the block,-1ust as miserable papist Or
myself to & % shat. 4, cock i
giving him chauco to aaht for his iifs. ii's alt
beevsg T. engnE W. kow ana 20 sn sSS 70
i S,a bsen Mn u ~ ths Nes'S, eappase shat
soath Of Mason b1oas line was tust rs t,se l,ss
balous as now know tho majority ot Northern
PsHn' hos be- s III s w p pesGs sa 1ehys saw swSy %
Ynnkccs Us they. appeared among u.s."
And ~ the ola a'. ~ run On growing mca
&, and bis watory od eyes lighted Up with
irot,sstsat viii tho sirletest ploty in tue cr,eI
pastsMo nf P!ttinK cuc1ts agafnst onch other OH
ort, ana NJ, "f =, acttiuK ~: "a tho E.st,!t. 49,, >,.
~ MY tnitc-bn,k Hnyx, J. drove out solnc seven
pr eight MILES fr:nn Tho Ifttle busy town IT Mex
4EO W "AAt - EAatG0 A]auV CtuEct III W4LuChS
A COUNTRY HOtaf:-IA0E.
nlus's Store wis NJ called bcentlse Il min by tho
,lnnG of lilllo WIS tile Keeper; anl, II th0rG IL
nynE e ncs nS Il e Ws rFh',X 4 ts
would nat,ray 10 afforded w., t'io locality
where his plucu NJ business waA Bftlnted. Tho
stnro itself was small, one.sttry, woM-cnlnred
strlcturot greeted tust ut the point whero tho
hns fences, tert,i,tcs md tic sll,troko,l praI.
rio btg'hs. 1t was Just Oh tho cslsu Ut tls t,st,
,.,;hroSot pr;,rlo tlat tho test Of speed wns t'
1n.lntd sportsman would rrvel .M but it wis
level nnt It was rcasu,1apIy smooth. 4 cnnslti-
OH horeabnck; An,l suc!l lUrsesl Yullr Illinuis
and Ohio farmers don't hcg! tn enual thcm, US
tht weS % used for I thlns @ exeeps s rna Te TeeS
were not reuMrkably Sleek Or remarkably
n!oodea hut % tho one wori .tno" described
lcst tho palm with cneh other wcro Ifamblp-
tonlan. .Morgnu blood, lnd
Al PINE AS ARE EVER skEH.
Tho stnke WIS $l00 anu whisky tiDweal freely, I
1tnrcsl TINT sunluthlng unplenaAlt might hnplNn
wt1! tho uftalr WAY dcci'!eL hut lit tlts WIS iie
eh'say y r. "a. faut IN ny IsfsltIluK hu horses
!'cay. The batting IL thu cr.,wtl was very evnly
llhlitet. IND THO rcrs iN,th atrnve hnNl 10 wili
Judges deric thc A!st ono, not wr Il i Sr,.',.: Ill.,
tE.as was hcarti. T4At wis tho Inv. aiisl nl
sai te t viz pa. Of s H. uhnsa aS,nsa c" sG o
submit uraeet!llly to 4 deciston ct tue Judges,
a5hSnx y w. aes Sves1y m a3st ind
yG,,ns. sehon!.hbllscA Rru remote fr'tn riluh
other tt ana M s.Sontcs Necessity for the pupils y
purpusu for tho children, aud
USED IoH NOTHING EIRE.
hGy are brought out carly IN the morning, md
sa fcas r. u Fesa cor W. %Ss so T bo,s 0y
very EXPERT on lnrseback, md havo frua.ai,i..
1rtskinChs YhH girls lko to have their pw,i