The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-12-21


Poker Bill having procured bail
eIurc his last sermon, preached la
l.eadyiile the first Sunday after mar
iial law was proclai.ned. On ascend
ing the platform be EiibuckIed his
revolver. and laid ii On the table with
the remirk that he "kinder ihowt
concealed weepins warn't the right
outfit for gospel preacher"
iiistext was from Matthew Xxx,
10 Is. lie said: partners, this text
writes about man who owned wine
yards. AS most Of you is conversani
with good led ticker aud shafts, |
will read mines aud prospect notes
instead of vineyards.
Hear was sartin man went out
carly one morning to git men 10
work OH his claims.
And he seed two tenderfeet, and he
struck a bargain with them TO woi K
on a prospect for 81 day.
Aud,he went out agin and seed
three miners standing by tho Ton
tine saloon, and he snid' Amt you
afraid of martial law? Ain't you red
order Not TO to the Buckeye
shalt and work week aud will
give You what Is square.
And they went.
Partners, | will jest say hysr Kim
der don't swsller that ar last line
but its Scriptur.
Nevertheless he went at 9 O'Clock
and did the same.
And he went again at III O'Clock
aud he said, why don't you work
Srgcnt GraLt will come along mud
hist YOU in the calaboose.
Aud they setl, we want TO work
hut are little afaid OF the Miners
Union.
Aud he scd, yer got yer guns Amt
yer! What are We afeerd Of! To to
The Buckeye shaft, and what is squar
viii give yer, and they went. Now
when payday come things got mixed
lie wanted to pay the miners IN the
buckeye - day, but partners, they
wouldn't have it, and allowed as how
ono miner war worth two tenderieet,
and as he lid tenderfeet 81 day
minirs are warih IS day.
Here Doc Riley rose and said
Bill, lett my gun at home, for
\ knowed how hard il was 10 get ball
the last time, aud | don't want to
discuss, but want 10 ask o question
Go ahead, said Bill.
Narthat ere mine owned by a Ten
3erfoot or practical miner.
IIyl hy!hyl shouted score o.
voices.
How, SEQ hyar, pards, said thu
preacher, You kinder got mo. Bu,
il war ms opinion he war practica
iuau, saving, saving, oil he could
called mean bckase he would not
lin, the boys in freeze out, working
Tor two and half a day,i wet shafts
and drinkin cheap red licSer until hi
wa, afcerd his breath would pizel
tho man at the windlass. don
suppose he ever played game o
keerds except seven up-which pat
me in MUD how | got skinned at tina
game Oh The Arkansaw-I hope mont
ul my congregalion-but | have 60
of The trail. Mister, ITO an eastern
man) whar was I?
You were speaking about payin!
the laborers of the vineyard.
Beg yer pardon, said Doc Riley
Bill war speaking about lodes; wine
wards war not in the question.
and him don't agree. No practice
man would put tendcrfoot on
prospect. He'd be nd urned fool {
pay iiiiu 81 per day. That ar
played.
Sse hyar. Doc, said Poker Dill, m
ether break like that, and there wi
he trouble in this tabernacle. ! wal
40 discussion. You all know ! ha
IA time raising bail, and furthur,
want this congregation TO understan
Ican calaboose tho whole burned Il
under Order No. G, and
Here the preacher was interrupte
by the sharp crack ola revolver. n
words: no furniture broken. n
noise except score or two OF slal
explosions. Luckily none OF u
wounds were mortal. When u
Provost Guard took charge, Pok,
Bill who was only slightly wounde
was notified &c stop preaching viii
martial law prevailed.