The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-06-29
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10 rte you apln III ict Ou 10 nv" NC
are gitin along. Since Ue marrid Ma
Indy insists Oh as sayin re bout evry
thing. She says what shes got is
mine now and whit I've got is hern.
She ssys she is haf of rs now and our
better laf at that so tce Nave TO allow
her TO bave her way bout il Tor moth
or saysits best fur III not cross her
jist now b,tkinder keep her in good
spirits So jist last week Malindy.
-oz to to pe. sez she Billy (shc calls
me that fur shorty alters thot when !
got married wanted to take bridal
tower. Well the i,iy struck as that
il would be giitcn a lectIe ahead OF
our beet'lu takca trip Of n day or tn
and see stintlIininv the woIl,i so we
agreed 10 one. Well ace, dident have
irub)e decidin whurstu go tn so Mr.
Etlitur your,city was M be the place
IN Visit. but how wuz ,ce III go, we
sigjested ire cud ride old Ball aud
she cud ride old Blaze but then that
tdraled colt wus never in town and
,lident no what the fool mite take a
notion Ia do besides mother scd il
mile make Malindy sick under the
circumstances FUR she ajpt bin well
much Jur.a week or III no how
Sol rid overiu squire Blues. aud
borrowedhs buggy aud llitcled old
Ball lu IL aud We started Old Ball
dident look like he liked. il much at
iurst, re wus afraid the drafted old
TOOL wus goin tu gil skeeret at itand
kick the irunt gale out but arier re
got mile pr lu he got use III II aud
looked like he wus Kinder proud Nv
bein u buggy hoss. Brt doht You
think we had 10 ride him past the
iu.t z or 3 houses tu git hin by. Ever
since them dogs run as SO Oh thni
April fool ockasion he don't want iu
pass u kouse whats got dor!s at ii.
Well when lce gottu town II was nite
list about so We driy rite up to Mr.
Cvopcrs tavern aud got down aud ne
jist walked rite up III the dorc whats
got winder blinds fur shelters and
nocked. Well sur who au yu ihirk
cum TO tho dorc. II wus Chariy
Lacie but he dident look like he node
us SO zoe jist axe,lif Mr. Cooper lived
here. Sez he you're at the rpng dore
my friend so he shode as the rite dore
and the blacklist uglyest slickest look-
in lligger you ever seed shode as ~
the parlur, We axed the niger If Mr
Cooper wur III home. lie sed yes sab
aud sint him III hnce. When he cum
| in Malindy was siarchin and tce
had ladc down on the pianner In rest
little. How ar yu Rogns old tcller
scz he jist like nc had node as hun
dred years. Well | told lin who
Malindy wuz aud he looked like lie
wus ever so glad III see hur. We'll
all the. common boarders had cle
supper lie sed so ice went md etc,
lie gin usa room tile bridle chain
Der he sed. SO ,ce footed around
awhile and went ~, bed. Well sur
| / did think tie drafted bed wood
bthrow us out OH the fooreyry time
we went TO turn over or nloyed II
wood shake sol axed him ilextemorn-
iii what Kind 0f tlraied fxchs he had
on that bridlc bed. Oiscz lie itwus
Il realar bed made fur bride sham /
bers. SO zoe told Malindy tre would
try it on the floor that nile II are
staae there But that nilc tout one
o'clock they rung tile bell 2or 3hmes
rite quick and skeerd rs most to dctli
trc .hol the house was a1re shore so
zee jumped up and i'll the hurrlment
ue got 0Hr britclies on iong side be-
.our but ther wus-no time tu change
the drafted thing so jist rushed down
tn sec what.the dickens was up and
when got down, all on en- wus star
lrin at me like they dident have no
manners aud sortcr turiiiil OFT aud
sniggcrin. MIR Cooper cum to me
and axcd what would have iloid
him | thot the house wus afire. Well
sur cum III find out the irame had jist
Icum in AMI . ORG druiners (whal
ever they arc) had cum or II ailh that
same slick niagcr wus rolen sun
drafted CRATE Dig sarraioger trunks
In so that ugly nigSer shode Inc the
lwhy back tu my room itoundi Ma
1liidy most skeerd tu detli so J wal
| skeerd bout her FIR, mother had kau'
toned me not 10 let her git skeerd
but she TUX sum asaiiuity and got al
rite pretty .sunc. iW .g .nF
i Well next lnornin arter breakfast
axed Mr. Cooper Ia sho me which wu'
the Editur and rite here is wher h,
done rong fur he showed inc q fellel
that he sed wus you, so walked ri,'
| up to MIN and sez tn bin you don
no me reckon do you Mr. Editnr
seq he no | don't no your name bu
ain. yu the feler was tryiu tn sell I'M
SUN ginsang and blackbcrrys yis,er
dy evcnin. Well sur That kinder go
mi dandcr up so sez | no sur ! ain
ime Bill Rogus irum Hnmdurgil
what rites fur your paper sez hetu m
sez he mi paper the dickens i've go, II,
paper and it you take me fur the edi
, lur of. tile south kentuckiam or San
Gains either don't thank yu fur II
Well sur seed he wus mad MS blaze
80 seq | Mr. Cooper told me that y
wus the etiLur scz tn him ! beg
your pardon, SCI he all rite sez he III
name Is Brown sur Syrus Brown
of Crofton sur. Then wus skeer,
shuro nuff fur node they sum time
called him Hiram the very teller tina
+ wanted yn III shoot me but he locke
Z in such a good umor that ! soon &c
over mi skecr so we got TO talkin an
he toldo me he wusa y candidate tu
sheriff and sed: he wus gointu bet
every thing on tho track | told hil
that | wouldeni be surprised FUR ilha
herd Of young hosses beip brot on th
S track rite out of the range with tli
il burrs in there main and tale that sui
: prised eyry boldly by wihnin I'll
n race. lie scd that wus his case et
!, zacily that ho had not had OH holl
Il training but was caught up of Il
range tn make the race. We'll itol
him luck TO him and we parted goo
: trends but he scd If ever TUX hinlfl
n ali cditur agin he would never p'
" mo on jury as long as ! lived,
/, arler dinner we,had old Ball hitche
is up aud get home safe ! wanted
/. taku Malindy round TO show HI
ii whpr yu made papers but she sed 81
!. VIVA afraid of your devil besid
i Hiram tole mo you wus goin III Il
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