Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-31
\ THOUSAND KENTUCKIANs.
How They Appeared in Toronto
The Peanut Trade.

Toronto World.l
There were thousand Kentuckians
In the city yesterday. They came over
from Lewiston by the Empress of
India in the morning, and went back
by the Chicora in the afternoon. There
were professional men and farmers,
business men and artisans with their
wives, daughters and sweethearts.
The majority of the men :~,were tall,
-boned fellows, with swarthy skins
and sharp black eyes; the women were
shapely brunettes, with here and there
good looking one. They were clad
in broadcloth and store clothes, silks
and stuff, and the man or woman who
didn't have duster on carried one
over the arm or strapped in a roll
They were
A Go0D-HUM0RED LOT
Of people, especially after having got
good Toronto dinner, and we'll pleased
with the city. II like your city very
much" a tall, gray-bearded Louis
william said to a World man. II was
here year ago and saw a good deal of
it. was up at your government
house then and had a look through it.
It's fine house for a Governor, and
the grounds about it are beautiful. /
had quite a talk with the Irishman
who showed me about. He told me
what salary your Governor got and
how his house was kept up, but said
he wouldn't take it for second term.
Which tempted me to say that if
Queen Victory wanted a good one
there was big Kentuckian about my
size who wouldn't mind coming over
and havinga turn at it. The Irish-l
man smiled and said.
'BEDAD l BELIEVE YOU WOULD.
l took fancy to the fellow, and was
sorry | didn't see him there to- day.
We are pretty tall men in Kentucky,
| you say. Well, yes, we are, and some
Of us are pretty stout, too. Now,
there's my brother.in-law, Yank
Bligh, the detective. He and | were
born in the same hour of the same day
of the same year. When first met
him, twenty years ago, we were both
200 pounds. And we kept on, 2l0,
220, $50, 240 and 250. Than l ran for
Marshal of the Court of Chancery
That was six years ago. and between
that election and the Office | am pulled
down to 228. But Yank keeps right
on going up the hill, and he's now 26O.
Have VIC
ANY BIG GUNS WITH US?
Well, quite few. There is Gen. Har-
din, the Attorney General of the
State. He's pretty clever man. Oh,
we got some good men in old Ken
tucky. You've heard of old Prof. Bor-
den2 The ablest theologian in the
South. | don't say 50 because my wife
belongs to his church, but Stuart Rob
insOn will tell you the same. You
know Stuart Robinson; you had him
here in the war time. Poor man, he
has failed very much during the last
year and half, You wouldn't know
him now. But why don't you Cana
dians
COME AND JOIN US?
We like you first rate. Thinking of
annexiug few Of our States, ell? Hal
hal we'll that's pretty good. Never
mind, we'll get along all right. But
you just come down to Louisville and
ask for Colin Alfriend-everybody in
Louisville knows Colin-and I'll show
you something worth looking at.
We've got the prettiest women-they
amt here to day-the fines horses,
and the best whisky in the world"
THE EXCURSION PARTY.
numbered 1900. They left home on
Tuesday, and expect to get back by
tomorrow. They invested largely
yesterday in walking g-sticks and pea
nuts. One peanut man had his store
cleared out three times, and he swears
the Kentuckians are bully boys"
THANKS, GENTLEMEN, THANKS.
The visitors we're so highly delight
cd with their sail on the lake and
sojourn in the city that on the return
trip they organized a meeting and
passed a resolution of thanks to the
citizens Of Toronto and the captains
and officers of the steamers Chicora
and Empress of India for their
courtesy and attention.