The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-01-18
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| Deer Sur: lliotice frum your core.
spondenis that xmuss cum all over
| The hole county and line glad It did
fur there 10 a'heepiv fun III be had
under the rite kind'uv circumstances
But when a lot Nv don't care chaps
plays agoOd' Joke on q pheller and
carrys II ouien reazin II ant so much
rs II wer' Jisr xbou, 3 ur clock on
friday in the Christmas about a dnzen
Nv us was here at old man Raniers
store, ashooted of sky rocki,s and
| fire crackers and sich like and enjoy
ep oursBlves in all kinds NV manly
tsporis, wlieR all tu once here cum
down tho roaH about so sheep bells
| perd lik. BIT terectly we seed an old
jerk taiP s0frel hoes hitched III q
sleigh cnn dartin, round the bend in
| tho road kiverd nost all over with
bella. They driv rite up and hitched
and went III tu warm. Sum an eiu
lowed they dideit never SEQ sich fine
dressed chaps sfore. They sed they
node they inust bee lawyers ur doc
tures ur sunrlhiii. But when ! went
In I node eni tu once far ger soc
was ID yer town on bridal tour and
seyefaf other times, ono nv em was
that hs'HsGIIi Dick Everett and ioiher
was that Del Henderson what lives
III yer town. They sed they was ont
takin Christmas and called to see old
man Junets gsfls what lives bout 3
miles bsck towards yer town. And
had jist drive down TO see our town
and me. Well they was nifty tull nv
gab and I no you wood like tn no all
they sed bnt that wood be tn hong.
Arter spell Square Blue cum In
40 nocked them chaps down tu The
Square. he aked EN- II they had
hcrn Nv what a time we all had with
a mad dorge7 And went ON IN tell
how "A drafted fist had bit 4 or 3 NV
Mr.. Braycrs hands on Christm 81 day
Dick Everett lowd as how 1t isust Nv
had Inland fogy ur sumthin Ii 20 that.
Well sur while VIC was taltcin lot
Nv the chaps slipped out and got an
old fox that l koich the day boiore
In ded fall and tied the draied thing
tn The cross bar under tho sleigh sc
il wood drag ander the seat so they
cudent see Il. Woll srter they had
bought sum handy fur tho gals and
a pack NV fire crackers apiece and q
Is CT. sky rocket they unhitched there
old sorrel and driv of hack lords
your town. list "a they started the
Square ses keep yer eyos skined fur
mad tiorga. All rilo SOC Honderson
all The msd dorgs in Hum durgin cud
cnt skeer US. Well | speee they had
got about mile when up rides 6sm
Brazer and the Docture shora nnf
with l3 old fox hound. and one old
coon dorg tur to carry tho bass and .
tuned fisto tu sing tribble. They
hadent morn sed howdy aforc old
Ruler smelt The track wher tho fos
was drug under the sleigh and away
the holo pack went ono rite afier ths
other up the rode fist like they had
there nozes In an inch nv 4 foxes tai
and hero went the Docture and Barr
hollcrin tn the dogs tu encourage EN-
but thcy cudent. no more keep IN site
than nuthin. Well sur them chaps
in tho sleigh when they herd the
iorgs cumlh thot nv the mad dorg,
and commenced driven faster ant
when they cum In site and they cud
SEQ them kecpih rite strate mp tht
rode srtcr en- they commenced driv
en- jur life as 1t wer. Bout this tim,
John Cooper what buys gin sang II
: this boot met en- and he sex that old
, sorfel was nakcn good time shore
Jist as he passed em one nv EN- hol
, lerd mad dorgs look out. But th'
dorgs didcnt peer In notice him bu
seemed termin to ketch them towr
phellers with their bellcd boss.
When thoy got IN herein nv OLE
: man Juners all on en- run ont to SC,
what upon yearth Was mp. Maf
dorgs mad dores, open the gate stoI
,, us sumUody squalled Dick Evcriil
But 1t want no, use, old sorrel hst
|, steam up and there wassnt no stopil
Nv the old criter. Del Henderson
Jumped out rite in tu q great drov,
NV old Miss Juner geese and sich
: nuther skater alton yoh never zee,
! aforo. He tell rite on tu wheel bar
8 rer and rolled over the drafted thin,
! Il times and broke one Nv his rib
L and tainted rite in the old CONAN
+ arms tsytn look out mad dorgs, ma
2 dorgs But they finely iolCh him Il
by thrvwin bucket nv STOP in hi
+ tace that happend- tu be handy an,
, ruined lis new shirt and paper cola
J. completely. The old belled sorrs
I hadent gon morn 40 yards fnrthe
= when the dra,ed fox got kotched be
!. tweed 2 little stnmps aud broke loos'
y So when the dorgs cum up. tu it the
!, stopped and commenced chawin hi
and about 30 yds. further the sleig
run in q gully an out rolled Evere
brusin him up considerable. As sun
as lie got up he jerked out a, pistt
!. and commenced shootin bout ~ 10,
r. over tho dorgs. But they didcl
: peer tn notice him no more tha
IA nuthin. The old hoss was run dow
= so when he dident here the dori
!. and there wasent anybody III Il
r. sleigh tu trail him with beech III
4. most outen his hide, he got slow,
~ aud slower Ill lie stopped and oil
!, Black JEFF kotch him and brot hi
= back to Junefs aud Dick Everett x
- him hole flve cents for the iroubl
BY this time the Docturo and Sa
"a rode up in y gallop ihinkin there pat
4 was arter and had kbtched a live 10
a, For you SEQ they dident stay at Il
ve store long enuf for us to tell EN- no
n II was and We ihot /. wood be a got
nj joke on ON any way. AS sune
" they all found out how 1t WAS al
cb what an audacious trick had b
v. plsyd OH EN- all, they was as mad
by fire and made all kinds Nv promas
r.. what they lowd to iu tu us and
~ on. Well arter they oil rard awhl
= the Docturc went In and fixed
Hen lerson's side. he lowed there W
rib nocked clear loose and drol
at the end next tu his back bono
a.. ~ Il