The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-10-11
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Mr.. EaAlre

nllhy lukor. But that DO. Clark ba
pade me fur old Blaze and don't VI
think he loaned me $3.50 besides an,
nude me his freud fur all time I,
cun. Horaw fur Clark. fur count,
judge.
But what sol down tn rite TO yo,
bout. was what time | had.on IN,
Tip TO LouiSyillc, which spoz yol
herd | have made, Mnlindy sed al
how she didn care much bout goin
So I goi Tom Hulitio 20 with me
tn kinler tnke care Nv me you no
Well eur did seem like we woot
never git tu'that poredice the drum
crs and all travellers call CUTLERY
And | thot OF one time we was goir
III be rocked shore. You see wal
In tho hind kars and lookin out at III,
bind winder., When all tu once
herd COW Of the mule persuasion
give beller aud here he Cum rite
arter us. looked out and seed theI
was no COW kelcher on behind The
kars. [By the way cant you get Jim
Breatlilt tu pass law and make
them put COW ketchers on these slo "
runin rogds fnr the guide Nv the tray.
elih publick y So jumped w and
told the Capen what was up. But
he jist griued and lowd there want
no danger. But ! tell you Mr.,
Ediiure that COW wood NV but,ed US
OF shore. IL We hadent crossed a
bridge. Tom Iulit loud he. was
runin arter us because the karrs had
y red flag on tu its hind end. lie
says they will run arter q red flag
evry time. But kinder thot that he
had got glimpse Nv Tom, and bein
hungry fur sulnthin green wanted tn
etc him. Fur you no the grass is all
bride up this Summer on .apt. NY the
dry wether. Well when we got tu
CUTLERY aud we got on Tho kars for
Louisville, wanted the Capen tn
let nc ride on top so cud see cvry
Thing, but the drafted fool lowd as
how | mite run agin q bridge or
sumthiu aud bust ms all u peces and
sez he the blood wood be tu wash OIL.
SO gin him one OF my perccn looks
and went inside Well sur did peer
like the drafted thing was flyen shore.
Malindy had fixed us up snack and
/ wanted tn eat Il atorc we got TO
Cutlery but Tom std "lets waite till
arter we passed the hi bridge, fur sez
he the thing mout. run on the bridge
and kill us then the grub. wood be
same as throde away" an faci,'
scz he III no it will ran ofi'fur six
trains run Off Yesterday" So that
skeerd me aud hunted up the Capen
aud axed him lift was so. I'm corse
they did" scz he. Well, sez l, fyou
viii list Civ me hack my mummy lie
Kit diT and foot /, back tu Hundur-
gin. But seed him .grinen and
when he seed | was in yerhcs lie sed.
"lf they hsdent run oifthey wood
NV bin on it YETI So tuck my sete
and felt kinder cheap fur letlin n
common phellcr like him sell me and
me a nrze paper correspondent tu
When We got TO Rusellvill Il big gang
NV gals and boys got. on, so Tom
bein cortin karicter soon got
quanted with one nv the gals what
sol rite afore me. Well they talked
u grateel bout temperance and
young men drinkin aud sich like.
.Artcr o wlnle Civ Tom the wink
aud we went in the fruni kar and etc
our snack and | siade in ther IN
smoke my cob pipe. But Tom wus
mashed ON that gal so he tuck up our
'perlice IN sich hurry lu git back tha,
he iurgot TO fasten II. Well sur jist
rs he got in frunt Nv that gall the
perlice Tell open and out arapt eyry
thing we had In it But what dun
the bizness fur Tom was my pint
bottle Nv eye waiter broke all tu
Ilindrrs and spatterd all over his gal.
$50 Tom rid OH tho back platform
Ill she got of. | recken he was
watchin fur tu keep the cows ffum
recken the kars. You see iD rldcn OIL
the kars you ar most shore tu git a
lump OF cole or cinder In yer eye, and
it's best tn have yer eye waiter corn.
venient you see. jim Cooper lurnl
me that trick when went tu Eyans'
Vile.
MIR. Edhure OF all the. places ful
unrestraind luvhl the kars dii beet all
Talk about yer mune lite strolls and
and yer star gazein occasions but they
ant no where. Wy sur. ther was no
less than 3cupples on that kar that
was past talkin. aud was cler tu lhl
huggin point And when the DRAFTED
thing run in tu that dark tnnne
aud we was all buried In the bowels
Nv the yearth aud | was skeerd mosi
outeh my wits, they were huggin and
kissin outragus. 1no fur | cud here
the smacks jist as plnin. And whel
we cum tn lite 4 ur 5 NV the CALLS hal
was neediu iixen up and HE boys
was kinder turnd roun with thea
back lords EN- tenden like they wei
half a sleep, but they cudent foo
Rogus you bet. Well bout 3 ur 4 II
tho evcnin we got tu the dSfo il
Lonisvill and sich an uther racket yo,
never hern tell NV. Evry dratet
pheller wanted US tn ride with hin
and. cvry boy wapted tn carry ouI
perlice. 1t told ToW we dident q
l'tua city often so we wood ridein thu
finest carriage We cud see. So
picked out one tout 20 feet lonI
painted yalller and had pictures al
over ii and lookin glasses in II ani
we got in and bout 8 ur 10 NOR
wimen and men got in tu. Th
dryer axed me where | wanted Il
60 / axed him II Mr., Rue was Il
home. II don't no him" sez he
'rhe dooce you don't" seq l." He
the picture inan" sez l "what Gun
frum'Danville and cum tu Hopkins
willie and swelled round there amonI
the gals so. yer or tu 60 aud liz
tu Wy captcrvaled my Malindy.
"Where is his place Nv bisncss2 I Sc
he" "IIere in yer town seq l..
Well sur the Ounce dident no him, s
Tom sez let's get out and walk All
and wc did up one street and dow
an other luokin fur Mr.. Rue Ill mos
nitc, but we cudent see nuthin IL
| him no where. Well bout mite W
cum across Mr.. Elixander's tayer
| and put up with him. But Iwi
prescrve description NV the tow
land tho grand hitea we seeu mn