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

Deer Sur, When | rit you Tint la
letter things was mityglnmy III on
house on account Nv the absence u
filthy luker. But that 10. Clark ba
padc me tur old Blaze aud don't !,
think he loaned me $3.50 besides an,
made me his freud fur oil time {,
cum. IIoraw fur CLARK. fur count,
Judge.
But what sot down tn rite TO 80,
bout was what time | had on my
TIP to LouiSyillc, which spoz vol
herd have made, Malindy scd al
how she didn care much bout goin
So Il got Pom Hulit TO 90 with me
"a kinger take care nv me you no
Well sur did seem like wo wood
never git tu'that paredice the drum.
ers and all travellers call Cutlery
And | thot OF one time we was goir
III be rocked shore. You see was
IN Tho hind kars and lookjn out at the
hind winder., When oil III once
herd COW Of the male persuasion
give bellcr aud here he cum rite
arter us. looked out and scediher
was no COW ketcher on behind tho
kars. [By The way cant you get Jim
Brcalllilt III pass law and make
them put COW ketchers on these slow
runin roads fnr the guide NV the tray.
eliu publick?l So jumped up and
told the Capen what was up. But
he jist grined and lowd there want
no danger. But | tell you Mr..
Edlture that COW wood NV butted us
of shore. II we hadent crossed a
bridge. Tom Hulit loud he was
runin arter us because the karrs had
a red flag on To It's hind end. lie
says they will run after a red flag
eyry time. Butt kinder thot that he
had got a glimpse Nv Tom, and bein
hungry fur sunthin green wanted tn
ele him. Fur you no the grass is all
bride up this SKINNER on apt. NY the
dry wether. Well when wo got tn
CUTLERY and we got on the kars for
Louisville, ! wanted the Capen III
let mo ride on top so cui see cvry
thing, but the drafted fool lowd as
how | mite run agin o bridge or
sumthiu aud bnst 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 a shack and
| wanted tn eat II atore we got TO
Cutlery but Tom std 'lets waite till
arter we passed The hi bridge, fnr SEE
he The thing rnout. run on the bridge
and Kill us then the grub. wood be
same as throde away" eln fact"
scz he IL no 1t will run offfur six
trains run Off Yesterday" So thar
skeerd me aud hunted up the Capen
and axed him lift was SO. I'm corse
they did" scz he. Well, SEE /, you
win iist Civ me hack my mummy lie
Kit drf and foot II back III Hnmdur-
gin. But seed him grinen and
when he seed | was. III yerncs he sed.
IF they hsdent run Off they wood
NY bin on II YETI So tuck my scie
aud felt kinder cheap fur letlin
common phellcr like him sell me and
me nrze paper correspondent tn
When VIC got to Rnsellvill big gang
NV gals and boys got.o on, SO Tom
bein coriin karicler soon got
quainted with one NV the gals what
sol rite afore me. Well they talked
q gratcel bout temperance and
young men drinkin and sich like.
'Arter q wlnle Civ Tom the wink
aud we went in the frunt kar and etc
our snack and stade in ther tn
smoke my cob pipe. But Tom wus
mashed ontlst gal so he tuck up our
pcrllce III SIGH q hurry iu gil back that
he iurgot TO fasten II. Well sur list
rs lie got in irunt Nv that gall the
perllce Tell open and out drapt evry
thing we had in it. But what dun
the bizness fur Tom was my pint
bottle Nv eye waiter broke all tn
flinders and spatterd all over his gal.
So Tom rid Oh tho back platform
III she got Off. l rscken he was
watchin fur III keep the cows rum
rcckcn the kars. You see IN riden on
tho kars you ar most shore tn git q
lump OF cole or.ciBder III yer eye, and
it's best tn have yer eye waiter corn
venient you see. jim Cooper lurnt
me that trick when went tu EYans-
Vile.
Mr.. Edhure Of all the places fur
unres,raind luvin the kars du beet all.
Talk about yer muno lite strolls and
and yer star gazein occasions but they
ant no where, Wy sur Their was no
less than 3cupples on that kar that
was past talkin. and was cler III tho
huggin point And when the drafted
thing run in III that dark tunnel
aud we was all buried IN the bowels
Nv the yearth aud was skeerd most
ouieh my wits, they were huggin and
kissin outragns, 1no fur. | cud here
tho smacks jist as plain. And when
we cum tn lite A VI 5 NV the gnlls' has
was neediu fixen up and HE boys
was kinder turnd r0un with thear
back lords en- tenden like they wer
half a sleep, but they cudent fool
Rogus YOU bet. Well bout Sur IN
tho evunin we got tn the dSpo in
Lonisvill and sich an uther racket you
never bern toll NV. Evry drafted
pheller wanted us tn ride with him
and. evry boy wanted tn carry our
perlice. 1t .Toy we dldent 20
III a city often so we wood ridein the
finest carriage We cud see. So
picked out one bout 20 feet long
painted yalller and had pictures all
over II and lookin glasses In It and
we got In and bout 8 ur 10 moro
wimen and men got in tn. The
dryer axed me where wanted to
go. | axcd him Ii Mi, Rue was tn
home. II don't no him" SEE he,
The dooce you don't'sez l." Hes
the picture man" sez | "what cum
frumsDanville and cum tn Hopkins
Vile and swelled round there among
the gals SO. a yer or III go and like
III NY captervated my Malindy.'
Where is his place NV bisneesY Sc;
he.y "Iiere in yer town seq L.
Well sur the Ounce dident no him, sc
Tom seq lets get cut and walk .ant
and wc did up one street aud dowr
n, nfi,at. looEin tnr Mr. RIM IN moe