Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-10-27


chael Carpenter who went to New York
last week, have returned all safe.
The boys, regardless Of the warning in
Tuesdays JOURNAL, are buoy cutting out
work for the grand jury in the matter Of
bird hunting in violation Of the statute
made and provided.
Capt. Cozatt, of the mill company, has
bought the old Hustonville mill and is
putting il in order with the design Of run
ming Il here until the new mill shall have
been completed and then moving il to
some other point.
What have you done TO your proof
reader for the outrage perpetrated on Bro.
Barnes latin in your last? The su5stitu-
ton, by the compositor, Of Carlo for Colo,
produces the lame and impotent conclusion
that franklin snatched the lightning from
some Spanish Charlie. Geo. o. will be jus
tiiiable in fainting when he reads it.
Mrs. DIR. Reese, and daughter Of ILL.,,
who are here on visit, had the misfortune
to loose their trunk on the trip. under
stand their baggage was checked through to
Danville Junction, but they have not been
able TO hear Of il. The loss il not only an
moving but serious The ladies left home
with the intention Of spending the winter
in Kentucky and Of course had all their
winter outfit packed in the missing Sarato-
gas.
Bill Williams has suffered from cruel
hoarseness ever since listening to Harve
McAninch's railroad speech on Monday.
By the way il ia said that Harve, TO his
own surprise and that Of every one else.
developed on that occasion into full
Aedged orator. The mastery style in
which he met the allegation thst"a railroad
would tear Casey wide open," brought down
the house. Ask your gallan, young Liber-
" reporter for the Anecdoie used in Illus
tratiou. Ladies need not apply.
In common with the rest Of mankind
Hustouville is excited on the sll-absorbing
question sppertaining to the sex of Mary
Jane Of the C6taier-Journal Now Mr.. Edit
or, wish with your permission, to set this
question at rest 20 far as the readers Of the
INTERIOR are concerned; and this becomes
the more necessary inasmueh as we know
several estimable young gentleman who are
"sighing like furnaces" wasting to shadows,
indicting doggeral by the ream and raving
by moonlight, rshearsing for the blissful
hour " hen they shall be permitted TO pre-
cipitate their palpitating anatomy at the
number nine boots OF the pseudo Mary
Jane. claim to speak by the card on
this question. There was a time when daz
zled by the sparkling humor, the incisiv'
wit and the flashing repartee Of Nj. J and
"Dicky," leaned to the opinion that they
we're really two women, but strongly re-
sembling each other. will not now re-
count to what analysis ! subjected theiI
Joint productions, nor the various conclu
aions at which | arrived. At length / me
a couple Of ladies who were suspected o
corresponding with the CT. Bright, oh
servant, witty, possessing quick percep
ton OF the ludicrous and lively relish foI
the grotesque, ready at one moment to bow
in reverence before the grand and sublime
at the next to break forth in peals OF unre
strained mirthfulness at their own impress
ibility, now catchigg with the eye Of an ar
tist and describing with the tongue OF
poet the varied beauties Of the landscape
anon in the twinkling Of an eye in mocI
heroic tone aud gesture travesting the seen
into burlesque supremely rediculou
they sapped for time my infdel fortified
tions against the femhinity Of Mary JAM
At length could endure the suspence
longer. Meeting one Of them said; Tel
me, fair mystery, aud solve at once N
racking doubt, and dissipate my beWildel
" ing uncertainty; are you Mary Jane and
. your sister, DickyY She started, arehed h'
beautiful brow, pouted her lovely lips,gaV
. forth a ringing laugh and exclaimed
"why, Mary Jane Is a horrid man, an
Dicky is just the same man as NJ. j." tn
settled the question. Skillfully as th
mask Is worn, the No. 9bOots ever and ano
betray the masculine step OF the weare
NJ liza stupendous fraud, not pio'
fraud either But he has acted his 70
, with admirable tact. Still am firm in d
conviction that had Mary Jane lived at q
y time Of the destruction Of Jerusalem,
le could have claimed under the blessing pr
o nonced ON "the paps that give no suck. ="