Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-09-01

A SERENADE-Just az we were about e
lay our weary body 70 rest Wednesday
night, the sad and plaintiNe strains o.
John Browns body lies Wondering in the
tomb" broke upon the stiffness OF the soft
night air, and awakened the baby. We
recognized the voices Of four Of our pretiiesi
Young ladies, and il it had stopped at that
We might have been exceedingly happy
hat those four young ladies had each .
beau, and when they raised their voices il
the song, the melody changed to the dis
cord that would be produced by lot o.
kalydids and bull-frogs in concert. o.
course that put the baby to crying, and tn,
serenaders imagining our discomftur,
changed the air to "The Sweet Bye-and
Bye" But il did not help matters, for in
addition to the increased yells from the ba
by, wife broke into paroxism Of weeping
and would not be comforted till the last
notes had died away. They tried
"lIome Sweet Home" but the gentlemen
initiating the bull-frogs got in the wrong
key, and then fearing the wrath TO come, got
away as fast as possible We enjoyed that
serenAde, we did, and shall remember il "a
our dying day.
Too "FREsH. For week or two pain
Of youths named Lehman, whose father is
in the Wholesale liquor business in Louis
vile, have been here, and in the Language
Of the street, have been quitting on the
dog" quite extensively. They were regular
Washers, and imagining that all the girls
were in love with them, they sailed in pro-
misonously. Our town boys looked on and
resolved to show these youths how fresh
they were, On Wednesday night last they
fixed for the fun, and about 10 o'clock a
walk was proposed in the lovely moonlight
The Lehmans we're right in for it, and
while the crowd was FORMULATING in the
lower end Of town, one Of the Stanford boy,
suggested that he knew where there was q
splendid watermelon patch, and II it wai
agreeable all around they would go down
aud appropriate few. The Lehmans sec
onded the motion with enthusiasm, and the
march TO the patch" commenced. Arriv-
ing at a sort OF dark nook, nearly mile
from town, the leader pretended that the
place had been reached, and the Louisville
boys began feeling around Tor the fruit
just then a volley was fred by a party in
ambush, and one Of our boys fell, at the
same time yelling that he was shot, and the
others took 10 their heels. The Lehmans
nearly frightened to death, and with their
bodies held as near 10 the ground as posi-
bic, struck out, making better time than
the famous Ten Brock ever did, up the
railroad track back to town. Allalong the
line were stationed other boys, who fred as
they passed, and by the time they reached
town, one of them minus a shoe, their
tongues hanging out foot and half they
were scarcely able to get TO their hotel,
They finally made il, and getting inside OF
their room, locked and barred the door =.
Presently the other boys arrived, but no per
suasion could induce them to open the
door, as they feared that officers were on
their track. Their CONSERVATION was in
creased as they heard whispered remarks
that the man who fell when the firing
began, was MORALLY wounded with fourteen
buck shot in his side, and that another
mans leg would have to be ampuiated on
account of its fearful wound. This brought
them TO the door in a terrible state Of sggi.
tatiOn, bat they could not be induced 10 90
down and gaze on the wounded. They took
the early morning train home, and the last
words they said TO us were, "for Gods sake
don't LET the Louisville papers get hold Of
this" Wen wager they have learned a
lesson that will be useful 10 them in the
future.