The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-08-03
S. ID. PROPER
Throws Out a Few More Hints
to guV. Russell.

DEAR JoE:-Where did you get
acquainted with Goodpasture?
That was a real ten-str1ke,-and
everybody thought you were
asleep. 1t was a shrewd trade you
made to rope in the stupid temper
ance folks. 1 knew a negro once
who had first-rate brass watch and
he traded and snapped and
booted, until he didn't have any
watch or boots either. Watch
close, Joe, or you might come out
barefooted. By-the-way, that was
most eloquent silence you OBJ
served when the Middle Tennessee
Sunday school Association at Fay
etteville had up the temperance sub
ject and the boys were all telling off
and on except you. 1t struck me
that that was a good place for you
to have put in just a little Of that
sublime Of yours. You are excusa-
BILE though, for don't suppose you
knew that your fellows were going to
reform; and then maybe it was
right in the midst of your trade
with Goodpasture and you didn't
want to give yourself away on it
until you saw whether he was going
to dance up. Really, though, 1t
would have looked a little better if
you had said a few words in favor
Of your favorite plank in a place
where the subject was properly up
and you were one of the talking
delegates.
say, Joe, did you eyer think
about it that you won't have the
last shake at the jury when you
come to the stump? You've had
underholt so long that L am afraid
you can't wrestle well when
you have to change. Don't you let
Bate speak after you any more
than you can help, for he might
"split you up the back When
your day comes to speak last you
must either get sick or have some
urgent business off. You know how
to manage it though-just like you
did when you were running the last
time.
How is Aft. Horsly's health
now? Had to go off to North Caro-
lima to roll walnut logs because he
was too weak to use scissors. Joe,
don't let your fellows tell that any
more, it might injure us. Some
fellow has already said that it was
you that ALI. was weak on. You
fellows have struck oil, haven't you?
Buy the Herald and the American,
and able to run the Banner regular
on time with ne advertisements in
it! Who pays? Why didn't you
send a man to New York in Dunes
place? Everybody found out what
he went there for and some of the
boys are kicking because they don't
think the bondholders ought to
send money down here to teach us
how we ought to attend to our own
business. fl am to get anything
I'd like to have it pretty quick, for
the thing might cave. They say
that the temperance plank is rotten
and all the boys straddle over it
when they walk the platform for
fear it will break through.
A man came along here last week
md said you had an idea you were
going to be elected. L hit him for
you-nOt because you are going
10 be elected, but no man can ac-
;use you of having an idea where
am. That amt your style. You
lon't stop at ideas. You kaow-
when you get the last |
speech. Old man Wiseman down |
On dog branch looks wise and |
aughs KNOWN and splits big, and |
he neighbors got up the notion |
hat he was smart until he got mad |
ind said something one day. Don't |
you get mad and say anything until
you get the closing speech, and |
hen pull out your foot-rule and air
your lungs and whoop 'em up like
you knew all about it. Get you a |
)ocketful of foot-rules, Joe, and |
when your time comes measure off
l land and paw dirt for all you're !
worth.
Good-by. I'll meet you at the |
Lawrenceburg court after the cleo
ion. S. d. PROPER.