The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-07-03
THE sauATTER's SON.
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How he Gave Important Informa-
i..;i i.' tion to a Stranger, $50.
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Arkansaw Traveller,

tention of a stranger who had lost
his way. Nearing tiic'cabin he was
met by boy. .Go& yE1i1S
Z My son., said the stranger, Ilhave
lost my way, and i .would like to
know which is the right road? .9i'
!, That ar's therightroad, thcboy re-
Piled. 2nIIGlC 70 JfUOSJ
Is it ths right road to Hitqe Rock?
That aihywhat yon a3ed. u Y
But il it hieIight foadlS iCl' ]
TO Whar?
To Little Rock.
No, it afniIs3 yTHuo3 IAI1s.s
But you said it was the-right road
Itis.
Thoughtyou said it wasn't?
Didn't say'it wasn't? 'a'I '''o'i'' =
You said II wasn't the. right road
to Little Rock. yia.oi Geel sot ,.'i rj
u IL amt. It's the right road to
ThompsOn's still-house. iiiAnadf.
Which is the right road, then.
Il That ar'One. u,y5
What, to Little Rock? ..ill
No, to the still-house. s.P9e
Blame the still-hOuse. !'h~
That's what man says. u. 3
i say d. the still-house, L. jlyl
That's what pap says when its Shut
up. 'A ... ,'.'.- N't'p.
| ! say, want to go to town.
No you didn't. s..r
Z But / do say SO. Suo) j.
h,Why don't you go on then? 81
Which road must / take? ~"
Pap slapped me onst for giving ad-
vice to grown man, an don't reck-
in you'll ketch me.
Look here, my son. 81 -
I'm lookin' thar.
You're old enough to give informa-
ton to a man who is really at loss
Fas to. the proper direction to take
Now I'm in hurry. ,,
Don't pear like it. asl
| But | am. seli9r,al.
Why don't you move then? i41
Because l can't find the way. '
| How'd you find your way here?
\. BY accident. ,..I
Then why don't you find the righ
road by accident. 4oa4Hf .l,att,t
How old are yon, anyway? hita
1 amt old, anyway. .'a-'E. q.
How old are you. " i+'" '"''
I Ask pap. How old air you?, h
| / am forty. Now how old are you
/ am just as old now as was then
Did you ever go to school?
Went one day, fit Bill Simmons
flung chunk at the teacher, rubbed
a cuckleburr in a gals head, ant
worked in the cotton patch arte
that. u - .......7i
7 1t is a pity to raise children in thi
way, Wouldn't you like to go t
town and attend school regularly?
Yes, ifit want for one thing.
What's that. -'i@g
i Don't wanter go.
Don't you want to be educated, am
read and write? ..s
II Don'r know as l do. 1 had a grand
pap what read an wrote, an the
cotch him on it, an sent him to tn
pen.
How did his education send him t
: PRISON. Z" ..,....- ~..'
lie put nuther mans name on
, piece Of paper. I'd
Can your father read3 =. p
g Yes, but he can't read but half Q
|, much as my gran'-pap could. ''3'
= How So?
5 Case he amt got but one eye,
Doubtless your mother can read?
How do you know she can? 's'
: This conversation is not likely
y prove Of any profit to me. Where
s your, ,father?s .,. foo
Drunk. 40 ...-
i That's bad. Where is your mott
p Got the chills.
Who is that out at the wellp p
Sis. NO% ,..
Is shemarried?
: A No, but She would have been if
! habit been for the chills.
: How did the chills keep her fro
marrying?@
III Case she tuck a chill an shook Il
" feIlcr what come 10 see her. li
% Well, now, seriously speaking,
you know which is the road leadiI
to little Rock? '''''
a No sir. ~
Why didn't You say so?
II did. 6
M Whenp 80 '''''
" x Jes' then. N.
Why didn't you say so sooner?
a. Why'nt youax me sooner?
: Good day. I'd rather be lost in q
= woods than to go through anoth
suchla seige, I'D
Good day; an I'd ruther you W
lost in the woods than to be a peste
4 i'm of me!
a. ...stN NJ 80 y