The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-05-01

no one laughed at his joke-then said
Il think it very hard that not even a
smile is seen when l tel-e-phone-ny
incident whcrcupon Capt. Darwin
Bell, helping himself to turtle stew,
said that such puns were stupid.
"Peter said to the rest of the dis
ciples, having seized a net and hamp-
cred it in his hand, go fishing !;
and John said and the rest did hear
him Lol l go with YOU" (The above
quotation may not be from the Bible
but there is something like it either
there or there about.) Saturday Apr.
Il was set for a fish fry. DR.. Ben
Wills, as Malise, had speeded over
heath and glen and dale and warned
vich Alpine's clan to meet on Piney
Fork and charge the finny tribe.
True to the warning came the clans
men true, their stout hearts gather
ing at the appointed spot. DR.. Wills
did Carry Ellitt to the river bank,
Katy.did 90 with John Mabrey and
others followed in their proper place.
The fish heard that we were coming
and went to other parts, Frank
Quarles drove down with dog
wood switch, the moon was In Aries
instead of Pisces, and the wind was
blowing from the East. All which
things taken together produced the
following rcsult-not one of the par
ty got bite. A negro ON the oppo-
site bank caught sun perch and
laughed. We laughed too, then the
negro yelled across the river to us,
"Dis here pyearch was trying to
dodge from you all and skint his head
on a rock" Mrs. Otis Ellitt and Mrs.
Mary House chapcroned the ladies
and carried fine dinner down to the
river, but carried none Of it back
that is they carried none of it back in
their baskets. | hope the ladies pres
ent will excuse DR.. Ben Wills for not
eating more than he did, as his eat
ing apparatus was out Of fix that day
and his jaw bone cracked every time
he cracked chicken bone.
Every place has lovers leap and
so has Piney Fork, but on that stream
alover seeking his own destruction
must climb tree before he can leap,
which fact has doubtless saved many
a disconsolate lady of the neighbor-
hood.
A spring poet who happened to be
along, watched the motionless corks
and the disconsolate fishers and
catching his inspiration from Ohio
Graves thus chanted.
The fisherman sat on rail
Until his cork did seem 10 quail.
Then up lie jerked but nothing got
co there he svt and sot and sot.
The lady sat aud held her pole
Aud jerked but nothing got, BY Jole,
she Eat there TIL beau she got
Then there she sot and sot aud sot.
A lady there whcse name was Bell.
avail shq NyauIa nah mr. stir ut,--w..Il
thinNher other name was Quarles
think this for i, rhymes with squalls,
SHE grabbed pole and at 1t got
Aud there she sot anu sot aud sot.
Also was Carry Ellitt one,
lCarrys her name not car ry-on)
She hailed FROM far ID old Furginuy,
tfor rhyme wish her mai was " innic,J
oh. che was fine oh. very line.
Was this here same gal Caroline!
Care, oh line the resi- OF thisl
Lest should write Of her, a miss
But In The end she ut 1t got.
Aud there she sot and sot and sot.
Wilson was another gal,
Her name was Nanny twas not Sal,
she is no boy rs though, By ono
because her sir nanlc is Wils-soN.
tilcr dad of my iirst speech vas proctor
What then said was from the doctor.)
Nan caught a pole and took squat
And there she sot and sot and sst
Then Carry Kendrick to the bank
Rushed down. and was In all things Frank
ln nouncr and furbelows bcdisht
she surely caught an "lsrae.ite
ln whom no guile is.' And swear
BY all that's fair or seeming lair,
iier manners are enough to marry on
In such sweet ways she then did carry on
at length she too a rail seat got
Aud there she sot and sot and sot.
Kate Grifey with her handsome mate
Next came to nsh with looks scdate,
John Mabrey was her stylish beau,
v ho is try ing " marry Kate on know,
And may be he'll succeed, but man
II cut you out, II cut can,
The, two then ut fishing got
Aud then tuey sot and sot aud sot."
Here the muses. ceased to inspire
the poet and refused to further illum-
mate his imagination until some one
said Scrub are now ready" When
DR.. Benjamin Willshad eaten for some
time. the poet thus chanted,
I'VE thought he surc no more could cram IL
But still more food did he Ben -jam-in
lie Wills" itand the biscuit scatter,
lie chewed the sweet brca,l all TO batter.
Then gulped itdown with ham and chickens
Until We wished him at the Dickens.
We stald til all impatlcntgot
still there ne sot and sot and sot.
The party dispersed soon after din
ner with many thanks to theil
chaperoncs Mrs. Ella Ellitt and Mrs
Mary House. We all joined in hop
ing that their shadows might nevel
grow less aud that, when they shoult
come to die, the spirit of the formel
might be Ella-vated to home il
glory and that the spirit Of the latte
might dwell in our fathers House ii
which are many mansions.
After arriving in town ] told you
old correspondent Bill Rogus, that