The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-10-09
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WILLIAM NyE.


Damon and Pythias were named
after popular secret organization
because they were solid on each 9TH
er. They thought more of one another
than anybody. They borrowed chew
ing tobacco and were always sociable
and pleasant. They slept together,
and unitedly stood of" the landlady
from month to month in the most
cheerful and harmonious manner.
If pythias snored in the night like
the blast of a foghorn, Damon would
not get mad and kick him in the
stomach, as some would. lie gently
an6 firmly took him by the nose and
lifted him up and down to the merry
rythm of "The Babies on our Block
They loved one another in season and
out of season. Their affection was
like the soft bloom on the nose Of
Wyoming legislator, 1t never grew
pale or wilted it was always there.
If Damon went 10 q church fair and
invited starvation, Pythiss would 60
too, and vote on the handsomest ba-
by till the First National Bank Of
Syracuse would refuse to honor his
checks. But one day Damon got too
much bulge, and told the venerable
and colossal old hummer of Syracuse
what he thought OF him. Then Do
nyslus told the chief engineer of the
sausage-grinder to turn on the steam
and prepare for business. But Da-
mon thought of Pythias, and how
Pythias hadn't so much to live, for as
he had, and he made compromise
by promising to put Pythias in soak
while the only genuine Damon went
to sec his girl, who lived in Albany.
Three days were given him to get
around and redeem Pythlas, and if he
failed his friend would have to 60 to
protest.
We will now suppose three days
have elapsed since the preceding
chapter. A large party of enthusias-
tic citizens of Syracuse are gathered
around the grand stand and Pythias
is on the platform, cheerfully taking
off his coat. Near by stands man
with a broadaxe. The Syracuse Sill
YER COrnet band has just played ats
Funny When You Feel that Way
and the chaplain has made long
prayer, Pythias sliding trade dollar
into his hand and whispering to him
to give him his moneys worth. The
Declaration of independence has been
read, and the man on his LETT is RIM
ming his thumb playfully over the
edge Of the mea take. Pythias takes
of his collar and tie, swearing softly
to himself of his miserable luck. II
is now the proper time to throw in
the solitary horseman. The horizon.
tai bars of golden light from the set
ting sun CLEAN and glitter from the
dome of the courthouse and battle
the green plains of Syracuse with
mellow splendor, the billowy piles Of
heecy bronze in the eastern sky look
soft and yielding, like Sarah Bern.
hardt. The lowing herd winds slow.
ly DER the lea, and all nature seems
possessed with solemn hush and still.
ness on the surrounding and engulf-
ing horror. The solitary horseman
is seen coming along the Albany and
Syracuse toll-road. He jabs thu
Mexican spurs into The foamy flanks
of his noble Cayuse plug, and the
lash of his whip as it moves through
the air sings merry song. Damon
has been delayed by road agents and
washouts, and he is little behind
time. Besides, he fooled little too
long, and dallied a little in Albany
with his fair gazellc. But he is max.
ing time now, and he sails into the
jail-yard just in time to take his part
Tie and Pythias fell into each Others
arms, borrow chew offine-cut from
each other and weep to slow music
Dionysius comes before the curtain,
bows, and says the exercises will be
postponed. He orders the band TO
play something soothing, gives Da-
mon the appointment of Superinten'
dent of Public Instruction and Pyth-
'as the Syracuse posi- office, and eve-
rything is lovely. Orchestra plays
something touchful, curtain comes
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