The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-06-26
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of men. lie always thinks fellow
Il mods dollar when he only mods as
sent.
It doesn't make a boy thin to be
taken across hismOther's knee, but he
becomes Oftentimcs Transparent
Drummer
A thief caught with his pockets full
of stolen pictures claimed to be a
photographer, because he was pic
observation-disclosures Times.
A coquette on tcrpsichorean con-
quests bent is a good deal like rifle
she needs powder before the ball to
do cxccution.-Breckcnridge News.
The fellow who takes. most delight
in running you down is the elevator
boy who wants you to 90 home at
night.-Bowling Green Gazette.
Time is represented as carrying a
scythe. This Is done to remind us
thai the period is coming when time
shall be no mower.-Glasg0w Times.
postponed on account of the weth-
err" as the timid city man said when
he didn't go through sheep pasture,
with belligercnt ram holding the
fort.-Drummer.
"Oh, lard Oh, lard" was the ex-
clamation of some Chicago specula-
tors who dropped over S2,O)oOJO in
spcculations in that article a few days
ago.-Madisonvillc Times.
Thos. Moonlight is the name of the
adjutant general of Kansas. As he is
Young and handsome, all the girls out
there like to be met by Moonlight
notwithstanding News.
Lieutenant Hunt is to marry Miss
Drum. of Washington City soon.
lie had better not beat that Drum,
or he will have to Hunt new board
Ing house to get rid of the noise 1t
will makc.-Stntc Journal.
1t is about time for ministers and
editors to commence thinking about
taking their summer vacations, and
shrinking" about it is about as far
from home as the editor will get
Oil City Blizzard.
Mr. Carpenter madsa speech during
q serenade TO the Star-routc gang af-
ter the verdict. "Givc Brewstelihcll."
shouted some one in the croud. Il
never anticipate the work of the Al
mighty" was Mr. Carpenters re-
sponsc.--Courier Journal.
A Tennessee landlord has just been
forced to pay 800 for kissing an lndi-
ana woman who was guest ut his
hotel. As it is only ten cents to kiss
the prcttiest girl at church fair, this
man will never cease to kick himself
for his financial folly.-Owensboro
Post,
Fulton. KY, has man named Abb
ner Field Marhsall Prince Cartorvsy
Rastopsion Irrigation Allen. Aman
saw his name in paper and takingit
for cut of patent barbcd wire fence
rode forty miles to close a contract for
four mile fence for his farm.-Bow-
ling Green Gazette.
The Lexington Transcript mentions
young woman it saw on the street
hugging lamp post, and intimates
that she was drunk. No witnesses
needed. The mere fact of her hug
ging lamp post is enough-if there
was q man in town.-Sunday Argus.
Yesterday morning we picked up n
letter on our front stairs which CON-
menccd with "Nly Sweet Geranium.'
That is not our name, nor is 1t the
name of any one in this Office, so
far as we know. If Mr.. Sweet Ger
anium will call at the editors desk he
can get his letter.--Paducah journal.
Said Mr.. Blaine to young Mr.. BEL
mont; ado you know, sir, that up in
Portland, where / live they hang
jackasses and Jews together?" said
young Mr.. Belmont to Mr.. Blaine
at is fortunate thing for you and |
sir that we are in Washington instead
of Portland. "-Breckenridge News.
Mr.James Jams, sometime mention.
cd by irreverent persons as Mr.Jame'
Preserves, has served on more jurie'
than the one that tried the Star.rOut,
fellows. There is nowhere more
ready patriot than Mr.. Jams, ant
his services at the polls, as well as il
the jury-box, are too well known to,b,
praised in mere paragraph.-Thil
and That.
The Paris Kcntuckian says that TIN
father of Col. r. u. Morrow, Rcpub
lean candidate for Governor of Ken
. lucky, was Alexander Morrow, a no
tel-kecper at Paris. He and Prcsi
dent Rainc, of the Northern Bank
were such oppositcs in politics that a
a revival at the Presbyterian churcl
the pastor called on all In favor Of tn
Lord TO stand up. The entire con
gregation promptly arose, but Mr.
liaine, seeing Alexander Morrow up
at once sat down, saying: "Aley
Morrow never was right."-Paducal