The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01
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Turnpike Stock Meeting.
The stock meeting for the pur-
pose Of awakening a more general
interest in turnpikes in Giles had
been contemplated for many months
and on yesterday the Jockey yard
in Pulaski was filed with delegates.
All the most prominent horses and
asses in the county and a large
number of mules and oxen were
present and took part in the pro-
ceedings.
Hannibal, the Norman, was called
to the horse block to preside and be.
fore taking his seat addressed the
meeting as follows; "Fellow crea-
lures, we are met here to-day for the
purpose of getting better footing in
Giles county. We want pixies for
the benefit yourselves and our pos
terity, and we have it in our power
to force those whose duty it is to
build them to proceed to do so, OF
we will take studs. Loud and con-
tinued braying. L have travelled
great deal over this broad land
have trod the roads of Arkansas
along the hanks of the father of wa
tiers, and stood oftentimes with my
,fetloeks glued by the mud till they
were as hard as a sleeps horn, but
l have never been where pixies were
worse needed than in Giles county.
/ am not native here nor TO the
manor. born, but IIhave large fam
lily that are, and I'll be string halted
if don't intend to see them treated
more humanely. When 1 see any
public practice from this time on
that threatens hteir health or de-
velopment, for one am going to
put my foot on it, "That's a mash
err" says mule. and I believe you
all will help me to stamp down all
opposition to pixies. Any one who
refuses ought to have the bots I'M
till his hoofs are devoured. The
meeting is ready for business"
Jack from Hillside stock farm
"Mr. Chairhorse, lend me your
ears" Feint smile ON the visage of
an OK. "Never before since the
days of BALKAN has a gentleman of
my stripe been known to speak in |
public. We have borne the bur
dens as patiently as possible. Many |
an one of US in the Black Hills and |
in Mexico has been weighted down |
with gold and never a dollar have
we appropriated, and we didn't even |
squeal when Treasurer Polk had |
Tennessee's gold dumped on our
backs beyond the Rio Grande, but
an angel has come to open my
mouth that 1 may speak the curses
of the people of Giles if they re-
fuse longer to prepare our ways and
make them straight and solid.
Their wealth shall pass away as a
morning vapor, 100000 at a time
on cork leg, their oxen and their
focks shall die with the hollow
horn and their young stockings
shall have the collie; and their
horses, with lightning speed
and fiery nostrils, shall dwindle in
to mustang ponies and buck-jump
with their sons out of the back end
of Morgan's stable; and their asses
shall have the small pox and perish
with the pestIlence, and their chill
dren shall be yaccinated with the
jaYbone of the dead beast as the
Phi1istines aforetime, and their
old men shall be chased through
the streets with shot guns and pis
tolls when they go serenading; and
their sheep shall be eaten by mad
dogs and their goats shall turn to
comets with fire crackers to the
last extremities; their young men
shall be kicked and their daughters
shall have Nightmares. Thus
saith him that hath the four feet
and the two long ears"
Work ox:-"Pve lived to see
many co-worker of mine mired in
the mud and his horns knocked off
with limestone rock because he
couldn't pull out, and I've seen the
weak ones faint like maiden in
to the arms of her lover, yet have
strained through it all and climbed
the steep hills until I have got the
so bad I can hardly
stand up to the rack when there's
fodder in it. And 1 had rather use
a rabbits tail in fly time than to
travel a dirt road.
Donkey.A"I am kin to nobody
but my forefathers and mothers and
they have all been driven to death
on the bad roads in Giles, but as
the Dutchman would say, / Draws
for you all dot you will have doze
bikes realty befhre vas deaf dot I
could shpill few fellows NIT de
rocks vile dey vas killing me-"
Then The mouths of the speakers
were closed and they became dumb
brutes and most of them were
snapped off before night. And
on their way to their new homes
their speed was tried on rugged
roads. Before the next stock meet
ing many of them will have been
worked to death pulling light loads
the mud.
Mr.. Mike Camody was in Nash
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