Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-20
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Mr.. EDITUEE:
Deor ST-Sincc yu had the oncr
NV herin frum me I've had the thun-
derincst time giliin in my crap yu
ever hern tell Oh | rcckin. But !
wont bother you givin yu prescril,-
tion NV the trublo had with old
Blaze aud hur brand MI colt, whats
got a blaze face and tn hind fcte
white jist like its nanny and so on.
But will advance tn tell yu about our
pianncr what | draw ed yu 10 in yer
anuel drawin. Well sur, when l
fust got hur home and sot up, du
bleve there was u hundred folks tn
see the drafted thing the fust weak.
Old square Blue is turebly put out
bout the drafted thing bein fotched
in this beet. lie scz when he were
yung man the church over to P0ssum
Walk, where he and ant Nancy, his
wife, belonged, cum purity nj goin tu
ruin on account NV one NV them
music machines. Scz he, we had
nifty sorry singin one Sundy when
there happend tn be big precher
there. So he got arter sum NV 'em
tn git origin fur the church fur them
tu sing arter. But nobody in that
beet couldent play on EN-. Well, sezs
the prccher, git one that will play by
its self. line agent fura origin that
will play 81 fermilliar tunes when it
is wound up, and you can stop it at
any time by techin spring. Well, \
the end NV it was they made up the
mummy in a weak and got the origin.
Well, old dccon Denver, what alers
wore No. u shuze when Sts fit him
cos he got more leather fur his mum
ny, turned tn wind hur up and tend
tn the thing purity well. So they
was gyen TO have big precher
on one Sundy in May. Fur munth
afore the day cum everybody was
tixenup pize and things fur the big
meetin. Well, arter a while the big !
day cum shore nuil, and with il
verybody fur miles around rolled in
tn the meetin house. Sum fu cum
in buggys, sum in wagons, sum on
the top side NV skinned-shouldered |
hosses and mules, and great many
on eoot back. The biggest boys that
walked carryd long switches in there
hands and wore huge spurs TO make
folks think they rode. Owe dun it
myself) To make short story long,
the house was jammed and crammed,
and all the winders wcr full, and the
grove wcr full NV human critters,
most all drawd out to here the nu
musick machine and fu tn here the
prechin mayby. AT last the time
cum fur singin song to start on,
and the decon turned hur loose.
Everybody's face was turned lords
The thing, and she played Crock NV
Ages" fustratc 1t was four ur five
arter she stopped before the
prechcr cud git the intention NV the
and when he did he
red the Sam whcr it says "Prase the
Lord on all kinds of Instruments.
Drasc Him with the orgin," and SO
IN. Then he gin out the him, GLOW
Mysterious are Thy Ways" The
lccon tuched her off but he had her
'ot fur the rong tune and she coin
renccd playin lack the mischief, "I'll
never get drunk any more" The
tOoOh III iiio COuluoculCHJ JCIhCu lllc
'toppii thing back tn hard and
broke it sum how. Two ur three NV
he brothers jumped up and went
over tu it but it warent 10 use fur
She was broke loose, and she pladc
IN fur ten minnits as loud as she cud
screen. BY this time everybody
vas on there fctc in confushun. But
Bill Slocum, Kind NV genus, got tn
he drafted thing and punched a PIN
I'll in wher the trick was tn stop hur
md she held up fur the time bein.
But arter all had got stilled and the
precher was jist dun redin his tex,
which was these words, "Prase Him
Dn-the orgin,' old Miss Jones what
had on nu dress, and had cum late
OH purpose tn show it, swept by and