Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-05
LOAFERS DE MINY IANDS.

There is our friend, the loafer," said
the tall, thin passenger, as the train
halted at way station; "an old nc
quaintance he is, the loafer who is al
ways Mt the station. and whose collar is
never the same color or material as his
shirt"
"And the loafer, you remember" said
the fat passenger, "who always wears a
black frock coat and jean overalls, so
that you can't tell whether he is going
10 dance or to work. :"
"And the loafer who always, summer
and winter" said tho man on the wood
box, "wears plush cap with ear-hnps,
The string always broken, one ear-hap
pulled clear off and lost, and the other
standing idly outat an angle of 4Sdegrees,
looks as though the cap was trying to fly
away, but couldn't because it only worked
one side and had stopped on the center
"And the loaier, said the sad passen-
ger, "who always climbs on the plat
form of the car, flattens his dingy nose
against the glass in the door and starcs
vacantly in ut the passengers until the
brakeman runs over him and the train
starts, when he jumps of like wood
stove falling Gown stairs"
"And the loafer, said the fat passen.
ger, "who is always holding his jaws
Just in suspense over an enormous quid
Of tobacco, which he only chews at sur
ly intervals, in defiant, ull.dogged
way; the bully OF the station platform,
who often snarls but never strikes any
une never SLAVES and seldom washes
his face, and the last time his hair was
c0mbed was when it was cut"
"And the beau loafer of the country sta
ton, said the sad passenger, with curly
hair combed down close to his eyebrows.
oiled into reeking glossiness; wears his
hut away back ON his head, and tanglcs
himself up in brilliant comforter TWEEN
ty feet long, with the ends dangling in
careless grace down his back"
"And the loafer with the clumsy
boots, said the cross passenger, "who
is always dancing a fearful and wonder.
full clog of two steps, with natura!
grace that nearly scarcs the engineer OF!
the track. .....
"And the shabby, genteol loatcr, +"
said the bashful passenger, "who wears
the suit he was married in, has IN apollo
getic look about him, always tries to
look as though he was going somewhere,
keeps his coat buttoned and pinned
close up to his throat, and is dGvored
by q sneaking envy Of the loafer with
the curly hair.
b" And the loafer," said the fnt pas.
senger, "who always goes i'll his SHIRT
sleeves, even in the coolest weather !;
an overshirt, maybe, bcltcd in at the
waist is his only ulster; broad Shout.
lered, with narrow hips, straight legs,
and close-ftting boots; well built,
athletic fellow, and he knows it, aud so
desires to show off his figure. Doesn't
like to waste his strength in too much
work, and likes to exhibit himself when
the train comes ill.,"
"This loafer, said the sad pas ger,
"always looks best in his working
clothes. He moves in them freely and
naturally. The awe-inspiring fit Of i
S1i suit of store clothes destroys his
shape the coat is always too narrow for
his broad shoulders, and flares out at
the hips, owing to his Sunday habit OF
carrying apples in the pockets thereof
to church, or peanuts to the girl he
loves. His store pantaloons are always
too short, and arecut perfectly straight!
at the ankles, as though the legs had
heen sawed off with a cross cut saw.
His good clothes always destroy his
natural good looks, and develop in ii
thrilling and surerlative degree all his
natural and amazing awkwardness, Civ
ing him punches where erst he had
Joints"
"And the losfer," said the woman
who talks bass, 'Sho has nothing t.
do but make remarks about Other peo-
Pile. "-BmingtoD Hank. Eye.