The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-09-30
A Response.---The Golden Text.---A
Watermelon Scrape.
Editor Herald.

A Response.---The Golden Tsxt.---A
Watermelon Scrape.
Editor Herald.
notice in the last issue of the HER.
AID little slang or Islander from one
"Schoolboy." "Schoolboy," if such he
is. has great deal to learn. School
boys sometimes know more than their
teacher Now | do not know who
"Schoolboy" il, or his informant re-
gardiDg this watermelon scrape. | do
know that he only knew what was ru'
mored concerning this scrape. He
only heard ore side of the story, but
now | will give both sides. On the
night of the I'D of August, |, with
Others, attended musical entertain
ment. As we returned, | and my
cousin being very intimate with Wayne
Paxton, and he with us, as the readers
will see, stopped at his melon patch.
| will explain n few years ago |
rented farm in the Free State of
Butler" and was keeping house. Mr..
Waye Paxton, this sanity gentleman,
this noble young man with his gun on
the Sabbath the Lords DAY. say
this Saint, Mr.. Wayne, and a friend of
his, went to my house, lin my absence)
unbolted the door, went in, cooked and
eat my provisions, slept on my bed.
Did ne do right d? Yes. He knew it was
the house of neighbor boy-a school
mate and associate. He knew he was
not stealing grain OF coffee, IA spoonful
of sugar, or an ounce of bacon. Still all
this was used. When learned of this
| only regretted that had not more
sumptuous fare for the boys. did not
90 to church the Sabbath following
and try to make the impression that he
had been stealing, nor did even think
of presenting them 10 the grand jury,
let alone make the threat that il they
did not bow down to the acknowl-
WI tit WI
ment would certainly present them.
Circumstances alter eases. Now see
what he did the Sabbath following my
tresspass, as that smart little "School-
Boy would have it. lie, Wayne, went
To Liberty and tried to make the im-
preston To my friends that | had been
stealing his melons. Now "SchOol-
boy". if trespass, was he not equally
guilty in going into my house? Now,
|, like the old man who tried to bring
the boy from the apple tree with Il turf
and failed, have also failed by mild
means To reconcile Mr.. Wayne Paxton
about his melons. Therefore | try the
pen, that both sides may be heard.
Now for the gun. This noble young
man persists and insists, that he arrest
eel us when full one hundred yards from
that magnetic gun. Let the readers
and friends whom he told of this won
derful heroic feat, think how absurd.
What a wonderful opinion he has OF
himself. A perfect Modoc, Captain
Jack OF fellow. Now 4 say farther,
on the night of this noted event l did
not know that he even had a gun near
his person. Now if the honorable
gentleman would have taken the golden
rule, "Do unto others as you would
they should do unto you" there would
never have been any hard thoughts OF
treble, and that smart little "SchOol-
boy would not have his friends misrep-
resented rs tresspassers.
Now to make it plain to all, l will
give the particulars of the eventful
night. did take the liberty to go into
the patch, but did not pluck "A melon
My cousin did pull one-just one
worth, perhaps, 10 cents. As we en-
tered the patch the dog barked and
Wayne hallHoed at the dog. / an
swered and walked direct to where he
was on the style. saw no gun, moi
did l think of one. My idea was tt
make myself known, which l did.
told him where | had been and said to
him 'come help us eat the melon, some
more of our crowd are coming on" He
said, mo, go and eat :" and now
talks of the grand jury. What law
yer he could be with just little prac
tice. We ate the melon at the mouth
of the lane, some sixty yards from tn,
style, and got on our horses and | rod,
home "happy as big sunfiOwer,
thinking all was right. ! heard mo-
thought any more OF it for a few days
then | understood he was terribly on
of sorts about it. | rode over To Mr.
PaxtOn's and we had friendly tall
about the melon He said, severa
times, "let's drop it," To which agreed
~ when | started home, we Wen
Wayne and ID To the patch and att
another melon. And 50 the seconc
time rode home thinking "sll ],
we'll" After all this he continues hi,
threats and slurs. Not only he, bu
"Schoolboy" must array me in th'
HERALD with his foul slang. Henc,
this response. II. &. TAYLOR.
Young Lady at Boarding School.