Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-26
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Kentucky is gres, State" he css-
tinued. I'VE have the hAnds0mest
women in the world; We make the beSt
whiskey. have the most fertile lands.
raise the best horses. and have the
purest air. What mote coSd -
asked? In addition to that our Pc
pie pull together. bu, they don't Ike
snobbishness. l remember ore time
l was stumping one Of the mountse
counties. thought se5 worth Of nsck-
els aud put them in my ssddle-bags.
Every log-csbin would ccme to would
ride up and ASK for a drink Of wstcr.
Well. out would come little boy OF
girl with gourd-dipper Of warm water.
| would take swallow, then drop
nickel in the dipper The little Que
would run in and would go on. The
child's mother would come and have
the fat gentleman pointed out. The
consequence was that got the
vote out Of that house. Well, sae
morning | rode up TO house. and
little girl brought me out dippet Of
water. | felt many pocket and disco
yered that hadn't copper. Little
girl, said I. | generally have a nickel
somewhere about me. but | haven't To-
day. 30 I'll give you what's the next
best thing for girl. and that's 4 kiss
So 20, down of my horse and kissed
her for nv own little blue-eyed girl A.
home.
Another little black eyed girl here
showed up. and had to kiss her for
niece Of mine whom she looked like.
By this time another little girl showed
Up half head taller than the rest. and
not to be- impartial, ! kissed her. vince
found that iour or five other girls had
gathered, and saw wa, in Cor il. So
commencing with the smallest kissed
each one. The change in stature wa.
80 gradual that didn't notice that the
last one was full.grown woman.
and night handsome a, that, us-
III | had kissed her. Looking up
| saw that there vcr. 1--WE or three Old
, ladies laughing at me, and thinking
! that | had made bad break lifted
my hat to the young lady and begged
her pardon and explained how II was.
She didn', seem 20 mind it much. but
/ the old ladies' kept laughing. and I
I tried to explain It, when one Of thea
said. wy. durn il. Jedgc. she's Bits
wife Well. thought, I'm in for IL.
/ That knocks out all my votes IN th,s
neighborhood. Well, | inquired IN the
, next house who Bill was and was tod
that it va, Buck Holmes, the hard
est citizen in Carter ccuaty. Next day
had to speak at the courthouse. asi
when / came up noticed a gang Of
about twenty-five rough-looking fellows
Of at ore side, and big six-foot iellsw
! was talking TO them and gcsticu!ating
/ with both hands. Who's that I
inquired. That's Buck Holmes ana
his gang, was the reply. The Geld
chilis commenced running up my back
and shifted my revolver around where
could reach il without trouble, Asj
then loupged up 10 hear What he va.
saying and get the lay Of the land.
Well, I'm blsnkety BANKED | heart
. bin ssy, J. il the gsdge d2n't ke,ch my
vote. No snob thar, Gentlemen. Jss;
a, soon Hiss poor mans wife as a ffch
one That settled it. got lso
more votes in that county than an,
other man on the ticket"