Hillsboro recorder., 1888-01-12
Home Again.

sence OF twenty two years, comes
''home again." 4 friend greeting him
with the well kRown tines OF Gold
smith; ~ss
"As the hair. whom hounds and horses
pursiir, .--, rs....
pack to the plaae frup whih " first BE-
a. h.w,
1 still hSd hopes, my long vesstions past,
And then returns, to die NJ home, at isss. "
Jack demur-d. and with up turned
palms, declared. he lad experienced
no "reratioas '.exeept, the Brooks aud
Baxter war; that he had pot returned
to die In the FIRST place. he was not
ready. and he had three good reasons
why he sbopld not die. 10 wit; wife
and two cl,ildren, he bad lett in Per
ry county Arkansas. aud they are all
the world to me. Jackis friends, will
remember, and the muster rolls, will
show, that be belonged to the 80
Regiment, Company d., Capt: Ill.
Dudley; John d. wilborn, orderly
sargent. lie was captured at Fort
Fisher the 18th day OF Jan. 1865 and
taken to Elmira.
PerryyilIe the county seat he says,
is not 30 large as Hillsboro, but !,
buys about $500 bales of cotton eve
ry year. Corn he says is high this
year, fifty oentsper bushel. He tells
of pumpkins weighing SO pounds. aud
ola cucumber weighing sixty pounds,
land would not fall n single pound.)
When Meridy Adams, shut one eye,
and expressed want of creduliiy
with the 9th. :, wide open. Jack said
that could be proven, for it was mat
ter Of record, the cucumber having
been taken to the Centenial at Philar
delphia by Merchant, Wilson Glib
son Of Conway county, Meriday's
eye, in half o twinkle was expressive
of faith and belief. John Kirk was
the man who raised the cucumber,
and Meridy wished some other man
than Kirk had raised it. Jack instruct
ed his friends, in both war and Geo
graphy. He spike Of Kansas city, as
being in Missouri, How can Kansas
city be any where except ir kansa 5?
said an nntraEel-d friend. jack said
he could prove that by Attnrnsy Gen
srsl Garland and Senator Vest.
They are too far OF aud beyond the
jurisdiction Of the Court, said by.
stauder. Yonder 10 Bill Hobbs said
Jack, | can provsi il by him, for
he lived in Missouri Eve years. Bill
Hobbs was called: Bill, "who was the
father Of Zebadees children?" Bill
Zebadee OF conrsel No be was not.
Bill. Well il he was not he ought
to have been, aud the blame should
be put upon Mrs. Zsbadee. aud not on
the old man.
Qaestiou-Bill where is Kansas
city?
IN Kansas. No. said Jack il is in
Missouri
Bill.-when I lived in Missouri,
Kansas City was in Kansas, and il IL
is not there now, il ought to be, un.
less you make another Zebad, Q Case
of it, and then Kansas will be no
more to blame than z Z.badee.
Now Japk, We said tell US about
the Baxter, Brooks war;
Jack.-It was a funny war. I had
more fun, than had in the l.incoln
war, at Fort Fisher. II was all about
who should be Governor. The Re.
pubIicans In 1878 nominated Elisha
Baxter for Governor aud ths Demo
Gratis nominated Joe Brooks. IL was
said the Republicans had nominated
q Democrat aud the Democrats Ind
nominated Republican--or BrindIs
tail as 10 was called. Joe Brooks was
elected by 10000 majority, but tue
Republicans inaugurated aud swOrs
in their man Baxter. After twelve
months trial fhe Republicans tired oi
their mau, aud they went into The
executive Office aud led their Cover
nor iuto the strest and instslIed .Io~