Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-03
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The fact that those we love vii
perusc what We write should inspire
The most phlegmatic. In this semi
arcadian town you will see during
the Christmas holidays snch plays
as arc handed down from one
generation 10 another, and not oil
modern Invention, or of the dude
type. i'll owned Cadiz and Hop
kinsyillo I'D rush out of Hopkins
vile and live in Uadiz. This place
is as free from religious and politi-
cal fanatics as any town extant, and
yet they are Of sound morality and
possessed of the charity that Paul
speaks of.
a donkey party was given At the
residence of Miss Sue Pursley this
week, and fellow feeling prompt
ed your correspondent TO attend. He
thonghtif ycrthere was an occasion
to arise on which he would cease TO
appear in the role of wall flower,
this was oneJ If l had only Cy,
Brown and Al. Clark with me, what
ap occasion it would have been. A
large paper donkey is pinned on'the
wall, without tail, and every one
present is supplied with paper tail,
each in turn is blindfoldcd, and then
turned round and about 30 as TO
loose the direction in which said an
imal is located, and then you are ex-
pected 10 pin the tail to the first
thing you touch. A young lady
pinned ono on Judge Kelly's shout
Ger, another on Mr.. Garnett's vest,
and your. scribe located one or a
beautiful young lady's arm. There
'are some boys in Hopkinsville who
would resent this, but 1 will not tell
her name.
The friends and relatives ofThomas
Grinter have contracted with a
Clarksville house for a $500 mon
ument TO mark his last resting place.
Had an old fashioned candy pull
ing at Mas Bette Bakers last night.
But no one but Oliver Goldsmith
could describe the genuine heartfelt
enjoyment that prevailed on the &C.
casion. 'PoEsum pye was one of the
features OF the evening. Thimble
another. His Majesty, The Donkey,
like the fatal inscription in holy writ,
appeared again on the wall. When
Judge Terry Gays funny thing il
ought 10 be framed. The donkey'l
tails were pinned ON all sides of the
room. He asked The company il
they were going to be at the mex
meeting? OF what2 Meeting Of
the donkey and his tails.
The Morgan Bros. have. bought
out the business of G. Willis Lindsay
Dick Williams and Frank Askewi
formerly statesmen fofs MILFORD &
Jagoe, have accepted situations in
cities.
The Young men have good string
band, and when listening to the
music we can close our eyes and al
most see Wallis Nelson, Bilf'McPher-
son, John Griffith, Billy Ritter, Bob
McCarroll andRhode Hurt,all assem-
bled together again. The small boy
has no veto or restrictions on him
here. Bursts crackers when he
pleases and is out skating to day.
But heS cant play pool because the
town saint built that way" The
city fathers refuse to issue license to
pool tables,
We've got theatre and court
house here that we are little bit
proud Of
Get freightIcheapcr by river than
by rail, or visa versa.
An attorney who had occasion to
look into the subject says Trigg
county has more bridges and better
ones to the square mile than any in
land county in the state. There are
two, close to Cadiz, over the same
stream, two more at Jackson's old
mill, one of them a very long one,
like Al Clark's nose, highest point
in the middle and slopes both ways.
We are soon to have bank and fine
bank building n Cadiz. The mon
tel men of the county had their
heads together Tuesday.
"Yours TO count on"
OsTLER JOE.