Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-12
C0MBING THE COLONEL.

IUMOlNU lie OULUNElb
There was a great political ferment in
Simpson county, KY, over the approach
ing election Of county judge. The
nominating convention was to meet on
Saturday, and onaFriday night two well
known politicians caught in rain storm
stopped IS Tie house Of old John Perdue
The politicians, Maj, Bloodgood and
Col Noix, were sly candidates for the
coveted position--so sly, in fact, that
neither one knew Of the schemes Of the
other
After supper, while old John and his
guests were sitting on the porch talking
over the coming struggle and listening
to wet katydid that held vesper SER
vices III d locust tree, old John, getting
up and stretching himself, said to the
major:
Let me see you moment please"
The major followed him 10 the end Of
the gallery, Major old John whis-
pered, II am compelled to tell you some
thing. You gentlemen are welcome to
stay with me as long as you like, but
ability to accommodate cahnot always
be measured by willingness to do so.
The TRUTHS haven't but one spare bed. :"
But can't the colonel and sleep to-
getherT tho major reioined
eyes, you can, but the truth is the
colonel ID awfully peculiar"
"IHow soy"
"Well, u.s. rational rs he appears while
stirring about he's d strGl zee man in bed.
Our families, yoH know, are well ac-
quainted, and therefore know all about
him. Hispeculiarity comes from a scare
he received when he was a child 1t
seems tliat d dog once tried to bite him,
and now, just before he dozes off to
sleep, he begins to growl, and unless
something is done to stop him he begins
to bite fearfrlly.N
"Humph. the major grunted, that's
odd, but what can be done to stop him
after he begins TO growl?'
well his brother told me how he
used to work it. H9always tool; coarse
comb to bed with him aud would rake
the colonel with 1t whom he began to
growl AS strange as it may seem, it
was the only thing chat would quiet him.
The family doctor said that comb was
somehow the only thing that would start
the blood to circulating,
That's very odd And would itquiet
himY
"Would make him act just like a
lamb Why, he lister insist that his
brother shoull take thecomb to bed with
him. lie don't like to have any one
mention the Crcakiah misfortune, as he
always terms Il, but it would be doing
him u great favor II you would take the
comb to bed with You and give him u
rake in case he should begin to growL
ann telling you this because am your
friend. and because know that you are
good timber, and especially because
hope that You may secure his influence
if You should ever desire any office.
Don't you know that we always respect
the man that understands our peculiar
tiles before we are asked to explain them
to him? He is sensitive that way. and if
he secs that You understand him he will
then know chat You have had your eye
on him, have held him in your mind"
"All right You get me the comb,
and will 20 through with the cere-
mony when the time comes
Here's one. put it in your pocket"
i They returned to the colonel, and after
n while, when the major stepped into the
house to get drink of water the old
man said:
"You and tho major are good friends,
am glad to see"
Eyes, replied the colonel, Il think
he Is first rate fellow"
/ "Glad you like hin, for you and he
win have TO sleep q ether tonight. for
the fact is have only one spare bed"
I "That will be all light reckon" said
the colonel
Eyes, but the truth is the major is
the most peculiar fello1 YOU ever saw"
/ "In what way
"As a bedfellow fasn very intimate
with his familyand al all about him.
Il seems that he had "a nervous trouble
when he was boy, and could not go to
sleep until some one growled like dog,
have known him to lie tossing in bed
for hours at ti.Ge. and then when |
would go to his bed aud growl he would
doze off like limb,
~ never beior6 hoard Of an affection
SO strange, said The colonel
! 81 either, bus thel is a very easy
matter 20 relieve him He and fellow
named Bucl. 1ahnsou were once oppos-
ing candidates Cor prosecuting attorney,
Wen, they haa % sleep together one
night Buck lne7 of his peculiar Attic
ton, aud shortly after they went to bed
Buck began 70 growl Ihe MINOR didnr
say anything thai night, but uext day he
withdrew from the race, declaring that
he wonld not run against Sc ge0d a ri'in
as Buck,
} "You don't say sole exclaimed the
colon,
Eyes ! 90. and know it to be a fact
would advise You TO humor him in the
same way
. eTll do so" u
Flush, he's coming back.
eve are going to have more rain. !
think, " said the ajor, as he resumed bis
seat
Yes the colonel responded, "but |
hope TINT it will not interfere with the