The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-13
In BLUE GRASS LAND.
A Few Elegant Stanzas by Bill
Nye on the Horse.
THE WET GOODS OF KENTUCKY.
Foiiy OF Starting n Kelley Institute In
Lexlngton-aarvels of the Big Fat
stock Show in Chicago.
Copyright, lsgl. BY Etgar W. I'VE.


In The Blue GRASS COUNTRY, Dec. T.
Especial Correspondence. THE country is
as hard 10 beat as refractory carpet.
From an agricultural point of view it has
/ few equals and no superiors On every
hand values are advancing In every direc-
ton. Advancing in every direction is one
OF the most difficult jobs | know OF. /
used TO attempt it myself, but now | do
not use liquor IN any form
Far away IN whichever way the enrap-
tured eye may turn, it sees extended vistas
among the stately trees carpeted with
beautiful blue grass and studded with
neighing steeds.
The lime dust from the magnificent
roads falls upon the stimulated roots Of
/ the eternal lawns and fertiiizes them the
yearround TIL the rich carpet crowds the
white toll road and checks the trunks of
the trees almost, as one may say.
Where viii you see such wonderful
shorthorns, such slender-legged, graceful
and high-blooded horses, such elongated
men, such powerful native wines, made
from the clustering corn? Where will you
see such thrift among the thrifty and such
lack OF IL among the other people?
Echo, after wiping off her chin thought
fully, answers, "Noshere."
Il IS here that We strike still another
pronunciation OF the word horse" 1t
has inspired me 10 write few stanzas en-
titled "a New Pair of Lines on the Hoss."
II reads as follows:
When the cowboy lighta out 'er the alkali plain,
HIth q skin fun OF rum and rcmorse,
You'.I and him most always in sun or in rain,
Outside OF what lie terms horse
And up in New England, with abdomen blue,
The Puritan, irescoed with moss,
Pugs cod liver oil on his wagon new,
And lev il &c bitches Il boss
But here in Kentucky. where nature is kind,
And betting - Ial1Gliug close,
You Il End the Iair girls and elongated men
Admitting an6 loving the k0ce.
words ana music for sale at this Office, or
sent Oh receipt OF price By addressing the au-
thor al Buck Shoals, n c.
Here | met young Mr.. Beck, son Of SEN
ator Beck and late president Of the Senate
OF Wyoming. He presided when | revis-
tied my old home a year ago in the young
state where / was once q justice of the
peace and editor of the frolicsome but i'm
pecunious BoomsTaRg.
II was at Cheyenne last year that / said
to myself, Il will see the new capitol
building and shake hands with Secretary
OF State MeldrGm, whose lawn used 10 be
the arena on which my cats and Judge
Browns used 10 settle past differences"
AS / went into the assembly chamber
the gavel Of Speaker DowRey fell with
mellow thud and ne announced that on
the floor OF the House pioneer of the
early days. crowned now with the laurels
of a grateful people. bearing mOdestiy upon
his highly emphasized brow the wreath
which he had SO braveiy won in the face
/ of outrageous fortune, now stood. and he
took pleasure in saying 10 gentlemen and
members of the assembly. that the regular
| order Of business would be suspended
pending q motion 10 adjourn. The member
/ from Crook county Mr.. Kellogg then rose
and. with food Of eloquence worthy OF
{ better cause. welcomed the pr0iigal and
( after asking that the fatted maverick be
slain he moved that the house do now adj
I jOurn in honor of the occasion. 1t vas an
eloquent address, and placed Mr. Kellogg
+ ST the head OF the House as an easy-going
/ and graceful speaker.
The Senate had received the wink and
4 adjourned so that In ten minutes an in
/ formal reception was in progress and the
1 legislative branch OF the state government
/ Of Wyoming had taken an hours holiday,
| Just as il would If | had been deceased
/ member Of that body.
Ii was proud moment TO get the eu-
/ logy and the obituary and yet be able 10
4 eat breakfast the following day. No one
| who has not swellei up with pardonabie
( pride over his own wel-woried epitaph
| can fully appreciate the pleasure of such a
j thing.
Kentucky is full Of chivalry and other
wet groceries. l was asked 10 try some of
/ the other wet groceries. | took a
! creme de rcnthe. My physician says
+ that there Is a mark Of brass knuckles on
/ one side of my face and an abrasion at
I the base of the skull that looks like the
work Of a sluugshot. Keep as quiet IS
+ you can. battle the face frequently in
+ arnica, apply pounded ice pOutces 10 the
( base of the skull and hereafter in Ken
1 tucky remember that you take whisky or
! pass through the state at night" Those
/ are his words as | remember them dimly
T al this writing
Yesterday received pitiful letter from