Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-06-24
Katydid Back In the Blue grass.

home to the bluegrass aud oh, what
meeting of memories just let down a
veil between my heart and the south .
and fell to loving as | never loved be-
fore the blue grass country, my own
Kentucky. saw it in the zenith OF It's
glory. waving its bloom in one unbro'
ken sea of green all around and about
me. Ii was little after sundown when
the train swept into the grass region.
Alb, il was 80 lovely There was yet a
radiance on the clouds and the far mead
ows, either misty with ,bloom or vapor,
purpled with thousand hues of into
the twilight, while steadily lowered the
night over the heaven OF the bills.
Madge aud | sat with our faces pressed
against the pane, while far down the
West the beautiful day died and was
bourne by unseen angels from sight and
asthe train swept along through this love
ly country under the dark, il was like
being in Heaven with the lights out.
After a weeks stay at Crescent Hill,
Louisville, so famous for its beech hooks
and groves, where every hour Was
crowded with delights We wandered out
10 Pewee Valley and on TO Frankfort,
where we were entertained 10y Col +.
II. Taylor at his charming home, This.
Teton" Il is OF this place and the girl
Marguerite that | wish most TO write
about TO day. This visit was the realiza
ton Of a friendship formed under some
what romantic circumstances. Msrgu-
rite it was, who, enjoying the verses
over my nom de plume, while yet a
stranger, hunted out my tree top and
poured fourth q libation TO katydid's
songs. Did value this Have / cher
ished the lovely souvenirs that since
then have yearly gladdened me- Aud
what OF the invitation TO come? What
OF Marguerite? You should have seen
Us behind her handsome bay, Beauty,
driving up the pike that wound about
the hills up, even to the top, to Thistle
ton" And wish might have photo
graphel my heart for her and for you
that both might divine its real mean
ing
''Thistlcton" is elegant within and
without. The daisies were in season
and the flower decorations were, OF
course, all Margurites. Dishes full, has
kets full. vases full and heart full to-
day. Soit is that Marguerite doeth all
things daintily.
After paradise Of dreams on thi;
grassy elevation, We we're awakened ~
the early morning boy the sound OF wheels
GAN aboard for Alexanders ~ called out
the drivers. There were ten in TIA,
party. Away We drove 10 the famous
Woodford county stock farms. IL la,
been a long, long time since | had hearC
the rhymithical clat,er OF hoofs upon
hard road and 1t put my heart in tun,
right away. On We sped, over seven
teen miles OF Gods countTy'-a heav
en- Of beauty truly.
All the blooded horses, not one o
which was valued for less than $4,000
were brought forth from their stalls TO
rs 10 view. Mt Alexander recently ~
fused s75, 900 for Expedition rich
glossy brown, and about the finest plec'
of handiwork that ever gladdened thes'
.es. Some one has said next TO
beautiful woman beautiful horse al
WAYS, but that's hardly iair-consider
ing the Kentucky men,
We also visited Mr. Harper's stool
farm and We stood long beside Long
fellow" 81 give him ABOUT three NOR
wears of life" said the groom, hes :
now and will soon lie down there b.
Ten Brock" he added, pointing To th'
grave OF the great racer. | went Owe
and pulled a spray OF striped grass iron
the mound as memento and when
came back to take my last look at Long
fellow, his keeper cut for me lock o.
his name. And after that We sprea'
our lunch before an old rock sprinl
hopse and after that II more miles q
heaven and then home And nov
what think you of the girl Marguerite
Lovely, loyal Marguerite?
Madge, | will confess was myth
my ventriloqust, who was wiling al
ways to go and come with me on m
journeying Her sayings brought let
Ter from the the little city on the u
Asaph, addressed to my care, II was
love letter. "Madge is myth" | wrot
across the opening page and returned
10 the writer. So ends the story. Goo
hive. Yours Sincerely. kATYDID.
When you see me again it will be fac
10 face. am going to summer at Gree
Briar Springs and will welcome frol
Stanford any aud all who come out
the cool. N
&c. Blaicher, OF Newark, n.
democratic club, fell out OF window
Chicago md WAS killed
Fourteen convictslwere sentenced