San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-09
HE WAS NO SNOB,
Story OF 8 Political Campaign in the Blue
Grass State.


John c. Underwood, who was elected
lieutenant governor of Kentucky on
the same ticket with Luke Blackburn,
is an amusing story teller, particularly
when he is started on the subject of
political stumping in Kentucky. Our
people," said he not long ago to New
York Evening Post man, don't like
snobbishness. I remember one time
when was stumping one of the noun
tain counties. | bought twenty-five
dollars worth of nickels and carried
them in my saddle bags. At every log
cabin | would ride up and ask for a
drink of water. Out would come lit
tie boy or girl with a gourd dipper Of
warm water. | would take a swallow,
then drop a nickel in the dipper. The
little one would run in and | would go
on. The child's mother would come
out and have the generous gentleman
pointed out. The consequence was
that got the vote of that house.
Well, one morning | rode up to a house
and little girl brought me out dip
per of water. l felt in my pocket and
discovered that I hadn't a copper.
Little girl said l, I generally
have a nickel somewhere about me, but
| haven't to-day. so I'll give you what's
the next best thing for girl, and
that's kiss and got down off my
horse, and kissed her for my own little
blue-eyed girl at home. Another little
black-eyed girl here showed up, and l
had to kiss her for a niece of mine she
looked like. By this time another lit
tie girl showed up, half a head taller
than the rest, and, not to be impartial,
! kissed her, when l found that four
or five other girls had gathered and |
was in for it. So, beginning with the
smallest, kissed each one. The change
in stature was so gradual that didn't
notice that the last one was a full
grown young wOman-and right hand
some at that-until l had kissed her.
Looking up saw that there We're two
or three old ladies laughing at me, and
thinking that had made bad break,
/ lifted my hat to the young lady and
begged her pardon and explained how
it was She didn't seem to mind it
much, but the old ladies kept laughing,
and one said: why, durn it, she's
Bills wife
"'Well, I thought, I'm in for it.
That knocks out all my votes in this
neighborhood, inquired at the next
mans house who Bill was and was told
that it was Buck Holmes, the hardest
citizen in Carter county. Next day |
had to speak at the courthouse and
when / came up ! noticed gang of
about twenty-five rough-loOlling fell
lows off at one side, and big siX-fOOt-
err talking to them and gesticulating
with both hands.
"'NNho's that?' inquired.
"'That's Back" Holmes and his
gang was the reply. Cold chills ran
down my back and ! shifted my re-
volver around to where | could reach
it without trouble. and then sauntered
up to Overhear what he was saying.
"'Well, I'm blanllety BANKED |
heard him say, If he don't catch my
vote. No snob thar, gentlemen. Jest
as soon kiss a poor mans wife as rich
one'sn That settled it, and got one
hundred and fifty more votes in that
county than any other man on the
ticket"
i9crruJ..s.S ,5.srr many AiI"ses.
An amiabIe member Of the Travellers
club in this city. who possesses a min
ute Knowledge Of foreign places is fire.
quently consulted by friends contcm-
plating a European tour lie brings
forth his neatly kept notes Of travel
and gives valuable pointers concerning
routes, hotels. cafes, etc. Just now he
is beset with inquiries about Antwerp
by intending visitors to its exposition.
To one of these he impaired this hint:
I'm patronizing the cafes, which, in
various ways, solicit the custom of
English and Americans, notice the
spelling of the word 'beefsteak' on the
outdoor signs or bills of fare, and be
governed accordingly. If you prefer
French cookery, seek out restaurants
where it is spelled 'biftek' or 'bifstik.'
But if you wish to try a purely Flem-
ish cuisine, look at these various ways
of spelling the word which | copied
literally from signs and menus during
my stay in that city: 'Beefestec,'
'beaufsteeaka,' 'beavesteik, 'biefsteck,
'bafestecke,' 'beevestchek,' 'biffStoake'
and 'beeafesteeacke."
HAD THE CHOICE OF WEAPONS.
Elder LawtOn, Being Challenged, Fought
VIZ, ID,t L. ,,gtI \,