The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
STERLING KENTUCKY, TUEsDA FEBRUARY 10, 1895.

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article copied in one Of the loca
papers from the jamestown IN
| Y. Evening Journal. The articI,
in question was written by lad,
temporarily so-journing in on
midst. A few lady friends of tn,
writer expressed themselves as MOI
a little aggrieved at what they
choose to call gross misrepresent.
alton of facts as given in that com
munication. After a careful peru
sal of the article the writer is fore
ed to take issue with these good wo-
men. He sees little in it at which
even the most enthusiastic Kentuck
ian should take ofense, and herather
enjoys the bright, chatty tone OF
the article. The author of it will
no doubt be readily and heartily
forgiven, by even the above men
toned irate ladies, for any suppos-
ed breach of good manners if it
shall turn out as it looks, to the
writer, to be, simply ciecer "ad"
for the Kentucky Training School
and its Annex.
The following may be set down
as piece Of poetic license:
" English as she is spoke IN
Kentucky is as interesting as
Chinese. They greet you with
'Howdy, partner?' They never
carry, but pack a thing; they
have no relatives but kim; the
streets are not slippery but slick
the day is pretty not fine; they
back instead Of address a letter;
it is evening right after the Il
o'clock dinner; they have no pals
there, all buckets; people are not
good but clever hearted; never
dear but honey; they speak OF
game persons and say done good.
l was asked recently whether we
had 'waterworks in you all's town.
Things are never very but mighty
nice; married ladies are not called
Mrs. with the family name, but
Miss Mary or Miss Sallie. The
average KentuckIan uses more
slang than a New York newsboy."
How far the truth Of the con-
Guiding sentence Of the above quo
tatiOn goes, we are unable to state
since our acquaintance with the
"New York newsboy" is just about
as limited as is the Iady's with
"the average Kentuckian." The
writer has lived in kentucky for
nearly thirty years, and has had a
somewhat extensive acquaintance
in not only the blue Grass" but
the "Pennyrile' and "Peavine"
districts as well yet much of 1.-The
English as she spoke in Ken
lucky" is as new to him as
"Chinese." However, there is this
to be said for the lady, she could
only hear these expressions from
those with whom she came in con-
tact, and her associates are to
blame if they have been so free
with their tongues as to greet her
with: "Howdy partner?' and at
parting tell her she has "done
good" in her class room work.
A gentleman who ought to know.
in conversation with the writer a
few days since, made the rather
startling statement that in the
100000 people to be found in
Greater New York there are proba-
bly, not more than 10000 who de
serve to be called educated. After
depicting the lower classes, their
numbers, lack of intelligence, etc,
he drew the average and the educa-
tional level was low one indeed.
If our friend whose extensive ac-
quaintance ran from the slums to
the Four Hundred Of New York,
was correct in his statement it may
be that it will turn out upon inves-
tigation, the average Kentuckian"
is to be found in Smithville or
Needmore. Should this prove true
then the lady has done him no in
justice, and if she will hunt him
in his quarters, she will find well
of choice expressions from which
she can Lraw "buckets' of mighty
nice" reading for the delectation of
of her friends in Jamestown.
1t has just occurred to us that
possibly ourlady friends are angry
at the good lady's fling at their bis
cults. Nothing we have found,
makes a woman angry sooner than
to comment on the food she sets
before you. But they should not
object to the lady's "kick" against
their bread. We have seen Ken
tuckian give just as vigorous
''kick" against even the brown
bread and baked beans of cultured
Boston, to say nothing of the pies
and haker'S braad Of Naw Work