The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-28
IN OLD KENTUCKY
storiea About the People IN Q WHO
District.


District.
Big Tom Stacey and Sally Ann Bur
ris were sitting on beech log In the
forest Of the BurriS mansion on Tai
Fork, Lewis County, Kentucky.
Sally Ann had her face turned ava.
from her lover. She was looking to the
left, down the road, with an anxious
expression on her ruddy face. BIZ
Tom was looking absently in front
while he picked his long, yellow teetf
With pine splinter.
They had sat in silence for seyera
minutes when Tom spoke:
"Sal." e
"Walw .
81 like ye mighty tarnal we'll"
Tell me somethin' don't know
won't ye?"
Il alters did like ye, Sal"
Course"
"Ye're the purtiest gal on this crick.'
$50 I've hearn."
How'd it do fer us to yoke up ter
&c ther in mattermony"
Don't know. What kind O starting
lev ye got?"
''Er boss"
What else?"
"Ten fattenin, shoats.
What else:"
GER cow"
"Is she fresh"
mo; will be in four months
mo trade, Tom," decisively spoke the
girl, Bill Baker heads ye Off. He has
two hosses, fifteen shoats and two COWS
one with young calf. Git away
Tom; 1 see Bill cummin' around tho
bend now. He won't want ter ketch ye
leah. Git"
Senator J. P. Huff, editor Of the Vance
burg Sun, said to me recently:
1.-THE most pathetic experience eve.
had occurred about month ago.
was sitting at my desk writing, when
q great tall, big-boned, loose-jointed
fellow Of about 35 entered, and said
Amt you the editorT
'.'Yes, sir; what can do for you?
".Print this ere little piece, If y.
please
II read the following stanza, WritteI
on dirty paper, In uncouth scraWls:
The little Johnny chap IL gone,
We won't see him no more,
Becaise the little angils took him up,
An toated him unto the golden shore!
Thinking it was only bit Of dog.
gerel, having no particular reference
TO any one, was thoughtless enough
to give vent to my mirthful feelings In
loud guffaw.
"'Dodgast yer hard-hearted picter!
exclaimed the fellow.
II looked up suddenly. Anger anc
grief were mixed In his red, swollen
ewes. Tears coursed down his rough
face. He snatched up the paper, say
ug:
"'Gimme the portry. I'd hate to MAKE
light O things you'd write about your
title dead boyv
THAT little incident" sadly spoke the
senator, "has worried n-e ever since" ."
put up to stay all night at log
cabin in Knott County about two years
ago. After supper was over the man
Of the house" said he expected I was
wore out and would like little sleep
so he'd hold family prayers, according
to his invariable custom, then "we't
III pile in"
He dropped on his knees In front Of
g. chair, and all followed his example.
lie importuned the Lord to send down
blessings on himself and family, all his
friends and the stranger within the
gates. can yas, o Lord, oh, I'll az ye,
in all meekness and humbleness Of
heart, to see to my enemies. I'll az ye,
o Lord, ter have mercy on 'em. Yas,
have" At this juncture an eight
pound rock came through the window
and thumped the old man square be-
tween the shoulders. "Ugh!' he grunt,
ed, and halted for few seconds. Then
he took hold Of the strings Of his invo-
cation again and yelled: ."Yas, dad bust
en-; have mercy on 'em, If ye kin, for
larned If do"
Leaping up, he grabbed his rife, ran
out aud fired. The next morning the
limp body Of a man hung across the
--S oa.AA Trih11no