The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-07-03
"No sich a place on Earth. ;"


That puts me in mind of Josh May.
nard and the way in which he got
wound up when the democratic cyclone
struck this country-along in the fall
of 1892, if ] don't remember wrong.
You see Josh Maynard he lives up
there in one of the mountain counties of
North Alabama clost to the Tennessee
line. For years and years he had been
scrvin the people and the state as high
constable of Stump Hill Beat, and since
way back there before the war the re-
publicans had been havin their own
way in Stump Hill by n round and safe
ma iority. But in that election the
democratic flag foated in triumph over
all the ground from the mountains to
the wiregrass country. Stump Hill
smashed the records and swung over
into the democratic columns. Conse.
quentially when the storm was over and
the smoke cleared away John Frank
Adkins, a little red-headed school
teacher, and screamin democrat,
was high constable of Stump Hill
Beat, and if there ever was man which
lad the livin socks beat off of him Josh
Maynard went home barefooted that
night.
Anyhow Josh went home foamin,
furious mad, and give it out that he was
then ready to move his washin right
away Immediately, and sooner than
that if possible.
"Tear down and pack up, Miss
Gracie," says Josh to his wife, "for to-
morrow we will move and shake the
dust of Stump Hill from our feet for
ever. For the first time since the bat
tie of New Orleans were fit Stump Hill
Beat has gone devil bent for the demo-
Gratis and the old flag trails in the dust
of desolation and defeat BY hokey 1
can't liv eand raise our children in sich
a lost and ruint country. jist simply
can't stand it, and I'll be dad burned IL
/ don't move off somewheres else and
find some spot where freedom still lives
and the people amt all fools"
Then Josh he got on his horse and rid
over to the railroad station to hear the
election news, thinkin he mought may
be stand the pain somewhat better IL
he could but only hear from few
points where the republicans had helt
their ground and whipped the fight
But all the news that come was set tn
democratic music, and from what Josh
could hear and pick up it looked to hinl
like the democrats had swept the earth
as with new broom. So presently be
remounted and rid on back towards
home. In the main time Miss Oracle she
was tearin down and packin up to beat
six bits.
wait, Miss Oracle, don't do that"
says Josh, as he come in and found his
side out.
what in the name of sense is tho
matter with you, Josh?" says Miss
Oracle. Didn't you tell me to tear
down and pack up and we would move
off somewheres else to spot where
evrything amt gone devil bent for
the democrats?"
That's what / said, but l reckon we
mought as well to live and die in Stump
Hill Beat" responded Josh. II would
love to move, Miss Oracle, but, dad
blame it, there is no sich place on
earth"
OWN to bad seasons there is a righb
smart talk around amongst the farm
ers to the extent that corn has been
overshootin. Andy Lucas says his corn
must of overshot itself, cause If 1t shot
at all it missed the whole durn field"
But in the main time our Aunt Nancy
Newton she amt gone Eowheres. She
has sent word by Andrew Jim that
she will try and git in amongst us one
day next week, fly bonnet, old pipe,
thanky bag and all.
RUFUS SANDERS.
Gather 10000 of the threads spun by
a fulbgrown spider, twist them together
and see u they equal In subsistence fhg
size * ena ~ ysuF kslra.