The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-14
Buys the Right to a Kentucky Feua

Buys the Right TO a Kentucky Feud
A drummer was waiting for a train at a
little station in Kentucky the other day,
says the Detroit Free Press, when red
nosed man came along dragging by one
arm a tall man wearing big SLOUGH hat,
a new suit of store clothes, and big gold
watch chain.
That's him." said the red-nosed man,
pointing to a man WHO sat upon barrel
at the other end of the platform whiting
a stick
''Air yo' shore?" asked the tall man.
reaching under his coat tail and looking
somewhat nervous
Il ought to know Lem Rogers, colonel,
If anybody does"
''Air yo' shore, MAORI" said the tall
man, that this is a genuine article, 10
year-old, full of shootin' on sight, and
cussin' and KILN each others mules and
dogs, and it'll keep on gittin' hotter and
hotter"
Il have given you the word of Allsop,
colonel" said the red-nosed man.
DO you guarantee, major, that he won't
git up and run when I shoot and then sue
me in cot for damages instead of cyarin'
the thing on fab and squah like a gentle
MANI"
You can git yo money back. colonel, if
the goods don't turn out what represent
ed EN-"
IN take yo' word fob it, major; but he
looks to me like a man who is goin' to run
like d turkey at my first fab. However,
I've done promised AIalindy and I'm go
ing to try him a few shots"
The tall man drew a big Colts revolver
from under his coat and opened fire on the
man on the barrel. That individual jumped
to his feet, pulled out a big six-shooter
and began blazing away at the tall man.
The red-nosed man and the drummer dodg-
cd 10 10 nd ba ut bpT
by-standers sought cover in hurry.
When both weapons had been emptied
and nobody hit, the man at the other side
of the platform uttered a loud YELL jump
ed up and cracked his heels together, and
charged upon the tall man. That gentle
man dropped his Colt and turned to fly, but
his foe grappled him, and they went down
in heap together, pummeling each other
with their fists and rolling about upon the
platform.
Presently they fell off upon the railroad
track and the man who had been at
tackled pounded the tall mans head up
and down on the ties and rubbed a few
handfuls of coal dust and sand into his
mouth.
After they had been separated and the
victor had been led away by his friends,
the drummer and the red-nosed man
jumped down on the track to look after
the vanquished one. He sat up raked
his bloody nose upon his coat sleeve.
Did she turn out all right, colonel?"
asked the red-nosed man.
She did, said the tall man. "Yo' have
give me a squaE deal, major. 1 couldn't
ask for no better, sah.''
MAY I inquire who this man is whom
you attacked" asked the drummer, as
he picked up some broken links of the
tall mans watch chain.
My friend, Maj. Allsop, here, infohms
me that his name is Rogers. sah.''
Do you mean to say that you tried to
shoot a man without even knowing who
he is?'
You will understand sab, when I ex-
plain. My wife inherited by the death of
an uncle last Novembah an estate and
some bosses and mules valued at TO-
thousand dollars. She was determined.
sab, that our family should hold up its
head with the best families in Ken
lucky.
I'VE was able to this exceptin' in one
respect. We have never had no feud in
our family. and my wife knows what is
expected of first-class family
in our state. We didn't want
no new feud, but a genuine
old rip-snortin feud, with a grave
yard and one or two hangin's in it. My
friend, Maj.Allsop's family has been cyar-
in on a feud with the Rogerses fob fif-
teen years, and l bought out his right,
title and interest in said feud for $50.
Maj. AlIsop turned the feud over to me
few minutes ago, and yo' have seen me
take charge of it, sab. When Malndy
sees me she'll be pleased to see we can
now take our place among the best Ken
lucky society. Mai. Allsop, would yo'
kindly assist me, sab, to git on my boss 2?