The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-18
On a Trip Through Nicholas and
Bourbon Counties.
The Editor Attends a c. W. B. M.
Meeting Near North Mid
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morning was bright ana pleasant, the
atmosphere balmy, and all things
were inviting. Winter, with its se.
verities. its pasmodic snow, rain and
cutting winds. had relinquished lite
grasp and nature had begun to smile
in fower and song; new energy and
life were manifest in upturned sod,
swelling buds, and wee chicks seen
here and there.
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patiently endure few things, and
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er aud better and happier. We are
out for business, sociability and news,
but in our trips do not propose to tell
everything. We may catch you next
time.
At Judy we met DR.. r. E. May,
who recently located there. Like the
writer, be was "mountain man" in
his early boyhood. We had not met
for more than twenty years, when he
lived near Hazel Green.
Socially we called at J. Harve
Henry's. He was on the farm; the
wife received US graciously.
We saw J. B. Clsrk's Plymouth
Rock chickens. Mrs. Clark called the
chicks.
At Little Rock we spent short
aime. DIR. w. C. Wilkerson has lived
there eighteen years; said he had
never heard of the place until the eve
aing before be came to town.
The wife of l.. A. Soper, the mer-
chant, has been 10 delicate health for
some time.
Jackstown was our objective point,
from which we detoured. :. WATSON s.
Forman are the enterprising mer-
chants of this metropolis sof lower
Hinkston--Mt. Sterling being farther
up.
We crossed into Nicholas. county {.
AT James Smiths we saw a red-bird
of gsudy plumage and high cockade,
scapt1red that morning, idashing itself
against the bars of a smsllllcsge. AS
we looked another bird, .ismsller in
size and more subdued in color, perch
ed herself upon the sidel of the c,ge,
and with opened beak seemed to OK
press in sympathy and loveHher loss.
Thoughtless was I that did not buy
that captured bird and restore him to
his mate and send them forth to glad
den the world with their sweet songs.
Had I thought then as have thought
since, there would now be two glad
red-birds on the banks of Hinkston :.
AT Samuel Gallagher's we had an
satter-dinner lunch. He was formerly
of Shsrpsburg. For six years he has
rented a 2S7 acre farm. He has on
hands $50 bushels of wheat and his
crop of tobacco.
We found B. j. Sparks narrowing a
garden spot in field. Gle smiled as he
told of his fine baby boy, Reynolds,
Born on March 30th. This is his first
child.
We returned to Jsckstown. await
ing the arrival of the Carlisle mail :.
Here among others we met Mrs, Chas.
Wall, daughter of Esq. j. w. Henry,
of this Montgomery county. A nice
turnout, sailor hat, light shirt waist,
and rosy cheeks with smiling, pretty
face, ETC., suggest that in the spring.
time young mans fancy Lightly turns
to thoughts of love. l was not intro
duced, but may hear from these
strangers later.
VIM. Parker was out on the farm.
Met Mrs. Parker, who is member of
the Flat Rock Christian church. They
have very attractive home. As we
drove up a servant was feeding two
little lambs through the plank fence
from pan of milk. You know the
lambs expression Of contentment.
We expected to find at home the
bride and groom, Ed Kennedy and
wife (nee Miss Bramblett(. Leaving
oar card, we continued the enjoyment