Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-07-08
SOrely Disturbed by the Tempo
rary Absence of Editor
Lewis.
American and Irish Flags Dis
played on the Glorious
Fourth.
FRANKS OF THE WEATHER BUREAU
Especial Letter to the Kentucky Irish
American

Especial Letter to the Kentucky Irish
American
SHELBYvILLE, KY, July Having
extended our very sincere congratulations
to the Kentucky Irish American on the
completion of its first anniversary, and
earnestly hoping that the next year may
bring health and happiness and increased
circulation, we hasten to explain the
various causes of our late silence. With
dropping spirits consequent of nearly
broken heart, we must again for the last
time notice our quondam lover, the
youthful correspondent at Frankfort.
Although his was the "most unkindest
cut of all, we had hopes that his iuve-
nile affections were sincere and that
never would he drop us in letter writ
ten, as he tells us, while the hills trem-
bled and the Kentucky river began to
dry. We gods and little fishes! how he
felt when he noticed our productions,
which vainly he tried to eclipse. His
pen trembled and his imagination per-
suaded him that the whole world shook
with himl No wonder we have not been
able to WELD our flowing pen since the
public announcement that i'll future his
love was transferred and no longer would
he "meet us by moonlight alone" The
shock was too much for our ancient
nerves, but time, the best friend of all
the rejected and, indeed, detected, has
come to our aid, and now we must admit
that, with all his faults, we love him
still
81 want yo', my honey, yes do,
''Banneath leath," D. J. M. Besides this
ruthless and unnecessarily severe shatter-
ing of our nervous system we also lost
much sleep and suffered much anxiety
from the results apparent from our county
and State conventions. Now rest and
refreshing sleep come to satisfy the clam
orous cravings of our disturbed nature.
Sorely were we disturbed by the con-
slant absence from our midst of Charley
Lewis, whom a wise Providence trans
planted and ordained should not merely
steer the course of the Shelby Sentinel
through places dark with danger, but
that he should watch with jealous solici-
tude over the destinies of Goebel and the
interests of his campaign; that he should
be the mighty molder of public opinion
in these regions, and especially that his
known and his latent talents should find
a field worthy his abilities in directing
the recent mountainous laboring from
which came forth, much to Charley:
disgust, only public library, used chiefly
as kindergarten.
We can not afford to have this mar
absent from our midst, but can reconcile
ourselves to the inevitable next Novem
Der, since we understand he has under
taken to initiate the classic editor of thu
News into the mysteries of successful
journalism and profitable politics afte
the transplanted flower has faded.
We met our friend, Hon. M. O'Sulli
van, in the Courthouse. He looked ik
the last rose of summer or one who spen
sleepless rights thinking what Goebe
has in store for Charley Lewis. In fev
DAYS, intimate friends of the Shelby Rep
tesentative tell us, he will come out in
card thanking his constituents for con
tinual confidence, appreciating thei
wishes in calling upon him again to b
the standard-bearer, but assuring then
that reluctantly he is obliged to declin
the honors they so courteously and kindl
offered, as his business interests woul
suffer were he again to sacrifice time an
talent to public Office. 1t is, however
hoped that he may find way to recon
slider.
Mr.. Carrot Lee spends much time in
shady nook of our public park, gain
intently on the variously colored flag
which Engineer O'Leary and Council
man Dubourg have placed on the Cit
Hall. Carrot is very bright for one {
his years, and without much menti
exertion or bodily exhaustion he col
cluded that the flags and their colors ha
reference to the smallpox. Garrett hi
succeeded in finding preventive for ii
dreaded disease, and is soon to petitio
the Mayor apd city officials to recon
mend its adoption in city and count
cases to the complete exclusion of a
others. Letters are daily pouring in, sa,
ing that Carrot in their cases filled
long-felt want-ten cents fill.
Councilman Dubourg would not fe
days ago explain unto Garrett the mea
ing of the acknowledged flag of BIZ
nor of the square one of white. Duboul
is one of the most political politicians
politics, and not even Goebel, Redwii
or Lewis could get him to tell thing
knew nothing about more than hundre'
of others in our city.
DIR. Preissler, who has been appoints
to regulate the weather in this vicinit
says the flags simply mean to tell tho
men when it is raining. For two wee