The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-09-27

HARDINsBURG, kY,, Sept 4tIh' 1000
Having told you Of some OF my sight
seeing think it best to continue, as you
BREcKENRIDaE News readers would think
I saw sights I did not wish to make
known, especially should you end out 1
permitted Judge Ali to 60 home by him
self and that I continued my trip. But
the Judge did not leave me at the close
Of my last letter.
We took a view Of the suburbs Of Phil
adelphia together and saw the grandest
homes that fancy can picture. Who
would not love home Of broad acres,
the yard front all covered with bluegrass,
thickly studded with flower beds artisti-
cally arranged. No boquet could excel
II. Covered in by deep shade OF the
wildwood so dense and 80 cool that the
inviting hammock really needs the
warmth of a l7-year.old maiden to drive
off the chilly sensations of the hot days
of August. Let us be more noble than
10 envy those thus fortunate, and only
let Il Ere us with ambition to attain as
nearly as possible this great state OF per-
lection. And should we fail on the
suburban residence, the grass, the
flowers, and the trees, strive for the
warm 17-year.old, and If failure strikes
us there, try another at %, 20, 30 or A
wears. Some warmth mixed with shade,
is better than all barren heat or bleak
cold.
Away We went, % miles TO the Della
ware river for cents, filched from us by
the bloated monopolists Of the street car
trust. It took about 30 minutes OF our
time, and we could have walked it in 10
hours and not sweat over two gallons
either. We might have sweated down
our collars and shit bosoms, but II cents
would have repaired them, and "a pair
of shoes would not have been over half
worn out on this trip. It's true we would
have been there too late to see Samp-
sons feet, or get our dinner AMI supper,
but we would still have had our nickel
Now guess you can see what great
curse bloated monopolists and friends OF
road tax have been to Philadelphia. But
am not sorry for the Judge for he has
been leaning that way and now his
nickel is gone to enrich their Golfers.
we took a boat and steamed around
all Of SIMPSONS feet and did not get
shot The New York and Brooklyn are
magnificent cruisers. The Massachusetts
and Indiana are grand battle ships. The
cruisers are the fastest, but the battle
ships are the greatest knockers. We
next boarded the Indiana where We
3taid several hours, and l examined all
the guns. She has two fore and two aft
l2-inCh guns which throw a ball -
inches In diameter 10 miles, a pretty
distance TO fight when the enemy has
pistols and swords. The Cannons are rs
big as q barrel Of coal oil, and as long as
q yard fence, and it would take two fiat
cars TO haul one gun. The Indiana has
eight 8inoh guns. l craWled in a
needles eye and handled and sighted
them. They would shoot only about 10
feet into a solid cliff from Hardinsburg
10 Oloverport. Then they had several
little guns that would pitch a 100 pound
shot from Hardinsburg 10 BalltoWn.
Next we examined ten or twelve rapid
dn'ng guns that would throw from l2O 10
900 ghots, each az large as your fist, from
Rockville 10 Glendeane, per minute, or
boui The time il would take the Goebel
sling committee to steal Louis Ash
Ia vote. We saw where two shots
N.l struck the Indiana. One, about q
q OF 1inch ball had gone through the
forward deck Of pinch Steel another had
lIanonntsd the smallest rapid firing gun
~ tho ioIl aide Of the vessel.
we vent from here to the railroad
.tri 0mco in search Of other fields Of
ou6st We found the Office, also q
oa about tho eiEe Of GIendeane, Dave
nan1 town included 10 went up
10 81 1o high We had 10 30 up ok
~ - tho lop. asked the pIos
o'd me 100000 and alter
IS my pootstI iold ihem 4 did
Is buy. 10 e1a ihe e'iy ban, or
oald csil ito oounthouee. The
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