The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-03-30
Cracks at Creation.

L was rOlleu up LII q good Ieathef-Ded
Il the home of Mr.. b. W. Gaines, On
he corner of the Public Square last
friday night, and as l had, before re-
firing, been reading about wars and
'umors OF wars, was dreaming of men
alling on battlefield and heard the
yrOans of the dying, when, Bang.
Dang! bang! bang! bang! bang! six
shots in succession with such rapidity
Is | never heard before, followed by
other skies from Six-ShOOters loaded to
the muzzle, rang out on the midnight
air, creating bigger racket than
Dewey and his host bOmbarding the
Spanish at Manila, and imagined ev.
ry man in Garrard who had ever had
a grudge against anybody had met his
enemy on the Public Square and that
the whole layout were fighting to a
finish. my dream is realization"
l said to my shivering self, as l reach
ed after my shoes to rush to the scene
of the unusual conflict and help care
for the wounded and dying. Just then
the thought occurred to me that Lam
caster Is without a night policeman
and | knew then the racket was being
kicked up by 1.-THE boys who were in
nocently practicing target shooting,
with the moon for the target. About
7S5 shells were found next morning,
and very truly there was hot time In
the old town. 1t would take very
pressing business to get me to walk
across the Public Square alone in Lam
caster after night, as bullets have no
eyes and are too weighty for me to
carry very many at time-that is, if
l have to catch them on the fly. ]
have more sense than my looks would
indicate-have always had enough to
keep myself out of the fire-and if ev-
er am in Lancaster again at night L
am going to crawl in hole rs soon as
the shades of evening draw nigh, and
stay there till broad day light. a good
many Lancaster boys sleep only on
Sundays.
If every man in Garrard was not in
town Monday, then the male pOpula-
ton of the county must be immense.
About nine out of every hundred were
here on business.
Louis Landram is the hardest work
ing man in Lancaster, and one of the
best fellows in the world, said Joe
Robinson to me the other day, and l
know he told the truth. He works
day IN and day out, and fully deserves
the success he has achieved in placing
The RECORD at the front of the news
paper procession in Kentucky, print
ing more local news and original edi-
tOrialS than papers generally contain.
81 enjoy the original expressions i'm
the RECORD" said Mr.. A. r. Denny,
to me. When not busy writing he is
hard at 1t in the mechanical depart
ment and can print almost sin three
shakes of sleeps tall anything that
goes on paper. He can run an engine
like an Old-timer i'm that business, and
in fact, goes all the working gaitS.
The people know they have a good
thing i'm the person of Bro. Landram,
and are pushing him along up the lad
der of prosperity. IL want you to &C
home with me one evening for supper.
and take your cOrnet. l will play on
the baritone and my wife will accom-.
pany us on the piano, and we will run
every rat out of that portion of town, y
he said to me Friday, Well, l have
never yet refused an invitation, and
very gladly embraced TIE opportunity
of ascertaining that Mrs. Landram is
a hostess as splendid as she is attract
i've in person and manners, and as are
her sisters also. "MrS. Landram is ey'
erybOdys friend" Ed Gaines said tC
me, land consequently exceedingly
popular" When she played on the pi
anO the rats Louis had mentioned
were spell-bOund in admiration, but
when we turned loose on brass banG
duet the rats lit out.
While l was " sitting around OF
barrels and chairs discussing my owl
and my neighbOrs affairs" in Bro. Hum
fphry BallOu's store Monday a lad!
came in to make purchase whom ]
thought was the Miss Kate Wherrit1
knew some Is or Is years ago, ant
had not seen since. very seldom
wait for the fOrmalitV of an introduc
tiOn, as don't expect to live in thi
world but once and intend to get &C
quainted with everybody before $50
ing up higher to walk the streets o
of GOld', so l quickly ascertained i
was 4" Miss Kate, now Mrs. w. A
Berkele, and that time has increased
her looks and weight. 81 only weigl
100 and the best looking man you hav
seen in Lancaster is my husband, sh
said in answer to two questions ! pro
pounded, Mrs. Berkele used to yisi
Stanford when quite young lady ant
her sunny disposition made her wei
come guest.
Bro. Letcher Owsley and w. Luz
Evans told me yesterday that ! am /;
little inclined to be liberal in THROWN,
bouquets. l believe that kind word
and tender sympathy is needed wors
in this old world of ours than anythin,
else by a considerable majority, a
they are so easily given and so Otter
withhald and T haliavo thot hOunuot