The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-19


ever, entered the largest church in
the city, with mem bership Of $50
and where n revival was in progress.
There were only 20 persons present,
and l went outside where wouldn I
feel so lonesome, and spent the re.
mainder Of the day wondering what,
At this rate, the future Of our ooun-
try is going to be-"
There is nothing ike = real, live,
interesting experience when you want
to make an impression. The other
night, number Of members Of the
Knights Of Pythiss were discussing the
advisability of organizing theatri-
cal company among the members and
giving that immortal and ever touch
ing tragedy, Damon and Pythias, &"
n story Of men whose lives and actions
had a great deal TO do with the found
ing Of the order. Several OF the mem
bers were very enthusiastic over the
prospect aid IL WAS fully expected
that the company was as good as or
gsnized, and the troupe would soon
give the play as private theatrical.
When they were all happiest in
their anticipation, however, Captain
Alex Kulp, who had been cast for one
OF the principal roles, solemnly adj.
dressed the assembly and told them
this little story. IL was OF his own
sad experience few years ago at Lou
isville. A number Of young people
organized Damon and Pythias"
company and he was Damon. They
rehearsed and thought that no actors of
the old or new school, no matter how
celebrated, could touch them in pre-.
senting the great tragedy. After q
few rehearsals, they decided that it
was too good to confine TO the people
Of Louisville, and it would be well
to take il on the road. So il was
booked for number OF surrounding
towns. They decided that IL was not
too good for such small towns as Gin
oinnati, so Cincinnati was included in
the route. They started out and played
in New Albany, but didn't make a
very glowing success. They got as
far as Charleston, Ind, about twelve
miles from Louisville, and there dis
banded. Mr. Kulp gave it as his can
did opinion that Damon and Pythi-
as" is comedy when presented by
any one but finished actors, and the
others obviously thought so also, as
no one said anything else about the
private theatrical.
The pupils Of one of the schools in
the northern part Of the city were out
in the yard and streets the other day
when two country boys came riding
along on mud bespattered mules. The
boys wore psntsloons that struck
them neither At the knee nor at the
ankle, and the mules looked neither
to the right not to the left as they
logged slowly along.
The yokels looked at the happy
children a moment, and one said
something to the other. They
grinned, and glsncing furtively at
the playing children again, they
passed the fence, peered exoitedly
ahead to make sure Of their way,
jerked up the heads of the disconso-
late looking mules, and then looking
defantly at the town children yelled |
"School butter School butter School |
butterl' They whipped mp the mules
ana looked exoitodly back as they got |
farther and farther away, but the
town boys only gazed at them in as
constituent. They had heard of vari-
Gus kinds of butter from strong but
ter up, but 1t was the first time they
ever heard Of "sohool butter" The
country boys yelled it as long as they
could see them, and seemed surprised
as we'll as disappointed that their ef-
fort had fallen so fiat.
The chances are that the town |
boys would never have solved the