The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-20

him. His reply WAS, wen then'
will take care of myself He lived
through IL all and was quite hero
among the people Of the then small
town, and greatly revered and re-
spected by all for his manhood and his
love and sympathy which he had
shown in his devotion to the sick and
distressed.
"Soon after this, q revival OF the
sentiment to do something to start the
town to growth and development, 1t
was determined to construct . railroad
from Paducah to New Orleans. The
first rails received were unloaded on
the river bank between Broadway and
Court street and were hauled up the
bank by wagons.
This same man laid the first rail
on Court street constructing the track
out Court, where it intersected the
contemplated main line which was to
be built from Broadway towards May
field. After the road had been built
for few miles he quit the road, pur-
chased him . horse and dray and be-
gan the business Of draying and haul
ing water about the town from the
river, which he did by placing on his
dray a large hogshead with . large
hole cut on the bulge of the hogshead,
through which he poured the water
dipped from the river and delivered it
to his patrons about the town.
AT the beginning Of the war he
was yet engaged in that business and
became known very we'll to msny Of
the people of the town and many Of
the soldiers who were at that time
stationed here. There had been quite
number of our citizens Joined the
Southern army. One Of them had
been captured in some skirmish by the
Federal troops and brought here and
put in the guard house. BY some
means he escaped from the guard
house and met on Broadway street
about Maiden alley the man about
whom we write, driving out Broadway
with his hogshead of water. He stop
ped the driver, who recognized him at
once, and said to him, How can l get
out OF this town. His reply was
Wait q minute; l think can fix it.
| will drive down the alley towards
jefferson street and you follow me. ;
So between Broadway and Jefferson
streets he pulled the stopper out Of his
hog shead and let the water out. Then
he beckoned the man TO get on top of
the hogshead, and into it he went.
He threw TIE cloth over the hole. and
driving ont jefferson street to Ninth
/ street, where he came to the pickets,
who hailed him and asked where he
was going with his water. He told
/ them his water was for sale and asked
them if they wanted water, il not let
him alone, for the people were wait
ing for it just beyond. They replied f;
! All, go on, you red mouth Irishman,
we want no water He drove out
until he passed what was then known
as Cross creek and went into the
woods, took the cloth from his hogs
head and freed the soldier, who es-
capped and fought through the war and
is yet living and prominent citizen
of Tennessee.
at is impossible for the writer to
bring out the humor and circum-
stances Of this transaction, but II you
should find hereafter who the man Is
we are writing about get the actor to
describe in detail the manner Of his
freeing the soldier, and il you are at
all dyspeptio and relish humor You
will be very greatly relieved and re-
joiced and get a clear conception Of
the transaction.
IF you were to guess who this man
is, none but the few who know of the
transaction would ever pick the right
man, though he is one of the few men
Of Paducah who will attract the at
tention Of everyone he meets by his
walk and the character Of his speech.
~ scarcely know whether he will
recognize himself from the foreR ding
description Of his conduct. II he does
not. IL he should read this will tell
him who he is the first time see him,
il he will agree not to draw his
shelalies and challenge me for a
fight"
KILLED HIS MOTHER.