Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-08-16


: Any bugs In that coach?"
I mo. I never heard any stirring
I around through the night. I've seen
'em turn around and go back. wher
, they saw me. Why, have you had any
complaints from other passengersf"
YES" the brakey replied, Shorty
you know old red Shorty, with thu
crooked eye--yes he rolled out Of
there the other night and trotted bach
and said II I didn't give Inn another
place he'd get OF, and make me give
him his two bits back. He'd adone II
tool"
"What'd you do with hint"
"0h, I moved him over into mule
car, and never heard any more Of
him."
Say. brakeman. where are we any
howl"
THAT last whistle back yonder was
Peachtree Switch"
I'm Kentucky, hey?"
eyes, hit Kentuck back yonder be.
fore daylight"
Where's the next water tankf'
Red Oak Ridge"
"T'll blow of there. Red said there
was a print shop there, and I'll drop
OF and clean up"
When the train Stacked up for Red
Oak Skeet Wood dropped off and found
himself standing in the villages only
street.
The municipality Of Red Oak Ridge
consisted Of few, rambling, unpaint-
ed houses squatted about among the
growth Of scrubby red oak trees and
bushes.
A boy came along the road driving
COW.
"say, amt your name Charlie?"
Skeet Wood asked.
Nav sir. My name amt Charlie.
IT'S Grover, that's what It is"
well, that's what l thought. You
even look like your name was Grover.
Say, Grover, where's the printing Of
fee? The place where they print the
weekly newspaper"
"Ain't any"
"Why?"
"'Cause they moved It OF. That's
why"
Moved the whole print shop away?"
Eyes, sir. That wasn't such a big
job"
well. Grover, where did they move
the office TOT"
where did they move 1t to? They
moved 1t to Pursley."
Where is Pursley, Grover?"
"Haw, don't you know where Purs-
ley is? Pursley is IA miles from here.
That way"
Where is the courthouse that was
here once upon time?"
"It's moved to Pursley, too"
HAS It? How long ago"
IVY, it moved to Pursley the next
lay after the newspaper moved to
PursIey."
"How long has that been?" !
"Whut?" .
"How many years has It been?" i
"Oh, It has been about II years ago. a
I was moved three years after was Q
,orn." d
els that so, Grover2" p
Eyes, SIR" =
Say, Grover, is there a post ONCE q
ere?"
Eyes, sir, there is a post Office here" o
why didn't they move It to Purs- Il
BY to0?"
Because they already had one there b
nd they didn't want two there" Il
How about the blacksmith shop II
ere? Have you got a pretty good Il
ner' OF
Nav, sir. We did have one, but
hey moved II to Pursley." OF
"They didf" ie
Eyes, SIR"
Looks like road used to run right NJ
cross this field here. Where is 1t l
owl" b.
Yes, sir, there was a road running ID
ght across there, but when they
owed the other things over to Purs- &c
y, they turned the road around and m
ID It 90 It would run into Pursley
o." p
"You had started somewhere with
Iat COW, hadn't you. Grover?"' tn
"Yes, sir. I'm going to take her Of
,wn to the creek bottom to get her a
drink Of water. Pap's goin' to take on
n to Pursley tomorrow" I'M
He Isl" Sk
yes, sir. Where are you goin'7"
81 think I'll 90 to Pursley. too. So
,od-by. Grover" thu
A few miles over the road stood IN
serted cabin. Tall weeds grew PEI
ound 1t. The stack" chimney at Lad
e end leaned away from the wall, ley
smingly ready to fall at the slight. In
/ jar. OH
to the top rail OF the fence mo
eet Wood sat and rested. pal
He was 4 man Of not much over
years Of age, with fair intelligence