The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-09-07
TELEPHONE 1856
FRIDAY, SEPT. 7 , 1906.
BITS OF BYPLAY.


with Mr.. Jesse Olive last Friday in
the Court House yard and inquired
when he proposed to move.
Move where?" he said.
Move back to Marion of course.
Are you not ready to come back
home?"
Jess signifed that he was. but
would have to have something to do
if he came back here.
In conversation We learned that he
is travelling for the Louisville Broom
Company.
Last week was hot. Mr.. Olive was
in Memphis. While perspiration trick
led Jess scanned the list of broom
buyers and waxed hotter.
My grip is this high and this wide, "
he declared, measuring Off distances
that would Indicate box car, "and
will weigh about as much as a box
car. Say did you know there is moth
ingon earth that gets next to fellow
like carrying a grip that takes the
second hitch to get it Off the ground?
went into the hotel that night and
received letter from Mrs. Olive
that the best COW was sick. Some
thing wrong with her bag. Ny. what
a fine excuse to get home on. took
the next train. Yes" he said in
answer to a question. THE company
travel for manufacture their brooms
in the Eddyville penetentiary and
make about six hundred dozen brooms
per day. All or nearly all the broom
corn is bought in Oklahoma.
Mr.. Olive looks hale and hearty as
well as home sick. The old Marion
land marks appeal to him we think.
He says not and vows he would as
soon live in Eddyville, but on that
point We are from Missouri.
Since the above was penned. Mr.
Olive has decided to move TO Marion.
has selected his business. has bought
the stock, is looking for house 20 live
in, an q We mistake not has resumed
his normal Marion existence as though
he had never moved away.
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Archibald Davidson, commonly called
arch, is Of the Levias settlement
and eats corn, cabbage and beans
from small farm near that place.
Arch has been here long time. His
experiences have been many and va
ried. When you see him next you will
observe that he carries saddle bags
and strokes his beaed eontemplatively.
He has a habit Of pinehing Oft the end
Of his nose with his left thumb and
his left index finger. By this you
ought TO know him. The tale We have
in the telling machinery just now hap
pened to Arch long years ago. A Ger.
tain tall. eandaverous individual owed
Mr.. Davidson a debt. Time after
time he had promised to pay and time
after time he had failed. One day
with vigorous resolute look he said
Mr.. Davidson II you win meet me al
six o'clock next Thursday morning al
certain house in Fords Ferry | will
pay you what | owe you. i" Needless
10 say Mr.. Davidson arose betimes.
In fact he arose before betimes for h,
had fifteen mile journey to make by
six o'clock. He made the journey,
He looked at his watch as his hors,
eantered down Main street in Ford.
Ferry and Il was six O'Clock. Will
wonderful sense Of relief We expert
enco when we collect money, Mr.
Davidson drew rein in front Of q
high porch on which sat the tall cada
yerous individual. Nithout any form
atty and without a word Of prcfac,
his individual unjointcd his long legs
and arosc in the air rcfharking: "Mr
Archibald Davidson the good book
says an open confession is good for
the soul can't pay you that money
this morning" And he didn't. Last
Saturday Mr.. Davidson said ut has
not been paid TO this day.
900
You are just as bad off as you think
you are, so says the christian scien.
tist Therefore when the lazy mlcrobe
gets busy think yourself quite IN and
take rest.
-OOo-
Bryan Is said TO have made 5000 per
week with his pen while away on his
tour around the world. Mr. Bryan
can afford TO run for president