The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-08-31
Mr.. A. SHOOTER
fires PARTING SHOT
WRITES FROM HELL'S HALF ACRE
An GCt0ganariaA Boards a Train for
the First Time

ed city of Marion.
Sunday morning dawned bright and
fair. We were up early and all was
astir to get breakfast and get to the
train. After taking fine breakfast
of bacon, bread, milk and butter with
bananas and cream to finish up with,
we put every thing we could think Of
in our pockets, got clean handker-
chief, kissed wife and children and
started for the train. Our baggage
consisted of two umbrellas and a
Louisville Evening Post. We reached
the station without mishap and there
we found quite crowd had congre-
gated 10 see. the train. Some had
come to meet relatives, some had come
TO say good bye to friends while Others
had come on purpose TO go OFT on the
train, but it seemed that no one had
come to tell us good bye 1t made US
feel a little sad TO think that we were
going so far away and TO stay so long
time; nevertheless we brushed the
tears aside, put on bold front and
tried TO make folks believe we were
anxious to be on our way.
Ali OF sudden the ticket window
was opened and people made a mad
rush 10 buy their tickets. Alex Guess
was first, he bought two round trip
tickets for Evansville. one for himself
and one for his better two-thiris.
Uncle Davy Bryant rushed to the
window and bought three round trip
tickets for Sullivan. Miss Mabel Min.
ner bought ticket for Nunns Switch.
Rufus Little bought tickets to Sullivan
foi his wife and seven small children.
! think he bought half tickets for all
the children. Ellie Wiring and Badly
Terry bought tickets to Evansville and
back. Then ! rushed up 10 the wind.
ow aud called for a ticket to Proyi.
denee. Nenner seemed to be surprised
when he saw was determined to take
such a long trip. but proceeded 10
hand me out a ticket that reminded
me Of the monthly statement OF my ice
account. About this time Howard
" .Connell came. along with eoanter
scales under his arm and a big smile
on his dgnifed face and said IL weigh
ed eight pounds. About this time the
train whistled up about Simon Mc.
Cain : and all was astir again.
Mrs. Eliza Carr. Of Carrsyille. was
with Uncle Dave and Aunt Liza Bryant
and was ready TO take her first train
ride. This good lady Is cighty.four
years old. but she had never had that
delightful sensation one experiences
when they step on a train Tor the frst
time.
The bell rang, the whistle blew and
we were of. Everything ran along
smoothly I'LL we got to NUNS Switch
and there Miss Mabel MINER took her
leave from the train. The next stop
was Blaekford. There We had 10
change ''ears" and only had To wait
about ten minutes and during that time
We shook hands with about hundred
Of our old friends: but We do not
know whether they came on purpose
10 see US or not.
Promptly at $40 We boarded the
Kentucky Valley for Providence. Our
old friend, Henry Pride. was conduct.
or while Jno, Aldridge. another old
friend Of ours, was at the throttle.
We felt that We were pretty safe
when we found the train was in the
care Of our friends. They hitched the
engine TO the train wrong end first and
started for Whcateroft. the most i'm.
portant town between Blackfork and
Providence, Everything went well
I'LL We got TO Wheateroft. as the road
Is old and the track smooth. We left
Wheatctoft at sa. m. and We were
an hour and fifteen minutes running to
Providence, a distance Of six miles
which ! learned wss exifa time over
this road.
We walked about mile from the
station 10 Paync's livery stable at the
same time carrying our baggage. /
When We reached the livery stable and
mopped the pcrspiration from our brow .
with clean handkerchief and took
drink Of ice water, We began to make
inquiry about conveyance TO Hcll's
Half Acre. The chambermaid Of the
stable said all his good rigs were on.
gagged TO the boys about town. but he
would give me the best he had. 40 he
called TO a nice looking young man
named Clarence Shade, to hook up
Claude TO n top buggy and take me ON
my way rejoicing. Claude was an old
lea bitten gray horse that looked like
ne had done service in Dudley walling.
'ord's stable about twenty years ago.
The buggy was a ''rattling good one"
md would make Morris q Yates de.
livery wagon sound like thirty cents,