The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-02-04

W OF IN income thAt MS Wlfc refelNVa
and showed handful Of silver money
when got my key nc the desk the
clerk said 20 me courteously: III that
man Caswell has annoyed you and II
you would like TO make complaint We
win have him elected lie Is a nuts
ance. loafer and without any known
means Of support although he seems
TO have money most ~ the time Hut
we don't seem 10 he able "a hit upon
any means Of throwing him out legal
ly."
"why. no. said |. after some renec
ton. Il don't see my way clear 60
making a complaint Hut would like
TO place myself ON record as asserting
that do not care FOR his company
Your town." continued. seems TO he
quiet one. What manner 81 enter
tainmeat, adventure. or excitement
have you to offer TO the stranger with
IN your gatesT'
"Well. SIR" said the clerk. there
will he show here next Thursday
IL Is III look II NJ and have the an
nouncement sent up to your ruom with
the Ice water Good night"
After went up Ia my room leaked
out " the window II was only about
10 o'clock. hut looked upon n silent
town The drizzle continued. spanglcd
with dim lights. as far apart ~ cur
rants In cake sold at the Ladies' cx
change
Nashville occupies foremost place
among tho manufacturing ccutcrs of the
comtry Il 10 the nfih boot and shoe
market In the United states the iarrest
candy and cracker manufacturing cits In
The south and ioos an enurmoIs whole
aale dry Foods vrocor' ana drug business
! must tell YOU bow came t. he In
Nashville, aud assure You the dlgres
sion brings ~ much tedium Ia me as II
does 10 YOU. / was travelling else
where on my own business. mt } had
commission FROM northern literary
magazine 10 stop over there and esinh
lish personal connection between the
publication and one " its contributors.
AEalea Adair.
Adair there was no Chew To the per.
sonaiity except the handwriting had
sent IA some essays uusi artA aud
poems that had made the editors swear
approvinely over their oclock lunch
con. 50 they had commissioned me 10
round up said Adair AMI corner by
contract his ur her output u = cent,
word before some other publisher of
fered her 10 or ~
AT y o'clock the next morning. after
IA. chicken llyrrs CA brucheitn ar,
them II you can md that hoteh. I
stray ed out Into the drizEie. which was
still on for an unlimited run At the
nrst corner ! came upon un,le Caesar
He was a stalwart negro. older than
the pyramids. with gray wuol and
face that reminded me " Brius aud
second aftcrward 90 the late KIM
Cetewayo He wore the most remark
able coat that | ever had seen or ex.
pert to see II reached 10 his ankles
and had once BEEN q Confederate gray
10 coiors. Hut rain aud sun aud axe
had 80 variegated II that Iusepts coat
beside u would have faded 20 pale
monochrome.
Once II must have bs-en the military
coat 81 an officer The caps 81 II had
vanished, but all adown is front II had
been frogged and tassels-d magnificent
~ But now the frogs and tass.ls
were gone Ia their stead had been
patiently stitched Il surmised by some
surviving black nanny new frngs
made ~ cunnlngly twisted common
hempen twiue THIS Irvine was frayed
and disbevcled II must have hsen
added "a the coat as q substitute for
vanished splendors. With tastelsss but
painstaklng devotion. for II followed
faithfully the curves ~ the long Miss.
Ing frogs And 20 complete the COMEDY
aud paihos ~ the garment all it, but
tons were goue save one The second
button from the top ALONE remained
Tho coat was fastened iiy other Irvine
strings tied through the buftanholes
aud other holes rudeiy Iiprccd In the
side There WINS never such
weird garment 80 Enthusiastically he,leck
I'd and of So many notified mes The
lone button was the size ~ half dol |
lar. made ~ yellow horn aud sewed on |
with ronrc Irvine
This negro stood by carriage 81 Old
bat Ham himself nigh, have started !
I hack line with II after be- left the ark
With the two animals hitched 10 ID
As ! approached he threw open the
loor. drew oui feather dusler. waved
I without using II aud said Ia deep
tones
step right In. sub, amt a speck NJ
lust la jus got hack from ~.
leral. sub"
u want 10 go 10 SBi Iessnmine
treet" said and was about 10 stcp
nto the back But for an Instant the II
hick. long. gorilla'likc arm Of the old
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