The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1920-05-28
STRAY STREAKS
(By Fluke McFluke.)

Green lakewood is the name of
, young man who lives adjacent to
Hartford. There is nothing perhaps.
so remarkable in the name, but we
were just thinking as to how much
better it sounds and feels than Dead
Dogwood would We like it even
better than Live Oak or Silver Poplar.
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We made an important discovery
the other day. We found one thing
in Hartford that had come down
Now, don't be to durn fast, we didn't
say that anything had gotten cheap
err, that is to the ultimate consumer.
Listen, let us whisper 1t to you, the
tops of A. Rial's popcorn bags have
dropped, they are about an inch
nearer the bottom than ever before.
Notwithstanding the fact that it
rained quite bit while we were on
the fishing trip Yes and we might
add that we did the major portion of
our angling in water, we are, in honor
bound, / say Notwithstanding the
foregoing and above mentioned hard
and cold facts bound to admit that
from certain points of view it would
on the average, be called very dry
trip.
Speaking of outings and how one |
gains and recuperates on taking a |
good trip with plenty to eat and lots
of good, thick buttermilk to drink |
reminds us of the fact that John
Moore had to borrow Doc Pirtle's belt
which had become worthless to him,
and Doc, in turn, used the belt dis
car6ed by Tinsley, who was forced l
to skin the bark off of a 10 foot
hickory pole for belt accommodations,
while Old Timer simply raised his
trousers up about a foot to a smaller
place,
For period OF days ending with
Tuesday, we did not see a single pa
per, daily or otherwise. We were as
'twere, the world forgetting, by the
same forgotten. We lost out in the
run of Jiggs' and his doings, baseball
slipped from our mind and observa-
ton, we did not hear of Carranza's
until days after and even the
gyrations of Bat Nall to us went un-
observed and unchronicled. But we
didn't or don't give a doggon, for
we were diggin bait and fishin-
mostly diggin NV bait.
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We abhor the fellow who divulges
a secret and willfully violates the
confidence of a friend, but on the
quiet, we had a letter from our old
enemy and fellow criminal few days
back, in which he informed us of sew
ering his connection with the Frank
fort paper and the acceptance of a
position that would keep him con-
in Louisville. John Henry
said he had to pay board while in the
capital city, but in Louisville he SIM
ply stayed and ate with Mrs. Thomas
and therefore his living did not cost
him anything. The luck of some
birds makes me green with envy.
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One day while down on the fishing
excursion we all hit the camp just be-
tore noon, tired, almost blistered by
the hot sun reflected by the water,
and of course the first thing we did
was to gather around the ice box and
Zig up, one, a soda pop, others ginger
lie or whatever we possessed that
best suited his taste, all however,
simply because it was cold and had a
endency to reduce the temperature
If overheated boilers. Some one at
his period spoke to Jim, the Cook, =
Who had turned his back upon the .
punch making a hopeless effort to Z
,ool their burning interior with the
stuff fit only for bevy of White
Ribbon picknickers. The good Col
,red man finally in a wet, drowned
ort of voice turned round and we p
loticed great tears rolling down his n
,heeks. When he was implored to s.
rive the reason for his apparent grief Ii
md sorrow, he says at makes me l
lick and heartbroken to see you all c.
BOYS pourin that sissy doins into your
tomachs and aspiling your systems
With stuff i wouldn't feed to our pig Q
n the back lot up home, on Dog e
street," II