The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-08-11
BEADS ODDLY STRUNG
BY I. ID. Claire.

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dropped into Buddy McFeag's
soft drink stand just before left
Louisville to take a drink of moon
shine. asked Buddy to have one
with me but he shook his head, and
said he would not drink the stuff.
told him he ought to be ashamed to
sell folks stuff he would not use him
self. But in his dry, drawing way
he said, why. thai don't prove
nothing. Henry Ford won't ride in
his flivvers and he sells millions of
EN-"
spent the first half of my life
telling other people what 1 knew and
now l am spending the last half try
ing to learn what other people know.
Ike Mason LETT town as soon as
came in. Ike said Hartford was too
small town to have two such smart
men in it at once.
If that story in last weeks Repub
lican was true about Brother Bob
Benefits COW, and l know it was
true unless Fluke stretched it. Broth
er Bob has a dickens of a valuab BILE
COW or else he is a great profiteer.
In revisiting the glimpses of the
moon it is good to see the same old
bunch of grand old men sitting un-
d r. the awnings and reciting reminis-
cences OF the long-ago. Among these
old patriarchs l note Capt. Cox, Perry
Sandefur. Jake Duke, Bob Walker,
and others.
have heard a great many differ
ent excuses for declining to work hut
shoefixer Leach pulls new one.
Leach complains of not feeling well
and says he is not going to work
anymore until it rains. Later-It
has rained, and now the shoefixer is
laid up with rheumatism, caused by
the damp weather.
Albert Cox came into this office
morning with frown on his
face and blood in his eyes and breath |
ing vengeance against me and Fluke. |
Bnt Cox left with a smile on his face |
and a song on his lips. 1t is wonder
full what a little moonshine will do
for some people.
Among the many things in Hart
ford that have not changed since |
was here year ago is the telephone
service. And it is reassuring to
know that it can get no worse. /,
There is a girl who has been play
ing the devil around the Republican
office all the week. Oh. don't go and
get curious about it. Devil" just
parlance to designate a
helper around the office.
I heard Judge Wedding in county
court Monday admonishing the attor-
neys to hurry along with the conduct
Of their cases, and just when | was
mentally congratulating the Judge on
expediting court business he gave the
snap away by saying Boys, hurry
his business along; By gosh! it's too
not to stay up here any longer than
We have to-"
/ exceedinly regret to have to dis
appoint Republican readers by failing
o publish my promised biography of
3attie Nall, but after getting all the
principal events of his lie together
TinsIay absolutely refused to let me
publish it, He said the result would
,e certainly divorce suit by Bats
wife and probably libel suit against
he paper.
My good friend Frank Wallace, of
5osine. came very near getting a
,ood thrashing at the hands of To-
al barber Wednesday. Frank had
,otten a shave and liked the work so
veil he told the barber if he would
all me down and give me shave
lie would pay for it. The barber had
zen reading this column and think 4
ng Frank wanted to get me punish
d. regarded his request as a reflec-
ion on his work, and was in a mood
or getting busy when Frank sneak
d out of the shop.
$50
told Editor Tinsley that guessed
ought to mention that he was not
for anything appearing
0 this issue of the Republican. and
e very solemnly but politely said he