Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-12
He Had a Dream.

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He Had Dream.
Mr.. w. o. Guy of Chester, who used
to live in the Bullock's Creek section,
and who is familiar with many Of the
incidents that happened in that town
ship fifty or sixty years ago by reason
of personal recollection Of the people
who lived there then, and by hearsay
with people Of an earlier day, was in
reminiscent mood few days ago and
told of several humorous incidents that
occurred in the long ago.
There once lived in Bullock's Creek
township" said Mr.. Guy, "a man by
the name of Andy Kirkpatrick, who
was well known as a fighter when he
was drinking, though peaceable enough
when sober. Also there lived down
there man by the name Of Alex Nc
Cluney. One day in the early fifties
these two men met at neighborhood
store where there was an election being
held and they got into fight, during
the progress of which Kirkpatrick
stabbed McCluney in the stomach with
knife, and apparently very seriously
wounded him, though he recovered in a
short while and was none the worse for
his experience. McCluney had war
want issued for Kirkpatrick, and John
P. Hood, then justice Of the peace, sent
his constable and another man whom
he deputized, to arrest kirkpatrick.
The two officers had in previous days
been involved in scrapes not to their
credit. The regular constable had at
one time been sentenced to be whipped
at the public whipping post for the
theft of a side Of bacon, and received
nine lashes on his back. The other fell
low at one time in Chester stole or at
tempted to steal pound of butter in
Chester store and slipped it under his
hat. The proprietor of the store saw
the attempted shop-lifting, and it be-
| ing a cold day, he invited the would-be
thief to come back to the stove and get
warm, first having built a big fire in
the stove. The fellow accepted the in
vitation and the proprietor slyly got
him behind the stove in a corner and
kept the fellow there without mention
ing the butter, and in spite of the fel-
lows protestations that he wasn't so
cold, until the butter melted and ran
down over the face of his victim.
well, these two men," continued Mr..
| Guy. knowing that Andy was a scrap
per, went TO his home early in the
morning and looking for trouble. They
reached Andy's place and he met them
in the front yard. The officers stated
their mission and Kirkpatrick said that
he would go with them, but stated that
he would like for them to wait until he
| had breakfast. He invited them in and
said: And l want to tell you a dream
! | had last night l dreamed that l
went to heaven and on the way pass
ed two men. One of them had a side of
bacon on his back and the other had
| keg OF butter on ms nCdu.
Another story related by Mr.. Guy
was about a well known GULLY who
lived in Bullocks Creek township a
good many years ago. This bully's
name was Pagan and he was known
principally because of his fighting
Qualities and his readiness when
drinking to pick quarrels with men
who were less able to take care of
! themselves.
ION one occasion" said Mr.. Guy,
Tom Pagan was at .Crosby'5 store
and had been drinking. Among others
was a small sized scrawny man who
had little to say to anybody. He was
sitting on q counter and idly drum
ming the counter with his heels. Pa
gan. apparently annoyed at the drum
ming. snarled at the other fellow TO
stop his racket. The drumming stop
ned at once, but after little the fell
low sitting on the counter forgot him
self and began idly kicking the counter
again. Pagan with another snarl said:
I've already told you TO stop that
racket once and if you do it any more
I'll take you in the hackroom there
/; and give you thrashing. The
stranger kept very quiet after that for
!; quite a little bit, but forgetting him
| self again bis feet commenced to beat
a tattoo on the counter. .... 90
! Pagan didn't say anything, but