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Show ' FROM OLD KENTUCKY- ' ; I hi iear'i Creeling From i U'ali 1 i Boy In tut Elm Crass State. j (nlilmam ' Tlnaee-t '' i -a. .H .w Y .h.a.nir. 1 j -Hl.alene'T ("" 1 ; HoWLtrta Omkkn, Ktnluckr, Dan. SU, 1U3. To the Editor !I lerheusa lot lines from on of Hit : old tetee of Ilia Uulun would eo( ! I Mm Interest to lha many readers of i jour neper. IIUnowoUon loulna nionlliislno I lelt desr eld Ul.b Inr my label! h.r., end when I M b.ck lb tlm mi la bate flu"" twlflly. Mj work ku beo In fuur ceunlle. , Marahall, Uerreo, Hiuhjo end ' i tea of Kentucky, end la lh Ut ' named Elder N. T. Curtis and I ere till wniklri'. Vrrn ! one of lh : rlcb.r oouoiim ot Kentucky, and there are nianjr lien ferruere lo It woo own ;.' ' rura Me to twelve hundred nciee of : j (ood lnd lor raising corn nod tobicoo, i i ' of which lh.ro hae been e"rr- : : eoundBuoaralMd tble jeer, eo thai cum i ' : DM bHD MlllUg U loW CUB Uollr I biril. Th pretty Mile " ol j i Bowling Ureen wllb IU tn tbouMod j ; " ' Inhabitant.; tt nna Kb""1 ' I ! '. j ueun tho hill the rreervo.r on enolli.r , 1 1 bill; Ihewlimlun nv.r llerreu, with l't In whll. .eluled eleau.buai., nly ou- ! H circlHm the luwu; thu .lciure,u,ue J . niece it tho count; seat ol Werren. '! j My coiupauiou nud I have b.n . .' treated well In niuy rerte ut Wiro 1 aouuiy. VV have made itleude out ol . ! niaU; of tho wellto-uu lertneri In fuel 1,1 culil aueud over a uioulb T .illnic i ' 1,1.. ua lud yrt not Hop or.r night i j . lh.buui.of th. same friend iwloe. I j ; Kld.r Kliuu.ll, prMid.nt ol Iba 8iulli- 1 5 am mlwion, hu rrai.Kl lb. 1 ( laoon nr. o that out woik li Unn. lo ! I S, a ayiirmatlo nd tbotounh nimnor. i s Two KIU.il . . mM" '" ' !; ooualy, and wa Tint (torn ifiib'iuo , ' : to lariobouM In Hi. oouniry, luic , ' ' tract nod n?.nuit wltb III pol. ;i an.l iiudin niRiit t lb. bouM ol dlflanul ludlTlduali, ud In walking a pliy aT.ry bcuia In tliltrd aud a trunl loll, anil try and n dd inrctliiRi rrarywhir. Ill Ilia counlf In Hi. dilluf nl rliurp i an i dMioollr unn. mt ln'or. i aving c uuiy it l limrougb-ly limrougb-ly rai.y.rtid. Ma y Inmlllci i.n w iini-li iid n bo,ilaiil Ui. K'-iiiiiki.n K'-iiiiiki.n ciln Ib'in "cl.'ni'' . pi'.' ml W HUTU tx'l ool nlrhl Willi mnv ui ibwa "rMir iipla" In our laiioia. Ju.t a tluit lima brk w tuptrd i.m nUlil at Ilia bou .ol a rich laimr wnu ownrd orir lwl hundnd ai r "f flu. rlr land, a i tlin.uih in. I. Uii.ui-. wa w.r. au;a lo n il. I llir.n g nd in.rliDg, and by ' vloiiig m.do lunol frlriiU.. It ao.niid ill Ilia iiil ouul.lu'l do too mu.b lorui. Tnrr. laiulli.alBTU'd ut lu ku u i rpaiid Ilia , ay and Ik'' then, and. whan ix't b ilillnu uii.lln;, w.aalari und big lg Aim tailing tnj psopl. alii.llt our funuolnln Ion d um.of Ibaikp.nonvH of U- planl-In planl-In rroaalug Iba I'.alna. I b paupla ark i all klnda ol uuu.tlont. and bew wa Irrliiata Ilia laud, Ilia Kniucky fnrmrr dop.iida upon nalura lou (l, bun Willi aulllil.iit wairr to gr.iw a . ri.i-. It imuamrang. tu him tliat our larinira in U. ab can uiak. a fair llflug ofl tw.nly cr of lud while b.ru ou man aoaic.ly .nr iblnka or luu-lug luu-lug iaai Ibau KT.uiy or aigbty aotaa ol laud. orian w ilop ocr night at tha houiM of Ilia old Idl.ra uf '1)1 and a wa ill aiouud a buu lg fl rat tiny Ull ui aopw ol ih.ir ihtlllln pennca. Onol J loluier allrr railauuic aula ol bliei. parlencM ramd Ilia hair, whlrb waa biuaiitd r.tu.r luw ovvr bla fur.lia.i, bwd ua an luamiura inhtaakuli about Ida all. of a liullal, and laid: "I waa bit by a U((iiily apaul ball and bad II pullad out aud cvra II la," and ba ihowad ua tba bull.l which ba waa ualiigaia cbarin an b' walob cbalu. lltlu.r a gilm cbarin, I thought. Another An-other old aoldlcrMld thai In liia rrgt-ment rrgt-ment ba waa lu, ba bad a oumuatiluu wbum bo iiiiiugnt a g wd daal of, aud Ib.y fuu'lit aiuo by aid In many a battle and rbarad Ilia ara biank. la at nigbl. Thla ouiniianlun bad a youu.;cr brotli.r wbo bad iuluad lb. (,'oulndat ataaiuiy. Oua day Ib.y wet. lu an aiigag.iu.nl will. Ilia Bullhorn army aud Iba raglru.ul Iba old Midler and oompauloa b.uibd to wa ord.t.d to Hi. iron', Tha r.glai.nl pourad three eull.yauf a bill lino Iba ranaa of th. nrtuy, wh.n auddnniy tu. old lot utar'a companion l.ll n bla kuM aud let lilt gun drop, while d.ii couvul. ate. auba aUuek bia frarca, A. Hie old aoldler ttofipad to reload lua guu be aakid bini If he waa wollit'Jed. He eiitwerad: Si. Ilullookl liokl lb. re la my brotu.r." And aa Ibaamaka cleared a llltla ba looked and tbne aaw Iba yuunger bruilier Dung Into tli.lr iralm.ut. It waa brother Mgalnel brulhvil Chrlatmea of 'U5 naa oante and gotia, ll.ro tu tba aoutnvtu oiiim uu Cnr.au Bin and Mw Vuar bolidaya, guua and piaiola, lira eruckvra, lt'Uian oaudiea and aliyruekeui era dlavbarged by the yuuuger peuplw, Itia aaiue M In rt..lt Lake city ou me K.urlli of July, and nu ouitaoJrt are plmi.d lo Iba way by Iba nitiululpal aultiaritl.a. 'tba ynuug pantile are lull of utiaohialauu Bleu all klud. ol uee. At Iba huua wa era al.ying, ou Chriaimaa ntglit, about miuulgiit, alter all bau goae to ueu and weie aaleeu, 4,the bjy" u( Ibe fiinlly, a mhcbl.vuua onapabeul aia l.n year old, lal drop from tha top of a Uigtil of auira lalu loom where litre, young m.u, bla ooualna. Ware aleeplug. about Iweuty milk pane at ooov. Vuu o.n luiaglua the Mnaatlnu. la outbrn oliiee Iba lurkay .11...... 1. anlnrari he aim.,.1 re.rybody on Cunalmaa and Now Yeair; and at night uvgruee with their ttJdlee aud !aiJ.B go around aerenaJ. lua; and 11 a orowd gatbera ruund them one of th.lr number will com meuoa la bit Ibe fljor wltb the beel aud loa lu the tlmo uf the uiuatn aod the clapping a( baud of the Welch. ra, lor all niuit Join in, fi r t ie peuple ol Ihariuutbaiu a wernvkearied peupla. In tba eouutry Iba people buru muily wood, and on Cbnatmaa aud New Veara an extra large I 'g, wblcb will burn fiirlwourthrredaya,U,pfanu III Ibe apai-loua bri-pUu. aud by Ita cbaarlul blaaa a I kluua uf genua are played. Oua paraun alauda nrar the lire lutklug Mpcir.i (or Iba mrrry crowd while Ilia hula are brought oul, of wblcb all klnua grow wild bora lu tba wuodi the ohaateut, batnl nut and earloua klnda of hickory nuie and wain ula. Ho ma merry daya of Ibe old year paa ull quickly and j iyoualy, lo tue obeerful and werm-keuried !. pla ol Ilia Hnull.; and with lha general good finllug tba Kl- ,l,raralrr'e.llMVtiT;a'i '""" "'"J m ,ihr. I . I on ni.y r. Ife na i inair tona arr t-ying to do t ir duly, and In llieioirnrmit on or H ar bfliw bk-el wlih nieny kind frlowla among llm wim are inn of our reinrmiia l"lia . 1 hoia the Niw Yc.r miy ha a brig'il and nr .aiiT .ui one lor a I In Ibo new Hwlo i f Unb. JilHM C. CUTI.f.ll Jit. |