Show bobucky horseshoes gehad we bad a rum customer in our oar jail recently remarked the sheriff of an adjoining county agn ty in kansas I 1 was away when he be arrived at the jail but a day bayor or two later when I 1 was making the round I 1 saw him in his cell hello 1 I said 1 what wha are ar re you in here for are you the sheriff he replied yes sir said I 1 well he returned the community in which you live and in which I 1 was so unfortunate As aa to sojourn is ia ti the ie most intolerant I 1 ever dver heard of how so I 1 asked edve you anything to do with the liquor traffic no he replied but they arrested me for superstition and here I 1 am in jail toe the idea of arresting a man for superstition athis th is a free country a man a right to be superstitious ious why I 1 guess so I 1 replied what was your superstition 19 well pir flir said the pr prisoner 1 my in other mother always told me to pick up a horseshoe whenever I 1 found one for good luck I 1 picked up four in this town the they were found in my possession and I 1 I 1 was arrested tried convicted and jailed 1 I gnes bovre lying said 1 I and that with I 1 went out of the jail and mec the prosecuting attorney I 1 asked him about the case slid and he be said those four horseshoes had bad a horse fastened bothem that fellow is the most notor notorious ioup hoesr thief in the state kansas kangas city journal |