. Kentucky log . hatI afterward learned that this was because hehad to leave his best girl to the mercies ofa rival suitor: a drummer from Ashland. Thedmnmer won; but was drowned a few monthslater while floating down the river fromPikeville. The inexpressible wildness of thecountry and the people was dilated on by en-gineers and Louisans alike,the latter feelingas far removed from the mountaineers as theformer. The Captain was considered a mildlunatic, or a sadly misinformed man for thecomplacency with which he looked forward totwo weeks of corn pone and sorghum, and asfor me,politeness forbad
. Kentucky log . hatI afterward learned that this was because hehad to leave his best girl to the mercies ofa rival suitor: a drummer from Ashland. Thedmnmer won; but was drowned a few monthslater while floating down the river fromPikeville. The inexpressible wildness of thecountry and the people was dilated on by en-gineers and Louisans alike,the latter feelingas far removed from the mountaineers as theformer. The Captain was considered a mildlunatic, or a sadly misinformed man for thecomplacency with which he looked forward totwo weeks of corn pone and sorghum, and asfor me,politeness forbade expressing opinionsof one who started for three hundred miles inthe saddle owning that he had not been on ahorse for years. Joking was not barred, how-ever, and the bits of advice thrown at me andthe various wagers offered as to how soon Iwould turn back were too numerous to mention. THE START. SATURDAY,AUGUST 22nd.,1900. LOUISA, MAT ELAMS; OPPOSITE IVHITSIIOUSE. A DISTANCETRAVELLED OP20 MILES. CHAPTER 17
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