The Comings of Cousin Ann

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is the oldest inhabitants had, but the newer generation was for expansion in spite of tradition, and Ryeville awoke

nations, schools and shops, a skating rink, two motion picture houses and as many drug stores as there had been barrooms before prohibition made necessary a change of front. 10 There were two hotels-one where you "could" and one where you "couldn't." The former was frequented by th

e old men than old women, in spite of the fact that that part of Kentu

been a reason for the most intense bitterness and ill feeling among families and former friends. The bitterness was gone now and ill feeling forgotten. The veterans of the

oke out and I'd 'a' been there yet if it wasn't for the war. I'm here to say it made me and made my fam'ly. We were bawn fighters-my fo' brothers and I-and up to the sixties we were always in trouble for brawling. The war came along and made a virtue of our vices. My mother used to be mig

in' able to whup us?" asked a gri

d and mo' guns. We'd 'a' licked the spots off of you Yanks if we ha

resumed the next morning with added zest and new incidents. One old man, Pete Barnes, who had the distinction of being the only private who f

unteers didn't get in on an' the Johnny Rebs would run like hell when they heard we were comin'. I tell you when we got them a goin' was a

l opponent would declare, but Pete Barnes was as sure his side had won as he was that he had been

eir 13 chairs from the side porch to the front, whether it was a circus parade or a funeral, or just Miss Ann Peyton's rickety coach bearing her to Buck Hill, which was the

e for aged backbones. Nothing much had happened all morning. The sun was about the only thing that was moving in Rye

wearily. "Th'ain't much peace and q

Pete Barnes, "but it ain't a pa

e Rye House for a day or so, "I thought Cowpens was a battle

ete, "I was a mere lad

ry, too," persis

for the-for the other side that th

moving of chairs out of the

Crutcher. "There comes Miss Ann Peyton's ro

being a judge solely of horses and whiskey. "Did you ever see such snails as that old team? Good Golddust breed too! Miss Ann always buys good horses when s

-or any other county for that matter. She was engaged to a fellow in my regiment-killed at Appomattox. She had 15 more beaux than you could shake a stick a

n the move right smart lat

ggers gone to Indianapolis and Chicago so there aren't any to pay even if you had the money, and food costin' three times what it's wuth. I re

off and then the railroad strike came along and 16 Little Josh was afraid to let his wife start for fear she couldn't get back. Mrs. Little Josh is as sore as can be about it and threatens if Miss Ann comes any more that she will invite all of her own kin at the same time and see which side can freeze out the other. The old lady hasn't been there this year and she hasn't been to Big Josh's either. Big Josh's daughters have read the riot act, so I hea

inted a bright blue. The rear end might have applied for a truck license, as it was evidently intended as a bearer of burdens, but the front part had the air of a racer and the 17 eager young girl at the wheel looked as though she might be more in sympathy with the front of her car than the b

rnes. The girl must stop her engine

" she called

t said

lthough stopping the engine entailed getting out a

liarly to the girl and indulg

what are you up to?

d henna dips, silver polish and spot removers-pretty near everything or a little

but she was in and off b

ty girl!" exclaimed

as greased lightning. There isn't a girl like her anywhere around these parts. I don't see

e-" put in an

the equal of any of them and the superior of most as far as manner

n, Crutcher," put in Judg

es at Buck Hill?"

ir place would have gone for debt if it hadn't so happened that the trolley line from Louisville cut through it and they sold the right of way 19 for enough to lift the mortgage. They do say that the Bucknors and Bucks were

"Her mother is a pretty good sort too, but slow. I reckon when they get cousinly inclined they alway

r's remark, the veterans l