The story is told of a man who, seeing one of the thoroughbred stables for the first time, suddenly removed his hat and said in aw...ed tones, "My Lord! The cathedral of the horse."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
He believes without reservation that Kentucky is the garden spot of the world, and is ready to dispute with anyone who questions h...is claim. In his enthusiasm for his State he compares with the Methodist preacher whom Timothy Flint heard tell a congregation that "Heaven is a Kentucky of a place."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The average Kentuckian may appear a bit confused in his knowledge of history, but he is firmly certain about current politics. Ken...tucky cannot claim first place in political importance, but it tops the list in its keen enjoyment of politics for its own sake. It takes the average Kentuckian only a matter of moments to dispose of the weather and personal helath, but he never tires of a political discussion.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
It smells like gangrene starting in a mildewed silo; it tastes like the wrath to come, and when you absorb a deep swig of it you h...ave all the sensations of having swallowed a lighted kerosene lamp.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »