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Gov. Hindman and His Hunting Pants By JD Gee The following article appeared on the front page of the December 2, 1908 Adair County News, I've transcribed it verbatim (within the limits of my rheumy baby blues and ever-fumbling fingers, that is). Former Lt. Gov. J.R. Hindman was an avid fox hunter; thus this tale. Gov. Hindman and His Hunting Pants That men must pass through fiery trials was recently demonstrated by one of our townsmen. A short time ago Gov. J.R. Hindman conceived the idea of having some extra warm pantaloonsww made for the purpose of fox hunting. He went to store and bought a splendid fleece-lined bed blanket, had his measure taken and the pantaloons made out of the blanket, it being doubled. In other words it was blanket outside and inside with broad stripes up each leg. The first hunt thereafter was on a cool night and the Governor was as warm as his imagination could picture, but after the fox was full under way and the hounds making the woods ring, his feet became cool and therefore, a fire was built--a good roaring one. Forgetting the tendency of his beautiful pantaloons to fire, he approached close to the blaze, but some of his associates in the chase warned him of the danger. Within a few seconds he had caught and was contending with the blaze that was rapidly climbing up his stripes, but the aid, quick and strong, of Messrs. Price, Tarter, and Bailey extinguished it. They stepped a short distance away to better hear the "music," leaving the Governor to enjoy the heat, when suddenly the second alarm went was turned in and the entire fire brigade rushed to the scene of the trouble. The blue blazes were twisting all around his newly made trousers and going up almost in leaps and bounds, but again they were overcome without a scorch to the Governor. His trousers, however, lost their fleece and beauty and the Governor lost confidence in them, so much so that he will never use them again. The fact is, as we understand, it was an exciting double experience and demonstrated too fully the Governor's original idea that fleece-lined blankets would make hot pantaloons. - JD Gee This story was posted on 2013-12-16 15:20:56
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