Excerpt from The "Old Northwest" Genealogical Quarterly, Vol. 10: January, 1907

When the next evening arrived the carriages began to drive up and before dark quite a large number of young ladies and' gentlemen appeared. The house, a very spacious one, was filled with guests. The Colonel's Oldest son had but. Recently' commenced the practice of medicine and the second had returned from College but a few days before. They were very polite to me and gave me an introduction to the young gentlemen as they arrived. I took care to keep at a distance from the ladies and requested Dr. Curd to make a suitable apology for my declining the introductions which he did. After the dancing commenced Colonel Curd came into the room where I was sitting alone (the hands had retreated to Dr. Curd's office) and insisted upon my going into the dancing hall with him. I told him he must excuse me that I was not fond of dancing and to attempt to dance in my heavy boots was what I could not consent to do. The Colonel laughed' heartily and said he would send some Of the boys to keep me company. I told him not to do so that I did not desire to deprive any of the young men the society of the ladies. Soon, however, Dr. Curd and three of the young men came into the room and the Doctor gave me a more particular introduction to a Mr. Polk and Mr. Randle and Mr. Shelton, graduates of Vlilliams and Marys College or some other college.

After some common place remarks the subject of farming, planting, stock growing in Kentucky was introduced. I think they believed if I knew anything it would be about stock, and planting corn. I answered tacir questions which was not a very difficult matter, and when Dr. Curd invited me to the sideboard to take a glass Of wine, having obeyed the summons, one of the young gentlemen turned to me and said, Mr. Trimble, is Kentucky in the United States? Without much reflection, for I supposed he intended to insult me, I stepped back and shut my fist ready to defend my State. But when I looked him in the eye I saw he was in earnest and knew no better. My muscles relaxed in a moment and I replied that Kentucky was not only one of the States of the American Union but the first born of the fifteen and claimed Virginia as her mother. Dr. Curd seemed mortified for the young graduate and said in rather an undertone, Did you not know Kentucky was one of the States of the Union? I had forgotten it, the young man said. Tom Lewis came in at that moment to join in a glass of wine and hearing my reply, tried to change the subject by inquiring.

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