Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-05-18
The Yankss's Fo1-Skia.

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Mornin' Squire. said "a down easter,
giving nod and wink to Lyman &i|
Towel. as those gentlemen steodBin their
store one morning. Up and. dressed for
How are You. sir Il. said tie ner7
chants.
Poorly well. considering the state Of
things in general. 4 shy, yeou ssIl skins
here, don't yeou !:
We do, occasionally was The re-
Spouse.
wall, % ! calEelatsd !; buy ta1-skins
tew, j reckon p
Sometimes. Why, have you got
some for sale =
Some Yes, I guess I have one; is
some lew, tell you,
Let's look at it, said one Of tie ner.
chants.
The owner Of the skin tuggsd at the
capscious pocket in his yellow Oyercoat
few minutes, and out came d pretty.
good sized bang-up Of = venerable reg
nard.
h. There tits, . perfect bewtg il y teW.
Amt it?
Seen finer ones,' said Towel
Praps yeou have. and praps yeou
haint; but dew think its rale beWty,
slick and shiny as bran new hat
When did you get this skin said
| the merchant.
| When did / get it, why. when /
killed the darn'd .critter, Of course.
Yes. we know, but was i ii the fall
or summer, 81 when p
Oh !! yes; well reckon 'twarnt far
from the Fourth Of July, any way, for I'd
just cleanedup my old shootin' piece for
p'rade on the glorious anniversary, and
talong comes the old critter, and ] just
gave him rip in the gizzard that settled
his hash mighty sudden,I tell yecu.
Fox-skins,' said the merchant are
not very good when taken in hot weather;
the fur and hair is very thin, and not fit
for much in The summer
/ Wal, meow, Ireckon, since I come to
think it over, 'twarnt hot weather when /
shot the critter no. I'll be darned if il
was made d thunderin mistake bout
that, for twas nigh on to Christmas,
was. by golly, forI and Seth Peurkins
wur goins to 4 frolic. I remember i like
a book, cold as sixty, snowin' awful
was, by ginger
/ Well said the merchant. was the
1 fox very fat n
| Fat? Oil Molly warnt it fit a.
Never did see such d fat Teller ID aIl my
born days. Why. yeeu, the fat came
clean through the feller's hide. run down
his legs till the very airth was greasy
lwhere the darned yarmint crawled along.
Ibid, by Peurkins.'
Too fat then. we guess, TO be good,
said fowler. Fat skins sir, are not SO
good, as those taken from an animal not
more than ordinarily lat.
1 Wal, guess it warn't so darned fat,
Inuther; come to think about it, was
. another fox our Siah shot last fall this
critsar warn't 80 darn'd fat. not overly
Fiat, fact. / guess it was rather lean
H kind o. lean, tree-naen- jous lean poor old
iEsarmint was bout to die Of pure starya-
ton never did see such 4 darn't eternal,
starved, lean, lank, famished critteS On
THE Lords airth before.
4 VERY poor, Ell 2 said Lyman.
Very poorg / guess it was 50 al
mighty poor that the old critters bones
Estuck clean eout, almost through his skin;
hadn't killed it Just when / did. 'twduld
lhev died afore it got ten rods further
along. Fact, by golly.
All WE'LL said the merchants, fwe
see that the skin isfpoor, the fur thin and
.1loose, and would not suit u.s.
Wont suit yew Now look aliere
lyeou,' said The Yankee, folding up bis
4 versatile skin; ! don't kind o. like such
4 deaIin' as that, now heow, and III b
ldarn'd to darnation, eff yeou ketch fnt
4 tradin for skins with yepu again, there
4 amt no lumber IN the State Of Maine
And the holder Of the skin Eamosed
Il .