The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-11-22
WARNED AWAY.
A Memorable Night with a Mount
aineer's Family.
The Remarkable Coolness with Which
They Receive the News Of Danger
Welcoming the Midnight Wis
itOrs with Cold Lead.

Late one afternoon in September l
reached the cabin OF John Hungerford,
in the cove of the Kentucky mount
aims. The family consisted of father,
mother and three small children, and
there were many comforts about the
place. Hungerford was an Industrious,
hard working man, and one Of unusual
intelligence for a mountaineer. and
the wife and children were far above
the average. They extended royal
welcome, and we had been visiting
away for two hours when woman
rode up on q mule. The beast was
badly blown and wet with perspira-
ton, and the woman must have come
with important news. Now was de-
veloped a trait peculiar to all the
Southern mountaineers. They are
game to a MAINLAND woman. They
are the coolest people in the face OF
danger one ever saw.
"Howdy, John9" queried the woman
as she drew rein at the door, and as
Mrs. Hungerford appeared she added:
"And howdy, MaryP'
Both answered that they were well.
and John inquired:
"How are all you'uns, Sarah?"
"All able to dig, thankee, John"
"Corn an taters turnin' out well?"
"Reckon they be. what little we've
got, but barks And ruUts pays better.
Children chilling any this fall, Mary?"
Not bit. Sarah"
Haven't heard from them'uns, l
reckonP' queried Hungerford, after a
long pause, during which the woman
tried to size me up.
"Mebbe. Who may he'un beP"
stranger from the Moth"
"Sartin?"
I'm Shore
"Willh he back with We (stand to your
back in case of trouble)?"
Haven't mentioned, but l reckon"
"Well. then, they'uns is coming up
tonight to put on the hickory
"Hu! Who said it9'
Heard it at the corners. It's shore.
Bassett has got home, and he'un is
gwine to lead EN-. Are ye prepared,
Jima"
"Reckon." "
"And Mary?"
"She'un is prepared"
"Well, then. that's all I've got to
say, Hope you'll hurt they'uns till
they'll behave themselves. Goodbye,
John-good-bye, Mary
She was off with that. | had a dim
suspicion of what was meant, but the
GOODNESS of the trio puzzled me. When
she was out of sight down tho rocky
road asked:
"Is it trouble?"
"Stranger,' replied Hungerford, as
he pulled twig of Il bush and bit at
it, 1--WE been warned away!"
"How-why"
"Took sides with the Oldhams
against the Bassetts, and the Bassetts
have warned me to leave"
"And as you have refused to go they
IRE coming to take you out and switch
xoup'
,Exactly--if they kinr'
"AAqd they are coming to-nightP'
Il reckon"
u,aa assou~--p"
Il shnI. 2e ready"
ue s,t :. "A silence for n moment. l
,oke5 IN Al Mrs, Hungerford, but she
as sewing as Y and trotting her foot
: rIarta,n ,,f danger was at the
,hdr p.]o,a'y na y, a. ~. =, orll The children
,on began a game 'f't 1, tag and the hus,
and softly whistled &c "o s"i'oiiou
le twig over the grouh su'
Great heavens! but s'u a'Ae IL cooi-
- I exclaimed. az noted every
ling. Ru,
stranger" answered h hungerford, nasrS",,
J he turned to me, II .ea sulneoouy Ta
back with me to-nig n., .n hi' ",n az,
our fuss. You don't ~" ,na"a .a U vn,,
ans from tie Baass,,o''s neea you
ay have stayed W. IN an oiiham last
ght. You DON'T "''"' = ''''N '''' anu
~ don,t want to XIII or be killed,
!, oa,,st ! \ ;ielp you some other wayp"
W., Ain He'un is all right. Mary,
,,a ,1w he'un vas"
saGlad ont" she briefly replied, not
even looking up from her knitting.
Hungerford took the whole matter
as coolly as II 1t was an ordinary busi-
ness transaction. There was only one
way by which his cabin could be ap-
II was arranged that |
should secrete myself In the cow-shed
on the one hand, and his wife in the
smoke-house on the other, and at the
proper moment this flank fire would
have its effect. Hungerford was to