The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-30
MOUNTAIN COURTIN
A RACY PEN PICTURE OF "A HOO
stER PAIR.


Tells his Experience With the Ma
tives-
Especial Correspondence to the Sentinel.
| have been tramping through the
mountains. From Asheville | went
down to Morganton and then made a
western direction.
There are folks and folks in these
mountains Some of them are educa-
ted, refined and wealthy. Others are
simple and poor. One night about Z
o'clock we struck cabin away off in
the wilds. I'm not going to tell the
SENTINEL's readers where it was but
suffice it to say that Il railroad whistle
had never been heard within twenty
miles and bustles were an unknown
luxury.
Well, [ WAS made welcome i'll good
old m ,untain fashion to the cabin of
Washington Jefferson Andrews (his
wife called him "Wash" for short)
and soon felt comfortable.
Andrews had daughter about 20
years old and | soon understood that
she was to be married next day. In
deed, the lucky young man was on the
ground and waiting. He was a six
footer, slim as a toothpick, awkward
as a calf, and dead in love. The girl
was more shy, but not to be bluffed by
my presence. When [ entered the
front door, the young man, who an
swered to the name of Davy, ran out
of the back. He felt confused and
embarrassed, and. taking his seat on
log about thirty feet from the house,
he hid his face as much as possible
behind sapling. Andrews called to
him, then Mrs. Andrews called, but
he put his finger in his mouth and
would not come. Then his Susan went
out and said
"Now, Davy. what the scrimma &c?
He'un hasn't come here to hurt We
'uns,"
ri amt scarf"
Then come along in. All of us'll
be ashamed of ye."
SCOT a headache, said Davy, as he
hung back.
"Honest ?"
Eyes. orful honest. Feels like it'ud
split"
.'Shucksl You's bashful. You's
afraid he'll poke fun at we'uns! But
haAWon't, Davy. Pops dun told him
wsr re To jine, ana he says it's right.
He'un won't laff, Davy."
eur shore ?"
Eur snake shore. Come, in Davy."
She came leading him by the hand,
and | did my best to put him at his
ease In this I succeeded so we'll
that after dinner he took me into his
confidence. We were lying under u
tree, and had given him the first ci-
gar he ever saw, when he suddenly
said
"Would you-you-run away Z?
What! From getting married p
"Yes."
aNo stree You're lucky man
to get such girl as Sue.
.sBut folks'll laff.''
'Let'em laugh"
s'And wink and litter and make
fun"
"Pooh What of it"
"It's jist orful, but mebbe l kin dc
it. I've killed bars and rattlers and
wildcats, and I've had fights and rows
but this skeers me-"
/ got him braced up after an hours
talk, and then we took cut through
the woods to. see the new cabin which
had been erected for the bridal cou
pie. 1t was an humble structure
made of poles, with no door 20 the
doorway and no sash to the window
The ground was beaten down hard foi
q floor, there was rude fireplace at
one end, and q bedstead had been
made of poles laid in crotches. Davy's
mother had given him a bear skin
a kettle, skillet and jug, and these
were placed in one corner. Susan's
parent had given her pan, kettle
three tin plates, two spoone, two
knives and forks and bottle of vine
gar, and these were placed in another
corner. That was the whole outfit.
The mountaineers were my friends.
They had gone to every trouble to OBJ
lige me, aud here was an opportunity
to requite their kindness. There wa.
a genuine country store about milt
away, and got rid of Davy and wen
down there. I had little talk with
the storekeeper and wrote out list O
things and rendered the pay, and hi
voice actually trembled as he said
eTwelve hull dollars! Stranger, "
can't mean it p
"Oh, but I do,'
uArd oH a. G-oo r;A 70 Dava on,