New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-06
'POSSUM HUNTER or TENNESSEE.
HIS FIRST ROW WITH HIS WIFE AND HOW III
CAME OFT SECOND BEST

HIS FIRST ROW WITH HIS WIFE AND HOW HE
CAME OUT SECOND BEST.
NJ Quad in The Atlanta Constitution.
Queer bout wimn folks. amt it," observed the
old 'possurn hunter of Tennessee az sat smoking
in from. Of roaring fire one evening.
What's the story ! asked knowing mat ne
His wife was singing IN the kitchen sho cleared
away the supper table. and after listening mo-
Take my ole wuman. fur instance. Thar's tin,as
gun and 90 off fur the day or hev with her,
and thsr's times ag'in when she's as humble as a
but men are also that way" protested
Yes mebbe so. though not quite as oad. J
often or they think they amt Twin happily. was
thinkn 'hou, our fust row We'd bin married
bout two months when the ole woman got up one
mawnin. lookin', sOrter dangerous. she walked
around fur awhile, and then finally said:
'Zeb. thar amt no mo- co'nmcal In the house.
And no mo- bacon
And no mo sOrgum.'
And what yo' son' 20 do bout ~ says she.
Reckon III go out and hunt few ''possums
She en sSf GGSn an 1a se ssa and G o Sa
the mo she talked the madder she got. II WASH
20 great shakes that we was ont O. co,nmeal and
10 'possuns n fox and sell the Delts bu, she was
caniaakerous and wanted trubie. Pimeby 7 said;
Mebbe yo want bosses and silk dresses and
dimunds? Mebbe this yorc cabin and the man who
owns It amt purity nun fur yo'? Mebbe 20 Kin
s'S.ebbe 20 want me to? says she. lookin' as
mad as bar with a sore eye.
with mat she says she Gums OF family which
bunnt and starts out She reckoned ] would call
her back but stood in the doah and looked arter
her, and never said Word. she took INC tran over
the mounting ana that showed she was go!n'
home | waited about TWO hours. and then folered
after II was thre~ miles oyer to her pops and at
tina, time the woods was fun o varmns. | was
mad. but Of cose ddn't want no harm TO cum 10
her When | got mile from the cabin | found
her. She was up a tree win her bunnit and one
NO and Iickn' his chops. a big bar got up
purity clus and sung out:
'Hev 20, got tired and clulnb that tree 10 take
n eetle restT
"1ts none o yor bizncss what I've clumb this
tree d igTr she he : yslls paf sar long,
"'As long as please! Nobody is dun akin 20
That showed me she was still mad" said the
old man. "and as II was surnmer time and the old
bar wasn't wurth KILN walked of and down
seen he standin' on three legs He had a
mighty sore, paw. as may tell yo' md that's the
two hours went back. and things hadn't changed
a. BIZ, The ole woman was still roostin' on the
limb. ard the bar was stu! ookln up and wishin'
awhile and then / said "'e '''
"Mebbe 70 rz up this mawnin feelin mighty
And what Il / did? says she.
Noble roosiln' up a tree fur three 70 hours
Then I'm lookin' far yo TO beg my pardin'
But her speerits wasn't humbled," said the Old
man with sigh and shake OF the head. She
called pack TO me hst she'd stay up that tree TIL
snow few befo' she'd beg my pardn'. and Jest
walked back 10 the cabin and left her thar. II
was our fust row. and II she conkered me was a
gomez u was late IN the AFTERNOON when ] went
bout seven long hours. J was In hopes that the
b'ar.had got tired oct and that the ole woman la