The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-19
TRUE HAPPENINGS
IN THE MOUNTAINS
A Bottle Of Brandy to Boot in a Trade
of Wives.
GAVE A QUART TO TRADE BACK
Woman Locks Hcr Husband in the
Chicken House with a Wildcat.
Taking a Preacher for HObber
Running FROM SpOOks.

WETSEIs. VA. March 1S.-Spccial.-
There are many incidents tn4t uthePtio
ln the mountain region when arc "ot.ug
OF being chroriclco, on account oA 49,.
incongruity on orieinalty- Amnng thtao
weird experiences OF tho bIuc lhuhc none
IRE more amusing tlan the one DID Mii.-h
two friends OF tho mountain ue. tiic tla
satisfied with their wives ana ccelacd 10
over their oryss they discoursed on the
different qualities which they Lau PC
come so terribly DISSATISFIED M their olI-
fercnt spOusCs and they bcsan 90 piS45e
zach others wives 90 sucn degree ll4t
Il was evident what had been source
OF dissatisfaction ln one was "a cause on
admiration in the other so one proposal a
swap. The other thinking the PROPOSE
zion evidently demanded some Coinpenaa-
ton asked a pint OF brandy 60 ooot
The bargain was made and the women
were told OF the transaction so ticA t'oA
up her belongings and went 10 her me-"
home as the wife Of another h-sH.i "a"
Things went on smoothly lor "liN-
when they became more Olsstlisild -nat
ever aud wanted 10 trade back the worst
kind. when finally the one wac hau re-
ceived the pint of liquor tod the otner
he would give him quart 10 Naue uolN'
which was accepted and the women Tee
turned 10 their homes and the men nCNct
wanted 20 trade again plt oecletu 'le"
wives suited them much better than an
other mans and the ulslgreemenls Oe-
tween them ceased ever aitcrWAfds
HAD TO KILL THE WILD CAT.
In the mountains the wild cat etiH
roams at large and roDs many a heh
r0ost Of It's best Tow is on one ocCa-
sion a woman Of the house was dis
turbed in her midnight slumbers by a ter
rfhle c0mmoti0n among her lows ne
woke her liege lord and persuaded nm
40 accompany her 10 the hennery 20 ma
out the cause OF the dlsluInauNt. N "tN
he TANNED @ light inside OF tne dOpI. ne
found out he had c0ruered "A Wild cat ana
his wife who had the door ga her hana
slammed Il and fastened MN uP WIN .i..
wild animal and told MIN 90 XIII " OF d
would Kill her chickens ,..-,
The wildcat. finding out he was hunted
let the fowls 20 ana made Tor lht man.
but mis- wife would not let inc oooi 3peti
notwithstanding his cries in being ropneu
az his clothes and having the skin torn
from his flesh. until ho had killed the
RELIGIOUS WORK.
Travelling through the dark hoilows or
the Blue Ridge. man ln buggy over
took a pedestrian who was carrying "a
buadlc So ne called 90 him and politely
told him as there was a vacant seat in
his buggy. he would prefer his company
70 being alone, so the tOlOW-traVellers
Joined company Having had great deal
of trouble, and being of a stern, preoc-
oupicd appearance, he asked bis fellow
traveller if be was prepared 90 die. Inc
words were no sooner uttered than the
seat by him was vacant. and the man
was making his way down the side OF The
The astonished driver Of the buggy
called to his rapidly disappearing COM
plniOn. "You have left your bundle
4 voice responded in the distance dam
the bundle on can have mat lie could
the bundle. you can have mat. Tie could
received his bundle which was left 10y the
abrupt man that he was a talented mem-
Der OF the Methodist church and had only
preached the subject Of religion Go him.
He thought his time had come and he
WAS not prepared
on another occasion a drummer was
driving quietly along one of the rural
roads OF the same county. when am inol-
fenslve man having noticed tne horse
thinking he recognized 10 and The driver
was an acquaintance. he walked 60 tho
buggy and peeIta ln. The man bclu- %
stranger thinking he was beset hy rob
bers. gave his horse % Wnack with the
whip and left double quick. his horse hav-
ing suffered from fast driving 20 the
nearest store 90 tell a wonderful yarn or
how man eDQCaNorca 90 catch his horse
by the bride with the purpose OF rob
RUNNING FROM sPOOKs.
4 big. brave staiwart man ON swift
ytTong horse left the village for his home
after dark one dreadfuly black night
with not a star penetrating the darkness
When he struck The woods he heard q
noise as 81 he was followed.
lie stopped Tor his distant companion
rs he thought 10 ovevtake him, when TO
20 did his pursuer. lie continued 40 this
and tried 10 solve the mystery when
he became nervous and his imagination,
heightened by the liquor he had been
imbitng too freely. pictured an kinds
% hob COLLINS and spOOks. and even the
Witch Of f.ndcr arose before his distorted
vision. when he put spurs 90 his horse
and struck ont in a break neck speed.
pursued by his unseen tormentor. BE
recovered himself. and thinking that an
the ghosts in creation had as well take
possession Of him ass 20 BON DIS noble
animal In his mad ride TO bis mountain
home. when he stopped got down from
his foaming sfccd iu The darkness 10 in-
Vcstigate When Doe placed HIS hand
OF his horse 20 came in contact with
rope which Doc had purchased I'm the
early morning and hs had entirely for
gotten in hts hlarty with his friends
'rhen n dawncd upon him the cause Of
his trouble and hc laughed outright and
said. What fools indeed We mortals be.