The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-04-06
THE FUNERAL AT THE COVE.
n Sketch OF Character and Scenery
in the Mountains OF North Caro-
linn.

in the Mountains OF North Caro-.
lima.
"Haas, | WAS at tho funcril, and it
WAS a1 purity Il funcril as | WAS ever at,
and you mast say thar aint many that
I've skipped since my ole man died,
! fur | just delight in funcrls they
mako Il body feel 50 solemn and uncom-
| Portable like.
" Betsy Ann Blake and mes been
| ncighOorS nigh on 20 twelve year. 1t
ain. morc'n ten mile by the bride path
TO her cabin, and | alluH aimed to see
| her lCastway haif u dozen times Il year.
| III miss her powerful. Betsy Ann was
good woman, and ~ powerful kind
nclGhbnr, none better. low the
reason diin't know she WAS sick was
because | was down at Sam Hobbs
nus>ln, Mari, her that was Mari Law
son, you remember, that lives down at
the Settlement. Well, she's got her
tenth, and they are all nightly ticklcd
cause It's an heir and looks as If II
had como 90 stay. while Mari, she
looks drctiul puny and no count.
Shouldn't wouGrr If thHr'd DC Il house
OF mournin' th.r AfOrc long.
SAM ne wArn'C for 'scuslug mo, but
| promised faithful to go back again
was just bound to git TO lccms's TO
see how they all tuck their 'ilction,
and got the news SO late, | plum had
10 make my oi0 nag lopu all the way,
and her with the hCavre, too.
cit WAS awful suduunt, Bctsy's death
was, hadn't been sick Is week. Doctor
said 1t WAS the malury, but knowcd
better. Betsy Ann had II disease tho
doctors whole suddlc-bags couldn't
cure. Snc was just plutCuly wore out
with JCGmS'S manuvcrinS, and care Of
such 4" heap OF young ones. Betsy WAS
ono meek sort, and never COntrayCd
any ybOdy, but she WAS awful s0t-thcm
quiet folks uiluH is--and what passed
rULwccn her and the Magraws | never
knowCd, nor couldn't tind out, but not
one Of 'cm cvcrd crossed her door step
for morc-n year, and | WAS Gurus To
SEQ If they Dc at the iuncril
Bless you every last one OF 'cm
was ON hand, from Paw and Nav Mag
raw, down 90 tho babe in arms. Why
you'd II Thought they was nearest OF
kin, TO SEQ 'cm all Il bOssin' and
dirccLin' all over aud every -whar and
the way hat oldest Magraw girl
Mustered around Jccms Blake was
nOtNm' short OF OuldnciOus brightly
ness.
My, but there was u sct-Out in the
kitchen. The table Was plum ioadcd
~ilh things 10 cav THAT wusGct,Ickcn
! Hxin'i and hog nant. and Dies and
| Cakes, and lignt bread and corn ponc,
| &uu moro store Lc; and colico thun /
ever SEQ aluru TO Vncut. | reckon
JcCm5 scored heap OF votes he's a
running for &AYriN this fail, vc know
and Hc'a y mighty man for scizin' uhC
main CE;uCG.
" It uId seem IL little like ondccent
haste TO have the buryin' and tn,
luncril both 10 oncct, but Jcems i:
"llu& mighty ruahiu' and bcl0rehandcd
ANA he "ni rs th1 elder was on hand
tuAr warn't 40 nCcu OF pr0urhstination
MAyho nc dlun'L want TO meet up will
no hindcrm!nts to his politics, nuLhiu
l.t + on amy w;ty, the elder prcuC ed
The fuu,rll sermon right then nnl
lNur, and u powerful good one it was
too, tauugn he said ne wasn't mucl
pr.parcd.
Pear, 10 me the elder outdoes him
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