West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-04-25
WITH THE FEAS-
TIERS AGAIN.
Travelling Among the Poor People in
the Mountains OF Tucker County.
Written Specially Tor Tho Argus.

caused all the red squirrels in hearing to
peer out of their domieiles and east won.
dering glances toward us.
Presently we rounded a curve and 10 we
wcrc-in the language of the natives-in
"Ow's Glory" We saw two lads,
probably eigh, aud ten respectively, ap.
preaching, the larger being bareheaded. AT
the moment they espied us the older lad
| jerked the hat from the others head and
donncd 1t himself The Parsons Lumber
man said "Just look there those two
boys have only one hat between them, aud
when they see anybody the older wears il
and after that the younger takes possession
In the distance we saw long log hut,
with high mud-and-s,iek chimney, aud u
heavy puneheon door which hung upon
wooden hinges. Coming within hundred
yards of the hut, we heard an awful
hideous cry which grew fainter and fainter
as We neared.
Presently, sound resembling the trumpet
blast of Gabriel broke through the half
open door and shook the pines in the
distance.
Al the gate we stopped aud listened FOR
the usual barking Of the family dog, but
this family was an exception, for they had
no dogs nor cats no children comforted
this family ties of affection bound this
home together, but wrangles and fights
were frequent and stew pans and rolling
pins lay scattered around in profusion.
We had not waited long ere the silence
was broken by general howl aud rush
for the door. Oul came long-nosed,
hollow-eyed, red-headed, stin.legged old
man of sixty, bowling and screaming worse
than coyote clawed by hawks We called
20 him in our loudest terms, but he seemed
''running for an office with his opponent
close behind, FOR just then an old vinegar
faced hag came dashing after him with an
old long handled fryingpan drawn in an
attitude for striking deadly blow. We
yelled, "Who is the proprietor here e'
Nothing daunted at our presence, she
rushed ON after the fleeing fugitive, who AT
that moment came pell-mel against the
garden palings, which gave him such
shock that the old dame came up 20 him
and seemed bent upon the task of smashing
the old man.
We yelled again, "who is the pro.
prIetor ?"
AT this junoture the old dame seemed TO
come TO her senses aud throwing her pan in
threatening attitude, replied rather spite
fully "Tain't decided yi,, strangers"
Duting this respite the old man gathered
himself up and came over to us aud began
"Stangers, Sally thar an mo have been
hayin' some trouble, ye see, and cuss her,
She darn near kilt me afore / run out into
the yard She hit rue this mornin' with
that eussed old hickory broom in the corner
behind the door"
We inquired what ms name was, where
upon he said "BY FIRE, you know some
call me owly Jake an some call me Spe Ia
Gle Jake"
"Owly Jake, who p we asked.
"owly Jake Feas,er, by FIRE - thundered
the old man. "Cussed If ye don't know
me now yen never know me for I've sold
my last coon hides an IL II can't lick the
old woman thar, ri have to leave home"
said O~ly, wipiug tear from his reddened
eye.
AT the next house We stopped, there were
two men, one woman and several children.
We had scercely seated ourselves when the
woman sprapg from her chair. terrohzing
the whole business with her screams.
"What's the matter, nanny ?" gasped
little urchiu that was quietly deyouring
piece Of ground hog. "My Lord, what's
the matter wild ye 2" queried another
''War's It hurt ye, ma ?" asked an older
girl. "Righi here said the woman grasp.
ing the posicrior part Of the femm, aud
jomping over the floor like boy who had
been stune by hornet.
"My God Malndy, do for the Lords
sake git the liniment," roared tho husband
After the eommoton bad somewhat sub
sided, We began to talk timber. Our host
this time was Frank Fesaer After some
conversation Frank very abruptly said
"strangers. do sc know that man who keeps
store down at Lead Mine 20
"Yes," We replied, "well darn him. "
continued Frank with SOM emphasis, "Ife
come cnsscd near KILN me 'lother day
when I was down at mill. We see he has
some tar an some molasscs in his ware
room an always 60 10 thar an put my
mouth under the molasses barrel an lust
torn the stuff loose an let 10 run down my
throat. Well he-ouss bim-had gist took
the molasses barrel down an put up the Tar
barrel instead an cussed II he ever told me
about So, SO J gist walked right square ,n
thar an turned on the tar thinkih u was
molassess. Ny mouth run fuli Of the iu-
icfnal stuff an my throat was 400 stopped up.
an ! could not git my breath an I could
not even boiler jisi Jumped up an tore
my hair EN- run my 6si down my throat an
tried 20 pull the cusied stpH out. bu,
couldn't pull IL, an that oh Parson swade
come oui ghnnin' ike a possam, with his
cane stuck up. wanGn TO punch The tar
down my ffoat. bat cusscd 81 he'd git 20 run
that old silvcrhcaded cane down NY
gallei."
After some delay Frank sold bis timber
which included a valuable tract on possum
Creek, which We intended To- look over o.
We went 90 church It was nearing sun
down. The birds were singing their even.
ing songs amid the foliage Of the hcmiocks.
the htile brookle, was ripping merrily over
the large rocks which lay in It's course the
moon vas sending forth her silver beams
and everything seems to be sleepy.
We drove some distance in silence. sben