The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-13
Young 0LD TAR HrrL PEOPLE,
4 Corner Of North Carolina where Years
Are iIgltly Horne.

\ Corner OF Norm SrOilia Nhcro trhTs
Are IIxhtl> Horne.
Il reckon YOU will come around IA agree
With mo that tho mountain country Of
North Carolina has "A rigtt To- be- called
hcalthful when | tell YOU about some Of
tine folks that arc alive and kicking down
! there yo'. said u W Horton Of Burke
county. y. & AT cherry Mount. not
long before I came North | stopped 10
chat a minute or ~ with Aunt Salllo
Irowdcr. a. sur was milking her COWS.
while her husband. Uncle Andy. was
chuppiug fire wood near 10y, vita a swing
to ms ave 40 hearty a. a vuodsmans =.
Aunt Sall.o Rad passed her ninetirih year,
AMI Uncle Andy was ~.
A | va, driving one day 20 Ru'her-
fond. In Rutherford county, ! met eN-
sheriff Andy long going home. lie was
ridiug "A fr,sky young mulo. 81" stopped
and | stopped.
How ola BE- that mule, sherin' | asked
him.
Wei. sub -1id 10. they say mules
got o. h. ~p.Su.ful obi. hut u this hero
mule lives {, %, ~ old as / ara. heh have
t. live vs. wears vet. Hes just three year
old. this mule IL
Great Gabricls horn" | exclaimed
You're not %. arr you, Nh"rin'
.Nine,y-siX last TUESDAY. he replied.
and away lac went GA ms thrcS~yoar-old
mule. a. chiprer a. "a cricket.
Il mot Uncle Billy Wade not long after
ward. and | asked him II he had any IDEA
how old sheriff Andy Long was. for !
thought tho Old fcllpW was stretching
it a little. Unclo Billy was busy at his
l.. l.. . ,..rLrar ia lr.u and hFaga
~. ,v,Ll as a cart,entcr and WagonmaEcT.
10 diJut answer me until be- had finished
a ,on 81 welding Then no pundcrrd a
~" Nell the sheriff IL either three or
four wears Older than 1 am. Ihrcc. i
think. And am a5 past
John Long and hiS oroth"r PRESTON
vero gathering their corn A. l cam" along
10 tb.ir place. They are brothers Oi
SIerir Andy. stopped, and couldn't
helm referring To- the amazing age anu
yig,r q Andy. a. we'll a. to ne halcAee-
and hcartiH"~s ut u"'lr h''s'"Oi' 'H''"
s.Why' wee said Preston Long, they
mr., doing quite well for invn - thcr age,
but reckon me and John hcrnN l." ngnt
sm,rt ourselves when ~ gt 70 IL az Oh
ne thew ar. Juhu'u have to live longer
- vu though. To syt TO ls az old Hz
! Andy or tnels Billy - John II only W
rry Hos thr iahy ~ tho family. III
l., ~ ia a month from now -.
Then John Long waui-i 70 KNOW II /
had heard about Aunt hdntha O"vihg'oh'
She sprained her ankle said John.
and sba aayr sha's mighty glad sho amt
So old as Granny Houi"ld OF ~tllrnhpro,
or she'd los fearsOnc ~Aod pe laul" Tor
tho rest Of her life. SAo's only comm sI'
Ae !'H1S Old % Granny Holihcld. for good
mess sake slid.
". ,Grannyl' replied John. Trmme scc.
Preston. l. Il ilO OF NJ that tyranny hui-
field isF
Preston. And tho record Of II Is down,
And I found on, later that such was tho
case.
,inucI John Long Did you hear about
Il told him | had not.
AUNT Charlotte is Aunt 'Hintha's Young
sister. shes only NJ. ] hoard YOU spcaA.n'
of Aunt Sallio Crowder. Wei, Aunt nm
,La Cnyiugton and Aunt Charlotte White
siI.s arr bath sisters 81 Aunt Salic's. You
know Rl Struthcrs's old billy goat. Capt.
~. had often heard Of hat ugly old goat
that everybody IN is ncighhorhood was
] afraid ~.
well, SIR said John, that goat has
| on, -hu,ted every Niger thcy could get to
] o. arin him and run ~verybody out Of tho
nastlr. lot that dared tn try and 81 across
/ Aunt Chariot" went out 20 gather
s,oL. root and other roots and yarb~ tho
other day and she took a short cut across
,he na-ture lot. The tghtin goat seen her
and went for her az once. lie buttel her
over before unit Chariot" know what was
comm when sho gpt up and sca tho
cat s,andin' there ready 20 come agin, she
rrabls.l him hy tho Whi~kcrS and the horns
and noptud him on hs hack - quick IL
almost made hi- ewes bulg", and befor" he
c~uld Ct over III, surprise shc knocked
went on her way and 10y and hy the goat
came va. but they sly that Whenever b"
60 Aunt Charlotte come into that field
h. gne~ way Over a. tothcT aic a. Ct
L found CA, "lsrwavnr thu n Was n
fact about Aunt Charlotte licking that
g,a' terror. irat ~ l.'r Long Ind toll
ne Tu,,e BOZ ls'timHro cnnfrncl
the statement Iurlr BID had just csiue
I'M from n dav's quail hurting ~her saw
him He hnd . ui'' tag e htrd. To-
Yes. sifT sala h0 Aunt thaIlltte
N,.I that t..lv Car, Kidd. and mighty
ouick TO. shs did II ] wasn't qull" -
vliur I'd icet ~ O. a. h"f o. gut Twin
a MD q. tsI' Eei uIly laugh ~ a vutlng-
= va only Irp Hsruan g higF's
v urfnir. now. "a le at"f hT In b.
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