West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-03-27
OLD ZEB WHITE
TnB GREAT COON HUNTER OF
TENNESSEE
Tells How he started a Row With The
Old Woman Who Was "Sot In
Her Ways"

Old Woman Who Was "Sot In
Her Ways"
I've had mc',lS as was peaceful minded
and I've had mcWls as was cantaukcrous. -"
said the old posSum hunter as he sat before
the big fireplace in his cabin on the Cum
/ borland mountains land ain't sayin' that
blame the cantankorous Ithuman bcin' s
/ git cautankcrous, WHY shouldn't mcwls P
/ Thar was time when used to get as sot
/ and oncry as any mcwi yo' ever heard tell
of and was jest thinkin Of one Of them
/ times. Whcnl built my FIRST cabin ON this
ycro mounting it was clus up 60 the Zoo, Of
| a hIll Folks told me that a landslide
would come along some time aud make
matchwood OF that cabin and hurry ms thirty
icct deep, but I wasn't to bc skccrcd out Of
a good location ON that account Twas
buildn so as 60 he nigh a spring and a
road yo see. Once iu a while as time went
ON thard hc a slip to the right or the left Of
uS. but nuthin 60 do any hurt We'd lived
thar about three vars whom pcddlcr cum
along one day and said was cithcra fulc
or tlyiu in the face uf Providence WAY
up thar, half milo above us. was a big
blun OF airih and rock and when went MP
to lool, at IL one day ! kinder made up my
mind that about weeks rain soaldn into
the ground around thar would start slide
] tcckonod we ortcr get away. but it was a
tight cabin. with three acres OF rich silc
and OF co'sc felt like takin chances We
kept taltin bout movin but also kept
holdin' ON. and SO week passed Then
spring sot in in. and IL raincd and rained
mover did see 1t pour down so steady and
So long. Rcckoucd it raincd four bout
'lcvon days without "a break One mawnin
jest bcio daylight the ole woman woke me
up jest as was drcamin' of cuttin down
tree with thirteen coons roostln on The
limbs and She scz TO me. soz she
zcb White git up
What hrt"
'Bckasc SO want TO be a.gittn
Agiun fur outer this ycrc cabin I've
heard the trees and ,cks crackn mp thar
four the last hour and tell go we arc
gwinc TO hey a landslide
'Whir did yo mako a study Of land
Slides, scz fccliu mortal mean bout
losin an them coons
Zcb don't be "a fulc
One in the fam iy is nuH reckon
That fred her up. Deed. but felt so
mean bont them thirteen coons, with coon.
skins brineiu six bits la cash that var. that
/ sortcr wanted TO gle up row. 1t didn
take long She jumped outer bed with her
jaw soi and when got up she was sittin'
ON stone ont loo the yard with an umbrella
over her head.
Whatyo sittin mr1 scz as looks out
I'm a.sittin'to sot SCI she as her cars
worked and her toes dug into the silc
What so sittn TO sot fur instead of
gtdn breakfast,
None % yo'r bizincss
She was mad and was mad aud 90 /
goes and gits breakfast aud don't look
out agin ull was through She hadn't
moved an inch and she looked maddcr'n
ever looked up ot the bluffs and my ha'r
began to cur. could sec "a change and
Suowcd that thar was gwinc TO be slide
hr shore. SO scl 90 her SCI
'"Oc woman we hamt got ten minits to
lit outer this. Grab up what yo kin and
foIlcr me
What's the rumpus Icb she calmly
asks as She begins 90 hum tune
Gwiuc 60 hey q landslide. and it may
cum cny mint Pears TO INC the whole
hill is maxim ready to move right down on
our cabin. and if We don't git out we shall
never bc heard Of no mo-
Whar did so mako % study Of them air
iauds.idcs Icb<
Don't make no fulc Of so self ole
woman. fur things up thar is already
shakin,
one fule in the family is nuG. reckon.
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n" danger "i landslide and so Im goin'
90 sot rightycTc.
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'"'" 1'D"' '''' 81 was no use io'k hoii oi
her but she mighty nigh bit my thumb Off
could 4. .ar the trees enaop.p' up t,3r and
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ole woman arc so sot
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F''"'N ""i th'i ycic landslide which
uy ole man SAYS haiut a.cumiu. G1edby
20 arc sot Ole woman. sen T. and so.
arc 10 iulc tD boot but can't leave vof 10
perish To you eit and cum along
$500 30 was uo us. When tried to ln
budEsd was powerfully skcou and /
lnowcd thc ole woman couldn't bc uneof of
her -1fncs.. = rot the clock and thc feather
bed aHd rushed up thc road to thc bend
tnd : only jest slowed around when the
meuurne moved % was % sight 60 lift yo'r
heels 900 tlHt rock and dirt and frees and
busHc. ruehin down and Che Ole woman eot
on i1o stone as still as poker and waited