The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-07-12
FARMvILLE, VA. FRIDAY, JULY y, 1907.

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body lived here"
"Well, you see you air mistaken.
We jest moved in here day before
yestidy, but we live here Jest the
same as II we'd moved here year be-
fore last. Been 10 dinner7"
mo. Nor breakfast neither, since
you brought up the subject"
"All right" the husky looking wom-
an said; go back there and drive
that shote out Of the sorghum patch
and I'll get you something 10 eat Go
and help him, Prls. You know how
onruly them shotes OF that red SOW
air. Go on. He amt goin' 10 bite
you"
Skeet beat down an army Of weeds
and Joined Pris at the back door
Pris WAS the first to speak.
Say, Jump these tater rows. Nav
will holler II you step on one OF
them"
"All right, Miss Pris"
"How'n the devil did you know my
name was Pris."
Il heard your nav say 1t was
II amt heared nobody say whut
your name be" said Miss Pris.
My name might be skeet-"
"Skseti Named after a skeeter
wusnt you? Look kinder like skeet
er anyhow. Well, now, yonders the
shote. You 90 around that way and
I'll 90 around this here way, and well
both come up behind him."
skeet had not yelled "sewey there
more than half a dozen times before
he had fallen in love with Miss Pris
She was about IS years OF age, built
on the style Of robust fence-jumpinG
steer. and was as reckless In her every
day manner as young lady could bt
without being dangerous.
The shote was at last driven to the
rail fence. where II disappeared
through a crack into the tall weeds
At noon the woman's husband came
from somewhere on a mule whose hall
was long and his ears worked back
and forth when he walked. Skeet was
invited into the kitchen. where stood
a table with four seats around II.
Take that there vacant seat ovel
on that side, Whut's name"
I'VE did have just exactly a table
full in this family, but Bud had tC
20 and get sent 10 the penitentlary
so you air lucky in getting a seat.
Pris looked at skeet. You doD'
know who Bud is. do your"
mo. | don't remember OF ever meet
ing Bud"
''wer. Bud he's my husband, or wa'
before he got sent TO the pen.
Five weeks faded into the past lik'
a cigarette paper In the rain. Skee
was an occupant OF the cabin. They
had treated him we'll and he was a.
much at home there as he could have
been anywhere. A bed had been pre-
pared for him in the loft II wa'
syen better than sheet had been uset
to- and what II II was not? A mar
shouldn't notice a hard bed when N
is In love.
In this family skeet was guest an'
boarder. In consideration Of his bed
board and booze, with washing thrown
in he was under obligation to scar'
sbote out OF the sorghum patch foul
or Ave times a day and TO hide th'
mule in the tall weeds every time an
person was observed coming along IN
road. the mule having been stolen D.
the old man a few weeks before.
The old man was large, with a fac
OF fierce bushy whiskers. and eyes lik
those of a rat-keen. beady. black.
Shortly after Skeet had driven tn
hog out of the sorghum patch one dal
the old man led him down ladde
into the cellar and explained to hin
the working Of a small whisky-makinI
outfit
"skeet this here business operate
on a small scale and Is quiet. Hecol
lect that"
Il Amt going to tell nothing. No
M I won't even think about II wheI
l get in yelling distance Of a stranger
Because I'm going to be member D
this family after next week
you ana the gal has calkilated Il
get hitched up. have you? Well, sh
made Buddy a mighty good woman
skeet and the girl drove over L
Pursley and got married.
Another cabin was built Just acros
the potato patch. and became the nom
Of this couple. 6keet was annexed a
a partner in the quiet business goinI
on in the cellar. and an easy lazy liV
ing was made-the sort OF existenc
Skeet liked.
Seven years have melted away lik
the glittering frost Of early morning
The old man has been sent to tn
nen for stealing another mule. the oil
Iadv has remarked and moved to Purs
lev skeet has full charge Of the still
IN the cellar and by industry and SC
briety has grown TO be ono OF tn
most prominent moonshiners In tina
part Of Kentucky.