Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-04-24
WEEKLY
Short Story
MoUSrAiNEER TALES
Gy NJ. Quad.


1--WE had many a fout in my time. (
began old Zeb White. the possum !
hunter. but thar has never been out !
one occasion when l was wilhn 10 ,
admit that 1 was licked nan. lhe
ole woman vas 10 blame lor tla..
she used 10 be in the habit OF sulkn
around without any cause for Il as tur
as I could hee. and II ailus ended IN
a row OF some kind.
zone afternoon / cum home from
town TO ind nay Gle woman In the
sulks She used TO get that way no"
and then. and ! knOWed what 10 eA-
meet when she began TO Jaw began .
TO whistle. but arter half an bonr 4
rct mad. I'd "a gone out and slept 4
in the woods, only II was gwine 70
be dark and rainy night. she suiAea
and sulked. and when II cum time 10
20 TO bed / hot rignt yere and never
minded the time. she didn't oner 10
Me nn. and so / was sittin' yere
when midnight cum. She was asieep
and so was I when thar cum cry
from outdoahs. IL was just ike the
boot OF a woman lost In the WOODS
ana 4 Yah ringin' in my ears Nheh
ne Cse woman sits up In bed ana Calls
out:
..Zeb White. what on alrth was that
and what ar 80 doin' sittin up tnar
like knot on a lcgF
- didn't hear nuthin' moren an
EVIL hoOUn'.' says I.
Then why don't 20 so out and
keep htm company
Il didn't say nuthin' TO that, and
ourtv soon she fell back and vent 10
sIean again. Mebbe fifteen minits had
passed when the cry come as IN anu
sent a SILVER over m and brought the
oc woman out OF bed.
".Refo' the I.awd, but what kin II
beg she gasped.
"A woman hoOtin' for help, SEE
cit can't be. No woman would %
hootin' around yere this time o night.
Then it may be an owl
"'1-nen YOU may be a fuleI
Her calm me fule riled me up
and. though ] was purity sartin ina
was the scream OF a wildcat de
termined not 20 civ in.
3 90. It's one o. them DAVIS gai
cost Us tle woods
Then YOU don't know sugar fror
sauul Listen 10 tlyt Does tAal SCUM
like the boot OF a woman
lest exactly. I'll bet my ole gu
agin coonskin that It's q Womai
IN omen On edoah SO she kin see %
light and then call 10 her.
"'Zeb White. I'm teilin' 20 It's
wildcat and not a woman. IL 8
hadn't almost got 10 be a fule 20
know By the sound. 40 woman eV'
yeawled that way, no matter no
skeert she was What 20 gwine
dor
"'Waal. II 20 open that doah SUI
bedy's gwine 10 git clawed ana Q
That riied me so mo, and "
bound 10 open that doah or bust.
could even h'ar the critter prowi
around. but I want gwine to let I
ole woman bluff me down. / riz
and was listenin', when she sez;
This yere cat Is arter meat
shore"
our cabin. yo' mean, and we're goes
let her in
with that 1 crossed over and op
ed the back doah, and as l diI so
ole woman made a dive fur the
and kiveTed up her head. l had
swung the doah back and opened
mouth 10 boot when sumthin' knoc
me clean across the cabin and utte
an awful scream. 1t was
enough wildcat. and mighty big
AZ that. He fust jumped on the
and scratched az tine clothes. but
cot IN he turned and tackled
was took so sudden that the cri
had al the advantage at fust'
bimebv I got hold OF a stool and SO
held my own. He kept me ms
busy. but ] saw the ole woman 81
up in bed after a bit and heard
say:
".Zeb White. ~ that's one O I
Davis gals. then she's noweri
changed about since last Sunday
'~nf yo' ask her 10 take her DO
or anf stay al nichtT
"'But haint akin no help