Shoshone journal., 1921-07-29
CHAPTER II
In the Cup.

In the Cup.
Dale found the humble home OF his
lmountaineer host home In the fullest
sense Of the word
AT the monday meal, he met Mrs.
Aoreland and the sons Of the house
hold, and they were exactly as he had
pictured them. Mrs. Moreland was
quiet motherly, always smiling, as
straight and real as her husband. The
sons. Caleb and Luke, we're as much
alike as the fingers on your hands
they were tall and broad-shouldered,
igrey-eyed and brOwn-haired.
Before sundown Dale had become
acquainted with the rest Of the More
lands. and he liked them, every one
lie was nj the cabin OF his hosts gray
Told father and mother for d long time.
When supper was over John More
land lighted the big glass lamp in the
best room, and the family and their
guest gathered there to spend the eve
ming. Then the lanky moonshiner and
his mother came In.
Granny Heck had the sharp features
and the stopped. thin figure OF a witch.
She wore a faded blue bandana about
lher white head and she carried long
hickory STAFF; there was reed
stemmed clay pipe In her mouth, and
her dark calico skirt had tobacco |
pocket In It.
/ Her son preceded her into the room. |
He walked to the center table. faced |
labout, and said with a low and airy |
sweep OF his right hand:
"Bill. old boy, this here's nav. Nav,
she tells forchunes."
$50 this here" creaked GRANNY
Heck, looking over the brass rims Of
her spectacles, lis Mr.. Bill Well
well l jest thought TO myself at I'd
come up and see ye, Mr. Bin, and tell
yore forchune."
She dropped into the rocker that
Caleb had placed for her.
"Addie." she said to the smiling Mrs
Moreland. 'will We bring me a cup half
fun o coffee groundsl"
When the cup came. the fortune
teller took II and shook IL and patted
II, all the while muttering mysterious
words that she had learned from the
old Indian. Cherokee Joe 49, which ,
served her purpose very well. I
Il see" she mumbled more or less
"a powful good.lookin' /
syuri In caliker dress, with her hair y
i-hangin' away down her back. A bare Il
looted gyurl, with big. purity eyes |
she's a-standin' on low cliff. a-peep-
n at you through the laurelS, Mr.. h
Bill. This is IN the past. Il
In the future" she went on slowly
l see this here as plain as daylight 7
through knothole; a awful big man.
Win curly black hair and curly black
'eard. and with eyes like n cliff
awk's; and | see you, too, Mr. Bill;
nd | see a fight, master hght-Lord
a mussy, what a fight But youn al
larry the gyurl after all. MFR Bill" O,
Dale laughed. The old woman had h,
escrfbed Babe Littleford. But who
Tns the big. dark man, Some fel. n
'w who had lost his heart TO the liz
girl. perhaps
When the Hecks had gone. John G
leaned forward and touched dl
IS guest on the knee. s.
That thar big man mentioned IN a
sliin' ypre forchune." he said. might ST
a been Black Adam Ball. Black Adam. NJ
e iivs with his pap and mother a fr
~ mile up the river. As big as
skinned hoss. he IL. and plumb on m
odly strong He's been a-beggln' Babe 70
TO marry him 70 a year or In
SO. and she won't listen TO h.m. ve
Ef ever ye do haf 70 fight Black TO
DAM John Moreland went on. .ye
ant 10 sght him with 8 two-eyed la
sofgun and buckshot. He's the mean ~
z man On earth; snake-broth and IN
zsz vine IS religious aside O. hin.
u ontel ye begin a-makln' love 10 an
abe LttiefOrd. reckon the ain't no h
niger o yoG a-haEfn' trouble with a
aek Adam; and yOu amt likely. I %
ks K tc make lore 70 BABE"
-.But Babes the best one . the Lit on
-foris.- declared Luxe -,
John sIoresand reached for the
ltherbo1nd Cd family BFhIe. de n.
ene6 The Book 81 rzndeu. II,
It's z5sus tire re was s7goin' 70 Il.
: rest ard NFD 20 5est ~ son ss az
re had prayer. 3fr. Dale ID,
Fher half : eAzpfer frczn St. Nat
= hzd BEEN laboriozxly bzf reTsr- ~
y rcd The A0res2nls knelt a. an
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