. The men of the mountains; the story of the southern mountaineer and his kin of the Piedmont; with an account of some of the agencies of progress among them. r corn-meal and bacon, while, if he gets adollar, he dives straight for a blind tiger. And I toldhim, Now, Zeb, youve got to let Uquor alone, and youvegot to walk straight if you dont want to get fired. Comes Christmas, and Zeb pipes up for a for? I says. Want to celebrate, he says, itsChristmas, and I got to celebrate, aint I? Youllcelebrate by keeping sober and reducing your account,I told him. But what does the fellow do?
. The men of the mountains; the story of the southern mountaineer and his kin of the Piedmont; with an account of some of the agencies of progress among them. r corn-meal and bacon, while, if he gets adollar, he dives straight for a blind tiger. And I toldhim, Now, Zeb, youve got to let Uquor alone, and youvegot to walk straight if you dont want to get fired. Comes Christmas, and Zeb pipes up for a for? I says. Want to celebrate, he says, itsChristmas, and I got to celebrate, aint I? Youllcelebrate by keeping sober and reducing your account,I told him. But what does the fellow do? Somewhereor other he gets hold of a dime, buys that much blackpowder, and fills an old wagon-skein with it. His slowmatch proves a fast one, and he blows two fingers offhis right hand, and lays himself up for another sixweeks. And now whos going to take care of him thistime, Id like to know. Oh, you are, of course! said his wife, with a quietlittle laugh. Mr Georges wrath collapsed into a mellowchuckle, that bespoke repentance for his indignation,indulgence for his erring employee. I reckon I am,he said. Next morning, over the frozen groimd, there came. 7 I ^*^ BiRMlNfiHAM Relief Map of Appalachia. The mountains of Appalachia run in two great parallelranges. Page 79. The Modern Mountaineer 65 to the door a barefooted httle boy whose ostensibleerrand was a transparent excuse. He was brought into the fire, and warmed and fed and talked with, andladen for home with a basket packed by the good ladyof the house with substantials and dehcacies. Hows your papa, son? Tell him to hurry up andget well. Tell him, Dont worry, everything will beall right, cooed the stern magnate of last barefooted boy was a son of Zeb. Such charity as a practise may not be according tothe modern theories of scientific philanthropy, whereina departmented bureau lists cases, investigates appeals,sifts evidences, collects gifts, distributes bundles, andpresides over mass dinners. Undiscerning perso
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