SECOND-HAND TALES CCTJTINU5D
Speaking of preacher stories, this 3J.ttlo yarn actually happened in a little South
Carolina community, not so many miles from here, ‘'Preachor Brov/n and his good ivife
v/ere dressed in their best bib pnd tucker, and'already seated in their car and pre
paring to start to their nearby country church, v/hen his wife happened to remember
that the parson had for^^otten to feed the caJLf his rc^lar rations of skimmed milk
and v/heat bran, and reminded him of his neflirence. He told his v/ife to just sit still
in the car and he v/ould be back 3Ji a moment« It was past the regular feeding time and
said'calf v/as plenty hungry- Just as the Parson placed the bucket near the calf’s
head, the calf raximed his head halfuay in the bucket and becaxie strangled, then
raised his head and gave a big snort o The result vu:.s a badly ’'Bespeckled "Sunda.y suit
an.d v/hite vest, T}ic Preacher rrabbcd the calf by the oars and gave him a'good shaking
and was heard to exclaiia, "If it v/eren*t for the Love of God in my heart, I would
gladly brec'Jc your drxi neck
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Back in the "Hay-Burner" days, v;hon about all the produce obtainable at the loca.l
stores, was eggs butter and chickens} the people of Lawndale depended on peddlers
to supply them with fresh vegetables, nuts moat & milk. The most desirable produce
came from the South Mountains, and these mountaineers nnde a regulc.r visit in their
covered v/agons. One day, Mr, Schenck Carpenter was doing his weekly'buying from'an
old codger and after he had purcha.sod a supp3.y of cabbage,chcstnuts, and apples, he
asked the old man "If he had any onions” ."Nope, ain't got'nary one" Mr; Carpenter
started to wa3bk away, when he hoard a kid of about twelve, pipe up ”Aw,Yes,we have
Pap, thct nan ^leans "Ingerns" The old nan v;as heard to reply "Do you reckin thets
what thet dcng fool nent"