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Old Josh Duncan, owner and pro
prietor of the only retail establish
ment in the little village of Hilltop
Trail, sat alone on the porch of his
store. He was leaning back in a
rickety cane-bottomed chair labor
iously perusing a letter recently re
_ ceived from an eastern wholesale
company, and meditatively masticat
ing an overly-large quid of “home
cured” tobacco. At intervals he
raised ln'3 head and. expectorated
through brown stained whiskers
across the intervening porch into the
dusty roadway with a precision born
of years of practice.
The magistrate's office across the
street stood open but unoccupied, for
all the visible population, except Old
Josh, was at the station where it
awaited the arrival of the daily half
freight and half-passenger train. It
was past scheduled time, but not so
late that the villagers had tired of
waiting. None had straggled back
to interrupt Old Josh’s peace of
mind and soul. And so, he sat, and
having finished his letter, fell asleep
in the cool shade of his store porch.
His nap was interrupted suddenly.
In a cloud of dust and steam, a hot
over-burdened car came to a jerky '
halt before the store. Its sole oc- j
cupant wearily alighted, drew out a
handkerchief, and mopped his grimy
brow.
“Howdy, stranger. My name’s
Duncan; an’ ye’re Withers, aint ye?
Pull up a.cheer an’ rest a spell. A
bit - o-’t'feasy settin’ ’ll do ye good af
ter ridin’ that contraption ’cross th’
mountain.”
With an air of hesitancy, the
stranger slowly crossed the porch
and dropped into an inviting chair.
“Er—Mr. Duncan, I was informed
that—”
“Yep, got yer letter from the
company yestidy sayin’ as how ye
was cornin’, but I thot ye’d take th’
train stead o’ drivin’. All them
other drummers do—least after th’
first trip, they do. Wouldn’t surprise
me none to see ye totin’ a couple o’
bags from the station on yer next
trip, stead o’ bringin’ all them boxes
an’ cases like ye got thar. That’s a
hell-uv-a load fer one car.”
"Yes, er—l do have a rather pon
derous load with me. Quite a num
ber of books in one of the cases,
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and—”
“Well, ye needn’t bring none o’
them things out. I ain’t buyin’ noth
in’ I can’t sell.” He paused, chewing
in silence for a moment, and then
added as an after thought: “But
maybe ye can make a mite o’ room
in one o’ them big boxes fer a jug
o’ apple Jack I had put away fer th’
feller that’s been cornin’ up here. I
cal’late ye won't mind yer trip across
th’ mountain after taking’ a swig or
two.”
“Yes, er—, Mr. Duncan, perhaps
not. This is a beautiful and peace
ful country in which you live.”
“Yep, peaceful enough, I reckon.
These here revenue officers ain’t so
bad row ns they was last fall. Once
last November the sheriff had a hot
time gettin’ to Deacon Brown’s still
on Sunday mornin’ in time to let ’im
know they was cornin’. Damn nigh
caught ’em both. But they got back
in town an’ was both in the Mcetin’
House at preachin’ fore the officer?
got back with th’ still. I was settin’
right agin’ th’ winder when they
driv by. Th’ Deacon was stamdin’
thar prayin’ fer th’ Lord to forgive
sinners when they come by.” Duncan ;
! paused, then continued intently, “An’
jye know, Mr. Withers, one o’ them
revenoo men was shot dead th’ next
! week.”
He suddenly twisted his chair
around so that he could get a better
view of the station, and then pointed
toward a gaunt figure slouched on an
empty goods box.
“Thar’s th’ Deacon, now. He’s on
th’ welcomin’ committee to meet th’
new Parson that’s cornin’ this mom
in’. Huh! That thar Parson’ll think
th’ Deacon’s a saint—an’ him not
knowing all th’ talk goin’ round about
th’ Deacon an’ th’ widder woman
cross th’ creek. My old woman 3aid
she thot some o’ th’ church folks
ought to tell th’ Deacon’s wife. But
I says ‘no,’ they’d be hell to pay if
they did.’ What with th’ new Par
son jus’ cornin’ in it’d shore be too
bad to have such a stink raised in a
good church-goin’ place like thi3.”
Old Josh chuckled to himself and
then turned to his new friend.
“Lem’me tell ye, Mr. Withers, they’s
been talk about this new Parson bein’
a young feller that ain’t married yit;
an’ it’s a fact, Miss Ludie, that’s
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| livin’ side o’ th’ parsonage, done
I started 3ettin’ herself up for him.
Got ’er hair all frizzled, an’ every
thing."
“Well,” he continued. “She is a
| bit older than most young folks ’ud
[ want, but she’d made th’ Parson a
■ good woman.”
The* .newcomer half arose as if to
go to his car.
“Well, now, goin’ back to busi
ness, Mr. Withers, fore ye unpack,
come back here an’ we’ll go over to
th’ squire’s office an’ have a little
drink together. It’ll set well when
we go up to th’ house to eat some
vittles. Ye can tend to th’ unpackin’
after dinner.”
“But, er—, you will have to excuse
me, Mr. Duncan, I think I had better
be driving on up to the parsonage.”
State Fair Will Offer
Club Work Premiums
Members of 4-H clubs entering ex
hibits at the State Fair, October 8
to 13, will run into some keen com
petition, says L. R. Harrill, state
club leader.
But it will be well worth their
while. The experience will be valu
able, he pointed out, and there will
also be a total of $1,566 in prizes
awarded to the winners.
Only North Carolina club mem
bers who are actively engaged in
i club work this year may enter ex
hibits. Hence, all the awards will
go to boys and girls of this State.
Harrill stated that members with
more than six weeks of college train
ing or who are vocational agricul
tural students will not be eligible for
the club judging and demonstration
contests.
The 4-H calf show is expected to
be the feature livestock exhibit of
the fair. Harrill recalls that last
year the grand champion bull and
cow were selected from 4-H club en
tries.
Gold, silver and bronze medals
have been offered by the American
Jersey Cattle Club for the best
showmanship. Various breed asso
ciations have also offered prizes in
fitting, showing, and judging ani
mals. The Quail Roost Farm trophy
will be awarded for the best record
with Guernseys this year.
Livestock, poultry and seed judging
contests will be held Friday of fair
week. Each county may enter one
team, composed of three members.
The club girls will have a place to
show various home making activities
which tend to develop a richer and
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Ruth Current, district home agent at
State College, will be in charge of
the girls’ exhibits.
Club members wishing to make ex
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sult their farm or home agent or
write the secretary of the State Fair,
Raleigh, for further information,
Harrill said.
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