Chesapeake's Page

One time when me and Shoemake was in Sundee school I got to noticin' a bunch of gnats a boilin' up all around him.

"What gives," I ast him, pointin' to the swarm of bugs.

"Shh! Grandpa give me some beaver piss so you and me could go to trappin' some after church"

"Yeah, I seen how them pirates was cloggin' up Miller ditch."

"Wanna see it?"

He pulled a little brown bottle out of his pocket.

"Lemme hold it."

"No!"

"C'mon, lemme hold it for a second and I'll give it strait back"

"Nothin' d… Continue

We arrived at the door of the Ain't Seen Him Saloon at about seven o'clock. An advertisement nailed to the door announced;

BLACK RIVER SAMPSON

EIGHT HUNDRED POUNDS OF FURY

The Terror of Wrestlers the World Over

A five hundred dollar purse was being offered for anyone who could pin the bear for five seconds. We went in. The place was alive with big corn fed boys from all over Southheast Mssouri. There were the most beautiful women in vast abundance also. Above the roar one of them asked me, "… Continue