Then, stranger, hit
begins. Now I want ye to understand
that settin' up means business. We
don't 'low no foolishness in these
mountains; an' 'f two fellers happens
to meet at the same house, they jes
makes the gal say which one she likes
best, an' t'other one gits! Well, you'll
see Jim put his arm 'round Sallie's neck
an' whisper a long while--jes so. Mebbe
you've noticed whut fellers us mountain
folks air fer whisperin'. You've
seed fellers a-whisperin' all over Hazlan
on court day, hain't ye? Ole
Tom Perkins 'll put his arm aroun' yo'
neck an' whisper in yo' year ef he's
ten mile out'n the woods. I reckon
thar's jes so much devilmint a-goin' on
in these mountains, folks is naturely
afeerd to talk out loud.
Well, Jim let's go an' Sallie puts her
arm aroun' Jim's neck an' whispers a
long while--jes so; an' 'f you happen
to wake up anywhar to two o'clock in
the mornin' you'll see jes that a-goin'
on. Brother, that's settin' up.
Well, Jeb Somers, as I was a-sayin'
in the premises, 'lowed he'd rack right
over on Cutshin an' set up with Polly
Ann comin' Christmas night.
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