The Southerner Page #3

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Won't be long before we'll have

a good hot cup of coffee.

You get some water, Sam.

Jotty, Daisy... get the cups

and put 'em on the table.

You reckon Granny's gonna

stay out there all night?

I'd say she'll be too coward.

Dis... you go call Granny.

Granny... you want some good hot coffee?

No sir! Nothin' what comes outta that

old pot don't tempt me none at all!

Mama, it's raining and

Granny won't come in!

Well, we'll have our coffee anyway.

Sit down, Honey...

I'll get it.

Oh, Papa... there's a hole in the ceiling!

Granny's changed her mind!

Come on Granny.

Here, I've got your good blanket...

Now put it around you before you catch

your death of cold.

Here's some honey, Granny.

Honey!...

They not only let me die

of the cold...

But they hide out the goodies on me!

How do you want your bedcover, honey?

With the fire going,

it's nice and warm in here.

Goodnight Granny.

Nona, come on over here.

Oh, that's a pretty one, Sam!

Yeah, Honey... that's a mighty fine fish!

It'll make us a good dinner.

Well I figured I'd take

this one to Denvers,

our neighbour down the

road, with a good well.

That little one in the bucket's

for us.

Aren't you gonna put on dry clothes?

Oh, I'll dry it off walkin' over...

won't be gone long.

You'd better keep Zoomy here.

This one ain't so big, honey.

Well I'll catch us another tomorrow...

a big one... we'll keep it

Go along with your mama, Jotty.

Mighty fine place

you got around here.

You the owner?

You Henry Devers?

- No, folks call me Finlay.

- Howdy!

He's my uncle...

He's over yonder in the shed.

Much obliged... Finlay.

Howdy!

What do you want?

I'm your neighbour...

my name's Sam Tucker...

I brought you a fish.

Mean do I want to buy it?

No... It's a present.

Well, leave it if you got no use for it.

Where'll I put it?

Any place... on the bench.

Say, that's a mighty queer-lookin'

fishhook you picked up.

I ain't no graveller...

I fish hook and line.

Aim to use it in this river?

Aim to use it any place I feel like it.

Finlay!

Take this here fish, and give it

to Becky to cook for dinner.

Are you the new neighbour?...

I'm Becky Devers.

Yes'm... we're the Tuckers.

Be nice havin' folks next door...

It's lonesome here.

What are you doin' here...

I didn't send for you.

Well, I thought, pop...

You don't have to think...

Get that fish and go back to the house.

And you get your washin' finished!

My wife be likely over soon

to borrow some of your well water.

So that's what you come for!

That's right.

My well ain't no good.

I coulda told you that.

So can I, now.

What about that water?

Why don't you get your water

at the river.

River water ain't no good

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