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Chapter 24
Allthemstorekeepersandlegionersan’peoplelikethat,theygetdrillin’an’yellin’,’Red!’An’theygonnaruntheunionrightoutaAkron.Preachersgita-preachin’aboutit,an’papersa-yowlin’,an’they’spickhandlesputoutbytherubbercompanies,an’they’rea-buyin’gas.Jesus,you’dthinkthemmountainboyswasreg’lardevils!»Hestoppedandfoundsomemorerockstoshoot.«Well,sir—itwaslas’March,an’oneSundayfivethousan’ofthemmountainmenhadaturkeyshootoutsideatown.Fivethousan’of’emjes’marchedthroughtownwiththeirrifles.An’theyhadtheirturkeyshoot,an’thentheymarchedback.An’that’salltheydone.Well,sir,theyain’tbeennotroublesencethen.Theseherecitizenscommitteesgivebackthepickhandles,an’thestorekeeperskeeptheirstores,an’nobodybeenclubbednortarredan’featheredan’nobodybeenkilled.»Therewasalongsilence,andthenBlackHatsaid,«They’regettin’purtymeanouthere.Burnedthatcampan’beatupfolks.Ibeenthinkin’.Allourfolksgotguns.Ibeenthinkin’maybeweoughttogetupaturkeyshootin’cluban’havemeetin’sever’Sunday.»
Themenlookedupathim,andthendownattheground,andtheirfeetmovedrestlesslyandtheyshiftedtheirweightfromonelegtotheother.
