The Whiskey Rebels
“To be sure, our difficulties were eased by the help of our new neighbors. Mr. Dalton developed a particular attachment to my husband that first night, and he proved to be a good friend. We learned that his companion, Mr. Jericho Richmond, was generally praised as one of the great marksmen in the region, and in that period of adjustment we would have starved had it not been for their regular gifts of game. Two or three times a week, as sunset approached, we would see the two of them enter our cl...earing, some great beast stretched over Mr. Richmond’s shoulders or, if too large, dragged in a cart. They brought us deer and bear and once a small panther, quite sleek in form and beautiful in its tan color.“Can panther be eaten?” I inquired, skeptically eyeing the felled beast.“Panther’s good,” answered Jericho Richmond, in his terse and soft-spoken manner.“What does it taste like?” I asked.Mr. Dalton considered this question. “Tastes a lot like rattlesnake.”I laughed aloud.MoreLess
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