to.'' Sallie Spurlock over on Fryin'
Pan is a-talkin' to Jim Howard now.
Sallie's sister hain't nuver talked to no
man. An' whar you says ``makin' a
call on a young lady,'' we says ``settin'
up with a gal''! An', stranger, we does
it. We hain't got more'n one room
hardly ever in these mountains, an'
we're jes obleeged to set up to do any
courtin' at all.

Well, you go over to Sallie's to stay
all night some time, an' purty soon
atter supper Jim Howard comes in.
The ole man an' the ole woman goes
to bed, an' the chil'un an' you go to
bed, an' ef you keeps one eye open
you'll see Jim's cheer an' Sallie's cheer
a-movin' purty soon, till they gets
plumb together. 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