Published December 1998
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The coon whined. Then Bubber felt the tree sway,
heard a cracking sound, and knew that the limb had broken with him and the coon. In
the next instant he felt himself plunging downward and everything got blacker then
midnight. The
next thing he knew somebody was taking him in their hands. They lifted him
carefully with strong arms. At first Bubber could not talk, but after a short time
he said, "Dat you, Uncle Demus? Dat you, Zeke and King?"
And a voice answered,
"Nah, we ain't your Uncle Demus, and we ain't Zeke and King. We is God's big
angels, and we's taking you to heaven, Bubber."
--- from
Chapter 1, "The Coon Hunt" |