The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

PONY

AN INCIDENT IN THE LIFE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER
"PONY," WHO LIVED IN THE GOODSPRING COMMUNITY IN THE
LATTER PART OF THE 1880S:
IMMEDIATELY AFTER HIS MOTHER DIED, PONY SAID TO HIS
BROTHER, "MOM'S AS DEAD AS SHE WILL EVER BE, LET'S 'VIDE
(DIVIDE). THE BIG CHEST IS MINE."

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PULASKI

James Callow Keyword(s): HUMOR

Date learned: 08-11-1968