by Holloway, Helen Hall.

See previous entry: Little Home Histories, Part 42 -- Anecdote of School Days of Wilfred T. Hall.

My father, Wilford Hall, recalls an incident when his father, Thomas P. Hall, was putting up hay on John Bundy's place. Grandfather Jesse Metcalf came along and after dinner the two Grandfathers talked together. Grandfather Bundy showed him a new bottom he had put in a half bushel measure. The bottom, although not just real tight served the purpose quite well. Grandfather Metcalf didn't say much, but in a short time Grandfather Bundy found out Jesse Metcalf was a "Cooper" by trade. He took the bottom out and put in a tight one. At the next opportunity he showed Grandfather Metcalf the measure saying, "Jesse, when I showed thee the half bushel measure I didn't know an old Cooper was peering at my work."

The story is told that on a severely cold day, William Bundy and his crew of men went over to his brother John's barn to assist in flailing grain. The grain which was spread on the barn floor was threshed out by beating with a hand flail. Despite the vigorous exercise, William and his men got cold and went to the house to get warm. When they returned John had his coat off and his sleeves rolled up, reclining in the hay fanning himself with his hat. The apparent inference that William and his men were soft made William so angry he jumped on John and gave him a good choking to even the score.

Source: Written by: Helen Hall Holloway, Wheeling, W. Va.

See next entry: Little Home Histories, Part 44 -- Elijah Hanson.

For the table of contents and first entry in this series, please see: Little Home Histories, Part 01 -- Table of Contents and Introduction.

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