Scene 6
Medicine Man and Mr. Gary
Now
I was praying for Mr. Gary that evening as he sat by his springs. I was on
my over to tell him when I saw the medicine man approach. So I stood back
and listened. The medicine man told Mr. Gary he sure sympathized with him
and offer to buy the springs. Of course he couldn’t give him much for a
spring with a monster in it but seeing his little girl and wife like it so much
he would be willing to take off Mr. Gary’s hands. Mr. Gary was so dejected
he said he would let him know tomorrow. Now most people didn’t know that
Mr. Gary was about broke. Seems he like to build things, and after putting
up about a trillion buildings at the springs and around town his wife, Miss
Diane, she decided she was sick to death of living in that drafty old log house
that was Mr. Gary’s family home and that Mr. Gary had always loved
. So to
shut her up he let her build her dream house with hot and cold running water and
even an inside toilette. Now the men about felt real sorry for Mr. Gary
having to put up with someone with such uppity ways. But the women said he
only got what he deserved marrying an outsider from Gainesville.