"Fool About a Horse", 132 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2016-08-26 16:38
Text: 
"Fool About a Horse"
Location: 
Old Barn in "Fool About a Horse" in "Fool About a Horse" (Location)
Page Number: 
132
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
It did. Yes, sir. It surprised us, jest like Stamper
Page Event Ends: 
132
Era: 
Reconstruction (1866-1889)
Characters Present: 
Pap
Unnamed Boy Narrator
Characters Mentioned: 
Uncle Ike McCaslin
Pat Stamper
Vynie
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Thursday, July 8, 1880 to Saturday, July 31, 1880
Summary: 

While Pap sleeps in the wagon bed, his son drives the wagon through a rain storm toward home. He takes shelter in an old barn, and then realizes what Stamper had meant when he said their "new" horse would surprise them.

Chronological Order: 
18.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Rain, Drunkenness, Movement:Wagon, Innocence, Surprise, Scheming
Environment:
Place›Barn | Weather›Rain
Actions:
Economic›Purchase | Economic›Scamming | Movement›Wagon
Cultural Issues:
Alcohol›Drunkenness
Themes and Motifs:
Animals›Horses
Aesthetics:
Tone›Humorous

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