Show satisfied himself as to identity of corpse kentucky mountaineers would peem seem to have something the same psychology as aa the chinese they desire to be burled buried in their native soil and the worst vorst thing that can happen is to be burled north of the mason biason dixon line the story la Is told of 0 a young mountaineer who in order to maintain this tradition brought back from ohio the body ot of a mere acquaintance and although he was waa poor lie he dug into his bis sock for or a kentucky funeral in the middle of the service the congregation was surprised to see this man walk valk down the aisle peer into the coffin and then resume hla his seat neat at the close ot of the service they asked why he did it wal it was replied the mountaineer the preacher said that pete that hed left us an gons yonder Bome whar wal now I 1 paid right smart money to get pete down hero here to kentucky an it if he be here I 1 was gola to the railroad an malte make em irive me my money back nut but peto pete was here all right so that abar parson Is either blind or a liar los angeles times |