Ogden Daily Standard | 1893-03-12 | Page 3 | The Taste of Possum

the caeto of what yo want for losli yer possum inquired an old colored man of a huckster who had several specimens of this edible varmint on bis bench in tho second street market twenty live cents tor that one replied the huckster as he wrapped up a coupie of rabbits for a german woman um yum smack grumbled ben his mouth watering and nervously handling the possum which seemed to grinning in a tantalizing manner pears to me youa a mighty high man down in nelson county possums is mighty rich and juicy chopped a simmon tree down in bedge place one night when de moon was out tand aroson the aroun had three cr ray dogs with me and I 1 got ier big horlamus possums I 1 eat dem iloth myself and jordans waters couden wash de aasc out of ray couf to dis day wrap im up mister what yo baitin to spec me to to deff th 0 old man parted with his quarter and walked off with the possum stopping on hie way homo only to buy a peck of potatoes louisville