Dump was silent a minute and looked around a bit as they boys couldn’t stand being away from such interesting fellows any longer and had to get in on the hoots and hollers of a trade going on next to them as it started to develop.
“I ain’t trying to rob you, Farley, the deer haunch was a good offer if it’s as fresh as what I put on the table. I got me a reel and a rod but I can always improve, you got that reel with you?” Dump inquired.
“Tell you what, old Truck. I shot that deer yesterday morning and hung him up in muslin to keep the blowflies off of him and let the carcass cool. Now you and me know if I kept him in the shade and let that meat mellow a bit it would be just getting tasty before going bad day after tomorrow, so that’s the weight of my trade. He was a four pointer so I gue
