He thought he remembered that. It may be a black
snake might pursue one, but I doubt it.
[Mr. Burroughs's ingrained tendency to question reports of improbable
things in nature shows even in these reminiscences of his grandfather.
His instinct for the truth is always on the qui vive.--C. B.]
Grandmother Kelly lived to be past eighty. She was a big woman--
thrifty and domestic--big enough to take "Granther" up in her arms
and walk off with him. She did more to bring up her family than he
did; was a practical housewife, and prolific. She had ten children
and made every one of them toe the mark. I don't know whether she
ever took "Granther" across her knee or not, but he probably deserved
it. She was quite uneducated. Her maiden name was Lavinia Minot.
I don't know where her people came from, or whether she had any
brothers and sisters. They lived in Red Kill mostly, in the eastern
part of the town of Roxbury, and also over on the edge of Greene
County. I remember, when Grandfather used to tell stories of cruelty
in the army, and of the hardships of the soldiers, she would wriggle
and get very angry. All her children were large. They were as
follows: Sukie, Ezekiel, Charles, Martin, Edmund, William, Thomas,
Hannah, Abby, and Amy (my mother).
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