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Rattlers and whisky lead to a desert debate tale
In Maine a postmaster and Captain recount a Arizona rambler tale where rattlesnakes spark a social controversy. The captain argues snakes are misjudged and temperance zealots oppose them, while the snakes debate in lively, comic fashion by a cactus campfire. The yarn ends with rattles used as buttons and a long night of storytelling.
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Joe
Ely
Tuckson
Felier
Sorrer
Si Wotherspoon
Pleotocracy
Fellere
Rattlin
Gaylin
Lt Wotherspoon