reading again...did she say something about rounding up POSSUM'S... checking my possum name at the door these Bell County will do more to a Possum than send her to her corner!!! Brand me.... staying in corner nite nite all...she said with a possum smile Deb ---------- From: MaryAnn Bartlett <bartlett@vvm.com> To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TXBELL-L] Query Board Responses Date: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 10:21 PM Yep, that's what she is talking about. 'Course, we do have those brands that were used for a while when folks in the area started rounding up those herds of armadillos and possums. We had one yankee come down here and thought he would round up the "kitties"...the pole kitties...but when he started trying to brand those critters...well, needless to say he changed his vocation right quick and all! Last I heard he was setting up a perfume or deordorizer plant somewhere where he could stay upwind of folks. Nite, she says with wide-eyed innocence -----Original Message----- From: the davis clan <davis5@flash.net> To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com <TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 10:14 PM Subject: Re: [TXBELL-L] Query Board Responses |Laurel Burns wrote: |> |> Also --- how about brands? |> |Are you talking about livestock brands??? I would be very interested in |them myself. Glitz | | |==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== |RootsWeb Supports GenConnect |Help Support RootsWeb |http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html | ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== The Bell County Genealogy And History Page Is At: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell