Bad Year in Bear Lake

[prelude]  [main] 

1,Back around [year]... 1,Had to be [year], that’s when [hero] died as I recall... 1,It all happened around [year]...  1,It was [year], quite a different time...  1,It was [year], whew... 1,It was [year]... 1,That would’ve been [year]... 1,Yuh wanna know about [hero]? That takes me back to [year]...
 * prelude

1,[recent] 1,[distant]
 * year

1,1940 1,1955 1,around th’ start o’ World War Two 1,right after th’ dust bowl … maybe 1935 1,th’ early forties 1,th’ late sixties, early seventies 1,th’ mid-fifties 1,th’ time o’ th’ moon landin’ … 1970, I reckon 1,when Disneyland opened. When was that, ’55? Yeah
 * recent

1,1896 1,1904 1,1909 or there’bouts 1,1912 or so, back just afore’n we got electricity 1,th’ damn Spanish-American War, I kid yuh not 1,th’ days afore’n they built th’ fish house. ’round ’bout 1925 1,th’ mid-twenties. Bootleggers out at th’ lake 1,th’ ol’ days, a long time ago, turn o’ th’ century 1,th’ roarin’ twenties 1,th’ early thirties 1,when yuh bought ever’thin’ out’n th’ Sears catalog
 * distant

1,[INTRO] [hero] [action]. He [weakness]. [END] 1,[INTRO] [hero] [action]. He was obsessed [timespan] with this [object]. 1,[INTRO] [hero] [entered_contest]. [fun_tale]. He sure as hell didn’t win. 1,[INTRO] [hero] found him a [object] [place]. [END] 1,[INTRO] [hero] found him a [object] right after [event]. He [strength]. 1,[INTRO] [hero] got hisself kilt in [accident]. Caused a right ruckus back in [distant]. 1,[INTRO] [hero] got involved [place] after [event]. [END] 1,[INTRO] [hero] had this [object] an’ frankly, it made ever’body [emotion]. He [weakness]. He [strength] though. 1,[INTRO] [hero] was as strong as a [dangerous_animal]. Man[persistence]. [END] 1,[INTRO] that was th’ night [hero] [fought] that [put_down] [villain] [place]. [fight_outcome] [END] 1,[INTRO] that was when that [put_down] [villain] holed up at [location]. He [weakness]. Had a [weapon] on him, too. Later on, we [town_action]. [END] 1,[INTRO] that’s when [hero] [acquired] [disease]. [treatment] [result] He [strength]. [END] 1,[town_ire]. We [town_action]. [END] 1,Darn [hero] made me [emotion], what with th’ [object] and all. He [weakness]. 1,He [action]. Makes me [emotion][exclamation] [END] 1,I gotta hand it to [hero][persistence]. Just lookin’ fer th’ [object]. We [town_action] … [END] 1,I seen what [hero] did[exclamation] [END] 1,Say what you want about [hero] … he [strength]. [fun_tale]. 1,That [hero], he was a [put_down] [name_call]. He [weakness]. [END] 1,That thing that happened [place][exclamation] Damn [hero] an’ th’ [object]. He just [action]. 1,That thing with [hero] an’ th’ [object][exclamation] He just [action]. 1,We [town_action]. [town_ire] ’cuz he’d [action]. [END] 1,You’d go [place] an’ see [hero] ever’ night, lookin’ [emotion]. He [strength]. [END]
 * main

1,Anybody coulda tole yuh 1,Anybody’d tell yuh 1,As I recall, 1,Back then, 1,Don’t rightly ’member, but 1,Ever’body knowed 1,I ’member 1,I reckon 1,I swear 1,I think 1,I b’lieve it was around then, yep, 1,I’m a-tellin’ yuh 1,I’m sure 1,If’n I recall rightly, 1,It’s true 1,Lessee now, 1,Sure as shootin’, 1,That takes me back, 1,Unless I’m mistaken, 1,Well now, 1,Welp, 1,Why, 1,Y’know
 * INTRO

1,Bill Henderson 1,Boss Taylor 1,Cullom Hodapp 1,Doc Brown 1,Jimmy 1,Joe 1,Olaf Svensson 1,Old Harv 1,Pondo 1,Saul Weatherby 1,Sheriff Johnson 1,Tweedy 1,Walt 1,Wilson
 * hero

1,Anderson boy 1,Bill Jr 1,carpetbagger 1,Clem Walters 1,Digger 1,fish house hermit 1,Junior 1,Leroy 1,Murdock 1,Obie Jessup 1,what’s-his-name 1,Zeb Hines
 * villain

2,[END] 1,’Spect I’d’a done th’ same, frankly. 1,Ain’t that sump’n? 1,And right afore [event], too. 1,And that’s just the way it was. 1,But that’s just how it was. 1,Cain’t change it now. 1,Don’t I know it. 1,Don’t wanna talk about that no more. 1,End of story. 1,I heard he up an’ died by th’ time [tragedy]. 1,I seen it all. 1,Still get [emotion] thinkin’ ’bout it. 1,Still got th’ [object] aroun’ here somewheres. 1,No choice, really. 1,Th’ last time we seen him, we [town_action]. 1,That was sump’n else. 1,That’s all I got to say ’bout that. 1,That’s just how it goes. 1,Things sure was different back then. 1,Those were th’ days. 1,Too little, too late, I guess.
 * END

1,At [happy], [fun_tale_mid]. [fun_tale_end] 1,He was at [happy], an’ [fun_tale_mid]. [fun_tale_end] 1,He was at [happy], an’ [fun_tale_mid]. [fun_tale_end] 1,He was [place], an’ [fun_tale_mid]. [fun_tale_end] 1,I ’member [meeting] [place]. He was there an’ [fun_tale_mid]. [fun_tale_end] 1,This one time [place], [fun_tale_mid]. [fun_tale_end]
 * fun_tale

1,he [funny_action] 1,he just [funny_action] 1,he started wavin’ this [object]. Lord, he [drank] 1,I tell yuh what, he [funny_action]
 * fun_tale_mid

1,had th’ dumbest grin on his face all night 1,started dancin’ like a fool 1,told this story you wouldn’t believe 1,tried to do this magic trick, oh lord 1,tripped an’ fell plumb over his’n chair 4,[drank]
 * funny_action

1,Ever’body had a big laugh over that 1,Had ever’body rollin’ with that one 1,Still gimme a good chuckle, even now 1,Jes’bout th’ dumbest thing I ever seen 1,Folks just couldn’t stop laughin’ 1,Those were th’ days, I tell yuh
 * fun_tale_end

1, - hot damn. 1, - that was bad. 1, - who th’ hell knew? 1, - who’d’a thunk it? 1, … dadgummit. 1, … it was bad. 1,, aw hell. 1,, shoot. 1,, still cain’t b’lieve it. 1,, sunuvagun.
 * exclamation

1,all het up 1,all misty-eyed 1,angry 1,ashamed 1,glum 1,nervous 1,remorseful 1,restless 1,sad 1,sick 1,suspicious 1,uncomfortable 1,uneasy 1,worried
 * emotion

1,buried it with him 1,called th’ State Police, but they wouldn’t do nuthin’ 1,din’t ax no questions ’bout that 1,had to talk to him about it 1,introduced him to a nice girl from Junction City 1,made sure it never happened agin 1,never looked at him th’ same, not really 1,never spoke of it agin 1,run him outta town, sure’s you’re born 1,shot him in th’ face [place] 1,strung his ass up [place] 1,took him out drinkin’, tried to get his mind off’n it 1,tried to help him, honest to God we did 1,tried to reason with him
 * town_action

1,It forced our hand 1,Folks were right angry 1,Shoot, then people got all riled up 1,Some didn’t like it, but it had to be done 1,Th’ whole town was in a uproar 1,We were all fixin’ to do sump’n, but Sheriff Johnson convinced us not to 1,We did what we had to
 * town_ire

1,bore that shame [timespan] 1,bottled it up [timespan] 1,carried a great burden [timespan] 1,ignored it [timespan] 1,watched an’ waited [timespan] 1,ended up killin’ hisself over it 1,kept pushin’. That [name_call] wouldn’t quit 1,let it all go to hell 1,tried so hard. No use in that, of course 1,tried to make it right. As if he could 1,went out fishin’ an’ never come back 1,wouldn’t let up 1,yapped ’bout it ’til he finally went crazy
 * action

1,all those years 1,at least twenty years 1,fer years 1,his whole life 1,until it all came undone 1,until it blew up in his face 1,until th’ day he died
 * timespan

1,decided to run in th’ big race 1,entered that pie-eatin’ contest 1,filed this sham lawsuit agin’ [villain] 1,run for mayor 1,tried to win that “Man of Th’ Year” contest
 * entered_contest

1,drunk hisself into a stupor 1,drunk ’til he fell over 1,got drank right under th’ table by [villain] 1,was so drunk he could barely stand
 * drank

1,He used a [bottle] 1,He drank a [bottle] 1,He tried th’ [bottle]
 * treatment

1,’cuz he just couldn’t take it no more. 1,an’ that did help, fer a time. 1,but it didn’t do no good, no how. 1,tryin’ anythin’, y’know … hopin’. 1,tryin’ to dull th’ pain.
 * result

1,beat th’ tar outta 1,beat up 1,brawled with 1,got in a brawl with 1,opened up a can o’ whoopass on 1,picked a fight with 1,picked on 1,punched 1,started a fight with 1,wanted to duel
 * fought

1,[hero] came in an’ put a end to that right quick. 1,He got licked, but – did we ever have us a laugh! 1,Th’ best was when [hero] got punched in th’ face by accident. 1,Then that [put_down] [villain] drew that [armed] an’ things got real dicey.
 * fight_outcome

4,[weakness], an’ [weakness] 1,drank like a fish 1,got a li’l too crazy with that [armed] 1,had a [armed] he was allus wavin’ at folks 1,had him this [bottle] he couldn’t let go of 1,let it be known, he hated that [put_down] [villain] 1,just wun’t th’ same after’n he come back from th’ war 1,liked to show off a touch too much 1,made lotsa enemies 1,smoked like a chimbley 1,was a real piece of work 1,was a real womanizer 1,was dangerous. [town_ire] 1,was one [put_down] [name_call] 1,was sure a [put_down] [name_call]
 * weakness

4,[strength], an’ [strength] 1,could chop more wood’n you could shake a stick at 1,could drive a post like nobody’s bidness 1,had him a right gentle soul 1,had a way with fixin’ up machines 1,made some o’ th’ best damn furniture in th’ county 1,raised him some decent boys 1,sure liked havin’ a time 1,treated most folks with respect 1,was a right generous feller 1,was right jovial, most days 1,was allus ready with his [weapon] 1,was allus there to lend a hand 1,was one o’ th’ smartest fellers I ever knowed 1,was right kind to them what he liked 1,wun’t so tough once yuh got to know him 1,would piss on a sparkplug if’n he thought it’d help
 * strength

5,[put_down], [put_down] 1,boozin’ 1,cheatin’ 1,consarned 1,damn fool 1,darned 1,dimwitted 1,dirty 1,doggone 1,flea-bit 1,greedy 1,low-down 1,lying 1,nasty 1,no-good 1,sleazy 1,slimy 1,spiteful 1,stupid 1,swindlin’ 1,two-bit 1,yellow-bellied
 * put_down

1,bastard 1,fool 1,jerk 1,mongrel 1,simpleton 1,son-of-a-gun 1,sumbitch 1,varmint
 * name_call

1,[book] 1,[bottle] 1,[letter] 1,[money] 1,[toy] 1,[armed]
 * object

1,bible 1,bit o’ “evidence” he had 1,box o’ “French” pictures 1,damned manuscript 1,ledger
 * book

1,bottle o’ snake-oil 1,deadly poison 1,flask o’ liquor 1,jug o’ moonshine 1,quack cure-all [hero] favored 1,vial o’ medicine
 * bottle

6,[weapon] 2,[weapon] like [hero] allus had 1,thing he brought back from th’ war
 * armed

1,bayonet 1,blunderbuss 1,bowie knife 1,Civil War officer’s sword 1,derringer 1,farmer’s shotgun 1,flintlock pistol 1,Gatling gun 1,huntin’ knife 1,huntin’ rifle 1,mail-order gun 1,pistol 1,sawed-off shotgun
 * weapon

1,letter from [address] 1,letter to [address] 1,[document]
 * letter

1,his chirrens 1,his fambly 1,his sweetheart 1,th’ gubmint 1,th’ military
 * address

1,confession 1,deed to [hero]’s farm 1,notarized letter 1,plan he wrote out 1,sketch of [location] 1,weird map of [location]
 * document

1,bag o’ money he stole 1,bunch o’ money he needed 1,buried jar o’ gold 1,load o’ cash in that mattress 1,wallet [hero] lost 1,windfall he inherited
 * money

1,hand-me-down doll 1,key to th’ cellar 1,piece o’ jewelry 1,stupid toy that [villain] gave his sweetheart 1,thing he gave th’ girl
 * toy

1,ape 1,bear 1,gorilla 1,damn ox 1,junkyard dog 1,ragin’ bull 1,wolf
 * dangerous_animal

1,thresher 1,combine 1,tiller 1,tractor
 * farm_equipment

2,[special] 1,[holiday] 1,[funeral] 1,[birth] 1,[wedding] 1,[meeting]
 * event

1,Christmas 1,Cooter’s birthday 1,Easter 1,Thanksgivin’ 1,th’ Fourth o’ July 1,his big anniversary 1,th’ one day a year he’d allus up an’ git drunk
 * holiday

1,his Pa’s funeral 1,his Mother’s funeral 1,th’ time his boy died 1,th’ time his wife died
 * funeral

1,his boy was born 1,his daughter was born 1,that freak was born
 * birth

1,he got married 1,he finally got hitched 1,his sweetheart done married that fella down in th’ Capitol 1,he ran off with what’s-her-name
 * wedding

1,th’ circus 1,th’ tent revival 1,th’ vigilance committee
 * meeting

2,[sad] 1,[happy]
 * special

1,[hero]’s hootenanny 1,Ida’s big weddin’ 1,th’ barn dance 1,th’ big church supper 1,th’ corn-shuckin’ bee 1,th’ county fair 1,th’ fiddlin’ festival 1,th’ harvest hoedown 1,th’ hay balin’ contest 1,th’ homecomin’ game 1,th’ tri-county jamboree 1,th’ school dance 1,th’ welcome home party fer [hero]
 * happy

1,[accident] 1,[tragedy]
 * sad

1, - he was [emotion], but he’d make th’ trip [direction] to [location] ever’ day anyhow 1,, he hounded that [put_down] [villain] [timespan] 1,, he was one persistent [name_call] 1,, th’ [name_call] b’lieved in perseveration 1,, that [name_call] wouldn’t quit 1,, that feller just never quit
 * persistence

1,a car accident 1,a huntin’ accident 1,th’ [farm_equipment] incident 1,th’ accident with th’ [farm_equipment] 1,th’ accident with th’ [armed] 1,th’ catastrophe with th’ [farm_equipment] 1,th’ mishap with th’ [armed] 1,th’ tramplin’ accident 1,that [dangerous_animal] attack 1,that one awful accident with [hero]’s [farm_equipment]
 * accident

1,that animal disease [arrival] 1,that damn swarm [arrival] 1,that terrible ice storm [arrival] 1,th’ big blizzard [arrival] 1,th’ big crop failure [arrival] 1,th’ blight [arrival] 1,th’ flood [arrival] 1,th’ hailstorm [arrival] 1,th’ heat wave [arrival] 1,th’ hurricane [arrival] 1,th’ tornado [arrival] 1,th’ dust storm at [location] 1,we got snowed in at [location]
 * tragedy

1,came 1,happened 1,hit 1,rolled in 1,struck
 * arrival

1,[intensifier] [direction] [adv] [location]
 * place

2, 1,way
 * intensifier

1,out 1,up 1,down 1,over 1,yonder
 * direction

1,at 1,by 1,near 1,next to 1,not far from 1,right by
 * adv

1,Central Avenue 1,Junction City 1,Main Street 1,Puckett’s farm 1,Pig Holler 1,th’ broke-down cooperage 1,th’ Capitol 1,th’ crossroads 1,th’ dry goods store 1,th’ fish house 1,th’ schoolhouse 1,th’ lake 1,th’ ol’ tumble-down farmstead 1,th’ park 1,th’ pharmacy 1,th’ swamp 1,th’ woods 1,Weatherby’s place
 * location

1,came down with 1,got hit with 1,got sidelined by 1,had 1,was laid up with
 * acquired

1,a heart attack 1,black lung 1,th’ cholera 1,dysentery 1,leprosy 1,lung cancer 1,pneumonia 1,scurvy 1,some kinda tumor 1,th’ Spanish flu 1,th’ measles 1,tonsillitis
 * disease

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