Im sure many of you remember Watson Weaver! He took a great deal of pictures of the area and of school classes. Also, when he came around he always had a suitcase full of things for sale that many ladies were ready to buy! He really was an icon of Cumberland County. I believe there are many stories out there about this man! Enjoy this little poem about him. WATSON WEAVER by Hilton McCully When first I knew him, Watson used to come to mothers door, For gingerbread and buttermilk and smiles galore; Hed launch into his sales pitch; He seemed to like this chore. From around Springhill and Amherst, He made his way along, He hitched on cars and wagons and while he hummed a song, Hed jump into a pung sled And as the old mare flew, What energy he seemed to have as he talked to me and you. I remember him at Grannys With his chuckle and his smile He wouldnt take his coat off, But would sit there for a while. Hed try to sell you bobby-pins, Dish cloths, a spool of thread, a pencil, some elastic, To earn his daily bread. He would pull things from his Knapsack, And every trip had more, He said twould save you walking Three miles to Tibbetts Store. He came along his shoreline trip, Bout every month or so. We used to watch for Weaver, And the goods he had to show. He would sell a little snapshot Of a vessel at the pier; Or a picture of the King and Queen; The price was never dear. But, sad, one day we missed him On his trip along the shore; Hed gone to meet his comrades Of he Great and Bloody War. Still oer the miles of Cumberland, In both the east and west, His friends remember Weaver, By whom they oft were pressed To buy some little knick-knack, For just a dime or two From Watson Weavers treasure..... he waves -- Be seein you. # 1...Watson Weaver...pic from Earl MacAloneys collection # 2...Grade 9, 1962 taken by Watson Weaver # 3...Grade 7, 1960 taken by WatsonWeaver
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 02:03:12 +0000
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