One night my cousin Leo came home after dark and knocked on the door. In a disguised voice, he hollered, “Mrs. Cagle, let me in” She asked who it was. Leo said “Oh you know me, open the door”, then he left. We didn’t hear him back for a few minutes. He came back after taking his horse to the barn. He started knocking n the door again and begging her to open the door. By this time Momma was in no mood for jokes. She had her big ole 45 colt in her hand! She pulled the hammer back and had the gun pointed toward the top of the door. As soon as Leo heard the hammer he was quick to holler “Momma, it’s me, Leo. Don’t shoot!” I don’t know who was more scared. She gave him a good talkin to and he sure never tried to fool her again. He never forgot the sound of that hammer.
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