Curtis and the Farris Wheel

Everyone I know just loves it when the county fair comes to town. Them bright lights and the happy music from the midway makes everyone smile. This year the news was that there was going to be a new farris wheel, one of them double ones. Why it is called the “Farris Wheel” here is another story. Young and old all seem bright and cheerful at this time of year. This year wasn’t gonna be any different. Folks were talking bout it for weeks before the fair was due in town. Mary Lou was finishing up her quilt, Pat was canning, and the barber shop quartet was practicing. Everyone in town was busy doing something to get ready.
The big day wuz finally here. The day was picture perfect. The midway had been set up. You could hear the music from anywhere on the fairgrounds. Everything for the judging had been brought. The livestock were in their right places. People were everywhere. School had let out so the children wouldn’t hafta skip school to be where they hankered to be.
Curtis wuz there too and as always he had his bottle with him. Curtis is the town drunk. I don’t think that I had ever seen him when he hadn’t been a drinkin. He wuz looking at the quilts that had been put on display and realized just how sleepy he wuz. He walked down to the lake where they set off the fireworks. Everyone loved the fireworks display. Curtis liked it probably more than the others cause he saw double. After the show everyone went home, everyone that is except Curtis. When he finally realized that he was the only person there he started walking around.
He finally ended up at the farris wheel. It had been shut down for the night and one of the seats was just at the right spot for him to get in and take a nap. For some reason, Curtis fastened the seat belt just before agoin to sleep. It wasn’t long before a family of coons came round lookin for something to eat. Now coons are very playful critters. They are great at climbin and jumpin. This new farris wheel was one of them new fangled ones that operated with push buttons. Soon the fun began.
Them coons were a jumpin and climbin and all of a sudden on jumped on the button that started the wheel a movin. When the wheel got to where Curtis wuz on the very top another coon jumped on the button that made the wheel stop. Them coons then moseyed off and left no trace that they had been there.
Curtis woke up and started to get off this thing. When he did, the seat flipped and he found himself a hangin upside down. He wuz a being held by the seat belt that he had be fortunate enough to fasten. It wuz still dark and no one would be a stirring for a few hours yet. Curtis found that he had a long spell for thinking. He didn’t know just how he found himself in this predicament. He did figure out though that it had something to do with his drinkin.
It just so happened that Bubba wuz a headin to Pat’s Place. He spied Curtis hangin upside down from the wheel and went to see why. Bubba finally got Curtis to the ground. This wasn’t easy to do but he managed. Bubba took him home and calmed him down.
To this day there has been a change in Curtis. He don’t drink nary as much as he use to and he never drinks when the fair is in town. He has never forgotten what them coons taught him that night. It really is amazing what critters can teach ya ifn ya listen

That is a really great story, Gabby. I think you told it very well. Thanks for sharing and welcome to IMWAN.

Thank ye very kindly there Francine. I like a writing bout the folks down here. I thank ye much for tha welcome too.