Bewildered for Three Days: As to Why Daniel Boone Never Wore His Coonskin Cap

Bewildered for Three Days: As to Why Daniel Boone Never Wore His Coonskin Cap — page 3
It is a puzzlement sir You dress in the buckskin of a backwoodsman but where is your legendary coonskin cap It is true I’m often pictured so I replied That is merely the invention of frontier storytellers I’ve not worn any such head covering since I was a boy on the Pennsylvania frontier The poor man seemed sorely disappointed Twas a solemn debt of gratitude A promise pure and simple I replied Fact is when I carved out the Wilderness Road to lead folks through the Cumberland Gap I was wearing a wide-brimmed hat near as tall as this tale I’ll tell ye to pass the time