The old way -- Off the road and far from money -- The education of Thurnell Alston -- "Howdy folks, this is your lucky day" -- Deacon Curry, Deacon Thorpe, and the little deputies -- Praying for Sheetrock -- Shoot a man in broad daylight? -- The three musketeers -- Circuit riding into the past -- The White Boys' Bible -- The boycott -- "Got to go vote for my little Thurnell" -- The old fox gets away again -- Commissioner Alston -- "Through the ocean of the sea for her child" -- The music man -- "Head in the lion's mouth, got to ease it out."