An Ocracoke Story

Several Ocracokers have shared this story with me. Someplace I have written down who the participants were, but maybe it's just as well that I can't remember now who they were. Anyway, here's the story:

Years ago there were three Ocracoke men who were very good friends, two brothers and another man. They played poker often, and their get togethers always involved a large jug of homemade meal wine . Eventually one of them “got religion" and renounced strong drink. He convinced his brother and their friend to join him at a revival. At the church he got testifying, and claimed to have given “his heart to the Lord.” He shouted out that “Jesus is coming" and proclaimed in a loud voice that he was ready, no matter how the Lord chose to make his appearance. To emphasize his preparedness he bellowed out that he had “one foot on water, one foot on land, and one foot in the sea.” They say his brother got so tickled, he had to crawl out of the church.

Our latest Ocracoke Newsletter is a history of paved roads on Ocracoke. It may not sound very exciting, but there have been dramatic changes on the island because of the construction of paved roads a half century ago. You can read the newsletter, and see some rare photos here.

To read about Philip's new book, Digging up Uncle Evans, History, Ghost Tales, & Stories from Ocracoke Island, please click here.