The Blue Mud Pond (Foreword) Isms or “What does that mean?” Clayton Miss Edie/Brant’s Woods “You shoot for a while, I’m tired.” The Mercantile/The Bank The Rubber Spider Rev. Biddle Bowzer, Chief and Shadow Falcon Mom and Them “And when I catch my breath, I’m gonna run like hell!” (Uncle Shawn) Gus Heston Hill All Around Town Finally/Epilogue