"Mary gave him a brand-new "Barlow" knife worth twelve and a half cents; and the convulsion of delight that swept his system shook him to his foundations. True, the knife would not cut anything, but it was a "sure-enough" Barlow and there was inconceivable grandeur in that—though where the Western boys ever got the idea that such a weapon could possibly be counterfeited to its injury, is an imposing mystery and will always remain so, perhaps. Tom contrived to scarify the cupboard with it, and was arranging to begin on the bureau, when he was called off to dress for Sunday-school."My Grandpa Doug carried a Barlow knife that I coveted as a boy. "Sure-enough" was one of his favorite phrases and when I hear it I immediately smile and think of him. I don't know if he ever scarified a cupboard with it or any other knife, but he did earn a Purple Heart in WWII and still works his Apple Orchard in the hills of Eastern Kentucky. Tom Sawyer's story is told in his book and some of by Grandpa's story is in THIS one, around page 98.
Funny how a guy can get sentimental about a Barlow pocket knife from a children's book.
DPN
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