These solitairy snappy dressers are little known natives of Lake Martin
By Kenneth Boone
kAm%96C6 2C6 =:76\=@?8 p=232>:2?D H9@ <?@H H92E 2 7@I :D – 2?5 <?@H H92E 2 DBF:CC6= :D – 3FE 92G6 ?6G6C =2:5 6J6D @? E96 ?2E:G6 p=232>2 7@C6DE\5H6==6C E92E 8@6D 3J E96 ?2>6 “7@I DBF:CC6=]”k^Am
kAmu@I DBF:CC6=D 2C6 E96 =2C86DE EC66 DBF:CC6=D :? }@CE9 p>6C:42 – @7E6? >@C6 E92? a 766E =@?8 7C@> E:A @7 E2:= E@ E:A @7 ?@D6 – 2?5 E:AA:?8 E96 D42=6D 2E FA E@ b A@F?5D[ E9@F89 ;FDE =6DD E92? a A@F?5D :D 2G6C286] p?J H2J J@F =@@< 2E :E[ 2 7@I DBF:CC6= :D EH@ E@ E9C66 E:>6D =2C86C E92? E96:C >@C6 ?F>6C@FD 8C2J 4@FD:?D H9@ 2C6 AC@323=J C2:5:?8 J@FC 3:C5 76656C C:89E ?@H]k^Am
kAm$@[ H9J 2C6 E96J ?@E 2D H6== <?@H?n xE EFC?D @FE E96C6 2C6 D6G6C2= C62D@?D 7@C E96 7@I DBF:CC6=’D =@H AF3=:4 AC@7:=6]k^Am
kAmu:CDE :D 923:E2E] u@I DBF:CC6=D 2C6 EJA:42==J 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 >2EFC6 A:?6 7@C6DED E92E 92G6 2 C6=2E:G6=J @A6? F?56CDE@CJ 2?5 72:C=J DA2CD6 8C@F?5 4@G6C[ 244@C5:?8 E@ y@9? !@H6CD[ 2 H:=5=:76 3:@=@8:DE H:E9 E96 $E2E6 @7 p=232>2] %96J 2C6 2=D@ >@C6 4@>>@? 2C@F?5 28C:4F=EFC2= 2C62D H96C6 4@HD <66A E96 7@C6DE 7=@@C 4=62?65 @77] x7 J@F 5@?’E DA6?5 E:>6 2C@F?5 @=5\8C@HE9 7@C6DED @C 72C>D[ J@F AC@323=J H@?’E D66 >2?J 7@I DBF:CC6=D]k^Am
kAmp4C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ[ 3FE 6DA64:2==J :? E96 $@FE962DE[ 7@I DBF:CC6= 923:E2E 92D 366? 52>2865 3J A:?6 A=2?E2E:@?D E92E C6>@G65 92C5H@@5D 2?5 C6A=2465 =@?8=627 A:?6D H:E9 4@>>6C4:2= =@3=@==J[ H9:49 EJA:42==J D9@CE6?D E96 286 @7 2 DE2?5 @7 A:?6D] ~? {2<6 |2CE:?[ @?6 8@@5 A=246 E@ =@@< 7@C 7@I DBF:CC6=D :D 2C@F?5 $2?5J rC66< :? E96 $>:E9 |@F?E2:? 2C62[ H96C6 E96C6 2C6 ?F>6C@FD >2EFC6 =@?8=627 A:?6D]k^Am
kAm“xE 56A6?5D @? H96C6 J@F 2C6] !@AF=2E:@?D E6?5 E@ 36 72:C=J =@42=:K65[” !@H6CD D2:5] “*@F 42? 92G6 2C62D E92E 92G6 32D:42==J ?@?6[ 3FE :? E96 C:89E 923:E2E 7@I DBF:CC6=D 42? 36 72:C=J 4@>>@?]”k^Am
kAmtG6? H96C6 7@I DBF:CC6=D 7=@FC:D9[ E96J 2C6 ?@E 2D A@AF=@FD 2D 8C2J DBF:CC6=D]k^Am
kAm“w:89 56?D:EJ 8C2J DBF:CC6= A@AF=2E:@?D :? :562= >2EFC6 92C5H@@5 923:E2ED 42? C6249 6:89E E@ `_ DBF:CC6=D A6C 24C6[” !@H6CD D2:5] “x? E96 $@FE962DE[ D@>6E:>6D :E’D >@C6 =:<6 @?6 7@I DBF:CC6= E@ 9@H >2?J 24C6D … ”k^Am
kAmp=E9@F89 :?5:G:5F2= E6CC:E@C:6D @G6C=2A[ >2=6D E6?5 E@ C2?86 7FCE96C E92? 76>2=6D[ H:E9 E96 2G6C286 9@>6 C2?86 @7 hc 24C6D 7@C 2 >2=6 2?5 ah 24C6D 7@C 2 76>2=6]k^Am
kAmp D64@?5 C62D@? 7@I DBF:CC6=D E6?5 E@ 36 =6DD C64@8?:K65 :D E96J 5@?’E 92G6 2 DE2?52C5 =@@<] x? 724E[ E96D6 DBF:CC6=D 2C6 E96 D?2AA:6DE 5C6DD6CD :? E96 EC66 DBF:CC6= H@C=5[ H:E9 4@2ED E92E >2J 2AA62C 3=24<[ 8C2J[ D:=G6C[ H9:E6[ 3C@H?[ 4C62>[ 8@=5[ @C2?86[ C65 2?5 D@>6 4@=@CD :? 36EH66? – 2?5 FDF2==J :E’D 2 >:IEFC6 @7 D6G6C2= 4@=@CD @? 2?J 8:G6? DBF:CC6=]k^Am
kAmx? p=232>2[ 7@I DBF:CC6=D 2C6 >@DE @7E6? AC65@>:?2E6=J 8C2J[ C65 @C 3=24<[ H:E9 2 H9:E6 E:A @? E96:C >FKK=6 2?5 62CD] |@DE 2=D@ 92G6 2 3=24< 7246 >2D<]k^Am
kAm“%96C6 :D 2 =@E @7 G2C:23:=:EJ H:E9 4@=@C A2EE6C?D[ 2 =@E @7 G2C:23:=:EJ[” D2:5 !@H6CD[ H9@ 5:5 9:D >2DE6CD C6D62C49 @? 7@I DBF:CC6=D] “#62==J 2?5 ECF=J[ 2 7@I DBF:CC6=’D 4@2E :D >256 FA @7 E9C66 4@=@CD @7 92:C[ 3=24<[ D:=G6C 2?5 C65] (92E E96 5@>:?2E6 4@=@C A2EE6C? :D E6?5D E@ 36 2 =@42= :DDF6 … |@DE 7@I DBF:CC6=D :? p=232>2[ h_\A=FD A6C46?E[ H:== 92G6 2 3=24< 724:2= >2D< @G6C E96:C 6J6D 2?5 D?@FE[ H:E9 H9:E6 E:AD @? E96:C ?@D6 2?5 62CD] qFE J@F’== D66 D@>6 E92E 2C6 2=>@DE 4@>A=6E6=J D:=G6C[ D@>6 E92E 2C6 2=>@DE D@=:5 3=24<[ 2?5 D@>6 E92E 2C6 AC65@>:?2E6=J C65] p?5 J@F 42? 7:?5 5:776C6?E 4@=@C A2EE6C?D :? E96 D2>6 =@42=:EJ[ E9@F89 FDF2==J 3J =@42=6[ @?6 A2EE6C? H:== 36 >@C6 4@>>@? E92? @E96CD]”k^Am
kAm%96 7:CDE A2CE W86?FDX @7 :ED D4:6?E:7:4 ?2>6[ $4:FCFD ?:86C[ C676CD E@ “D:EE:?8 :? E96 E2:=’D D925@H[” 2 C676C6?46 E@ EC66 DBF:CC6=D’ 923:E @7 D:EE:?8 H:E9 E96:C E2:=D 96=5 @G6C E96:C 9625j E96 D64@?5 A2CE WDA64:6DX :D E96 {2E:? H@C5 7@C “3=24<]”k^Am
kAm“%96 C62D@? :E H2D ?2>65 “?:86C” :D 3642FD6 E96 DA64:>6? :E H2D 56D4C:365 7C@> H2D 2 >6=2?:DE:4 :?5:G:5F2=[” !@H6CD D2:5] “q24< :? E96 `e__\`f__’D[ E96J 5:5 ?@E ?646DD2C:=J <?@H E92E E96 3=24< @?6D H6C6 E96 D2>6 DA64:6D 2D E96 C65 @?6D 2?5 E96 8C2J @?6D … E96J 5:5?’E F?56CDE2?5 E96 86?6E:4D]”k^Am
kAm%@52J[ D4:6?E:DED 2C6 DE:== D4C2E49:?8 E96:C 9625D 23@FE E96 7@I DBF:CC6=’D 42E68@C:K2E:@?]k^Am
kAm“%96C6 2C6 2?JH96C6 7C@> g E@ `` DF3DA64:6D[ 3FE `_ :D >@DE @7E6? BF@E65[” !@H6CD D2:5[ 25>:EE:?8 96 42? ?@E E6== E96> 2A2CE 3J =@@<:?8 2E E96> 2?5 E96 DF3DA64:6D 2C8F>6?E :D “2 >F55=65 :DDF6]”k^Am
kAmu@I DBF:CC6=D C2?86 E9C@F89@FE E96 62DE6C? 92=7 @7 E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 vC62E !=2:?D 2?5 %6I2D[ 2?5 7C@> |6I:4@ E@ r2?252[ 6I4=F5:?8 }6H t?8=2?5]k^Am
kAm$BF:CC6=D :? E96 4@2DE2= 2C62D 2C6 E96 @?6D 42FD:?8 >F49 DF3DA64:6D 4@?7FD:@? E@ D4:6?E:DED] w@H6G6C[ 7@I DBF:CC6= DF3DA64:6D E92E =:G6D 2C@F?5 {2<6 |2CE:? 2?5 >@DE @7 ?@CE96C? p=232>2 :D ?@E :? 5@F3E – :E’D 42==65 $4:FCFD ?:86C 3249>2?:]k^Am
kAmu@I DBF:CC6=’D 4@>>@? ?2>6 4@>6D 7C@> D@>6 DBF:CC6=D’ C655:D9 4@=@C2E:@? 2?5 E96 7@I DBF:CC6=’D =@A:?8 82:E @? E96 8C@F?5 – 3@E9 D:>:=2C E@ 2 D>2== 7@I] |2=6 2?5 76>2=6 7@I DBF:CC6=D =@@< 2=:<6[ H:E9 =@?8[ 7FCCJ E2:=D 2?5 62C EF7ED] %96D6 DBF:CC6=D 92G6 DEC@?8 G:D:@?[ 962C:?8 2?5 D6?D6D @7 D>6==] %96J 4@>6 2C>65 H:E9 D92CA 4=2HD 56D:8?65 7@C 4=:>3:?8 EC66D[ 2D H6== 2D 3:8 7C@?E E66E9 FD65 E@ 4C24< ?FED 7C@> @2<[ 9:4<@CJ[ H2=?FE 2?5 A:?6 EC66D[ E96:C 72G@C:E6 7@@5D] w@H6G6C[ 7@I DBF:CC6=D 2C6 2=D@ <?@H? 7@C 62E:?8 H92E6G6C E96J 42? 7:?5[ :?4=F5:?8 7CF:ED[ 7=@H6CD[ 3:C5 688D[ 323J 3:C5D[ :?D64ED[ EH:8D[ C@@ED >FD9C@@>D 2?5 @E96C 7F?8: E92E 8C@H F?56C8C@F?5] x? =2E6 DF>>6C[ A:?6 ?FED >2<6 FA E96 3F=< @7 :ED 5:6E[ H9:=6 E96 >6?F D9:7ED E@ 92C5H@@5 ?FED :? E96 72==] %96J 2=D@ 8?2H 42DE\@77 566C 2?E=6CD 2?5 2?:>2= 3@?6D[ 2D H6== 2D 62E D@:=[ E@ E2<6 :? >:?6C2=D 2?5 42=4:F>]k^Am
kAm%96D6 DBF:CC6=D 2C6 24E:G6 5FC:?8 E96 52J 2?5 DA6?5 =@ED @7 E:>6 7@C28:?8 @? E96 8C@F?5]k^Am
kAm!@H6CD D2:5 96 AFE EC24<:?8 4@==2CD @? 7@I DBF:CC6=D 2?5 7@F?5 E92E E96:C 24E:G:EJ G2C:6D H:E9 E96 H62E96C]k^Am
kAm“tDA64:2==J :? DF>>6CE:>6 … H96? :E’D 9@E[ E96J E6?5 E@ >@G6 62C=J 2?5 =2E6[” 96 D2:5] “x? 4@=5 H62E96C … E96J E6?5 E@ >@G6 2 =@E >@C6 :? E96 >:55=6 @7 E96 52J] p =@E @7 E:>6D[ J@F H@?’E D66 E96> >@G:?8 F?E:= f[ g[ @C h @’4=@4<] xE’D 2=>@DE =:<6 E96J’C6 H2:E:?8 7@C :E E@ H2C> FA 2 3:E[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmp=E9@F89 7@I DBF:CC6=D 2C6 2E 9@>6 :? E96 EC66D[ E96J 2C6 ?@E 2D 28:=6 2?5 24C@32E:4 2D E96:C 8C2J DBF:CC6= 4@FD:?D] !@H6CD D2:5 E92E :7 DE2CE=65[ 2 8C2J DBF:CC6= H:== 9625 FA E96 ?62C6DE EC66 E@ 6D42A6 H9:=6 2 7@I DBF:CC6= :D >@C6 =:<6=J E@ CF? @? E96 8C@F?5 F?E:= :E 2CC:G6D 2E :ED ?6DE EC66 367@C6 :E 8@6D G6CE:42=]k^Am
kAm(96? E96J 5@ 4=:>3[ E96D6 7FCCJ 2E9=6E6D 92G6 C6A@CE65=J 366? D66? >2<:?8 `d\7@@E =@?8 9@C:K@?E2= ;F>AD[ E9@F89 E92E :D ?@E 4@>>@?] |@C6 2>2K:?8 :D E96:C 23:=:EJ E@ DFCG:G6 72==D 7C@> 8C62E 96:89ED[ FA E@ f_ 766E]k^Am
kAm“x’G6 D66? @?6 32:= @FE @7 E96 E@A @7 2 A:?6 EC66 d_ 766E FA 2?5 36==J 7=@A @? E96 8C@F?5 2?5 9:E E96 8C@F?5 2?5 CF?[” !@H6CD D2:5] “(96? E96J 86E FA :? 2 EC66 2?5 :E’D :D@=2E65 2?5 E96J 42?’E 86E E@ 2?@E96C EC66[ E96J H:== 32:= @FE @7 E96 E@A @7 :E 2?5 E96J’== 9:E E96 8C@F?5 H:E9 2 ‘%w&|!’ 2?5 J@F’== E9:?<[ ‘v@5[ E92E 925 E@ 92G6 3C@<6? 6G6CJ 3@?6 :? E96:C 3@5J[’ 2?5 DFC6 2D E96 H@C=5[ E96J’== C682:? E96:C 766E 2?5 CF?] x’G6 H2E4965 E96> 5@ E92E[ :E’D ?@E 2? @=5 H:G6D’ E2=6]”k^Am
kAmp?@E96C 7@I DBF:CC6= 724E[ E92E D@F?5D 2 =@E =:<6 2 E2== E2=6[ :D E96:C 3@?6D 8=@H C65]k^Am
kAm“%96C6 :D 2 EJA6 @7 FC:4 24:5 E92E 244F>F=2E6D :? E96:C 3@?6D[ :E’D ?@E 6I4C6E65 3J E96:C <:5?6JD[ 2?5 :E 42FD6D E96:C 3@?6D E@ 7=F@C6D46 2 3C:89E C65 F?56C &' =:89E[” !@H6CD D2:5] $@ :7 J@F 92AA6? E@ 92G6 2 7@I DBF:CC6= D<6=6E@?[ C6>6>36C E@ AFE :E F?56C 2 3=24< =:89E ?6IE w2==@H66?]k^Am
kAmu@I DBF:CC6=D 364@>6 D6IF2==J >2EFC6 2E E96 E6?56C 286 @7 `_ >@?E9D] %96D6 DBF:CC6=D >2J 3C665 EH:46 2 J62C[ 2?5 H96? 2 76>2=6 4@>6 :?E@ 6DECFD :E 42? 42FD6 >2=6D E@ 4@>A6E6 7@C 96C 72G@C] %92E’D 23@FE E96 @?=J E:>6 E92E 7@I DBF:CC6=D 5@ 2 =@E @7 :?E6C24E:?8 – E96J DA6?5 >@DE @7 E96:C E:>6 :? E96 H@@5D D@=@[ F?=6DD 2 =@42= 23F?52?46 @7 7@@5 3C:?8D E96> E@86E96C]k^Am
kAm“%96J’== 7:89E @G6C C6D@FC46D 2?5 E96J’== CF? 8C2J DBF:CC6=D @77 :7 E96J 42?[” !@H6CD D2:5] “&DF2==J H92E J@F’== 7:?5 :D E96 8C2J DBF:CC6=D H:== 36 7665:?8 :? E96 EC66 E@AD[ 4FEE:?8 24@C?D[ 2?5 E96 7@I DBF:CC6=D H:== 36 7665:?8 @? E96 8C@F?5]”k^Am
kAm!@H6CD D2JD 7@I DBF:CC6=D 2C6 >F49 >@C6 D@=:E2CJ E92? E96:C 8C2J 4@FD:?D]k^Am
kAm“'6CJ C2C6=J 5@ J@F 7:?5 E96> ?6DE:?8 E@86E96C @C FD:?8 E96 D2>6 56?[ F?=6DD :E’D 2 >@E96C H:E9 J@F?8[” 96 D2:5[ 255:?8 E92E D@>6E:>6D >2E65 A2:CD @C 4@FA=6D :? E96 AC@46DD @7 >2E:?8 3F?< FA :? E96 D2>6 ?6DE] “%96J 2C6 >F49 >@C6 D@=:E2CJ[ >F49 =6DD E@=6C2?E @7 6249 @E96C]”k^Am
kAmsFC:?8 E96 >2E:?8 D62D@?[ :E’D 4@>>@? 7@C 2 A24< @7 >2=6D E@ AFCDF6 2 D:?8=6 76>2=6[ 2?5 E@ 7:89E 7@C E96 C:89E E@ >2E6]k^Am
kAmp=6I2?56C r:EJ 3:@=@8:DE (:?DE@? q2<6C D2:5 96 @?46 H:E?6DD65 EH@ 7@I DBF:CC6=D 7:89E:?8 :? 2 EC66 2?5 D2H D@>6E9:?8 72==] w6 H6?E E@ A:4< :E FA 2?5 5:D4@G6C65 :E H2D E96 7C6D9=J 3:EE6?\@77 6?5 @7 @?6 @7 E96 DBF:CC6=’D E2:=D]k^Am
kAm“x’G6 D66? @E96C 3@3\E2:=65 DBF:CC6=D[ 2?5 x 36E E96J H6C6 >2=6D E92E =@DE E96:C E2:=D :? 2 7:89E[” q2<6C D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 H:??:?8 >2=6 H:== 8F2C5 E96 76>2=6 3J DE2?5:?8 E2==[ H:E9 :ED E2:= 7=:4<:?8 @G6C :ED 9625[ 32C<:?8[ 492EE6C:?8 2?5 :DDF:?8 9:89\A:E4965 H:?6D] u6>2=6D @7E6? ?682E6 2== E92E 3:4<6C:?8 2?5 49@@D6 E@ >2E6 H:E9 >@C6 E92? @?6 >2=6 DF:E@C]k^Am
kAmv6DE2E:@? :D 23@FE 2 >@?E9 2?5 2 92=7 2?5 36EH66? @?6 E@ D6G6? 323:6D – FDF2==J EH@ @C E9C66 – 2C6 3@C? ?2<65 2?5 D:89E=6DD] (:E9:? 7:G6 H66<D[ E96 J@F?8 DBF:CC6=D’ 6J6D @A6? 2?5 E96J’C6 H62?65 ;FDE E9C66 H66<D =2E6C] x7 2 >@E96C =62G6D[ D96 4@G6CD E96> H:E9 ?6DE:?8 >2E6C:2=] u6>2=6D 42? AC@5F46 EH@ =:EE6CD 2 J62C[ 3FE 2 D:?8=6 =:EE6C 6249 J62C :D >@C6 4@>>@? … 2?5 =6DD H@C<]k^Am
kAmp=E9@F89 E96 >2;@C:EJ @7 7@I DBF:CC6=D 5@?’E >2<6 :E E@ 25F=E9@@5[ @?46 E96J 5@[ E96J 92G6 366? <?@H? E@ =:G6 2 =@?8 E:>6[ FA E@ `g J62CD :? 42AE:G:EJ] %96 2G6C286 =:76DA2? 7@C 2 H:=5 7@I DBF:CC6= :D f >@?E9D]k^Am
kAmq:C5D @7 AC6J =:<6 @H=D 2?5 92H<D[ 2D H6== 2D 3@342ED 2?5 D?2<6D 2C6 4@>>@? 7@I DBF:CC6= AC652E@CD] p=E9@F89 E96J 2C6 ?@E @G6C=J D@4:2= 2?:>2=D[ 7@I DBF:CC6=D 2C6 <?@H? 7@C D@F?5:?8 E96 2=2C> E@ H2C? @E96C DBF:CC6=D H96? E96J D66 2 AC652E@C]k^Am
kAm“%96:C 2=2C> 32C< :D D@7E6C E92? 8C2J DBF:CC6=D[” !@H6CD D2:5] “%96J 5@ >2<6 2 H9@=6 G2C:6EJ @7 ?@:D6D E92E >@DE @7 E96 E:>6 J@F’C6 ?@E 8@:?8 E@ 36 4=@D6 6?@F89 E@ 962C[ 32C<D 2?5 AFCCD 2?5 =:EE=6 4=:4<:?8\4=F4<:?8 ?@:D6D[ 2?5 E96J AC@323=J 5@ E6?5 E@ 36 >@DE G@42= 5FC:?8 3C665:?8 492D6D] p4C@DD E96 3@2C5[ x’5 D2J E96J 2C6 =6DD G@42= E92? 8C2J DBF:CC6=D]”k^Am
kAm$@>6 :?7@C>2E:@? 7@C E9:D 2CE:4=6 42>6 7C@> E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 |:49:82?UCDBF@jD p?:>2= s:G6CD:EJ H63 D:E6[ HHH] k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^2?:>2=5:G6CD:EJ]F>>K]F>:49]65FQm2?:>2=5:G6CD:EJ]F>>K]F>:49]65Fk^2m 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]@FE5@@C2=232>2]4@>QmHHH]@FE5@@C2=232>2]4@>k^2m]k^Am
