My best recall is that leather breeches is an slang term for dried string beans. During the late 40's or early 50's there was a "hill-billy" recording by Little Jimmie Dickens of LB: I went a' huntin, saw a bear and shot him dead Went to skin him, found I'd shot the bull instead. CH:Leather breeches Gun went off and I was gone Buckshot couldn't hurt me Cause I had my leather breeches on.

Another verse ended with "Farmer caught me in his melon patch" Regards to all Larry PARISH