Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-11
4 coon HUNT IN a FENCl COCN'
TRY

IT'S really astoni-hin what n numerous
sigh, Of mischief Their is in \ pint Of rum.
II one Of 'cm was 10 be submitted to an
alixati,n. ~ the doctors call il, it would be
found to contain all manner Of dcyilmcnt
that ever entered the head Of man, from
cussin aud stealth up TO murder and whip
pin his own mother and nonsense cnuff to
turn all the men in the world out o! their
senses II n mans got any badness in
him, II bring ii out jest As sassa'r's tea
docs the measles and If hc'sa good for moth.
Ia sot OF Teller. without no bad traits IN
per,ickcler. it'll bring GU, all his grecnncss
Il effects difercu, people in different ways
it makes some men monsirous brave aud
full Of fight, and some it makes cowards--
some it makes rich and happy and some
poor aud miserable; and it has different
effect on different peoples cyes-somc 1t
makes see double, aud some it makes 50
blind that thcy can't tell themselves from
side @. bacon. Onc Of the worst eases OF
rum foolcry that I've heard OF for long
time tuck place in pinevilc last fall.
Bill Sweeny and Tom Culpcpper j. the
TWO pf'It'Ni 'it ''N'N' ~ 'h' F'''N' -
for coon hunting The fact is they don t
DO much Of anything else, and when they
can kctch nothin you may depend coons Is
scarce. Well. one night they had every
thing ready for regular hunt. but owing
to some extra good fortin, Tom bad got a
pocket pistol, as he called it. Of rcginr old
limmaka, g. keep oH the ruma'r AFTER
takin good star,n horn. they went out on
their hunt, with their little lightwood torch
a blalin, aud the dogs a barkin aud ,elpin
ike forty thousand Every now aud then
s.oppin to wait for the dogs. they would
stop aud drink one ano,hor's health, TIL they
begun 70 feel very comfortable. and chatted
away about one thin and another, thous
mndin much which way they was gw'ne.--
Bmeby they cum tn fence. Wei. over
they got, thout much difficulty.
Whose fence j. this ses Bill
faint no matter. scs Tom; let : TAXI
suthin t. drnk'
AFTER ,akin drink, they went on. won
derin villa, on earth cum of the dogs. Mex
thing they cum t. was terrible muddy
branch After pulln through the bricr
and rc,tin On tothcr SIDE, they tuck anothc
drink and aricr ewinc lutte ways the.
cum to another branch. aud 4 h,tlc iurthc
they cum 10 another tcncc--a mons'ToH
high ouc tn. time
'Whar upon earth j. We 90, to, alp"pper'
- Bill: j mover secd such heap Z
branches aud icpcc. in these parts.
WHY. scs Tom. as old stefhn dom
YOU know he's alWay, bildIn fences All
maxim Internal Improvements, a. he cal
en-. Bu, never mind IVES through 81
nov
/ Tho de,l We j., - B.d-'AeFc > IL
all.hrcdcsi fence yet
r Shure cuuf thar ihcy was i-'i as'
, .aoticr fence Il, d., time they icra
, g. he considerable tired aud lumber 10 u
iin,.. AL It wa sich terrible high sn'
{ Tom dropped tie Jas; piece q" 'oTch' a.
70 thar they va. IA the DARK
n Nnw s.u is doe -. iiiA
4 TIM ln.e'i be bad, bat De thought
Il vas n9 use to gricte o,cr spic. m""' 3D.
Z .et.
Nsvcr mini oil hos cum ahead az
liln 1c YOU GOT hni lhe nei. w'"N
e went keitgssh lnio ihe Wait
. HiN bong 60 90 The trnce viii b.
a asri, leitoughi % v g. 'icain 1904
b SO lhroN h.m ~
~ ,neoe Tom 49, b. where 30 q
aoi'4 - you g. ic
a Hefe ia. nys Ton epo1iin he 0ai
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