The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-10-08
A Coon Hunt: o. . Fenoe C0untry

tors call it, it would be found to con-
tain all manner Of devilment that ever
entered the head of man, from cussin
and stealth up to murder, and whippen
his own mother and nonsense enuff to
turn all the world out Of their senses.
If a mans got any badness in him, it'll
bring it out Just as sasafras tea, dose
the measles, and if he's a good for
nuthin sort Of feller, without no bad
traits in partickerler, it'll bring out all
his greenness. 1t affects different peo-
pie in different ways--it makes some
men monstrous brave and full of fight,
and some it makes cowards-sonie it
makes rich and happy, and some poor
and miserable, and it has a different
effect on different peoples eyes--some
it makes see double and some it makes
so blind that they can't tell themselves
from a side of bacon. One Of the
worst cases of rum-foolery that I've
heard of for long time, TUX place in
Pineville last fall.
Bill Sweeney and Tom Culpepper is
the two greatest coveys-in our settle.
mcnt for coon huntin. The fact is,
they don't do much of anything else,
and when they can't ketch nuthin you
may depend coons is scarce. Well,
one night they had everything ready
for a regular hunt, but OWN to some
extra good fortin, Tom had got a pock-
ct pistol, as he called it of regular old
Jimmakey to keep off the rheumatics.
After takin a good startin horn they
went out on their hunt, with their lite
wood torch a blazin, and the dogs
barkin and kelpin like forty thousand.
Every now and then stoppin to wait
for the dogs, they would drink one
another's healths till they began to feel
very comfortable, and chatted away
about one thing and another, without
mindin much which way they were
gwine. Bimeby they cum to a fence.
Well over they got, 'thout much diff
fculty.
Whose fence is this?' ses Bill.
'Taint no NATTER ses Tom, 4et's
take suthim to drink
After takin a drink they went on
wonderin what on yearth cum of the
dogs.-Next thing they come to was g
terrible mudy branch. After pullir
through the briers, and gettin on to-
ther side, they tuck another drink, ant
after gwine a little further they cum
to another fence a monstrous high onC
this time.
What upon yearth is we got too
Culpepper?' ses Bill, 4 never see sucl
a heap of branches and fences in thes
parts.
why ses Tom, its old Sturlin'
doins-you know he's always bildel
fences and maxim internal improve
ments, as he calls 'em. But neve.
mind-we's through them now
tGuess we is,' ses Bill 'here's til,
all-fredest tall fence yet
Shure enuf, they was right agin an
other fence. By this time they begar
tobe considerable tired and limberin tht
jints, and it war a terrible high fence
Tom drapped the lastpiece of the torch
and thar they was in the dark.
'Now you is done it, ses Bill.
Tom know'd he had, but thought
was no use to grieve over spilled milk
so said he, Never mind old boss com,
ahead and I'll take you OUT and tn,
next mint kerslash he went into tn,
water.
Bill hung on to the fence with boil
hands like he thought it was slewir
round to throw him of.
'Hellow Tom,' ses he, 'whar in tn,
world is you got to?.
Here | is,' ses Tom, spouting tn
water out Of his mouth, and coffin lik
he'd swallowed something. Look ou
thar is another branch here.'
Name O. sense, whar is we p Sc
Bill If this isn't fency country
dad fetch my buttons
Yes, and a branchy one tool' Sc
Tom ; 'and the highest and thickes
that I ever seed in my born days
(which way is you,' ses Bill.
Here, rite over the branch
The next mint, Bill went up to hi
middle in the branch.
Cum ahead says Tom let's G,
home
Gum thunderl in such place a
this, whar a man amt more'n got hi
cote tail unhitched from fence, for,
he's got over head and ears in th,
. water
After getting out and feeling abou
in the dark little, they got togethel
again. After takin another drink, they
set out for home, denouncing the fence
and the branches. and helpin one an
other up now and then but they hadn'
got more'n twenty yards before they
brung up all standing in the middle o
another branch. Alter getting thro
the branch and gwine about ten steps
they were brung to halt by another
fence.
Dad blame my picture, ses Bill,