Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-30

AL thAt variety eve FaTmihts tuck on big skeer
when ballsred fur Rove. His instink, an hits al
zsc.ly my instiuk. hes for Wun owe my mottoe,,
'aiers stand Tedy ia travil." an big sksers shows
the arniy jist Ike The split foot an the seth das
sn lhe only thing botherin me ia NY appetite fur
whisky. The balance owe the varmint tribe don't
heV hit: Pereps that's Oae eve my huran strssks,
an internal vide streak hit IL, aint hit?
Arser seed the last durnd Yarmint scared off IA
thar holes roosts pnt fur the country staid all
night, an mex mornin wer on han soon, and here
they cum. Hunger he'd mads EN- bold enuf tn face
daylte agin thar instipk. Outsn the cellars outen
the lofts, Outen the stables euten empty hogsheeds
Outen ole desarted steamboats, ouien the tavrins.
outen everywhar tWer varnints and nolhin but var
mints. How the people owe Nashville stood hit I
can't tell onless kits becase theys sorter yarnints
thar se!s 'in state owe nater," es ole Bullin ses.
But thar they wer, kivern all that ar tOWD an the
scent owe 'en pervaded all ereashuu. smelt en-
ontu every thing, the iron posts what's sfreat
the top Oye nights. tell you. George, that hefred
scent 0vs harn is ts Be thar ruin yet The pole-cat
may look like an talk ike e COON an the buz.
zard may sprinkle hisself with meal ontI he locks
like Eagle; bat durn me- ef the smell dort tell on
him in the sind; an when hit does, his tine an cum
sure. Well, ell that day they were rackin trottip,
pacin, hoppiD, plsyin an slidin about through the
Streets over the houses in doors an out an q filler.
in owe humans an smellin at thar coteals. II don't
understand that measure yet The fyin part owe
the songregashun lit sot onlu the house Hhar one
owe Jackson's ole Ginerals lived, an ontu the pos
offs, an ontu big pile owe stone coal across the
street; an while they pretended to whel thar bills
thew X Uafchiu ouao brioi- -
paper am norated from. thinks they thot that
hit Wer slorehouse owe vittils they we're try
in tu ind the weakest door so IS u make a demons
strashun arter humans he'd gone tu bed. Oh, durn
'em, you cant trust EN- tell how much smartness
tu pervde agin, eff vittils the question afore em
They kin starve longer live an then eat more an
live than eny beasts what has the good will an keer
owe humans.
Thar wer one coon that made me notis him more /
nor eny. He hes his den ri ontu Nsahville an
seems tu no ell that ar range. He takes fust rate
keer his hide har. an swear his tail am the
purtyest thing kiVered with fur, ever seed. The
rings an as bright IS they wer in 1910 He's sum
coon, eff he aint Pm dam. An he don't seem tn like
that ole devil with the himble bell on an the faded
tail hearn him tell psssle owe possums, minks,
an foxes, that eff ever they wanted tn taste willis
agin, the less they folored an noticed that ar ole
"auomaly the better 'swouli be for them, an that
his dried hide would fetch more money than the
lvin coon wer worth, an axed them tu think owe
what he'd sed an not tu understand him as vant;n
N rider done, but only speakin of relative value
in case Providence Wer tn take hit intu his head
that the coon with the faded tails time he'd come
noticed that the vsrmnts arter that would sOrter
g. -. L - IL
past EN-, they'd turn an smen owe his track, an
sorter foller his trail few seps, sleepy like,
thea climb the posts an shade trees, an the Warter
spouts owe the houses, look arter him tu see
which way he he wer agwiue. They an feard owe
him, OILS as he is, all piuts owe the case. Fust
theyse feerl n follsr him least he might lead them
over buried s,eel traps hidden snars ihey'se
feared tu 90 agin him for fear lie mOut tell owe
robbed hea r0Csis perforated meal bags in times
= past; sgu lie mout be the onIy Eun amcDg
EN- what kuoW the right read tu the fuer viTTILs
IN tharfore he is owe m0asOus site owe value jist
low, fur 50 fur cant see that the Iu4t durn'G wuu
I'VE 'cm dus the road They'se wuss # than {
bees in sWarmin time in hail storm, ur ole Burns
we're atop the Bull, ef his case Husnt Wun owe j
mejit tribulashun OFiul ysXsshul owe spirit. l
lont know what trubbil is, ef alters did see hit
runnin that's what they'll heV tu cum tn at last.
am dam eff good holssum Onst gittin away aint c
he ticket, an the only wun fur eny varmint, UT 0
nisef rither, an theyh hev ~ tn it at last ur gin
p their hides fur the humans will git arter EN- in
downright yearnest nOw since they've got IN hOdin
we love eas assoshisn all kinds tugether in broad
lay lite in the towns Htettraeks ortuI attcnshU
~ and eff Wer in the far ur hide trade durn the a
hing I'd buy ontiIl next fall Htle be an orful poor
uss what can't a fur hat Ut tote leather a
ey puss, arter August, mine that. would like tn
EN- hev free axeess tu all kind owe vittils st fur
run month. The coon would eat iseeTem, Qhey'se
We a cool mater eny howl onti the har oniu his
all friz agether hard enu tn shell corn ontu hit.
he possum wud 60 hit ontu malaga grapes ontil 4
is tail turned into grapevine an bore white alley
marbles and buck shot the wolf would take NUT -
on roasted until his har turnd tn wool and horns
row from above his years, (sum on EN- wars horns
ready,) al his blood hot enuf tu bile aigs in. The U
in he'd be briled chicken nor surAt riders 70
m, and he'd larn tu crow Gn pass hisself off fur n
hicken cock, early owe mOrnin. The vile boar, Z,
ID but never mind, We'n not speak owe him
ow. "he buzzard, he'd hev young wimmin fat
oys killed and packed away aforehand tu spile an
ieu ISBdt6 uieS1l uEIAl ub wear uOOP ptlLtCOatS
nd play with dolls. The musrat would hev eyesters
lstead of mussils make humans she'll EN- fur him
it'll he'd arn tn play Billiards and drink cock tails II
he skunk would eat codN6sh with otter owe rose
Iss ontil he perjuced new smell on the yeath,
nd try to pass hissef off as genus what he'd dun
I'm service in the way novil scents; the cats =
ell cats an all, would demsnd hummiUg birds fur
lar feed, an eat EN- ontil they'd be fyin intu the
liner shop Winders srter the artificial YARDS hung
ntu the bonnes. Jist think owe q durn ole tom cat
tryin tn suck honey outen a fus class bonnet, an
il a top eve pretty Ommsn, but they'd do hit sar-
n. Nun EN- bis eny judgment but you jist Civ e
power durn me fundamentally ef they dosen't al
erchange with anuther, thag taste, voice, ~
lape, COLOR habit, an all but thar hungry, steal
, hidin mater, faster they dus now in q des-
-it starvin condition. You coulden't tell luther
ON which, an I'm not sartin but sum on en- would
It up fur humans an heV houses built an Ak fur
immin fur wives, I'm fur BIG HUNT this sum- 4
er, an what don't kech we'll sksre intu actin y
ar natral parts, so that when We see a coon we ken
var tu him be able tn tell possum by his tail
, a buzzqrd by bis smell We must break up these
ve-feas an lsrn tn travel on thar own hook, fur
eyse ge.tiu tu sassy fur varmints amung speca5le