Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-03-30

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They went INTO POSSESSION that alter
noon, and old Hard lines set out to
cook his supper When 1t was over he
sat down by the embers and lit his pipe,
the yellow dog lying at his feet. sud
denly zap rap comes from the door:
Come IN, says the man grufily, Rap !,
again; Come In and be - TO YOU
says the man, who has no idea OF getting
up to open the door. But no one re-
sponded and the next moment smash
goes, the only sound pane IN the only
window. Seeing tins, Old Hard Times
gets up, with the deVll 10 his eye ana a
revolver In his hand, followed by the
yellow dog with every tooth showing,
and swings open the door NO one
there! But as the man opened the door,
that yellow dog, that had been 80 chip"
per before, suddenly begins to crouch
and step backward, step by step, trem'
bling and shiverlug, and at last crouches
down in the chimney, without even so
much as looking at his master Inc man
slams the door shut again, but there
comes another mash inns time 1t
seems 10 come from lnside Vhe caoln, anu
1t isn't until the man LOOKS around and
sees every thlng quiet that ne gets up,
without speaking 6, and makes a dSsh ior
the door and tears round outside the
cabin like mad but hnds nothing but
silence and darkness linen ne comes
PACE swearing ana calls the dGg' but
that great yellow dog, that the boys
would nave staheG al tnelr money on Is
crouchlng under the punk and mas 70 De
dragged out Ike a coon from hollow
tree, and lies there, his eyes starting
from their sockets every imp ana
muscle quiverlng WIN iear' ana MS very
hair drawn up IN pristling riuges' Inc
man calls MN 70 the uoor' ne urags
himself lew steps, slops, shlilS' ana
refuses TO 90 iurther' Inc man caiis
him again with an oath ana threat:
Then, what does that yellGw uog 40
lie crawls edgewlse toward the dooT'
cr0ucning hlmselt against the DuhK
tlIi hes natter than Enlie In piSae tnen, M
hall way, ne stops, linen me yellow
DOG Deghs 10 walk gln!gerly' lhtlng each
loot up IN the arr one aiter t6e
other, still trembling IN every hmD'
linen ne stops again: lheh ne crouches'
linen he gives one NIUE shudueflng leap
mot straight forward, out uP--cleaflhg
the moor ABOUT SIX lnches, as Il -,
SOver someIhing, interrupted the
Judge hastily iii'lns himself on Dis
elDOW' j.,
Ihe doctor stopped instantly Juan,
he SAID, cool!y, TO one OF the Mexicar
packers, gut loolin win inSt F@'a
Youll have that sIake out ana that mui'
loose IN another minute Come over thi'
way !!
Inc Mexican turned scared, WhIN
lace to the doctor, mutterlng sometnlng
and let go the deerskln hide. we al!
up raised our voices WIN one aGcofa
the Judge most penitently ana apolose1
lcaiiy, ana lmPIored the doctor 10 60 on
IN shoot the 1rst man N, VINO interrupts
you agaln,' a1deu 1horh'on, perSua9
lively -, >.
nut the doctor, win ms hahGs IAN
gaidly under MS head, hsd loSt MS Ia
terest. Wen, the uog ran OH 70 the
hills, and nelther the threatS nor lhe
caJolerles OF his master could ever make
him enter the CABIN again. Inc heA'
day the man lett the camp What Time
lslt Getting on 10 sundoWn; ain II
Keep OF my leg, VIII you' you,
Greaser, and stop tumollng round there
Lie down."
But we knew that the doctor hSd moi
completely finished his story, ana We
waited patiently Tor the CONCLUSION
Meanwhile, the DID, gray silence OF inc
woods again asserted ltseit-put shadow'
we're now beginning to gather IN the
heavy beams OF the root above, ana tht
dim aisles seemed to be narrowing anc
closing IN around US Presently th'
doctor recommended l9z'ly, as II no IN
terruption had occurred
"As ! said before, never put muct
faith in that story, and shouldn't haV'
told it, but tor rather curious experi
ence OF my own. 1t was IN the sPrlnl
OF '62, and l was one a party OF iour
coming up from ONellrs, where we ha'
been showed up. 1t was awful weather
the snow had changed to sleet and ran
after we crossed the divide, and tn
! water was out everywhere; every dltcl
was creek, and every creek river; w
had lost two hoTSes on tne ruin 7 foIk m
we were ceaa peat, Oh tne : tlall an, Al,
sloShlng r0unG' WIZ WIN nign' Comlns VI, VI
ana the III lever hall IKE h 1not ~ h,ooI ou
faces Ihlngs were lookiaE @ nlea
ana scary "nen' rlulng n.'lg Hne@ t,:'I
OF the party | saw d ilshI S"luAilnl ttn III
~ II, ny nIi'ow wd Oen~ ooyI;n~ ont 70 tho how"
SoiL siInn re'n' Mo ""T 0nS heaI for the liCbt
nt.,o% nt."oS omt % for i In onotbsr moment
1nnS n Lotoro i;ttIo cab;n that half hu,
was 1J o1'E,0 ~ ~ = iSIo %1oot % cha,orrsl 7 di
romuu noo,'ntod ~ onJ % rannod at tie door Tbey
Lnouneeu nnasI "nn ,"pp'T a tSon +risJ 70 torr
Wa MaS d0or hO i'Ip b~t IT, wos fastened sscurel
,, ~, Su % ~;tbin 7 was oiI the more an
rom IrGm "lshm' nh1n ono WAS WI the m bovS @ who ba
Psta,"n Pn.S.u VIZ n,o T tolJ me that be had in,
oss,'aSen owe, sSsnrh nie' VIZ m;ndow % a man readir
seen thO OntEu S"a Ind;nnapt at this ;nbosn
go ny tn' o ' 10Th 9oJa a resoInte ont,
n;S.. CSl tSs We door ,r ot % t%e same tims rsisir
dSdluob VIC uOOi ap viz S"hlo 'AhiS