The Red Cloud chief., 1882-09-15

Jack and I made mp oar m IL to
catch n wuodchuck We were speBdins
the summer down ca The east cod az
Long Island. and judging from ihs num-
her 81 caaiifowcrs rsien by them. the
icrmin.d to catch ouc.
Farmer kFown. Ia hom we applied
for advice. Told us ,o grab him by the
tail n be wca, into has bold" Ihis
sounded 81 easy that NE decided IA try
IL III oncc. We found. however. sftrr
two or three days 81 psiien, wsi,ing
that the w~ooichuck absolutely rrfused
Ia 20 into his hols while we ~erc within
grabbing distance.
We then set sse~i.trsps In the bar.
rows. but with M effect. We wandered
Arouni the fields armed with an ald
maskri. and succeeded oniy ia ws-iiny
. large gusnnty of powder and lead
We tried to drown one out and after
clustering our hands by carrying pals
81 water. were told that "a wouziehnek
hasn' lived In that burrer fort years
We wcrc disappointed. but not di..
couraged.
Lets set the rabbi, Trap" said Jack
morning NJ NE were plsnsing for
the days campaign.
10 ", carried iie rabbit trap. which
was . Rres, box with q swinging d.r.
up to the hedge hack Of the barn. AMI
set H. Farmer Brown lsag4,cd AZ as
and said;
"H yoa see . 'cha~k. put foe tbe
nearest hoe; ri you git thar before him |
you can stop him from goin' in
This plan seemed an much more ss.
citing than sny oibsr tina, we stcai ina,
afternoon and the ncxt day hooking for
. stray woosfehuck. Towsr evening
our patience WAS awarded hy The .rht
Of = wooichnck In the middle Of . ssld. !
Jack and I hsd by thst time leaes~d shs
location of Cd. holes a. well as the own /
er Themselves. and We 9th started srr
. burrow Ia the hedge. /
Tbe woodchpck saw us. and matc far
thu same bnrrpw. He bnsin't 90 far to
20. and was essiesely . . gr.ss hurry.
jack managed - arrive ja-f In timse To
throw his hat In the mouth Il ,h. hole.
thinking la bar the prograss OF tbs
wooichnck- Van hope, on came the
wooichuck. snd djv~d iafo fiss bxryow.
earring Jsck hss with him inst
reached TIE srot In tins 20 go the
brown stump of = tail vanish. and hear
Jack exrlaims
~ wonder ~ha, he s r,isg 90 do
with my hssr'
Tbs fos. 81 .isra's hat cast . damp~v
upon hunting for the a~fsernoon. and
u VA NOT until after supper that 90
thought Of the rabbit trap, When ..
resched IL. il ~as sprung. and sb~r. "a.
asound 81 scratching inside that sbswcs4
plainly spsnsshing sss trying "a &c an
We carried The trap carefully dgun 10
The barn, and opened II. 90 Ne Co Ist our
prize into . issg- barrel 4
Our hsppin>rs vss soaspjrse, q wssa
large woo1chuca. What hal t~musrd
him b 90 iaso Ne trap IAN ssrs teal /,
tell Probably he wss = victim II his
c~a curiosity. AZ any rate. 20 hxa
him SAFE ard ssusd IN the bsyrrs. sad
sffer we had covered e vrh . bas.4 ws |,
went TO a beds very much elsses over
Cur snccssa
IL ssss ners;aR ~ r,ss esdy. 80
e 10 the barn 20 scs ossg prise. her. I,
he ~ IN The hsnca. his iasis eve
cleansing wSh nss- and sixnifyfsS hfs |,
srrcs 81 shcrt. sharp barta sssA.senfy /,
. brilliant ides ssrs-k ~. /.
"l<fs skpf IL dsaess fh~s IL him
ost on The nsos. ssd have spsns saa
viih him I sid.
Jsck agreed SD vs ssos ksd ~v~sy
door ssd wssB~w hsS ons sornr~}y .
f.sssnsl Ihs Windows ga. sars- =
nsissy Sx ~. cvessspked h our hszs< So {
have oar faa. .
wss@rsed he hsr~i over. ssa 90 .
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