New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-27
mus cried. s1s not that a Young alligator

to hippopotamus cried Is not that young sisa'oi
papa 7"
Where a. peering among the weeds
"There" reaching over and pointing to queer
quaint looking head alongside slightly showing above 'c
surface OF the wacr-scarco three inches did II lie from
the indexing finger.
Reius commissioned to capture and bring homo q
Young alligator might possibly the hurry OF IT have
grabbed for tho thing, but Uncle feyton WIS P'''is "
the whlo and the skiG shot past SO there was "o'e
for mo but TO shoot too. Grabbing tho Ntte '"eo ~
an ounce OF No asern. and thon We backed 10 whoIo
something lay rather limp among the hiies fcH"s
nm nm his mole Uncle PoytOn exhibited 10 uSa swamp
moccasin something over four feet long Tho sno' III
and about his neck seemed to Inconvenience nun soo
what but there was deal Of ginger theIo SUM- aD no
vet raised his head threateninGy. puiioI from INC
winchester put an end to that though and thon Uncle
Peyton thought he'd look 20 see whether he hu polSo"
,ans FOR not This was rathcr difficult to decide III
asmuch as the head was shot away But diagnosing oy
the Other end Of the reptile Uncle eyton pronounced II
one OF the most poisonous knd-cai!ed buht"i'' Ho'
peiuc all the way about Of biGness; ana on inc Nho'
wa were rather glad that didn't attempt 70 capture
hin, alive Uncle Peyon like NE magnetic needle again
Inclined 70 the pole aud the boat yielded to Ills SncW
propulsion and swept Madcmoiscllo Ahcl rnclh'
self ahead instead OF pointing IT, Hut not another
head add 20 this tale did we see between 'cIc anu o
Basin.
IT WAS ANOTHER "GArOG.
W,u silently We swung round the island point-too
dc.p FOR polling now and Uncl' Pcyion TAXING Ms
paddle in hand dips It no'clcssly n possible 'c'cC
ripple - on the and not sound Il au"ioe save INC
faint splash Of our propolng power Around the o'ho
point we sweep TO right abreast OF the baHR
where two or days before Icy our alligator 9"u 10
say. he 10y no means lies there now.
Eut stop! midway 10 the other Shoie' Just oeFonu
wonder bend something shows that looks Ike s'E anu
be bis s snogt The gs1 9n age no SReS Tsbc
on the water he be asleep Paddle to""u NM
Uncle Pcyton. The boat glides on an" now Wiz VII
rourb we listen ever intently, we cannot hear MIN
t,,rca have n Wv Of settling down without letting
YOU know they're going to- 1ct thc roo ol MS IC1u
l Vim hc water that II offers very it'll of mark to
shoot at Now he's about sixty yards on ho may Setlc
down Il we want; shall we try him Yes CpWllh lhS
Ri,lari ana Winchester then and well fire at the word!
Uncle Pcyton stops padding and holds ms bleath,-
ont OF range shoui hc little more steady were III
The stern o. tho boat TOO or Si inrihci DacE ~ III
ably near to my But-arc you ready les; fl!t.
Baug-Eans TO bullet OF ire MInEGstor S1o1 n
Ballard lands about the same distance beyond nm. Al
the first report the alligator merely pilck' up lS
tIimCu ~ Tic" Tlonr M NCio sho looks a; me and
pr peytop looks nj both Of us The different landing
of Tue bullets WAS caused, think by sudden rock on
M hoat to one SIDE ard corresponding rise of 1t on the
other But tins cxplanaion though satisfactory 10 Us
does to convince the alligator uch Il" nc docs
TGs game now being ail down in that direction we
land Alicia on the island with the artillery, 10 keep an
eve ont for stray atOTs, while lnclo Fey ton ana 80
m oucSt of top-Watcrs little minnOws an inch or 80
long-that with them we may happy catch some larger
fish for we have again relied the wafer 10 furnish us
dinner and Uncle l.. has little fam IN tod ana IrcI'
Nevertheless troll going out to the iuithef nSiihT
youud and cRpturc "a far-szcd bass ana small pick
crcl Passing u likely looking place too. whipped II
with a red Ibis ny, but all in vain. rho h9h Wouiuh
even rise to explain why they wouldn't.
STUDY OF THE GENUS HOMO.
Now that our lines ont you can take look At tnce
Peyton Very different Is he from John Walker. who
WAS never nothin' hut Gcr Niger nohOT. For Uncle
Pcyton WAS raised I'm virginia and bad trade that OF q
shoemaker a friend OF his sold 60 20 into Georgia
and he begged 10 20 how he came to leave the
ola Dominion Mighty little respect bad Uncle Poyton
for the Georgia nggrrs " when he first came among
them" mighty fool fcllers" he thought them-and to
tell te truth OF it he not and above !avOrahly i'm
pressed with them now. He pes hoD, indeed. but IA
70 their immediate future he INDUCES I'm no great en-
hu-a,m Aud there's dol Of noos and knowing let
me tell you under that gray wool Of Uncle Peyton's
were it not the Srcwnoss OF tile face he might M Tor
1ncIo Tom But the role the martyr wOud neyer do for
him With lOaves and fishes going begging IL WOuiu
never lie in UuUle PeytOu's mind to staryc.
After the surrender lie worked bit OF ground on
snrrs for one of his old masters ana made ScNcra
ron, which went to the benefit OF both Now he owns
ty acres with nice double cabin and he mas enough
mnloS horses and farm implements TO work IT, some Oh
inc lnnd-iuost Of it, ndccdhe rents out ana nc mas
al 20 a stocking ull of money that he lends on III
tcrcst To fellow darlcyai NO He KNOWS uIA
wants security than thcy are ape or WlnhH !"
give As work lie for others ms mao rainier
not one reason is that he live without IT, ana an
other is that lac can make more, he THINKS hshus