The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-25
WATCHED FOE TaE FOX A WEEK.
The Watch of Yankee Was Rewarded
by the surrender of Reynard.
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by the surrender Of Reynard.
FROM the Ee,o Yore Sun.
SCRANTON, Oct 21.-Yankee, a fox
hound belonging to Farmer Willis W.
Parke Of Cranberry Creek went on fox
hunt of his own accord on Monday after-
noon last week. The folks heard him bay
ing on the hills for several hours and a liz.
tie before sunset they lost the sound OF his
voice. Yankee didn't come home that
night and no one in the neighborhood saw
him or heard him baying on Tuesday fore
noon. After dinner Mr.. Parke went in
search or the hound and late In the after
noon he found Yankee lying close to hole
in ledge of rocks near a
piece OF woods over the hills
on the adjoining farm of Marcus G.
hulis. Yankee was as bright as a dollar,
out he was innk and hungry. He had run
fox into the ledge aud he was Watching
for 1t to come out so that he could nab it.
MIR. Parke ordered the hound to follow him
and Yankee cringed and whined and
begged his master to let him stay by the
hole. he couldn't coax the hound to come
away and he decided not to force him. On
examining the ledge Mr.. Parke was oon-
WINGED that the fox couldn't get out except
where he had gone in, and he made
up his mind to let Yankee stay &C the
hole as long as he wanted to. Then
he went home and got Jug of spring water
and basin full Of meat for the vigilant
hound. Yankee drank two quarts OF water
from the basin before he would touch tue
meat. and while be was drinking and eat
ing be kept one eye on the hole III the rocks,
as though he was afraid the fox might give
him the slip When the hound had de-
voursd the meat, Mr.. Parke again coaxed
him to come away, but in vain. Mr.. Parke
left basin full OF water for Yankee to
drink during the night aud when be started
the hole.
There was thick white frost on the
ground when Mr.. Parke trudged over to
The edge on Wednesday morning with Jug
or water aud a package OF food for the
hound. Yankee was still watching the hole
he had drunk the basin OF water, and Mr.
Parke filled it, placed the food near the
hound, and went away. On Thursday and
Friday mornings be again fed and watersd
the watchful hound. AT shutdown on FRIDAY
ne found Yankee watching the hole with
more eagerness than he had shown at any
time. He had gone up with the intention Of
leading the hound to the house, having
come TO the conclusion that there was no
fox in the ledge, but when he saw that
Yankee was as vigilaut as ever he decided
to let him stay there that night.
On Saturday morning Mr.. Parke started
Tor the ledge without any food or water for
Yankee. He carried strap and a whip,
and he was going to lash the hound away
from the rocks, and not have any more
fooling. Whom he approached the ledge he
didn't see the hound in his usual place near
the hole. He wasn't anywhere in sight.
aud Mr. Parke made up his mind that the
hound had got tired and gone home on his
own hook. There was some water In the
basin and a lot of meat near it, but no
signs Of the hound. While Mr. Parke stood
looking around Yankee gave q loud bay
down in the bushes several yards below the
ledge, and Mr.. Parke called to him. He
! continued to bay, but he didn't run to his
master, and Mr.. Parke FASTENED down to
where he was. Yankee had his paws on
dead fox. and he jumped up, made great
fuss around his master for a moment, and
then ran back and lay down by the fox as
though he feared it might scamper off.
The fox was cold, and looked as if il had
been half starved 1t had been dead several
hours, and Yankee had not lain in wait all
the week for it in vain. Mr.. Parke said
on Sunday that no amount Of money would
buy that bound now. Yankee is an ordi-
nary black and tan fox hound, years old.
and two weeks ago Mr.. Parke would have
sold him for $50.