The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-11-02
Watched fer the Fox q Week.

SCRANTON, Oct. 21.-Yankee, fox
hound belonging to Farmer Willis W.
Parke, of Cranberry Greek, went on a
fox hunt of his own accord on Monday
afternoon last week. The folks heard
him baying on the hills for several hours,
and little before sunset they lost the
sound of his voice. Yankee didn't come
home that night and no one in the neigh
borhood saw him or heard him baying
on Tuesday forenoon. After dinner Mr..
Parke went in search of the hound and
late in the afternoon he found Yankee
lying close to hole In ledge of rocks
near piece of woods over the hills on
the adjoining farm of Marcus O. Hull's.
Yankee wss as bright as dollar, but he
was lank and hungry. he had run
fox into the ledge and he wa Watching
for 1t to come out so that he could nab
it. Mr.. Parke ordered the hound to fol-
low him and Yankee cringsd and whined
and begged bis master to let him stay by
the hole. Hs couldn't coax the hound
to come away and he decided not to force
him. On examining the ledge Mr..
Parke VAS convinced that the fox couldn't
get out except where he had gone in, and
be made up his mind to let Yankee stay
at the hole as long as be 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 hs
would touch the meat, and while he was
drinking and eating he kept one eye on
the hole in the rocks, though he was
afraid the fox might give him the slip.
When the hound had devoured the meat,
Mr.. Parke again coaxed him to come
away, but in vain. Mr.. Parke left the
basin of water for Yankee to drink dur
ing the night, and when he started for
home the hound was eagerly watching
the hole.
There was thick white frost on the
ground when Mr. Parko trudged over to
the ledge on Wednesday morning with a
Jug of water and package of food for
the hound. Yankee was still watching
the hole. He hid drunk the basin of
water, and Mr.. Parke filled it, placed the
food near the hound, and went away.
On Thursday and Friday mornings he
again fed and watered the watchful
hound. At sundown on Friday he found
Yankee watching the hole with more
eagerness than he bad shown atany time.
he had gone up With the intention OF
leading the hound to the house, having
como to the conclusion that there was no
fox in the ledge, but when he saw that
Yankee VAS as vigilant as ever he dscid'
ed to let him stay there that night.
On Saturday morning MIR. Paske
started for the ledge without any TODD or
water for Yankee. he carried strap
and whip, and he was going to lash the
hound away from the rocks, and not
have any more fooling. When he ap-
preached the ledge he didn't see the
hound in his usual place near the hole'
.ae wasn't anywhere in sight, and Mr.
loarke 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 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 ne
didn't run to his master, and Mr.. Parke
hastsned down to where he was. Yam
kse had his paws on dead fox, and he
jumped up, made great fuss around bis
master for moment, and then ran back
and lay down by the fox as though ne
feared it might scamper of. The foz
was cold, and looked as if it had been
half starved. It 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 hound now. Yankee il
an ordinary black and tan fox hound, {
years old, and two weeks ago Mr.. Park'
world have sold him for S20.-N.no Yorl