Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-27
hat l did know better what his future


plans were than do.
This country is full of hounds-not the
foxhound OF Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia,
Int the p,ebeian hound with n scalded
lack. Our feuds here are as deep and
abiding as they are anywhere, but they
are not so fatal. Vendettas fight each
vther by scalding each others hounds
With dish pan of hot water,
These hounds have long. loose ears
hanging at the sides of their faces and
giving them a look like the method
among ladies of combing the hair prior
to the wor. They-the hounds-have a
yelp that sounds in the distant forest
like baby elephant with membrsnous
Group.
My horse is attracted by that cry and
takes me with him to see what it is.
Most generally do not adhere to him,
but when | get there my clothes are
mostly injured, and Virginia creepers and
poison ivy stream out from my neck like
vegetable boas.
The hounds are found trying to ascend
black gum tree for katydid that they
nave freed.
Once we found them just as they had
)vertaken a little mammoth black
hornets nest and were in full cry.
This horse would give a man health, !
think, and take his mind from his other
roubles. Visit Asheville, Mount Mitch
IL, Black Mountain. Buck Shoals, Tick
own and other summer places. Ride
plithely DER the lee or go footing along
he liquid boulevards from Piggy Back
10 the Dismal Swamp. You will feel
renovated and gay.
In the mountains you will stop over
night with a yeoman who lives plainly,
surrounded by his Il children. The girls
ire some of them : feet high and sleep in
heir sunbonnets.
y young foreigner tried to kiss noun
ain girl some 10 or 20 years old and of
he above height. She did not know
what the custom was among the nobility,
rut she reckoned it wasn't a common
hing among strangers in that settle
nent, so she broke down and drove into
he ground n large, beautiful lilac bush
With him.
Some of these merry little mountain
maids chew tobacco and chop wood in the
crest, toting it home on their shoulders
Is they gayly carol some nocturne from
Nogner.
The tourist will notice that his pink
liEhtdress will attract attention in the
'amily, and neighbors from a distance
Will come to see how he is resting.
The meals are plain. You ride up
little canyon, we would call it west.
Iere it is a Coulie or cove. In California
md the Spanish countries of America
hey would call it little arroyo, or some
,uch thing.
You reach the head of the gulch toward
lightfall. You have heard that there is
| cabin there. You can stay there over
night. But there is no sign of it after all.
suddenly &ou hear the baying of II
Inclassifed and pedigreeless dogsi They
burst on you as though they would eat
Won alive. but look at them moment
md their tails are between their legs at
once.
y copperas colored man now comes
forth with faded plum duff hat on his
mead and hair and whiskers that look
ike the inside of a buggy cushion.
He shuts upthc hounds noise and asks
Won to light and tie" You do so. You
have read that these mountaineers are
profuse in their welcome. and you get
Ill ready to he taken in his great warm
arms and horne in and put to sleep in the
pare bed. hut he does not do so. He
looks yuu over in a manner that reminds
YOU of the way You felt when your wife's
father first examined your lack of good
points as a son-in-law.
BY and Ivy supper comes.
Around a big pine table free from
lapory gather the family, with an out
id" fringe of dogs. One of these is a
'l,"r. s,h" has little baseball nine of
h.oled twins. You 60 there any
,lmc in the year and You will find new
set lll," this Of fr, >h young dogs.
All stand NJ,
In the middle Of the table is dish pan
full Of curdl,-,l milk and a large. thick
corn Ironu. Livery one Is given 4 wedge
# this coarse Ione and Il gourd. With
he 5ourd You eat the upright milk and
then wipe Your whislcrs on Your coat
| sleeve. As You take Il bite of pone the
dog back of you samples your Gourd. and
when You try to save your milk he eats
the most Of your poue.
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