Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-26
AN EXPERIMENT.

AAANALlS>A4-i' tsF~NL Ntt L+4tNt t'AlAt AI wcvil at Taylor @toro. When they wcrc | small, they hunted frogs along the creek or climbCd der trees Crows being tho natural enemy uf inc farmer the dcstruc- lion of crows nest Was an especial achievement almost equal to the discovery | of bee tree, though hardly so rich in in 1 ciGCnt.
 As tho Pct,ct rItors grew elder this sort | of diversion lvcamc stale An old negro named Catfish .Iuny~ WIS often the victim of q trick. Th!~ Urc"nIuon title Was not | haVJi~mIl. II i- fIir Ia state. The name his parents gave him. Lv;u. mere s,uC>S work. wa~ Trrlahly A Ini>iit and hc nal urIlly Gnw iutu "ur which hld m0rc character attIr!:,d Ia jt- Once whvn HtliX- ] ing his mark Ia a lC:II document the old rlan had written ''ta:f.~h '. Jones', but ! il i> u,..,' than likely 't.- wa> for sonO- ! ruu> effect r..ihsr J..,.u i vamvv~~iUu to the buried Iu>r
 Ill., l:v,L a!,:4 d: thc n!,uth "f stony cr, ek. and what h, knew about catching ] i~h arp!u:.cil, d the dignity "f science. | lt lN:~ rl' rl- Ilt ul lifelong observation. | His !iu,~ w,.v ,,d> and ends of string. ! i!r j",cr.t and IurIN'~,' uf which would IF! :.:! a -r.vv>NuV man. and il was no ] W, lit.vr Il.It d. UrG:uITy clumsy caution Vf H catfish = Jrr cunning of a stink | iuIn Hv..i.,L ;ns,LjG.., against such con tvjVIu,v~ M',,:. h. -:~rVnd,d d a big VivC,. ,f meat II, ar Jhy tupv: the wafer t!.a; i: -,, mad 1n I,. i,,,a;iu.. il would de- CvilC t'.,' ,ld,~t and biggest fish in Nad- kin river. Ihr old negro smiled back as | at ,Li!y >uur.-r j., greeted the ut cupauts of | his hooks. r...A i.-!, with ifs nose at tho | sUrtAV" ut t.,' I...:,r.
 One u.Jyrt.a. n he was t;5hi,.,: for cvlS at | th, !,,'r ,f H - ouH',sr' tree that leaned cN,r t..,' G.,.- ,..-jcr Following his habit. he L,-,,i .I. [. -..,i'. and whil,' he nodded s0,ur ,.:r -'..-. ,d ..p hchird. and fitting q furhvd ...ir ..~itliC lis Iicvk pushed him iu;u tAr rNrr He went under tine water wi.n H t,:l ...G !,l T and came mp putting l ard ~....'..t.s /. Ordinarily Catfish would Is,,..,.. >,:' ;. [; tu any amount of punish ulv!.t. Ut F, W he wH~ dangerously scarCd. | H. ..,.." e! wildly .t tu:tS of gr.l~S and | >w,: :.: e t.p ,t lis voice. -\S hC sC Cur,j >l ...,l,i:t Laid [" IJ.il himself over ! I!:G ..i.:, ly >.tW .It:!!r I..rity ard one of | thy Fly hr i,'y~ r;.ls;:iu- uii uv;r thr hill. I The nr-rv'$ flight had lent him unusual ~;r,',i.-;h and li,'tug>~. ard tn June il $, :.1,t: i.' 'ir,r at all uuJjl Cn;ti>h's long. i >!vi!CUr Lu-,r l. tNinrd tECIu>IlVCS abuut | hI~ H., h Luu H. f,lI himself falling back i w.gG
 Iir ,.,,.!d T., y,r ,,li J',~, what happened a:l,r ,lAt H. knew that after awhile w!.rn Catfish t, :' him he wn~ covered with dir; Hrd u-'.l:..- with pain
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 Ju,.y !e.-,..:! v:.-."-, again 1T mercy. 1 The r.r-rr scc..-,u ::c!in,e t1 turn away a.ai:l.
 .H,y. Il, ~aid, ,-,ou c,,h fool roun I.ic any '':,' t,~Iuiu H"'. and his words ! sunk ~, q 7 i..;,, June that eve. at;yr l.r 1 v..- uur ,f >-..J ..'d h,aliu- June w::~ 1 a.s.iJ =. lily Ll,w which Wuy ., | >,l-l.I, ;. -- H..l- a >... |. illumination J1 1 ,.t...t v-s- ...-- :.,.,-! t.. E. brilliant ,x- I.....
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 BU: W..!!. Ca.I~h t:.u-!.; li-h luIjul: ,hv w,,A ..',. Iun-IyI th,In vu certain GA!> in Uu! Ill., 'Ir,,~ in .-ali-i.ury n iiuv w"rk,r III Ill.,. :, aFI Ma~ planning lis q. wnIal. T.. w..~ ty'iI. -',lulyrvd.
 ., IT., ij.:..~ i,r Colt ,Il would uu, appear i'll ti.,' CAr, Vt! country l,r a whole year, and th,u :t-;..:'l ..: ;ilrr tIli:,> hc >C, med ;.lII.>t ,. ,, I:-,. :! ~i,!,ut e.! tEc lucali- T.. It. l,i :! ', i.-,s:HaI !y ,ti,CtiVr >l!vC, which C, :ltEII!,L. :l> he ClaiIuCI!. ''>CVvn dv-;r,djvut~ l. WIS a surc curc fur CVrn> and uUu4crvy.~ ut!.,r aiII3lcl;t> II il failed ill any lIrtI,ui IT tu ,,. " Lat hc rrl1rvS, ut- ,J. hv N, ,..d ,. l..:.t,' ht.u>,It [" give the Vi.rr..a~,.. l.'-'s -t> lin. urr UNTr claimed tl.i~ !, rl,.t it w:.- dv!ttl,>- a ;,n, q >alN q.
 Buy Br C,.t,H I..d other r,>uUrrvS Nr >.,.,> >:..yr. II .ppT, r'unity afforded. ht Va> a wlt, r \Nij, l. He u>tL in the cNCr- Ci-t' fl ll.:- Gllt N !:attv,T variety Ut Cruwth w1> i:.v-t ,ynlvni,n; II" explained that
 tLv >aV Im I!r weed lad some kind ot l electric Hl,iuI;N Ia tAc water He would
 tuls' ;.u g.! I,I,. t:,vsii, Tt trWjiEr "f witch
 La.l ",d firmly sr:.-p thc ends, thu,
 fvrluin-, a N;;.-' aIC.I
 Th,u l., N, t:!d I:suVv slowly Uvrr Ih, suspected [, :r.;,.~!. calling attention [,
 and .uI,rrr,JiI.. H. a N,ry favorable wa!
 the >,.y,-,. strain II,.,r which the >Vrout
 >ttlnCd Ju h,' lL!ssrIIE. N hen the arCl
 finally Jurr,d ,i''W ..Nard at the exact sPU
 where ll.c furn.,r had aunuunccd his in
 trn;iun vi digging. Dr. Cotton gave n siGI
 of rvlyf
 You can ~,v. how il is yourself, sai,
 he I'm, ma-n, ti>In in the sap draws il
 right down tn Ill.,. water. It'll draw {,
 iron the same w,.y 1' tn gold. I've f"unt
 n heap u' =,,Nd Iuinc~-
 Jur,. Tarp.y. wh" had always been sort of lc:.G,r :.1uung the Cnroway Pcnc
 traitors. had l">t Lis influence since hi t,-..hhiu. nt tLv I,,.ud~ of Catfish .l"ncS
 The Taylor hay Nhn had witnessed a par
 If thr nf!air tr,,.u d safe hiding place, tolt
 the story in such a way aS To bring Jun into Cul!.mon ridiculc. Everywhere h. went he WAS asked something about tn,
 trouble, II wa~ If such common rcmarl
 that tu June it byramc after awhile un
 brAruhIC. When tho matter reached thi
 state, DI. Gotten was on hand with com
 fort and sI!CS, ~tion>-
 Elf was you. June. I wouldn't let n, :, niGscr git the best of me. He might licl U U me today. but would be after him to ! ! mCrruw.'
 . But you don't know that niggCr. No ' body never knuwcd him. He looks eas.
 an soft enough. but he'd kill fcller."
 He wouldn't kill me. l wouldn't talk
 any chances. Id put q cunjer on him. "
 You dcnt think I could cunjcr, d. you. docs"
 Dr. Cotton gave June q look in whic
 theTo was pity and indulgence.
 Don't bother your head about tha n June, he said. You do jest as I sa! fl an III help y"u out I'll put the bligl
 on him
 ''But dor't | want to have any mol
 trouble with him
 Its hiIu that Il have all the troubl
 You do jest what I tell you Git his bC
 an burn il. Burn il ar,lInd u hlHCk Ua trrc What do you think'Il core C. |! ], niGGcr when the tree dies What wnu
 naturally come of nigGrr, When Il
 tree dies Inc l' die. Who'll know an .. thing about that. Juny: All you have O do is to git his bed an burn it around
 black oak. II it was n white man, you
 have to pick white oak. I'll do my par
 June"
 e. For several Jays June pondercd over - Cotton's suggestion Sometimes hc W \ skeptical, and then again he reasoned '' through to its logical conclusion. It W
 useless to deny that a good many '' ha mt