The sun., 1896-09-21

said much while we was skinnin' the coon
tree Su s dSE %s Up S SrSIGhss Of sh
heap. When we got back to NV house, Dean
henasd e.s oyer q crisp new, twenty an a ave.
he Just add Ss Whatever p'S'sS Sou consider s % tSs
dog worth to it and Ill pay you.'
for don't ever expect 70 Tow own NJ another dog to
an, Put 9,t, Dean % was anxious to square himself.
but Il won't bring down % the coon coons Sfo for
r.1udos All the old hunters about here agree that
region, and they point to Abe @ H csssidys y ' net
coons TO prove IL. Abe's 'coons arc, or were
saMn Sns srSSs1 snS time Of the sight, C the
They are Zip and Grover, and they have
lived lived on ont the Cassidy farm. about mile from
clnity fret made their acquaintance through
the depreds tions to which the corn fields were
brittle stalks broken of and tramp ed under der
loot loot but many Of the largest and ripsst vel.
corn field tat suoped most was 'ns on 't the caS
swsmPy V9cds: The havoc there became 30 30
Abe cnssidv " saI5 @esndSG N h. remedy' and finally
Ssn S oasoS % them Ss ''sssGi oOon. If you wan,
The, elder Cassidy had considerable doubt
as to Abe's ability TO catch the 'coone, and he
only the cover to a shrewd Scheme to ' set out ut
Of some OF the corn cutting and apple pick.
ing sp' as. as merely ossS ssS them and Won
So Abe set to work. and after q couple of
them two half: grown young young &c 'coons. ms with with
gray coats and sharp black eyes. His father
Abe said that as he caught them he Guessed
DO , 90 ana spent half the winter in teaching
The 'coons proved to be apt pupils. Before
spring Abe had taught them many things,
selves Into furry balls. which they permitted
the boy to roll about the floor, to giving an
'S na sna0sS5 hS5 They nS Sua @ .6
other about, with their forepaws in a way
thai SSd hss warmed the heart q an old
shey hnE shsy hns
Of SumOr at all For ,astance % shey disae ssase
peared once and could not be found until, after
ox, week q a, dliEenI seerching, they were dis
had rhelled out a bushei or more Of seed corn
and had stored it away in some. safe hiding
ending the career Of Zip and Grover but by
hard pleading and q promise to keep stric. .er
lives. They continued TO have the run Of the
place. to light with the cat and dog. and to
prising of the two. He seeemd to be always
planning some surprising Performance, per-
name. and was striving to live up to the rep
utation which should accompany It. In an
the board that protected one of the cellar win.
Zip. The next forenoon they attacked the
it until il finally gave "a ~ way. Then they n soram M
bled down into the cellar. The cellar was
half barrel of grindstone greetings. some
milk and and, several .N cans cans Of preserved fruit:
drinkahl0 thing that the raCcOOns could
was a barrel of cider. the last Of the years
supply. that stood against the cellar wall.
Farmer Cassidy prides himself on the quality
of his cider. and had kept this barrel for al
most year, according to some recipe OF his
own. in order that II might acquire tho tang"
30 pleasant to the cider drtnker.
The % barrel & Lay on n, It's side. side. Al. and the faucet
easy reach OF the inqusitive 'coons. They
soon scented out the cider. and must have
poked their noses about the spigot, until final
ly they turned IL over and the contents OF the
and his com rade tried the cider: Pretty, soon
and barrels in wild game OF hde-and seek.
and in their hilarity upset about everything in
the cellar that could be upset.
When dinner time came. at noon, Abe Cas-
cider. He found thu. cellar floor covered with
OF the cider cask erinnine. The other was too
aS he oaer h tho
frst THOUGHT was to call his father.
"a pal ne SnOuteu, como mere. QulCkt'
Tho elder Cassidy hurried down the stairs
He saw the precious cider gone to waste.
He took in the situation at Q glance. He swung
his number ten cowhide boot in the air, and
u second later Grover landed among the fruit
jars on the opposite side of the cellar. There
was q crash of breaking glass, which only
reused Cassidy to greater efforts. For a few
minutes he gave the Two raccoons the liveliest
time they had ever experienced. The women
Of tho family gathered about the head of the
cellar stairs and listened to the martial
sounds of Cassidy. the feeble squeaking OF the
Farmer Cassidy kept up his humping and
pounding and kicking until he was out Of
breath. Then he marched up stairs, leaving
orders with Abe to clear away that rubbish
Abe sadly gathered up his pets and removed
them to the privacy Of the empty pig pen.
Zip has one limp and useless Leg, 1t has been
put in splints. and, unless he again comes into
cover. Ever since he landed among the fruit
Growers case In less hopeful. Possibly his
back is broken, but Abe Is not certain.
Don't eay 'coons to me-" says Cassidy.
IF the rascals git in my. way agtn they won't
need no moro doctoring."