The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-12-03

mebby cluD, an pranceu over An
rectifed Bill whole lot. But he's too
timid and too cowardly, an afraid of
Bill. So to play even he lines out to
bushwhack this helpless, oningtructed
raccoon. Olson figgsrs to take advan-
tage of what's cl'arly loophole In q
raccoon's CONSTRUCTION.
"Mebbc you never noticed It about
raccoop, but the fact is once he gets
interested in a pursoot, he's rugged SO
he can't quit none ontil the projects
success. Thar's herds an bands of
folks an anamiles who's fixed similar.
They can start, an they can't let up.
Thor's bulldogs; they begins a fight too
easy. but the capacity to quit is left out
Of bulldogs entire. Same about nose
paint with gents knows. They capers
UP to whisky at the beginnin' like q kit
ton to warm milk, an they never do
ccnse no more. An that's how the
kyards falls to raccoons about plenty Of
things. r.
"Knowin' these yere defects in rae
coous, this Olson plots to take advan-
ta9c tharof; an by playin' it low on
Nils raccoon, get even with Bill about
that dead hawg. Which Bill wouldn't
have took drove Of hawgs, no indeed!
not the whole fall roundup of hawgs
for all of West Tennessee, an lose that
raccoon.
cts when Rill's over TO Pine Knot
layin' in terbacca, an nose paint, an
cornmeal, an sech nccessaries, when
Olson stan6s in to down Rill's raccoon.
He goes injunuin' over 70 Bills an
finds the camp ali deserted, except the
raccoon's thar settin', hattin' his eyes
mournful an lonesome On the doorstep.
This Olson sets down by the door an
| fondles the raccoon, an strokes his
| coat, an let's the raccoon search his
pockets with his black hands ontil he
gets that friendly an confident about
Olson he'd told him anything. It's then
this yere miscreant. Olson. springs his
game.
"He's got a couple Of crawf1sh which
he's fresh caught at the Branch. Now,
raccoons regards crawdish as onusual
good eatin'. For myse'f, can't say
deems none high of crawfish as viands,
but of course raccoons IL different; an
the way they looks at it crawfish is pie.
"This Olson brings out his two craw-
fish, an fetchin' a jar Of water from the
sping he drops in a crawfish an in
cites an aggravates Zekiel-that's the
name of Bills raccoon TO feel in an
get him a whole lot.
"Zekiel amt shy on the play. He
knows crawfish like @ gambler does an
ace; so turnin' his eyes up to the sky like
a raccoon does when wrapped in pleas
ant anticipation that away, he plunges
in his paw an gets it.
"Of course once Ezekiel acquires him
the pore crawfish don't last as long a.
drink of whisky. When Ezekiel has
him plumb devoured he turns his eyes
on Olson, sort o. thankful. an waits de-
velopments.
"Olson puts in the second crawhsh,
an Zekiel takes him into camp same as
the other. It's now that Olson onfurls
his plot on Ezekiel.
"Olson drops dozen huclsshot into
the jar of water. Nacherally, Zekiel,
who's got his mind all framed up touch
in crawfish, goes after the buckshot
with his fore foot.
"But it's different with buckshot;
Ezekiel can't pick 'em up. He tries an
up to heaven, but he can't make 1t. All
Ezekiel can do is feel 'em with his foot;
an roll 'em about on the bottom of the
jar.
"Now, as remarks prior, when a
raccoon gets embarked that away, he
can't let up. He amt arranged 80
he can quit. Olson, who's plumb aware
tharof, no sooner gets Ezekiel started on
them buckshot than KNOWN that
nature can be relied on to play her hand
out sa'nters of to his wickeyup, leavin
Ezekiel to his fate. Bill won't be home
till Monday, an Olson knows that be-
fore then, onless Ezekiel is interrupted
he'll be even for that hawg Bill drops
AS Olson comes to q place in the trai
where he's goin' to lose sight of Bill''
camp he turns an looks back. The
picture is all his revenge can ask. THAI
sets Ezekiel on the doorstep. with hi.
happy countenance turned up to tn,
dome above, with his right paw elbow
deep in the Jar, still rollin' an feelin
them buckshot around. an allowin
he's due to ketch . crawfish every
moment.
"well. 1t works out exactly as tn
wretched Olson fggers. The sun goe
down, an the Sunday sun comes up an
sets agin. an still pore Ezekiel 10 plantet
by the jar. with his hopeful eyes OF
high, still feelin' of them bucksh6t. HI
can't quit no more'n II he was loser in
poker game, Ezekiel can't.
"When Bill rides up to his door abou
second drink time Monday afternoon
J Olson IL shortly even on that hawa
Thar lays Ezekiel too dead to skin. He
jest set thar with them buckshot an
felt himse'f to DEATH Chicago Trit
une.
Not Rag.
The prominent citizen was rathe
proud of his standing in the commun'
ty.