The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-02-24

I Son of Ben Ali had gone 10 the mans house
and told him about the whole business
There was nobody else to tell the man,
and if he knew that Old Grizzly and the
overseer were waiting in the grove Oh
course he must have got the news from
the Son of Ben Ali. But it happened that
, the overseer was so badly scared about ms
wounded arm that Old Grizzly had TO 20
home and sit up with him, and this LETT
| the way clear for the Son of Ben Al 70
| take the mule and wagon and cotton where
| they belonged. He drove the wagon under
| the gin shelter. Embarrassed the mule ana
fed it, and then went to his hut and gain
| cred up his belongings and took to the
| woods"
''Then he was a runaway" said Sweet
est Susan. She looked at Aaron with new
| interest. She had often heard of runa-
| ways. but she had never seen one
YES he was a runaway" Rambler an
swered, land it was a long time before
he was anything else. / didn't bother
my head about the Son OF Ben Ali when
he went to the woods, for / knew he was
just as much at home there as L was.
staid behind to see what would happen.
and by staying / soon found out that l
had made some trouble for myself.
1T was very curious. too, when you come
TO think about it. Old Grizzly behaved
with so much mcanness toward his negroes,
ing them long after dark, that some OF
them were in the woods most of the time
Now, Old Grizzly's son. George, was very
fond of fox hunting, and some of his friends
sent me TO join him when ! was quite
young. Ny whole family have a great
name for running foxes, 50 it is said, and
Old GriZzly's George wanted me to hunt
foxes Tor him along with the other dogs
l didn't need any teaching in that bust
ness, for the minute ! smeiled 4 FOX, no
matter at what hour OF the Gay or night
j felt bound to hunt him up and run him
down. l had that feeling as far back as 1
can remember.
"One day when ] was very young I was
playing at hunting with the little negroes.
just to pass the time away. one would
hold me and another would so far out OF
sight and hide. 1 mad TO use my nose TO
find him. and I soon came to enjoy the
fun. Once old Grizzly himself saw us
playing. and he seemed TO be very much
pleased with the way ! followed the trail
of the little negroes. He took part IN IL
himself holding me while one of the chill
| dren ran through the pasture and down
! the branch. and around by the sin screw
| back 10 the house He did this many times.
| and seemed 70 be very much pleased with
me. After a while. when L grew older,
! he made some of the large negroes run,
| but l never failed to find and bay them
| / soon found out why Old Grizzly was so
/ well pleased. one morning. one of the ne
| groes was missing lie had run away some
! time during the night. having been prom
| ised a strappinS the next morning. Old
! Grizzly called me, and we went 10 the ne
gro's hut. where I was made To smell Of
/ his blanket and such of his belongings
as he had failed to take of with him I
| knew at once what Old Grizzly wanted
me to do, and / was more than willing to
/ do it, for tho negro happened to Ire one
| that had given me more kicks than scraps
| I settled down to business at once ran
/ from the hu1. and Circled around It. me
| scent was as plain tn me as track IN the
\ mud is 10 YOU 7 followed it with no trou-
! BILE az all. and Old Grizzly, having his
/ horse ready, went along with me, keeping
! as close to me as he could. IN an hour
| We had overtaken the negro. and Old Griz-
/ ely carried him back. making him walk
4 before the horse all the way home.
After that 7 had to look out for myself.
! The negroes treated mo worse than ever
I They were ready to kin me at any time
J ana I had to keep out of their way This
I made Il worse for the negroes. None Of
/ them could escape Old Grizzly by going 10
the woods. I had help. too. for some of
/ the other hounds. seeing me made much Of
! by the master and the overseer, joined me
/ in my expeditions. and IN a short while Old
2 Grizzly had a pack Of niger doSs,' as
/ ne called US, that seemed TO I'LL him with
J pride
! This was going on when the Son Of Ben
/ Ali came-when he came and touched me
and gave me the sign. And then knew
more than 1 had known before. After he
I came he was the first to go into the woods,
as 1 have told you. and the next morning
( my trouble began.
'Od Grizzly was very mad when. AT day
light, he sent for the Son of Ben Ali and
found him gone. 1 slept under the house
/ in a corner of the chimney stack, and I
heard Old Grizzly When he came in from
the overseer's house. lie brawled At the
cook for not having breakfast ready,
though il was not time. and then he came
out. ripping and roaring. and sent the
house boy for the Son Of Ben Ali. But
the Son OF Ben Ali was not to be found
This made matters worse OLD Grizzly called
up my companions and myself, gave Us a
few bites of stale bread. had his horse
saddled, and then carried us To the hut
where the Son Of Ben Ali had lived.
Il knew then what was going 10 happen.
I ought to have known before, but II had
never occurred to me. We We're 10 run
the Son of Ben Ali down, that Old Griz-
zly could capture him. This didn't suit me
ut all, but l had TO 80. There was no way
to get out OF il"
"Oh. l don't see why" cried Sweetest
Susan.
ME nuther," Drusilla chimed in.
1t Is simple enough. san Rambler. PltaC-
ing himself in a more comfortable posi-
ticn-he had been sitting on his launches
THE other dogs would have gone. whether
] went or not. SO l pretended 1 was very
glad TO go. / circled around the house
and ran over the scent twice. so as TO see
what the other dogs would DO They ran
over it, too, but l knew that one OF them
had a faint hint of it. lie went back 10
it. and then"
Here a spark from the pine knot that
made n light in the cabin flew out near
Rambler's head and suddenly burst into
a shower al smaller sparks Rampier
lodged and jumped out of the way so quick
IL that the children laughed
you may think it is funny said Ram
hlar and il NAV he, but I'll not laugh
until l see you hit with a hot spark in your
car"
lie settled himself again and resumed
his story. but this time he kept one eye