The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-12-18

interested in pursoot, he's rugged 50 |
he can't quit none ontil the projects a !
success. Thar's herds an bands of |
folks an anamiles who's fixed sim lar. |
They can start. an they can't let up.
Thar's bulldogs; they begins fight too |
easy, but the capacity to quit is left on;
of bulldogs entire. Same about nose
paint with gents / knows. They capers
up to whisky at the bCginniI' like a kit
ten to warm milk, an they never do
cease no more. An that's how the
kyards falls to raccoons about plenty of
things.
KNOWN these we're defects in rae
coons, this Olson plots to take advan-
tage tharof; an by playin' it low on
Bills 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 oG hawgs
for all of West Tennessee an lose that
raccOon.
Its when Bits over to Pine Knot
layin' in terbacca, an nose paint, an
cornmeal. an sech necCsslI cs. when
Olson stands in to down Bill's raccoon.
He goes injunnin' over 10 Bili's an
finds the camp all deserted. except the
raccoon's thar settin', ba.i IA his eyes
mournful an lonesome on nc doorstep.
This Olson sets down by nc door an
fondles the raccoon. an rirokes his
coat an lets the raccoo., Gcarch his
pockets with his black hands ontil nc
gets that friendly an confident about
Olson he'd told him anyth ng. It's then
this yere miscreant, Olson, springs his
game.
lies got d couple of crawfish which
he's fresh caught at the Branch. Now,
raccoons regards crawfish as unusual
good eatin'. For myse'f, | can't say !
deems none high of crawfish viands
but of course racfoons is different; an
the way they looks at it crawfish is pie
This Olson brings out his two craw-
fish, an fetchin' jar of water from the
Spirg he drops in crawfish an in
cites an aggravates Zelliel-that's the
name of Bills raccoon to feel in an
get him whole lot.
Ezekiel amt shy on the play. He
knows crawfish like n 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 as
him plumb devoured he turns his eyes
on Olson, sort o. thankful, an waits de
velopments.
"OlSon puts in the second crawfiSh.
an Zekiel takes him into camp same as
the other. It's now that Olson onfurls
his plCt on Ezekiel.
'Olson droVs n dozen bucllshot into
the jar of water. NacheraIly. Ezekiel.
who's got his mind all framed up touch
in crawfish, goes after the buckshot
with his fore foot.
"Rut it's different with buckshot:
Ezekiel can't pick 'em up. He tries an
tries with his honest simple face turned
up TO heaven. but he can't make it, All
Ezekiel can do is feel 'em with his foot.
an roll 'em about on the bottom of the
jar.
Now, as I remarks prior. when 4
raccoon gets embarked that away. he
can't let up. He amt arranged so
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 off to his wickeyup. Ienvin'
Zekiel to his fate. Bill won't he home
till Monday, an Olson knows that be
he'll be even for that hawg Bill drops.
As Olson comes to a place in the trail
where he's goin' to lose sight of Billy
camp he turns an looks back. The
picture is all his revenge can ask. Thar
sets Ezekiel on the doorstep. with his
happy countenance turned up TO the
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 a crawfish every
moment.
''Well, it works out exactly as the
vretched Olson figgers- The sun goe>-
down, an the Sunday sun comes up an
sets agin, an still pore Zekiel is planted
by the jar. with his hopeful eyes on
high. still feelin' of them buckshot. He
can't quit no more'n if he was loser in II
poker game, Ezekiel can't.
when Bill rides up to his door about
second drink time Monday afternoon.
Olson is shortly even on that hawg.
Thar lays Ezekiel too dead to skin. He's
jest set thar with them buckshot an
felt himself to death."@Chicago Trib-