The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29

terestcd i'll pursoot he's rugged so he
can quit none ontil the projects sue
cess.
"Thur's herds an bands of folks al
anamilcs who's fixed sim lar. They can
start, IN they can't let up. Thar's bull
dogs. They begins Il fight too easy. but
the capacity to quit is left out of bull
dogs entire. Same about nose paint with
gents [ knows. They capers up to whis-
Ky at the bcgnnin like kitten to warm
milk, III they never do cease no more.
An that's how the kyards falls TO rae
coons about plenty Of things.
"Knowin these zero defects III rae
cOoms, this Olson plots to take advantage
tharof, ri by playin it low on Bills
raccCon get even with Bill about tha5
dead hnwg. Which Bill wouldu't have
took u drove of hawgs. No, indeed. not
the whole fal! round up of hawgs for al
&C west Tennessee an lose that raccoon.
ct S when Bills over TO Pine Knot
layin III terbaccO an nose paint an corn
meal an sech neccssaries when Olson
stands III to down Bills raccoon. He
goes In.lunnin over TO Bills an finds the
camp al deserted, except the raccoon $
thar settin battin his eyes mournful an
lonesome on the doorstep. This Olson
sets down by the door an fondles The
raccoon an strokes his coat an lets the
raccoon search his pockets with his
black hands c"til he gets that friendly
an confident about Olson he'd told him
anything. It's then this ycrc miscreant
Olson springs his game.
Hos got Il couple of crawfish which
he's fresh caught at the branch. Now,
raccCons regard crawiish as UNUSUAL good
catin. For myself, | can t say L deems
none high of crawiish rs viands, but of
course raccoons is different, an the way
they looks at it crawlish is pie.
This Olson brings out his two craw-
fish, an fetchn y jar of water from the
spring he drops i'll u crawfish an incites
an aggravates Zekiel-that's the name
of Bill's raccoou-to feel III an get him
Il whole lot.
Ezekiel amt shy on tho play. lie
knows crawiish like n gambler does az
ace, so turnin his eyes up to the sky,
like n raccoon does when wrapped in
pleasin anticipation that Away, he
plunees in his paw angets it.
of course once Ezekiel acquires him
tho poor crawfsh don't last rs long as q
drink of whisky. When Ezekiel has him
plumb devoured he turns his eyes on
Olson, sort of thankful, an waits deycl-
opments.
"Olson puts in tho second crawfish;
al Ezekiel takes him into camp Same
rs the other. It's now that Olson on
furls his play on Ezekiel.
''Olson drops dozen buckshot into
the Jar of water. Nacherally Ezekiel,
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 All
tries, with his honest, simple face turned
up 10 heaven, but be can't make it. All
Ezekiel can do is feel 'cm with his foot
an roll EN- about on the bottom of the
jar.
Now, as [ remarks prior, when a
raccoon gets embarked that away he
can let up. He amt arranged SO he
can quit. Olson, who's plumb aware
tharof, no sooner gets Ezekiel started ON
them buckshot than, EnowiI that natur'
can be relied on to play her hand out,
sa'nters off to his wickevup, loavin
Ezekiel to his fate. Bill won't be home
till Monday, an Olson knows that be tore
then, onlcss Ezekiel is interrupted, he'll
be even for thar hawg Bill drops. AS
Olson comes TO a place i'll che trail
whar he's eoin TO lose sight of Bill's.
camp lie turns an looks back. Hhc PIE
tire is all his revenge can ask. Thar 81 IS
Ezekiel on the doorstep, with his happy
countenance turned up to the dome
above, with his right paw elbow deep
III the jar, still rollin AN feein thc,n
bucllshot around an allowin hos due 10
6ctch crawiish every moment.
"Well, il works out exactly rs tie
wretched Olson iiggors. The sun gors
down. an the Sunday sun comc6 up an
sets ag'ir. an still pore Ezekiel is plantC d
by the jar, with his hopeful eyes cu higiA,
still feelin of them huckshot. He caiA't
quit no more'n if ho YVES losop iii q
poker game, Zckicl can't.
"Whcn Bill rides up to his door
about second drink time Monday aftzr-
noon, Olson is shorcly even on taat
hawg. Thar lays Ezekiel too dead to
skin. He's jest set thar with them
buckshot an felt himself to Death. -
Dan Quin i'll San Francisco EInnigser.