The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-03-06

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ooons. this Olson plots 10 take advantage
tharof, an by playin it low on Bills
raccoon get even with Bill about that
dead hawg. Which Bill wouldn't have
took a drove of hawgs. No, indeed. not
the whole fall round up Of hawgs for all
Of west Tennessee an lose that raccoon.
"It's when Bills over to Nne Knot
layin in terbacco an nose paint an corn
meal an sech necessaries when Olson
stands in to down Bills raccoon. He
goes Injunnin over to Bills an finds the
camp all deserted, except the ~raccoon's
thar settin battin his eyes m~ournful 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 ontil he gets that friendly
anything. It's then this yere miscreant
Olson springs his game.
"He's got a couple Of crawish which
he's fresh caught at the branch. Now,
raccoons regard crawfish as unusual good
eatin. For myself, / can't say I deems
none high of crawfish as viands, but of
course raccoons is different, an the way
they looks at it crawfsh is pie.
"This Olson brings out his two craw-
fish, an fetchin a Jar of water from the
spring he drops in q crawfsh an incites
an aggravates ZekieI-that's the name
of Bills raccoon-to feel in an get him
a whole lot.
ezekiel amt shy on the play. He
knows crawfish like a gambler does all
ace, so turnin his eyes up to the sky,
like a raccoon does when wrapped in
pleasin anticipation that away, he
plunges in his paw angets it.
"Of course once Ezekiel acquires him
the poor crawfish don't last as long as a
drink Of whisky. When Ezekiel has him
plumb %devoured, he turns his eyes on
| Olson, sort of thankful, an waits devel-
opments. He' fs'gh
"Olson puts in the second crawfish,
as the other. It's now that Olson on
furls his play on Ezekiel.
"Olson drops a 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 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 / remarks prior, when @
raccoon gets embarked that away he
can't leS up. He amt arranged so he
can quit. Olson, who's plumb aware
tharof, no sooner gets Ezekiel started or
them buckshot than, KNOWN that natur
can be relied on to play her hand out
sa'nters off to his w~iokeyup, leaviI
Ezekiel to his fate. Bill won't be home
till Monday, an Olson knows that before
then, onless Ezekiel is interrupted, he'll
be even for that hawg Bill drops. Al
Olson comes to a place in the trai
whar he's goin to lose sight. of Bill
camp he turns an looks back. The pic
ture is all his revenge can ask. Thar set
Ezekiel IN the doorstep, with his happy
countenancs turned up to the DOM
above, with his right paw elbow deel
in the jar, still rollin an feelin then
buckshot around an allowin he's due t.
ketch a crawish every moment.
swell, it works out exactly as tn,
wretched Olson fggers. The sun goe
down, an the Sunday sun comes up al
sets ag'in. an still pore Ezekiel is plante'
by the jar, with his hopeful eyes on high
still feelin of them buckshot. He cam
quit no more'n if he was loser in
poker game, Ezekiel can't.
"When Bill rides up to his doc
about second drink time Monday after
noon, Olson is shorely even on tina
hawg, Thar lays Ezekiel too dead
skin. He's jest set thar with ther
buckshot an felt himself to death. -
Dan Quin in San Francisco Examiner.