The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-04
AKRON IN THE Wild WOODS.
The Story Of a Southern
Swamp.
JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS.
COPYRIGHT, 1897. By Joel Chandler Harris.
TX.
THE rrsrrrrSu OF MIR. cossE1r.


THE rrsE1TISu OF MR. cosshrT.
=, Aaron had known IL Sns Mr.. Gossett's
-.i.o h, heard and Mr.. Gossett's hand that
,so,sht the buggylwhip down,on,the poor horte's
- with such cruel energy. the probability
/ :. mat no would have taken to his heels; and
-, Il is impossible to say with certainty. The
sor a. Ben All was such . curious compound
,s., nj, actions depended entirely on the mood
~ Glanced to DO IL. He was full OF courage.
IA VET was terribly afraid at times. He was
sl,,is.d and proud. and yet no stranger to
humility, HIS whole nature resented the idea
~ serving as n slave. yet TO would have asked
,o,h,nr better than to be Littlo Crotche.t's
.,,ye ard he was glad to call Mr.. Abcrcromble
r,s.e-. So that. after all. II may DO that he
,rou,d I've stood his ground. knowing tina
,ho voice and hand we're Mr.. Gossett's, when
n, ears told him. MS THY now did. that the
,or,e made furious by the cruel stroke of tho
hi, wos running away, coming down the
IN, At breakncck speed.
Nj. G,ssett lad been on o ~fruitless errand.
NJ on his son George reached home { at MORN
Inc and told him that. Mr.. Jim 'Simmons's
I,,. Ind folio we'd the tan to the river, and
mare lost II, Mr.. Gossett remarked that he was
.,.a he did not 20 on a FOOLS errand, and he
r.ae various about Mr.. Simmons
and his dogs that were not at.all polite. Later
N the day. however Though the hour was still
! ,,r,y). when Mr.. Gossett was making the GUS
"''l. -, =, h,s ,,o,,o,ton =. to,, .,
toinaFS ouN :" -" p. u" % IL
With a negro VINO had been hunting Tor some
,tray sheep. The negro. after giving an ac-
COUNT VI "No - -.
II sholy 'spected YOU'D be over yand"r wild
", - rn,d,n' TO- ao srarn a,,Ja,
tfu'A " 10 49, W.
~, mo, J.n +,vo horrs 90 ~ dat"
No. mo uAu W. nouts "ko' a"t' TO
p0ns'a .,s yrp . u,O ,or,d. d. sw az, ''I Is "A usS
49, ro-o-T ,,oro h.ar ~, a.. n,arn,n,,
90 dogs A"To.l uono nea. I'm us morhin.
,.,, him busy the rest of tho day II he carried
49,, nr, Mr., Gosse,t turned bIs borss,s h.od
IN the direction of the swamp. and rode slowly
,bither. The Blue Falcon scared high In
,bs oir and maid no attention 20 Mr. Goss.,,
For various reasons that the Swamp knew
,bOu, the Turkey Buzzard was not in sight.
The swamp itself vas full of the reposefui
\ silence that daylight usually brought to #. Mr..
eossets rode about and listened. but. II all the
dces In Inc world haa suddenly disappeared,
the region round about could not have been
tresr of their barking and baying than IL was
Of mat moment
all that Mr.. Gossett could do was to turn
,tou; and ride back home. But he was YER
~ ~ ~ lux ~ AUm nu' Le was ver'
nuch Iuzn!eu. II Sir. summons had trailed a
tnha"ay INTO me swamp and ranGht him. or
VI: Gossett would like very, much to know it.
~ p n y n ,, ,hs, ia ne ro M"s sGsn "a practieal ousi.
ss;y II ~ " n ma ,Eat some Me i sor, IL y, was sno nr; - simmons :
niseFs9 tnis KIND VT; Gossett was precise.
rc on a VI u,nner ~ teit M more lonuiar
no . n iniormea MS ION ueorSe That he
houEh- ne WOuIu 20 over anu worry MIR.
SIMMONS I'm ! b I'LL Sn,, S ms failure to catch
I .ng 1ods AM sI~ ne e. ha NJ nrs nTrse put 70 the DmGSy.
ZONE smiling nrimlS as he went alosg.
se Ms; summons, nm S.I vas at nome, me. o. Gnt was Is NOT not
s]ussrIt. Mrs. Simmons herself was in NC v ey
srred 'T Rnt s,e as sd VA b Soss sn ,o Sffy soon o5
md nd aid n sIe. She sn ns Sed MN Iaip 10 mp po.,ts ~. eho con
a. so.I ra mao f M fro-, ~ YEN. U .ns saTieh gate,
ssr hn:h,nh in = .br,,i vn,c. aHu ak ou''o
Jimmy, c. Jimmy! That old huzzard of a
sants. And do 10 mt on von on, Goa, see = mnst ne
one in the houpse. "a and ypa wash Goay ro psio bsn you
II u you y ut ope MI, ckAn r sib' ,h ana M MI thai shock
C,mne right on now II ' hov vom = s ttI Z, prnan.
nd talk to tho old rascal long ri have a DIT.
ran.scIs Ins whnIs ho nn Iuh oack before no
Mr. simmons rone s.n,r T.,
while. and his wife made iba, IN after a
disanpenr1ny. though she vent NO tr.thar
thr otlrr side Of the dnor ven no iutIher tnah
9Th ali her ears. being fiisd With a '.e 1e4iuu
/ Curiosity In know What l,uip.ra lro,-t, NJ.
Gos,a;t 10 that horsc Sbs haS otoeTne NJ:
walt. for the visitor nIpncsd iinto 1 tho iOhG 70
You ma know was "a nrtons ~ rupJert'
s,r.moas. or I wouldn't be sp Iere a ,mThy oh;
hypocrite,' renar.nd NJ" me GU
ether side Of he door "yor ddIn on me
vhrn y0nr hum endcd and aiinr d"m'e ~
that You hal cenyb, The 49, 49, hiakne
IQled or cr;pniasI lin andHan.r "nI e'.nes
n hsct ~ ~. ht.nt lld-ahem-le n sort
thought I would come NO r'e HGouL II: 80
j ny 10 say that y-hother vn, ca ny oT9 SUu. II
A o. killed him hes rssnonsyHa u II "Ieser
\ NC, Colonel. I'm moi IN ~ nmu not SuuuI,
tg pirgers nor crinpi,r ~ nme-D'T.tnce OF XIII
many of 'em hnt 10 tauEnth
But, Colonel n von,d - ~ GrI ohe YET,
What I've beer nd Gonr " s1ne .nIuuen WIN
that douc' Scn,J "a ~ " un.e e1actts
home vItho,t ston,in, - - i,snt atiuieW
answer EN- urch L.. IN uusstiohs oF 10
Therenron Mr. 81 T rnons ~
lb adventure in III. Swa- az ane htors OF
tie facts as he thnuuht bo $500 49, ~
hg some details cnicnIated Io nrota ~ u a aud
surll more interesrin +, frnT, ~ p.1oue
Ii will le remen1 Lcr.5 az, ~ cia "a Wv.
h total irnorunre ~ VII, rna,irr 'tm.nr,ns VAS
he swamp. ia baG rnncorad nsppeIcu III
la. his DOS bnd hit rnon H. ,r nhe tlenLy
AT going from the rixer " 10 H. q wiz.
I swamp, and that via, ~ ~ !" sue1 ~ .hs
10 there they Ind Lesn att,cpa1 Nrt Ji,o"o
Sldcat. but h,. Tho .ho 800, ~. ~ nho
ats. IN uss NJ u Mnnio cauyodie- OF w!id-
Having conrsirad ~ III IneSsIoT:
Dot only sluck 10 !. ~ Us, 'nenIo VAT. Sirnnohs
cents that did credit ~ his imer,na,ion ihTS nr
t1e.tion from Wr Gns s,n.clnenti IN repiS toa
"Xhot al r,eSoLt'