The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-04-05
Haron in fhe Wild Woods.
The Story of a Southern Swamp


what to think ! never heard such ter
rlbe racket in all my bonn days. / says 20
myself III just ride in and see what the
trouble IS, and If there 2in'V but one Wild
cat I'll soon put an end 10 him. So l
spurred my boss up. and started in, but be-
fore we went anyways hardly the boss give
a snort and tried to whiri around ana run
out.
"It made me mad at the time" Mr.. Sim
mons went on his Inventive faculty rising
to the emergency, but. Colonel it's
mighty good thing that boss rad more
sense than / did. because If he hadn't ia a
never been sitting here telling sou about IT,
L tried 10 make the boss stand. but ne
wouldn't and just then. what should i
see but two great big wildcats trying 20
sneak up ON me? and all the time. Colonel
the racket in the swamp was getting loud
or and louder. IIuta was in there some
where's and / know hc was attending
to his business, So ] just give the boss the
reins ana he went like he Yves shot out OF
a gun.
81 pulled him in and turned him around.
and then l saw Pluto trying u come out
Now. Colonel you may know if it was TOO
hot for him il Was lots too warm Tor me
Pluto tried TO come. and he was a-iehting
like fury. but il was no -. The two cats
that had been sneak.ug up On me hit on him
and right then and here they tore him al
to flinders! Colonel. they didn't leave
piece OF that dos hide biz enough To make
a woman's glove if il had been tanned.
And as if that wouldn't do 'em. they made
another sally and come ut me. tush and
claw. And 1 just clapped spurs 10 the
boss and cleaned up from there. DO ycu
blame me. COlOuel?'
AS / understand it. simmons" remarked
Mr.. Gossett after pulling his beard and re-
iecting while. you didn't catch the mig
ger"
C'The nasty old buzzard-' remarked Mrs.
f.ft IL. D. .sF a..
IF was Jimmy ia hit him with a chcsr.")
DO you think you'd IS cauSht him. Co.o-
mel taking into account AN tine circuul-
stances and tnjnss.' inquired Mr.. SIM
mons. with his Irritating drlwl.
II didut say I was going tn catch HIM.
did To- replied Mr. Go-sttt - didn't say
he couldn't get away from my dcss.
ala I?'
..supnosin- vo, had s,,,-.steI ,rr SIN
mons. would sou Il. zone III? amt never
heard Of Won y.liIsf.s- IS among a drove. 81
wjIicats 3 c,t.h + ,.a...''
"And IL Won ,lida.t ,3t.h HIN, and yotIr
fine dos ara r,er now th,n they ever
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Mr. Sin,,noos voIll nav, said something.
eIss hYt i,.r then tha door oa.Ded md
afrs sin,r,..,s tyallzra I'm fire fn bar eve.
Ffaa
on slNcI your S97' -'''--' S'"' 9-Ao
Sdld 70 AIT GOSSett.
"Why-er-ycs m-but-"
40 butts about it," she snapped. OF
Won afn't chsn.-I nft~btfv Won think Il
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NJ t- 80 $50 -
90 Oh AiSser In inc bushes jimmy con
owe YOU nOthin', does het'
''Wcll-er-on'm." AR Gossett had been
taken cOfopletalv bv surprise
..No ia d,,,t a,d 81 h. ltd Ia erff
-. ., So.
~" il7It Ho" 't''' sO-'
with her foretiuger and what Jimmy
,vants ~ so trofionfpr~ ahout fr, country
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woods Is more can zen 70 s,'Ne my iie.
ny, II he was 10 ctlth your runaway
niggers they wouldn't stay at home 10
longer than the minute You took the ropes
orr ,s,n
~, St. ,-4 tt- .,,,. ~ te
-
10 say something, D-t ms NlAc 'I-I-lpt~te4
him.
know In t1iI,,'r na5l,ine f,e m. tr,l-h,
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as tneS ca" see --'iii-
" nat arc the ear mars jas. ',iH- -t'-
uuired MIR. GaSsctt. 1rylue hard To ice I
tnsuIar ln n moment he WAS heartily sOr-
-, -, b,d ..i-.i ~. question
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HdI mains - No. ~
you better S.'y' " e, tl'es ~
look fDIks in the face. ana i don't blame