The sun., 1897-02-14
IIROy IN THE Wild WOODS.
The Story of a Southern
Swamp.
a, JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS.
,,py-,sn. 80. sy Joel caasdisr Harr.
CHAPTER II.
rHE SECRETS or rHE SWAMI.


However aa'l anu -, ~ 'ne uoo, w Wv
mar Be Io' se1 ~ u's",' $500 u ~ ulA,
N'hci' opens .u'uk" " "uotnsoe'er '
carries iAe Sc u" "s % "s
vst AMI heavy hinges .he'e = nos we 'sin'ee'
sutier 81 'e"' ~. w, VI
tlsde ef grass lhs' 'H' o@is"'" 'n' oe"'e'
dthese' -
That NhNH se'S-' uls'"' ,'. NJ ,o ''s
That wa'eA moves ,e' u s"iu' pass
Else ethe SN'u'' vi "''' ie'ee "'.'. ine
ruad oi ore A'e' 'o"' euousn' 'ne
rens 'o' 's'" 49, W 80 He'' SUI 'o' .H
tie uy'iere' 10 'nuSn in'o m'soe''. Inc
swsno csIs tAeui All w. 'o'e's WIN
nante' aH4 w =" ~ &c, .' ~ 'ue
trs1's 'hSt tae evee o' 'e" mor'ss nave ever
ra-trNec' b'' tnose Nuo s.Anu W tne oar
rsn thN a. As' ms "N
iseJ 20 on 'No 'ess OF on ,our' OF .netner they
Enr cav. OF >reeo o, SWIM nha tno swamp
pore frend'' lner. y no asku'so An'wnere'
ihe secre's c'Us '""s 'o''n run al pos-
abe or iuPoS''o'e Hna 'ns "ys"eS'
led BY 'ner '0..o oeu'.I' ~ ~ne-i'An.ern'
glide 'hrouku Sue 'A'' anu no'e ~0"u'
sm"rF the 'ai! tree,.
The an'Nn'n,so'e o' niku' never
49, 'So' acre IL Nh H'eu sna shu' out
And 'his one !" vac "ys'S H. .hen
the door OF ,ne >"eup - "peneo 10 Key
~arrr '"e "ASA ".sHs sess 'i W e'.ps
N. Th' no'neu'. h'e p1'e ~ w
luslon' narrne'n '"l' .,.o eo,er"k. ,n 'ne
udN OF ta' aense k''"'" oi ''ne' anu -"
grrsr. snd reeus an" esue'' 'Hete A"N's
v'nderIi' n'n' OF sn'm
n'rinE h'n'' elusive snu inae'erioAo'e. oa' ye'
Ehcient 20 s'e u'n snaps u 'nAs WHICH ~
near ~ nand'
NOT ir ssaJ .ns I,'sn,.nee 'aaeaN o' some
s"smp' ms no anen no'e' Nnu -'ne-
lantern daness up anu eo" ano ~h Tue "'S
ts'r- -hi'osr IN eoheer.
rsa ron well hr. foi- pont ehoke
yoTrseif WIN 'he 'eathers oood night MT.
fnv. good nsh'.
Two minute E!ooa'es OF ineandescens hghs
en1e into 'sh' ara cssppear' Ano 'ne mystic
rnas Wnscer
10" a'e. Wy. Hin.' 700 A'e' Better luck
nertcn "oo' nlsn''
ATopins sound IS hearu Ia tue lagoon As the
Lander OF 'he swamp slps into the water.
JACK" tue Lantern MIS- 10 tue !s'eI snoee o.
the pool aaa the mysteries come sweeping AFTER
srhns
feSeiI, M NusNFN. 'ood !uek And
good n'Sht'
Surely there IL alien sound on the kucll
yonaer-,naopins growing aud dzht!as. Hay,
-, -, o. ~,
80 I0S' stePe 1H4et Hue H"' oh- NO. AHe
swamp smiles. and ali the mysteries 20 troop-
,,g ,si,s.r 70 ... N. fu, 7, "a. .o,s.r,n,
- r.
trolic. Mr' hei Fox has met Nr. Gray Fox face
10 face. Something tells Mr.. Rel Fox Here's
pour father. enemy" Something whisper. to
Mr. Gray Here's your mothers murderer.
And so thev fall 10. screaming and gnaving and
painting and .nArltag. Mr Gray Fox is the
strongest, but his heart is'hs weakest. Wthoa;
waning he turas tail and hier with Mr. Ped
hr 'aem eomp.nT' rheI run unta they .r'
tums., no,,r tried 20 r.r-r "a. bl.ck-i.c.
sans Ho . u'eu 70 "' sss o,AI A-lAeH
further concern with them And the mysteries
ard their torch bearers come trooping home.
NEE. on n. knoll. bat the Swamp will never
Rave such , troIic As II had on. pIxh, vh., a
.:raas. bird can. DYING in over tn. door. 1t /,
Known shat ;ss birds that sleep Whit. the
's's"' 20 A'aS ''en
n'~s on'sr heff Wigs u Is Hos 'n'eaded
,h. hr,y,r, .h,, .,.s,. 4, 81. ,,hIoIiv ,i,. 81
'n". '.ee % IN zoe Ioo'n,1y pine ann
.He wa sa'seI mat sleeps IN the I'VE OAK con-
ia'm % 20 ms custom rasJ are only on the edge
md. not % pat tb.i- h.,ds unS.r ,b.ir Si,S.
SSlI- re swamp i. awake. But this strange
Lno-n % ths. r.xion-was ,maxed when b. be,
he'd ,hs snsr,,cis -e- Ne Oe-
-Oho, h. r-i.a -vh,, ,p..r .or,,rz Z. ,ht.
uh.r. All IN. hI-d. a.. hs.JI..., f,rv 20 IL.
here N n.,rs r-rs, A. =. -. ~, -, ~ :" "''
g he v.nt 81 in ..a-rn =, 49,. a. 49,,
a,o, n. 80 H ~. ~ p,f,I ~ .. sa.Ies- n. ne went
-gus.--r s,i,I .,rlsI.,sI ,h. ,r.,.,
- hIrf ,ba, hs.' s..d - Va" se''
This ss,.a.I bpr, 81 =. -, ,rr,h,r
hs.,v W. " tsc,, So, - ..,.n rI,,, "
Flvinx Sorir-.l s'''"s :" @-'eH '''''' -"''
Good .v.ni,y .i- - .,iJ ,s. .... .r
H- tha. N. nj hsr. hav. 20 b..J.
W. wrdr., bor.. .rI iIex.d 80 ro,,h
fn--.n,s si- ,k,r on,h, ;. -, "a -,
h.sd in az, m s,,vts-. a.a I h.r. na@hy ~
el.s % ., 90. 49,, = ~. nave no"uere
~F,.v .-nr,h , W uo ~, u,r,
smiling .nr how;,r 80 IL Nri -" nue..'
BIRDS ,h,t ar. 40 ~ r,r,rr,,s S.hrI u ui..h.
f-sqrpnfly ror-. ~ M. ,or,.ii., 49,
tnr vnur nee. No a. yh,, -, Il. eAA"-
The strange Rid ,nIiv t,,.nS "a 80. W..
e.rrainlv cir - Uat,5 80. -. . - w ~ u
bn' NJ. Head Va. IN b.,,,. \. cnr,d ~, nI d.
In large nj ID n. rHrt.r.J - a - 49, - . p
and iurp.h .hr-r a ,arc go ,i ..s w.nss Is
vas nor aIis7 ~. sysmn,-5 ~, -, i Nv nose
rsm- forth N inv-st,ga,. ard ~ So, S,nIic
thsrr r,. when Mr. WIdr., r.i.,.S ~. ,..,.,
The 'nrrh r.ar.rS a.ce.d ~ ses.,d 80 the fhr.,.
Zee snd ,ha nv.,.,'m. r.I,.s a.. a.Nh wthn
p;r'nxor The WIZ ~ st.,t-.eu .eu 10 'ne QUICK
iltlor,h m. sv,,.n-.,. ,.,
Aaron the s,n ~ per ,ii ,.esS s..' o,ne .nen
t- ,rnl'c over ,bs bssdt... IN, ss'
sfAaror'.,f-. r,I-'' - pru NAs INr oNFs