The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-04
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Aavsntures % New York veungsters ana .
DoS In Sullivan County woods.

Dos IN sullivan County Woods.
An Erie Railway train brought two interest.
ing passengers TO town from Sullivan county on
Tuesday last. They wore Fred Murphy. aged
IL, ana Charley Murphy, aged 10, sons of q. w.
Murphy. the west sido contractor and builder.
In the baggage car was their pet fox terrier,
Carlos, and they had four coonskins in q bundle.
inc boys and the dog had been spending their
vacation with an uncle in Sullivan county.
Its a great country for coons up there" said
Frod. w had never seen a coon, and didn't
know anything about coons, but the boys up
tnore Kept Saying that II they only owned q dog
ike carlos maybe they wouldn't go out and get
a lou o ooonsl 30 the other day l said to CHAR
ley, why not 20 out and give Carlos some fun
and get some coonsG 2 Charley said he didn't
know why not, only that wo had to got coons at
night, and how was we going to see Carlos have
his fun. cause It'd be dark. I said we'll see him
all right, and so that night aftor supper when 1t
was getting dark we took Carlos and started for
the woods back OF Uncle Joe's house. and Aunt
Libby didn't see us cause we kept low along the
stone wall on the side that wasn't next to tho
house. After we got In the woods q while we
could see all right,
We went In there moro than q mile, l guess,
and Carlos was on ahead Of US when we hoard
the awfullest noise, like dogs fighting. Charley
and mo hurried on. and got TO q creek. and tho
water was flying like a fountain. We got close
to the creek, and there we could soc that It was
Carlos and what looked like four Other dogs
hanging to him wherever they could got q hold
on him t + was chprning hat water up and
"'Jes hear EN- hollerif
loyl' ! says. jumping around excited.
eo, CCh nr says No. think some coon' has
"Thcn we that we didn't have q
gun. but the way things sounded in the creek
we wouldn't have time to go bsc and get one,
SO Charley nnd mo jumped In the creek and
went went, to SnrSis si jumping on Sot the eoons; We we
coons let &c. of Carlos and one climbed on me
and ono climbed on Charley. Charley he run"
on run hrst!, interrupted Charley ut this
II only run to get a club!' explained Fred.
And then seen you running and ! run. too!
coon hung on to him. and jee! how they did bite
and scratch. and tear our clothesl I hollered
IN fnG a c bi 4 St h s3Os s aa ndd d iSSs1 sss and | his snm aoSa
a lucky thing. for we grabbed stones and ham;
there: .n Then we took an srmtul Of
was in the creek yet. and the two
coons was hanging on him and kicking up tho
mered the coons till they let loose and then
killed EN-, Carlos was almost knocked out. and
had to take ,h him up and carry him: and Charley
WV " wv oNti W
the stone pile to get the other two. and they had
come to, and was ready fer another fight. Wo
chucked stones at EN-, and soon done EN- up.
1t was all we could do to get home with the dog
and tho four coons, fer they was awful heavy.
when we got home Aunt Libby was most
scared to death, cause she didn't know where
me and Charley was. and Uncle Joe and Cousin
Ben was out hunting for us. We were blood all
over, and not much clothes. and when Uncle
Joe heard we had got back. and he anne home
and seen the four. coons, he didn't say a word
but look at EN- as II he was surprised, and then
he went and brought old Mr.. Ryan over and
asked him II he ever seen anything like 'em.
And he never did. he said. cause one OF EN-
weighed thirty-two pounds, and the "littlest one
weighed twenty-five pounds. and he said they
was the biggest coons ever was killed in the
county.
Them coons.' he said. had stopped at that
creek to wash something they was going to cat,
and you might as well a run against n she bear
with cubs as to run against n coon when he 10
washing his %victuals. let alone four Of EN-. and
four such whoppers as these!'
NJ Ryan said he believed they must a come
out Of Noah's ark. they was so big. But anyhow
me and Charley could hardly get around for two
days. and Carlos is lame and sore yet. We got
the four coonskins; all the same. and I wonder
what pop will say q