Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-06

where CANNES are so much respected.
People even feel kindly towards the feas
on them. III you Amt good bird dog
you have chance 10 redeem yourself
as fox hunter. and II you don't know
a COX from guinea pig you still have a
chance at chasing squirrels. And II. sup
posing you are too darned thlck-headed
TO stand birds, or chase foxes, or tree
squirrels you can come In on rabbits
and supposlng you think rabbits are porn
popeyed and without skins. like those we
see here. they give you a show at 'coons.
IL you are such a numbskull that you
think 'coons are colored people. they We
YOU trial at 'possums, and suppohn'
YOU don't know a 'possum when you meet
him ''of a Sunday" they trot you out
after minks. II you fan on these
varmints. after having tried everything
else SpotsylYania people don't get cussin
mad and take you down TO the creek and
drown you-not a bit OF it-they simply
bundle you up and give you a chance at
wild turkeys. Maybe you don't know
wild turkey from n Shanghai rooster, out
that won't make any difference. There
Is still hope for you. The whole neighbor-
hood VIII set TO work on you and try and
teach you 10 be a retriever. IL this last
effort proves a failure, / suppose they
would take you out after elephants or
polar bears. thought It's mighty 'oor
dog that can't come in on one or the ac-
cOmplishments which / have mentioned
above. Yes. / repeat that / would rather
be a Spotsylvanis dog, full OF sheep burrs
and ticks. than ward politician. You
get the hest place by the fire and plenty
OF t. and all tho neighbors drop in and
talk about you. one viii say: Josh,
don't YOU member that night when old
Ricketts, Chats you, If you're dog freed
that coon down thar by Hell CREEK
or another, in a reminiscent strain. Will
recall the day when you stood fiy-up-
the-creek. under the impression 1t was
gobber. And while they are doing this
you can keep crowdn' them from around
the glowing wood fire until you get them
clean out in the hall.
Even suppOsin' you are not dog-a
concession which will readily be granted
on all sidss-you can have an immense
time in Spotsylvania county just sittin'
round by tho fire and watching the wood
burn especially II it's somebody else's
wood and you don't have to pay for IL.
Timber grows so thick in the county that
most any farmer ia perfectly willing TO
let you go on hts place and chop as much
as you want. especially when the land is
10 be cleared This makes wood cheap
In fact they have wood 10 burn It's just
delicious to see the logs pickering and to
watch the shadows on the wall, particu-
larly II you have a long nose md the
shadows reproduce your profile with their
Characteristic tendency towards exagge-
rativeness. The first night I got to the
country ] went to my room. pat on long
flowing white garment such as ghosts
sometimes use IN fy-time, and sat down
By the fireplace. II was delicious First
the northeast corner OF my back got heat
ed; then the heat came due north, and by
and-by. 1t swept around towards the east
and soon wrapped my whole figure in a
haze OF warmth / Just sat there and
roasted 1t occurred 10 me l would take
as much Of the warmth back TO Richmond
as possible. so as to be prepared for the
winter With my old corncob rammed
half way down my throat, | squatted
there and toasted like a salamander. All
Of a sudden. just as felt that l was own
ing the earth and one third of Lou-ee-sa
county. I heard something pop Ike gun,
and the next I knew l was IN a shower Of
sparks Wood in the country will pop &C.