The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-21
STOPPED THE TRAIN.
Passengers and Crew Get on to Hunt
n Coon.

eral hours late the otner udy' anu
big fat coon, securely boxed in the
baggage car, was the cause. The train
left Snow Shoe on time. but just after
passing Gap Station the
suddenly gave "A frantic pull at the
signal cord and stopped the train.
'Ther was a big coon on that beech
tree up there he yelled to the brake
man as he jumped off and ran up the
bank toward the woods. The ardor of
the chase sprang no i'm the breas' OF
the brakeman. and a few seconds later
he vas following the conductor. The
engineer waited a reasonable length OF
time for a signal to start, and, failing
to get IL. alk back along the train
to see h was wrong. The only
member of the train crew he could see
was the colored porter. who was just
disappearing over the bank
Hey, Bill the engineer cried.
What's the matter? Where's the con-
ductor?'
Got a big coon freed up heah."
yelled the porter. Come up an help
cotch i'm"
"A coon. Great Scott! Hey. Sam!'
the engineer cried to the fireman,
bring the axe ont of the tool box.
They've got a coon freed uD here"
with "A whoop of delight the fireman
grabbed the axe and Joined the chase.
Meanwhile the passengers were begin
ming to become impatient. A fat drum
mer with a Southern accent led in the
profanity in the smoker.
What kind of a road Is this heah?'
he asked of the baggagemaster. as he
got off to look around Seems to me
there amt no sort of system among
the employees"
They have got a big coon freed up
there the baggagemaster replied,
doubtfully.
"A coon. You don't meal its' the fat
man cried in delight. "Wheah are
they? Great Scott, man, | wouldn't
miss il for a dollah! Used to catch
coons myself wheen i was a little
shavah down in Kentuck."
Led by the fat man. the passengers
deserted the train in a body and has
tened to the scene of the attack on the
coon. When the party, so strong. ar
rived on the scene the coon appeared
to be decidedly master of the situation.
Perched on the extreme end of a
branch. he grinned at the futile efforts
of the conductor to shake him of his
perch.
That amt no sort of way to catch a
COON the fat man said to the man up
the tree as soon as he got his breath.
Crawl out on the limb above him and
cut the branch with an axe"
"'Taint't no fool job to crawl up a
tree with an axe" remarked the con-
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