The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-18

a Georgia Hunter Looked Up
the Wrong Tree.

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.s.E,sr1ee" aske6 Jepthz Rossiter, as he
$50 nc as1ez out % his corncob pipe
- I4ane,s back against the big red oak
- ,ndsr the spreading hogghs % which
- haA s,ched our camp while out on
,-.,lre tip n the Lavender mountains
saso re-er heard How Was Il. Jep7"
.,yCsn ne an Coon was partners. ar
.sed q tramp the ucunt'ns together all
So ue nuntfn' season. His rigntfal
..r,s va. Joe. TIL the scraps re got into
- civ min ne nickname 81 Coon
t. a. ~ decided. che day long IL me
,..,sr 81 uv summer. 20 20 over OF tae
=, ssds Nv tne river an take a tramp
a,sur- IuIy's n7ounJn 20 see q We could
-. x,a~. 70 some sJrt Nv game. We had
tsarr ths. the coous wis powerful bad
s.aangxt ne corn Pa cnes in that settle
80, an ve lowed that 90 .e could git
fsw hudred coonskins they'd bring us
II parts good lttie speek.
81 rad q couple ~ the fines coon dogs IN
al .hese tsReIn's. ar Joc ~us nigh about
a. T40d . coon dog himself In trailsn'
,Le rIng.sls 10 Their dens. Ne tuck our
.-,ux a. some grub an set out on the
framp T4e fus' night Ne camped nigh Oh
Nis' IaA, Bates cabin. an when ne come
= eat OF grub we decided that a little
eo~ea weilGn'r be bad. 80 I, KNOWN Mis-
Jnsv nksa book volunteered 20 20 up an
- her ar a can full fur our supper
whilst Wus thar We got 10 taIkin'. an
NJ Iua begun 10 complain about the
ysrfnlnis destroyin her geese. She sus-
nj-ioreG hat II moueht be Wildcat. fur
/, rad Iii six or seben geese fur her, only
. rew nights afore an she WIS bly,
n,sso, bat the loss NV her poultry
II toI ne Of Lady that We WIS thar or a
wioerl con hunt. an she lowed nat she
f.f hap, 10 gracious we'd strike up with
thaf 'er, pestlverous varmInt an SOP its
sgltu' mr. gees I didn't take TO the Idee
u,uch BECAUSE Ia had some 'spesruuce
with 81 beats an I didn't relish tacklin'
enc Nv the ysller-eyed critters on a dark
might. ous made nut like we'd he only too
clad =, ketch up with the varm:nt, an on
,he sren'th uv that the OF lady lent US
her offee Pot. with bout half gallon NV
good strong coffee. which I tuck hack to
.he amp
zoe SAYS I. while We were a-drinkln'
the oTse. Tiers cats in these woods
Vel what uv II, Jep7' says ne
''WeI jest don't relish the idee NV
sgsin into rumprls with one NV them
'er varfnlnts nv a dark night says I.
shgks, No danger NV that. Cats Is
TO cunain' 10 be ketchef up with by com
non con dogs said he, an then We
uapted the subjec' an turned in.
wed agreed 20 git up at the fust
,hlAsn crow an take the dogs through a
Ire corndeld in the valley an see ec we
cot!dn'i start up some coons. SO I walked
~ az the big rooster at Mis- Judy's be-
4 81 20 crow, an. rogsln' Joe, We lit torch
. Fat Ightd knots an. calm the dogs.
q s1t out, Joe IN the lead with the light
a. a AK on his shoulder. an me- with
bundle uv spluters arr my gIn. We
trsm0ed along down through the bushes.
the dogs nosln' round every log an stump.
an jest afore We re;ched the fence the Of
dog SO, OF at IA galiop an begun 10 open
Ike he wus on n hot trail.
we auckened our gait sos 70 keep as
close 10 the dogs as possible. bat both az
'sm went tcarin' Off 70 a creek swamp
bent r mile OF an Il warn't many min
s. af4ra they wus nigh bout out Nv hear
In.
Zoe says I. that amt no COON
Ret you a dollar it's coon. an A big
NJ a. thai. fur see what n chase he's givin'
shen dogs. Lis'en. he's a-c!rclln' Hear
EN- comm hack rouB' the mount'n9
"Sh5re nough We could hear EN- comm
back In a circle an they KEEP runniu'
'feaud fur nearly an hour. an hit was Jest
a. The darkest part NV the mornin'. when
~ hearn 'em begin 10 bay in the edge NV
tae swamp Joe went tearin' through the
tpshfs an 7 cl0ste 70 nls heels an finally
~ reached the place whar tae dogs WIS
Yearlg' an tearin' round the root NV a big
eYerrvp acorn tree.
" Te' you he's 4 s0ckioaEer.' said Joe.
IS D. begun To move slowly round the FOOT
~ To tree waving his torch back ards IN
f5ra-Is. try'n' 70 shine the critters eyes.
"'oe.' says l. that amt no coon Them
KIN uY varun,s dom. run like that. an
II her thing. they ain't apt 30 climb sich
A ire as hat
"'iN irst hut you jas uy .he hes corn
''sr r. the Lavender mouni'us that IFS a
eaH. an the boss coon NV the settlement.
= II venture he's eat waggin load ~
en- tais season, an sp'tt nouGh - make
"a ga'o0a uv good hopes' corn juice.' an
= kap' movin' round starln up IN the
tx limbs nv the hlg tree.
Here, Jer. bring me the gun" he said,
s5ieo'v i've located the Of rascal way
p n ne fork nv the fon limbs
"'Jss' SAYS I. hadn't We better wal: III
ssyhsh-' don't believe that's any coon.
a. & amt hu, q lltsle while tn daYbreak.
TAcn Kin sec what we're adoin'. an
fnase shore hlt amt n cat
jsr' SAYS he. scornf,l Ike. you're a
&C. - ~ ne biggest rnmp ar the COW
Rrtha' eIl-s 81 sehen caun'tcs What's pat
oa's N'o your head" no you b'lieve every
's.e - 'o9er0 se'ls you- Come an with
ID gym ~e's I kfn an AZ tre varmlnt ar
49, havr 'inac - start ~ ~ three more
r ~ daylight. We're losing ttme. come
eH'
= sa-Ief MIN me run en- then stepped
b. Sarter III the shad;Sr nv the tree
A:0~ yoa agw're ts hot the light fur
"a sHei lie
~ Z elss N2u FAIR wsrnir'. were
esVtre to e't into a s'rape with that ere
frT'-. a. 'ou't wnn. - D. scratched
e cesN.l up sr'. ms Vie won't rocker
Re- r0e when 7 50 home
SAr-<s Jcp van'd make pree cher
60 Gene SIS thc rings 'r0u~d his