The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-28
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1T is as good as any said the fox
1es' one name is as good as another
when you have three meals day" Aaron
assented
There was a time" suggested old Scar
race, when the Son of Ben Ali killed and
brought me birds; but that time is past"
You are no longer weak and young
But l came to-day to do you a better turn
than that. l came to warn you of this
dog from strange settlement, whose nose
Is so keen that he never puts it to the
ground, and whose legs are so strong that
he but touches the top of a ten-rail fence
as ne goes over. Take my word for it;
let not another sun rise on you here till
the grass is green again. Go to the riv-
er; hide in the big swamp; stay any
where but here. Let the dog with the
queer name run down and kill one of your
brethren. Do you move away for time,
and go where the hunters may not fol-
low
Old Scar-Face tried to reach with his
hind foot flea that was tickling him on
the top of his back near his shoulder and
in making the effort ne stretched out his
neck, closed his eye and grinned so COM
ically that the children laughed.
Come and I'll scratch you" said
Aaron.
Old Scar-Face took a step forward, but
hesitated. NO, Son of Ben Rli," he said.
ut makes me cold to be too near the new
ones"
Whereupon, Aaron himself took a step
forward and scratched old Scar-Face on
the back with a pine cone and this oper-
alton seemed to be so pleasing that the
fox kept time to the scratching by patting
the ground with one of his hind feet, as
though he were trying in this way to aid
Aaron. When old Scar-Face had been
thoroughly scratched along the spine,
where his hind foot could not reach, he
shook himself, licked his chops, and SEEM
ed to feel very much better
"And so you think l should move away
from my home, Son of Ben ALL" old Scar
Face remarked. well, if you had come
saying, my friend, you are in danger;
fly and remain away many suns to-
morrow's dawn would have found me miles
away. But when you say, Beware of the
dogs; there is one called Hodo coming to
run you down., that is different. / want
to hear this strange dog yelping behind
me, not too close, but far enough away
to make him weary. / want to hear the
noise of his yelp, or know that he Is
running wildly hther and yonder, sick to
know where the Woodranger has gone"
LAS you please, old friend said Aaron.
This Hodo has made great talk among
the hunters. have warned you; it is all
1 can do"
There have been swift dogs after me,
Son Of Ben Ali; but they have always
been behind me. Not one of them has
ever untangled the loops of my tangle'
| not one have L ever carried into the mid
die winds. This strange dog I should like
to carry there If he has strength enough;
once there, I'll bid him goodbye"
you'll be surprised if he tells you
boWdy" suggested Aaron
80 would you, Son of Ben All
mo, you're wrong; it would be no sur
prise TO me-" Aaron replied. You have
won many q race; you have broken down
many pack of hounds; but you are not
as Young as you were. And something
tells me that if you were in your prime,
this hound would outfoot you. l know
what l know"
"And know what I can do, Son of Ben
Ali; and I'll show you when the time
comes. IN give this hound warm scent,
and I'll cut out for him journey he'll
long remember"
"This thing of remembering" said Aar
on, depends on whether you are we'll
enough to remember hope you'll be well
enough for that when the race is over"
Don't worry about me. Son of Ben Ali.
Many things l know were taught me by
YOU; many l learned myself. 1 have been
putting them ali together until now 1
want to see what the strange hound will
make of them"
s'Wen. so long" said Aaron. You are
warned: that is enough. Go to your rab-
bit before he is cold, and I'll go to my
work.
Old scar-Face disappeared in the tun-
mel. and Aaron and the children went
home.
"Why did you warn him?' Buster John
asked. when they were out of the sedge
field
"old times-old times" replied Aaron,
''When he was puppy 1 doctored him,
and he used to trot after me in the woods.
Now, my minds easy. If he is caught,
| well: If he amt, good, He's outrun
hounds so long that he's got it in his head
that none can catch him. That's his bus
mess"
II didn't like his looks" said Sweetest
Susan after awhile.
"Ner me needer," Drusilia exclaimed.
''He look too much like folks when he
helt his head on one side an grin. He
| look mighty UNDERGONE tumble. when
he wuz settin' dar hangin' his head down,
an talkin' bout how he gwine do. You
see how he ketcht dad rabbit, twas des
like snappin' you fingers. Dat creetur
sho is got de or Boy in i'm. l hope
| dey'll ketch i'm"
Buster John said nothing. He was won
dering how he could manage to get per-
mission TO go on the hunt that had been
arranged for. AT last he asked Aaron's ad-
vice.
ride behind some of EN-" Aaron re-
| piled.
"Founta!n or Johnny Bapter can take
one of the carriage horses" Buster John
suggested Aaron nodded his head, and the
youngsier mnde up his mind TO go with
the hunters, unless everybody in the house
| shut their ears to his pleadlngs.
| Now. Sweetest Susan, who knew that
| she could not 90 in any event. was very
| anxious for her brother 10 see the hunt,
! and IL her reason was partly selfish one,
IL was no different in that respect from
the reasons Of a great many grown per-
sons She wanted 10 hear ali about the
| chase, and she knew that Buster John
could tell her about it better than anyone
else. This was the selfish part. On The 9TH
| er hand. she also wanted Buster John TO
| 60 because his desire was so keen. He had
/ never eeen n fox hunt and he was getting