The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24
WILDCAT HOLLOW

there, of course stranger uon
know. He is hollering for the hosts
and that's Bill, but Bills of5e his
where with the loafers and
to tend to the boss or Bptery penny
job earn from now
bill and l wiz, what makes me
that we can be ANT a living soul
then-thythshg about it.
thah SIS done, and these billed vic
Me {, for the king himself. or
CSaalel 3yXbe-or even Bill. But
tSSRe I so az in.
I"Somebody will find out for sure if
! don't shet up. Land sakes I'd
rutner lose weeks wages. Well,
MI Barber runs this tavern, an pears
TO know his business but | will say he
is just like most other men, he don't
'preciate good cook till he loses her.
Now there's Bill. he is the only
man in the settlement that preciates
good qualities
Law. me, that boss looks like he'd
been swimmin' In mud Almost. It's
plain he amt been trayelin no cordu-
roy road
Well I'll jst lead i'm to the stable
and feed i'm, and leave i'm for Bill to
clean up.
q must hurry for the strangern
smell the yictuals and be in fret for
his supper Don't know which he'll
want first that or somethin to drink.
Ll glad there $ plenty of hay in the
mau.er for of all things | do hate to
climb mp and throw down hay from
the NOW. Well, there, | guess eight
ears of corn viii be about right for
a hos Of that size My. it's gettin'
late. | must step lively.
Til list lip down to the spring and
get q uJjl ot water. 1t amt dark. but
its hard ,o tell whether it's daylight
or moonlight. The moon is just risin'
and what jolly round face he has.
Some way ii makes me think of Bill .
Il like a jolly, red, round face
Maybe Bill amt so thor0ughgoin'
as some. but he's a comfortable man
to have around, for he never worries .
nor bothcrs himself He's a real
obligin man to do fur too, and he pre-
ciates. Some way | feel as happy To-
night as a duck in the rain.
My. | was just goin to start to 4
sinein' then I'm glad | didn't for
thai a deer there drinking at the
salt.ick sure as | live Who'd a
thought IT, and right here in the settle
meut, too2 Yes and she's got a fawn
by her side III -iip back and get
my rifle. Yes, they are there vet
Well ill shoot the faWn first and il
! hit it the doe won't leave it, SO I'll
get them both.
There m just right I've got
them towards the moon and can see
them plain. Now I'll try the faWn.
Aim at the head 50; then bring It
down the neck to the shoulder then
back little and-fre. There. I knew
/ wouldn't miss. Now l must load
again quick
Just as I thought, the doe stands
over the fawn ami shifts aud stamps
first one foot and then the other. Now
she raises her head high and looks
straight at me. This is Il good chance.
Now. if this gun don't miss fire I'm
sure Of her. a lec-lo higher up and
pulse.
There, no man in the settlement
could do better and not many of them
could do as well, Cruel too. il seems.
somewayi Well I'll just slip back
and put up the gun and get Bill to
help carry up the venisou. Oh. We q
needn't be so skeered of lniuns That :
was me shot What did I shoot? Oh, !
or, (sh yrS' ,uLe anu see NJ, IL was
80, va, ri',,5 -, WIZ 49, snoo..H NaI
tIo1. ' oon ,'' a NM o'e' ~ queer
a. on Lo. i,',. '.I". . a. I, ,HeIT - 10 !
mo Can+ojr I'm, '1u' o5@Ih9 y =, Oall
to,,s,,i ' %l '"'lS, 'luegu' wen my
- ts ~. ~" ~, w gu ! can ueIehu
A.. - az" 49, .'.I lt,'.." y. company.
aro ,.o,, Io.,,,,,.. y. % COMPANY OH, WAT
T,l,. 49, ~ ',,,,, ~. ~ ne tavern Is
..,,. -, ~, ''' -