St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-23
WHAT HAPPENED 70
THE VOLTS UNCLE
William nEHnrfKafk.s


chipmunk was curled up on a
5sg in the sunshine fast asleep
sand the Canada Lynx's youngest soT
s was watching him. The Kittens eyes
..were cleaning. His ears and his tai
: twitclfed -nervously, and.he was crawl
ing rearer and nearerAslowly.. stealth
lily, step by step. And now he gathered
himself, for spring. crouched for an
instant on the ground and jumped
Theschipmunk struggled for moment
and Jay still. looking up Fiteonsly into
the excited eyes that were glaring down
upon him. -. - "a.
Mother" called the Kitten. "coms
here. I've got nice. fat chipmunk.'
{ There was a rustic among the dry
slcaves and the Canada Lynx came run.
-ning through the woods. The kitfeA
turned his head to look at her His
paws relaxed the least bit. the cfGhip'
munk gave wriggle and twist, and
!. in another second a little striped body
!. had vanished down, hole between the
roots of birch tree.
oh! OH. cried the Kitten, "he's
got away!" -.
He poked his paws into the hole and
pretended that he was still trying to
catch the Chipmunk, but he could nc
more, have followed him down that mar
row. winding burrow than he could
have curled up like bee inside of a
moccasin flower. He was ashamed oi
himself. and rather frightened, too, for
his -lnother was apt to be severe skftl
him, and he knew that she would bs
very much disgusted.
you're great hunter. you are
said she, scornfully. Can't you hold
onto your game when you've caught
rit?'
The Kitten began TO whimper. ~
{. couldn't helpit," said he. Il just looked
around to see if you were coming. and
he wriggled right out of my paws. -
'.Siop that crying" said the Lynx
: .1'm going to give You a whipping. and
if ycu cry I'll whip you all the harder.
s.la the first place, you had no bust
ness to touch the Chipmunk at all, for
he belongs to the Backwoods club.
Here she gave him box on the right
. car that send him sprawling.
"In the second place, when you dc
catch things yot must hold onto them.' >
Hcre~she gave him box On the left
ear that sent him the other way.
: 'And in the third place you mustn',
call me to look at your game until you
have made sure Of it."
And here she gave him good, old
fashioned spanking.
The Kitten took It manfully, bul
when il was done, he said: Mother
l dent see why you should be SO an
gra."
"I'm not angry" said she. 'I'm only
trying 10 teach you what you mustn't
do. Did you ever hear about the VOLTS
uncle. how he called some other wolves
TO eat a deer, and how the deer was
gone when they got there. and wha,
happened torhim -
No." said the Kitten.
We'll" said his mother, III tell you
about it. and maybe It will teach You t.
be careful" =
And this is the story that the Canada
Lynx told to her Youngest son: =
III Was good many wears ago. and
at that time there was a big. pack. OF
wolves that used to hunt an through
these woods. from here to Lake. Supe.
rior-
WAS it5-the same pasls S&ns a,hases
the Buck and tho t,ee ask q TIE III.
ten. -. u .s.s,
YES" said The ssl.xal alSsss SIer
mustn't interrupt. In MkHfaD Dffef
saw their tracks on the. saow. Some
times ! heard them howling. and if
thought they were coming sa.y. way
would hide somewhere and wait iii
they had passed. They got awful,
hungry before spring. and wasn't 20
ing to take any chances with them.,
''0ne day just after the snow and ice
had melted l was lying in the crotch
of a tree on the north shore of thu
Giimmerglass. where the bank rise.
high and steep from the very edge oi
fhe water. | hadn't seen or heard any.
thing of the wolves for some time. and
/ wasn't thinking of them or of any
other danger. but as L FAY there bal,
asleep l heard little noise up the
runway. and two men came i'm sight
carrying rifles oyer their shoulders
just then & big buck came mp from
the other direction. When he saw thc
snen he was so startled that he, stopped
short right there in the runway. 1,
Was only for second. but it was .H:s
second too long. Both the rifles
cracked and the deer dropped dead
The hunters skinned and dressed him
and .shen talked about what they had
better do with the carcass. They were
going to>look at some bear traps. and
the,s did not want TO take i with .aem
~-Let's hang it up in tree, ou,
% thu wav.of the wolves,' said one
sxye can stop for it as we come back!
An right said the other. and they
tied tie bucks hind feet together with
! piece OF his own skin and hung him
!. u the branch Of tree that stood oz