The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-25
A Happy HOLLOW
Bear Hunt
BY Rhtus @cLam fields.
HAPPY HOLLOW,

tennessee. and surrounded by sp,en-
Did mountain ranges. The name
Was most appropriately given 20
that hollow. which was happy in
1aci as in name. where. in CON-
panY With my boyhood'> boon CON-
TaElOn- Plato great ugly b-in-
Ole II DOG. as true and faithful a
dumb brute ever waS-Ih have had many
AZ exciting boyish Tcmp and -amb!e
L the days long gone.
ohe morning II the early fail q ISL.
"aile Pla-o and were out fo- q ra5-
ni' hunt in tie upper end Of the Hol-
low had an experience. which I am
N 10 danger OF forgetting. until life
itself i forgotten. II was nv four
Ise1-a birthday and ny father had
pTe-eEr-i me that morning with Il long
coveted treasure in the form OF 4 shot
gun /; was a srgle-barreL. uuzzle-
radr- concern and would doubtless be
considered quite aEJiqua1ei 10y boy
friends = this advanced age Of the
h-eecE-ioader and the hammerleSS. At
81 e. Ne ! Was entirely up 10 date
then. and l am able 10 recall. few
P~rouGrr. happier mGMeurs Of my l;te
Than when that gVE-I have i vet
"r>f came into my possession On the
morning Il question I had il n ny
shoulder. feeling like a ver;tab.r Ma
pC!von Eoraparte going forth 70 con
Guer -L- world.
IT, rabbits mus have heard me
rew>- however. for. hunt a. re would.
Cd Pa-o could not start a single one
-: them They Were ordinarily plent.-
f.. -r.-E.
: -:. weary With walking. >a-
tor u 81 -Er very loot OF he mountain.
va.-. -Ie: Al almost perpendicular
Va. .nl- NY head. Jus; 70 The r.gh:
81 -.- 81, the dreaded Danger Line
q - fountain T&uue-a rocky. bar
III. desc a., stretch or belt across The
VIII here ard there . cav
s-EE ia a- e huge rock j~1r-ir@ ou-.
". a.. he rest = lie m0uD-a:E-s.de~
WI ". n ne green garments q
.s, or The ru>>e- rohe> - au-
~ stretch Of >~-e-iia. u-r;m-
ns-.- showed. naked and g.ar;rg.
" gv :EcwE On Ea:Ur-'> face
$50 unpleasant freak in N
If III mountains -aa- 7
,-...- .y,.. The -ea-a. fa-. D-- know
-rsra-- Lr- Ms v-iy-r...
III wa. and black alike
III. ,- Gec.~- 4ta, : vyas han
I'd AID -Er former -la- rarrr ye--
taz. and even w7rse ,L.a->.- 10
--reE there. Nv r.o-Le- had
-.-r forbidden IN ever 70 % INFO
-. b. .Er-- mountain. and hitherto
Ia.. .-..E < only from q distance. cur
,r~
.E ~ there under -he shadow Of
-. -.-r-a-rf IN I sweet autumn 81
-. -r- u-rsaos len minutes. tired.
- F--,-,--r Hs-f w>-trs, myself al
.--. was sudden. aroused 90
AID interest bv = furious. excited
r~. sr M IL c,.= above ne and
ny rfos-. y --,-TC.-D--G
. cd never known Pg--5-5
. DANGER Line" BIZ 80 much
Zen 1, =s-e. and 50 wa> 1t
L.. , ..-..-r- = i. And y.--ha- wa>
pr--, gr.--E-ou- voice I card: there
.-., 81. .r rf.7ak.-r i. There wa>
--aruo. romantic. about i
.s .-. : was burning With desire 70
manner o. game he could have
I'D here. remembered ny
r...r w.rr;-c-srd +a,-e-~G. r.
r I'm .xue-itrce -ha- wle- q
..-, !. the face OF Gu-y. d.
-re h.S scored : point ard ;-ou-
j.. -..-a a, hand.
III was INV new guu. a. Vet ur-
,x..u- ~ = Ffeless target. and.
-r nl-rau> i MAS only 4 ,aU:--
- =, .to-- nv thirst for adventure
oa- ~. better OF me. and my deter
9fr.-f-- ., follow Plato was fixed.
-. hing, "a he decided Eipor WAS
r., 20, .bere. I could tell from
= n. Plato was considerable
- ,b1ys me. and the height was
- fraccessfb3e But was
r.-n .--onr ard active. =, mountain
~ - be. and have some
.r.~r5 ,ba, IA 1~.-yearoI5 boy
.-ur.d n climb = sunbeam h.
- --r,cs- .ccomnl;sb the task. The
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