The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-25

| went TO the door CARRYING the bird IN my
Why, yoiq were gGhtng your own brothers
TeG9 dGn ESS q % Bu they
changed, 1t seemed as i we had been asleep
all the time. and somethng had suddenly
She shifted around and smet the blood and
saw the feathers. She nosed under us rs We
So1s Ssn
she cried who's been bringing YOU Z bird,
sauailed out e." '6h. nanny. nanny fetcS
GONE more NANNY te;eh Us w SO e sI more
this one? Who brought this one2' /, said
nothing; but the others looked at me and said
tod her "'u 'R had 80 grabbed the brd and
psased. and / noticed that she ,combed my
hair with her tongue great deal longer than
bring us birds and frogs and once she brought
big Sh r and that h4n. TSs nSS hear sot,
Not the kind that live on land" explained
bGo on he Bank Of aS n tue id
tax, many long and hard lessoa'!eeiore YOU can
turn your back to the creek, let the tip Of your
tail touch The The, top of the water mud move it
HUH see myself" exclaimed Druslla re-
0ha Huh gr.". said Buster John; hes talking
NV, Vel. some folks call nigsers coons." re-
"All this time" Ir. Coon continued. paving
no attention to the Interruption. YOU leave
po9y turned ha o Snnd en tna lee
shows hmself you roach down and hirt him
out on the bank. and in reaching you have to
nsn sM1 s my
um literally. crying -ior-meat-thng)'-makes
these things and we were learning very fast.
when it had lust gone away. and; though the
light was trying to our eyes we dd very cry, well
hurried us home, making US run as hard as we
could. | asked her what the trouble was and
It aH ee o that o. dSs
older and heard a dog bark we must hurry
home by roundabout d way hso and run IN the
way Of smelling where We went along and fol-
lowing us wherever we went; and + they l0l.
SHARP ept.thipg and hit The tree until It fol.
many more. but you know what fool things
II amt Of, but know amt no fool" inter-
.".oh. viii you hush?", cried Buster John.
repeaed Thf r roo oo fhnsf things
Their elders say and h1k it Is hnS
slipped away from the others after nanny
tthhs ground i fsl5 90 harry nat ! ju%p,ed II
| was cool and fresh. the swamp smelled good
and ths:dark was fine could see s s yer
thing is blazing over the trees.
50 shook myself and started for the pond
the Se2 1fs s Rnn
| those nanny brought home. Then | wan,
9 sb Of the sw.mo and vent on the NH
| birds nests. ] found two birds and one nest
with tiny eggs In 1t. and the eggs tasted so nice
over the hill ever SO far. suddenly l heard a
dog lark The n sound uls Of !. made ne shake
hand that it sounded like dreadful roaring
s, VI boun n yon, had ter hump yo'sef den"
II. Coon With his eyes half shut for he was
sleepy. kept right on the track OF his MARIA
"A dreadful roaring: I went away from
there as last as INV legs could carry me- ana
coming. too; and far OF could hear some ono
That was the man cheering the dog" Bus
The dog" said Mr. Coon; seemed to be
nanny had said somei hug about water and
swamp: the Son Of Ben ali knows wReye It is
slipped into the water and SWAN TO the mid
Snra When 9he aSs in
sight on the bank OF the pond and began to
whine and bark H, He ran around to see T.
be cauRht-siGht of me; He jumped into the
water with great splash ani when | saw
elm bed upon the STUMP. and when he came
near | Iumped on his head and bit hi n on the
swan round aud round. He came up trying
fianped on the pond like the wings Of a duck
that is trying to rise in a hurry; Before he
again. and when he went down | lawed him
with my hi nd feet: He tried to cry out. but all
ter; / Jumped on his head twice after this.
and the third time he never came w any more.
| went out on the bank: shook the water or
man calling his dog. First he blew a horn;
called; but the dog. being at the bottom OF the
millpond. could make no answer.
:, When l reached home | found NANNY
| there. She had heard the dog bark and had
Ing pns Of her children missing she knew that
running and she knew the missing opne ono
hoped he Sonii be badly scared: It would ti
serve him right fer not obeying the rules she
Sh'H got h9me 70" ,d may k19w WHs
what had and Shs 9u hardly
calling HE dog. first with his voico.and then
| with his horn. He kept that up for some
| time. and. finally. on his wav home. he passed
right under our house. calling hin dog and
| footing his horn-and WAS the only one OF he
| family that dared to look out as he went by
! Well. had no more adventures until one
night. having come home myself. | heard a
| grew louder and louder. and presently heard
nanny climbing the tree as hard as she could.
| She came VI SO fast that could hear pieces u
bark fall to the ground. She was scared near
| ~ 10 death.
They are after me- she cried. and
| didn't have time to take to water Sure
| enough. the dogs came charging through the
| bushes, bowling and painting like mad. and
they gathered around The tree and howied and
| parked until the men came up with torches.
| was curious to see what was going en-.
| though the others were too frightened to move.
j came out ana sat on The limb and: looked
| dc Wa at them. They were all black men. eN-
cent one. Tho one that had the biggest torch
held i behind him and moved it back and
| forth behind him.
There he is. he vel'ed. I see hia ewes"
| The mnn with a cut thing began to hit the