The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-16

UNIQUE SQUIRREL HUNTING.
Cat Chases Them Out OF Trees. While
Dor Catches Them.

Col. J. j.. Robertson. OF the Paducah,
KY, Daily Herald, Democrat and n
strong opponent OF the Goebel methods of
running elections in his state. Ia also
good fisherman and hunter. This Is one
OF his experiences down In Tennessee.
where he IL a. well known az In Ken
lucky. II II told In his own peculiar way
and there 10 novelty In the method OF
squirrel hunting in Tennessee as he re-
lates the incident:
One morning In the latter part OF April
I found myself In Paris. Tenn. where my
business called me every sixty days.
was then In the wholesale drug business.
and did considerable OF my own CONNER
cial touring. l had a customer down at
a little town 20 the Tennessee river, about
twenty miles distant. and wanted to go
to see him, and desired TO 60 an early
start. so I arose at o'clock. ordered
breakfast and sailed out 10 find my old
friend. Mike Acker. TO Join me In a
mornings morning to whet my appetite
for the breakfast: but he could not be
found. and. not wishing TO drink alone. I
had my bottle filled to take with me. alta
my breakfast hurriedly. and began my
trip behind quick-stepping team. l had
not driven more than three miles until
saw some one In the road ahead of me.
and II proved to be Mike Acker. the man
I'd lost half an hour looking for to give
drink.
Halo. Mike" ! hailoed at him.
Hello. Jim. Got a bother" came back.
as he put on air and came TO a full stop.
Yes. got a bottle. What arc you doing
out heres Stealing away from homer"
Nav; only out hunting"
"out huntingl Where's your Euny'
Don't need none"
well, then. how are you going TO
hunt7'
wen. you hitch that team and give me
a drink, and I'll show you" With that he
proceeded 20 unload coffee sack from
his shoulder, lay II carefully down by the
side OF the road. and, pulling the hitch
strap from under the seat. made my team
fast for mo. and said where's that bot.
tiet" I produced II. and he took a long
pun, smaeked his lips. and said Come
on. Jim. IN show you something you new
er seed afore."
Shonideriug his sack. he broke through
tho woods. followed by hts little black ard
white faced dog. aud Jim, h0ta With their
tongues hanging out. After about fifteen
minutes sprinting. he stopped united the
sack. and out crawied a big house cat.
u yawned and stretched a few times and
then Mike hoiiered az &: Wake 40 and
sit 70 business" TIP tree II WENT then
from limb 30 iimb. and directly / noticed
Il was ehasing big fax ssgirrrl--ehased
II 80 warm II jumped. and then noticed
that the fyce down IN tho ground was fss-
lowing the chase. with hfs head IN the air.
That squirrel never touchsd tho Ereund.
The littie iog took Il On the rs. equal 30
an oetleidsr In baseball rims. One snap
and tha squirrel Was dead. ard or went
the dog. with his head up. waiting 20 take
another IN as the old tom cat would make
- leap for life. From tree 70 tree they
went. tho cat running them cut and the
Cog catching them. uil Mtka called fhefu
IN. saying hts coffee sack already con-
tanned more than he coGld bring back 70
Paris, When he got back 20 the buggy
MIKE, IN wsil-aeivevcd speech. con.
yincei me he had shown me enough 70
Justify my abragating AL my righfs Ia
and 20 the said bottle. ssying. Anyhow.
ish dangerous 20 drive nna drink. hosses
mont run OF and KIN you. sides. von
are going down 80 The river. where you
kin cit water."-St. Louis Globe Demo
crnt.