The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-23

heart" ne aid al last. 'she loves him
better than nfe-and he f. an his fathers
son
A gentle scratching at the outer door
made him turn his head. so the prodi-
gals have come backr he said. smiling
and STOPPING to big iron oven which sat
upon one corner OF the wide hearth. 10
was full OF corn bread freshly baked. lie
cut out generous chunk Of iIand walked
20 the door whore the scratching kept up.
supplemented b. low. eager whines. "Ho!
You rascalsl Didn't You set that rabbit
after allg" he asked the couple OF hounds
outside. You ought 20 he ashamed
truly ashamed 60 ooms for dinner this
time OF day. ! am ashamed OF you--you
win spoil your noses completeiy-but
maybe after al. you are not the ones 10
blame. Maybe a good dos has TO run rab-
hlts--when his master Is too oAd ana lazy
20 take him ont after a fox"
All the while he was tossing hits oG
bread TO the dogs. They were handsome
fellows. biack-and-ta safiu-coaIcd
though thin as iaths. with healthy, okar
pink mouths and limpid eyes fun e
emulous ere. Crook kueed. deep-nowcd.
with pondulous ears. after the manner OF
old Southern hunting strain. their massy
chests. powerful. supple loins. ana the
lightning play OF muscles beneath the
satin coats told Of breath ana Rpeed ana
courage TO live In any field.
They crouched upon the rough porch
floor beating a soft satisfied rataplan
with their tails as they caught and swat
lowed their allotted morsels Feeding
done. they edged nearer and laid their
heads appeaiingly against their masters
feet whimpering gently lie smiled,
whimsicaily. stopped 10 pat them. aud
said. "Poor fcllowsi Good fellows! II
I take you 10 kennel Will YOU tell the
rest that you ran away after rabbits. yet
were not whipped fer ity'
Rernus crouchcd nearer. with a little
happy whine. Romulus sat no and gave
a loud. long drawn howl 80 YOU howl
over the whippines you mlss! the Judge
said Laughing. THAT is very much the
way OF the world lads-but come along
home"
lie ailed al his pockets with bread. took
down his fiddle. and stepped outside. Ihs
dogs leaped up 90 lick his hand, but he
waved them forward. toward q ram
Fhacklc gate which led into "A picketed
enclosure. some nifty yards OF the back
door. II was perhaps an acre Ia extent,
with roomy kennels along one side. With
IN AZ twenty couple Of HOUNDS walked or
raced or played one with another, or
sobeg1y did nothing. About half were
blue notified. bigger and brawuicr than
the black-and-tans a few had white
land strangers who now ana then came
TO ride with the judge had way Of send
ing him. afterward fashionabiy-bre pup
pies which he accepted with chastened
joy and brought up in the way good dogs
should 20 Stin he was prone 20 shake
his head over them after hard run ana
cay that for hunting IN the fiat woods
there was. sitter all. nothing like fiat-
woods dog.
AZ he opened up the gate Remus ana
hosnulOus skunk obedienuy through. lie
aaaRnaa the latrh eas his foot urs8n the
crossbar ana began 20 play Black Satin Z"
A. the sight OF him the pack had hoNied
welcome. Tho music made some OF the
doss howl louder than ever The rest
raced 20 catch me bread which their mas
GER tossed az them hcfWixt bars. For ten
ninuiee he stood looking them narrowly
e. playing by fits and starts. IN speak
softly 70 each hound By name For
nS"ss alAs dogv lsaped W, put Their feet