Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-16
SHE DUMPED HIM OUT.

shed said all she meant to. When She
got ready. she started off through the
woods an never even looked at me.
My rifle was out Of order, an my old
dawg had run away. an SO ! couldn't
go strollin through the woods. ! sot
down on the doahstep an smoked a
pipe OF two, an as It was a warm day
l begun to feel sleepy. ! went over
an tumbled on to the bed, an 1t wasn't
five minits befo' | was sound asleep
The doah was left wide open. an bout
the last thing heard befo' ! drapped
off was the old mewl brayin In the sta
BILE. I'd bin asleep an hour when sun
thin crowded me over ag'in the wall,
find big bar on the bed with me.
He'd found the doah open an walked
In, an, seein me asleep, he sot out to
hev some fun. He didn't see me open
my eyes, an l took keer to shet 'em
ag'in arter one look. Befo' the Lawd,
but l was skeered! felt the cold
ellis creepin up an down my back. an
the sweat busted out on me as If was
chopin at big tree.
Il had found fault with the Lawd
fur not maxim bobtailed coops." con-
tinucd the old man as he retlllcd his
p!pa, IAN II bobtniled bar had bin sent
In revenge. 1t wasn't no use to tLirS
or 1umpin up or fightin him. lie had
all the advantage, aE II | male him
mad he'd finish me up In mint. My
game was to play possum ON him, but
I hnna I cnnn OF.
two hours while ] live. That bar
wanted good time. He was feelin
good natured, an he jest tried al sorts
OF circus tricks With me. He'd roll me
over ag'ln the wall with bang, an
then arler chuckle he'd roll me back
with flop. He didn't bite at all. but
every time he put his claws on TO Inc
they went through the cloth. be.
lieve that varmint turned me over so
times befo' he got little tired of II.
was playin dead all the time an
didn't know what mint he'd git mad
an set out 10 finish me. He finally got
thirsty an jumped of the bed an went
TO the water pail on the bench an lap
ped away fur ten minits. i had my
eyes open all the time an was anxious
to git away, but | was afeared of him.
l couldn't fight him barehanded an
stand any show.
II jest laid thar TIL the varmint had
quenched his thirst au looked around
IN then he come back agin. The cir
Gus was only half over. He was so
rough at times that almost yelled out
with the pain, an between the clawin
an the skeer wasn't much better than
dead man. The mewl smelt of bar
an kept up n tremendous brayin. an
the old woman heard the noise when
she was yit a mile away. Bimeby,
when the varm!nt had had show
with the price OF admission. he settled
down fur rest. ! was then lyip with
my face to the wall, an he planted all
four feet 8g'ln my back an kept up a
sort OF purrin. He had me crowded
agin the cabin logs till could hardly
breathe. an ] had made up my mind
that I'D never tree another coon when
the old woman got hack from preachin.
The old mewl was kickln an brayin. an
she seen tie tracks Of the bar leadln
into the cabin, She stood In the doah
an got sight a the yarmlnt on the bed,
an she did thing which no man on
these yerc Cumberland mountlngs
would hey attempted. Thar was no
gun at hand ID shoot With, an her only
show was TO take that bar by sur
prise, That's what she did. She tip
toed up to the bed an fastened her fin
gers in his fur, an, though he was a
hefty load, she carried him 10 the doah
an dumped hin out. never knowed
she was home till shs pulled the bar