The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-03
UNIQUE SQUIRREL HUNTING.
The Cat Chases Them Ont Of the Trees and the
Dog Catches Them.
From the 81. Louis Globe Democrat.

From the 81. Louis Giobe-Democrat.
Col. J. E. Robertson. Of the Paducah Ky.)
Daily Herald, a Democrat and a strong oppo-
nent Of the Goebel methods Of running elections
In his State, Is also a good fisherman and hunter.
This is one Of his ex Experiences down in Tennessee
where he Is as well known a. In Kentucky. 1t
Is told In his own peculiar way. and there Ia
novelty In the method Of squirrel hunting in
Tennessee IA he relates the incident;
one morning in the latter part OF April !
found myself In Paris. Tenn. whsre my bust
ness called me every sixty days, was then In
the wholesale drug business. and did considera-
BILE Of my own commercial touring. ! had a
Gus toner down at a little town on the Tennes-
see River about twenty miles distant. and wanted
to go to see him. and desired to get an early
start. So I arose at s o'clock. ordered break
fast and sailed out to find my old friend. Nike
Acker. TO Join me In q mornings morning" to
whet my appetite for the breakfast; but he
could not be found, and. not wishing to drink
Alone. l had my bottle filled TO take with me,
ate my breakfast hurriedly and began my trip
behind a Quick-stepping, team, had not
one In the road ahead Of me and II proved TO be
Mike Acker, the very man I'd lost half an hour
looking for 70 give 2 drink,
Hello, Jim: Got . botls7' came back. Is he
put on air and came TO q full stop.
Yes. got a bottle, What are you doing out
here' Stealing away from honey
Nav; only out hunting"
out hunting! Where is your sun'-
well. then. how are you going TO hunt,-
We'll. YOU hitch that team and give me a
drink, and Ill show you" With that he pro-
ceeded TO unload a 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 me, and said Where's
pull. .smacked his lips and said Come on, Jim,
Ill show you something you never seed afore."
Shouldering his sack he broke through the
woods. followed by his little black and white
fyce dog. and Jim, both with their Tongues hang
ing out. After about fifteen minutes sprinting
big, gray house cat. u yawned and stretched n
few times and then Mike hollared at II Wake
w, and gt 10 business" Up a tree II went;
then from limb TO limb. and directly ! noticed
II was chasing a big fox squirrel chased Il so
warm II Jumped, and then ! noticed that the
chase. with his head in the air. That squirrel
never touched the ground. The little dog took
II in on the fly. equal 10 an. outfelder N a base
ball nine. One snap and the squirrel was
dead. and of went the dog. with his head up,
waiting TO take another in as the old tom cat
would make it leap for life; From tree 10 tree
they went, the cat running them out and the dog
catching them, till Mike called them In. saying
his coffee sack already contained mora than he
could bring back to Paris. When we got back
to the buggy Mike. In a well-delivered speech.
convinced me he had shown me enough to jus
tify, my abrogatinR all my rights IN and 10 the
said bottle leo. Saving .Any how Ms az dsn anG piI
you. Sides. you are going down TO the river,
where you kin git water"