The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28
UNIQUE SQUIRREL HUNTING.
Cat Chases Them Out of Trees, While
Dog Catches Them.


Col. ]. r.. Robertson, of the Paducah,
Ky, Daily Herald. q Democrat and Il
strong opponent of the Goebel meth
DDS of running elections in his state, is
also a good fisherman and hunter.
This is one OF his experiences down i'm
Tennessee, where he is as well known
as in Kentucky. 1T is told in his own
peculiar way, and there is novelty in
the methor of squirrel hunting in Ten
nessee as he relates the incident:
One morning in the later part of
April | found myself in Paris, Tenn.
where my business called meevery six
ty days. | was then in the wholesale
drug business. and did considerable of
my own commercial touring. / had Il
customer down at a little town to the
Tennessee river, about twenty miles
distant and wanted to 30 10 see him,
and desired to get an early start. So |
arose at : o'clock, ordered breakfast
and sailed out to find my old friend,
Mike Aclfer. to join me in a mornings
morning" II whet my appetite for the
breakfast; but he could not be found.
and, not wishing to drink alone, |
had my bottle filed TO take with me,
ate my breakfast hurriedly. and began
my trip behind uuick-st stepping team.
| had not driven more than thrc" miles
until ! saw Some one in the road
ahead Of me, and it proved 10 be Mike
Acker, the man I'd lost half an hour
looking for 10 give a drink.
"Hallo Mike" | halloed at him.
Hello. jim Got bottle came
back. as he put on air and came 10 a
full stop.
Yes, got bottle. What are you
doing out here? Stealing away from
home?"
Nav; only out hunting"
"out hunting! Where's your gum
Don't need none"
We'll, then, how are You going to
hunt"
We'll, you hitch that team and give
me a drink. aud I'll show YOU" With
that he proceeded to unload a coffee
sack from his shoulder. lay it carefully
do~n by the side of the road, and pull
ing the hitch strap from under the seat.
made my team fast for me- and said:
where's that bottle" | produced
it. and he took a long pull, smacked
his lips. and said: "Come ON, Jim, I'll
show you something you never seed
afore."
Shouldcring his sack, he broke
through the woods. followed by his lit
tie black and white faced dog, and Jim.
both with their tongues hanging out
After about fifteen minutes sprntinS,
he stopped. united the sack, and out
crawled big house Gait yawned ana
stretched a few times and then Mike
hollered at it: Wake up and git to
business. Up tree 1t went; then
from limb to limb, and directly l no
tieed il was chasing a big fox squirrel
chased it so warm it jumped, and
then l noticed that the fyce down on
the ground was following the chase,
with his head in the air That squir
rel never touched the ground. The lit
tie dog took 1t on the fly, equal to an
ontfleider In a baseball nine. one snap
and the squirrel was dead. and off
went the dog, with his head up, wait
ing to take another in as the old tom
eat would make it leap for life. From
tree to tree they went, the cat running
them out and the dog catching them.
till Mike called them in. saying his
coffee sack already contained more
than ne could bring back to Paris.
When he got back to the buggy Mike.
in a well-deliyered speech. convinced
me he had shown me enough to justify
my abrogating all my rights in and To
the said bottle, saying: Anyhow, it's
dangerous to drive and drink; hosses
mout run off and kill you. Sides. you
are going down to the river, whore
Ii s,gf / nil
Democrat.