The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-20
Copyright, 1903, by Cutcliffe Hyne.)

CHAPTER I.
S "A MATTER accuracy my yacht mate far
~ guilty than T. He had gone a-dshing one
~ day rolled to his knees and had
e ~ spent eight sandwiched in between wind
- water and had naturally returned with his
calves bitten red by the SUM- He developed
consequence made him Stunned
in the Pit and driven to deed OF temporary
alton.
first, standing defense, let it be
that Atceson before knew Miss
yachting with the Van scaks in Mobile bay y
her last in Fifth drawing room and df
truth tod) slipped her from thoughts
with perfunctory handshake
Being of Atchesons existence, naturally did
specially lived deep in swampy
country charted in the United Sta ties
the bayou Of Bon Secous (Which opens
Mobile the Man with the sunburnt Calves said
adjecves, that him out Of the
question. would the sloop and
fish for gaopsls they call the catsh) and cayalos
and shepherds, indeed whatever get.
tof colored NAM would
for his future remarks, and put for
the suggestion that should take myself off.
aligators the lagoons, and live like saw
the catch fever II there's throwing
about said the Man with the sunburnt Calves hat be
about your FORM
pitied the and went onin pale pink pajamas,
Ind yawl boat.
The of bayou simple Then there
miles punted to the long, silver Of
lagoon which lies inside the sand dunes Of
black and the magnolas
arched above the fronds of palmetto which
sashed like knives The atmosphere
moist Also there flies in all abundance,
which fancied themselves masterless and bit ac-
cordingy
'0oSSAoN- 49,
pleasures life There great wall OF trees
the side To the southwark from over the rambling
Of dunes
crumbled the white gulf sand And down the silver
rippes of blew air family SALT which
chilled cotton against ones spine and pushed the
with twinkle of fountains under her
The lagoon bayed to end and there opened out
other channel to be punted thrua winding canal
Of qualing land,
with yellow lilies Cardinal birds
the bushes herons thrust beaks
IS grass clumps:
there lake with islands, lake Of water .
called courtesy fresh, which lemon yellow
thru, and black to look swarmed with fish, which
took the hook, and their
there whisky in the yawl boat for diution
served beverage it's suphurious
the dipped behind back, and night
followed shutting box. One mounted a
eye band, which down
rifles sight and put again in the boat padding stealth
i is always to distinguish between
and the CLEAN of agators and shops to be
wasted and the neghborhood scared But that night
helped times
their laid him to sleep boats floor,
his beside the center-board trunk.
So passed first night from the sloop.
morning occupied in the process OF sknnng and then
towards the east. There
canals all full of their
in the distance the starboad hand the noise the
late afternoon to lagoon with
island in among island when they
grew distinct from another, I
bore down to him under sail dor there spanking
coming in from the seal and when within
hailing distance the boat grounded
do you want to land here?'' he shouted
if I do
Then shove off again and drop down to the
you barked the
beach. There's no deep till you there"
/ did he told and the boats sma
pebbles, waited, smoking waited an
maybe, up very leisurely with his
in the waistbelt of his trousers say
seemed pleased to He asked with point
had zsE5s
oh I'm hunting aigators professionally I'm here
amusement"
concluded he there because he
with elsewhere suggest
is considered to upon family
unlimited But after minute he preached the topic
Pm for ami M he here
permanently" ssS
this time had got into bit OF clearing
wall patch sorghum, po+a-
toes another feet HIGH
goody planting of tobacco plants with
bling palmetto shuck at the back.
said you've notions Of pleasure
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