The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-08-11

nm whaIed i'm haled i'm I'LL he run
fer his life"
Whether IL was true or not have
never been sure even to this day, but
Ais manner was at once modest aud
convincing.
SHOULD "a thought he'd "a rnsslcd
with ye," Uncle Eb remarked.
"Dldn't give i'm time" said Ab ~ he
took out his knife aud began slowly
to sharpen stick.
Don't never wan { rassie WIN no .
bear" he added, but hams II too |
Source here n the woods I hey 'em .
TUX away fore ye know the taste NV
EN-. I amt never hccu hard on bear
Don't seldom ever set no traps. an
amt shot hear fer morc'n ten year.
But they've got e bc decent II any
bear steals my yittb.s he's goin' 1 git
cuffcl hari.'
Abs tongue had limbercd up at last.
Ills PIPE was well a-going, and he seem
si 10 have struck an easy grade. There
was a tone of injury and aegrievcmen1
In his talk Of the bears ingratltudc.
lie smiled over his whiting as We
laughed heartily NJ the droll eject Of Il
all.
"p'yc ever hear o the Wild man AT
rnams round N these wOodsr be Askt'i
never did" said Uncle Eb
I've sccn i'm more times n ye could
. shake q stick at" said Ab, crossing his
legs comfortably aud splitting into the
. ar. Kind q think he's the same man
folks tells NV down n Paradise valley
= Their. AT goes round n the clcarin' aft.
= cr bs,itlme'
}. ..Th. nirht man exclaimed.
4 Guess thct's what they call I'm.
said An -Curu. mnn, Sometimes I've
h~i a rccd slulnt az I'm N n ih'
n uuAs Hes wilder n deer. an I've
j, sewn i'm jump over logs half NJ hiel
. Ms ibis shaniy j,st ns easy ~ ycd hot
atvis Tric,l & follcr I'm once CT twice
d" but tain o. use Hes quicker N WI
cat"
What Kind ~ iookln' man j. hcf
- tn Taylor asked
10 "Crrat. hlg. broad shouldcrrl fellcr.
nh Al "Slt f,ct tall n he's an incl
% He'd a kind ~ a dccrskln Jacket %
n when scrn I'm an brSchcs an mccci
" sins made some Kind q hidc. ! rcco
~ lr,' one dny | was over on the ride
u' two mile ~ more from the Stlllwatc
roln' south. sewn I'm gltun' drin
4 / az the spring there IN the burnt umhr
Nn'ifInlnt mistaken there was ~
| live panthcr playiu' round I'm
| 'tvuu't a panther twas pcsky nleh H.
can tell ~. The crittvr So me fust ~
drrw an Is back Then the man :
up quicker n u fash Soun = he
me Icymlmcy. didn't they move Ne
rr 80 uo human Crlttcr run as be d'
81 A big trr hc,i fcll 'criss lot o hru
y rlfht N his path IN he sol dumm~l
III tvant hiali,g = my head WV
,irsr,i u i,,t NJ rasy a. a erasshoi1
Il a 40 over straw Ia lie Z kn'
Il uhcrr be- wines from. sol dumucd d
/, wouldn't Hes the yuusarudc'i que
III ct animal ~ these woods
III Al emphasized this lucid view Il
D n,eht man ~ an animated mo'cm
~ hls Hst that hc'd the biz hunt
lrIf, with whirh BE- whitfield Then
cmptir,i Bis Pip. and lcsan cult
mnu' tnbacyu
-Somr ays y = a gbust." said
Tnyiof. spitunE bis s,uiCuv viii
vsWn. as he iay On bufalo tol'c in
y..l slauty.
~, - .SbueIs an shOcsirines" said
.IIc looks to uaCml Don't hcl'cv,
dld ghost ever worc whlsgcrs an lone
TN. iuc bis'n. Thct don't bo' 4 MASON
min mi. remark was followed by 4
an silrncr. Tip scCmci 10 lack both 6
Ter nsc nui information with witch To
Y u hong the argument
Fot Gerald had long byvn nslcyiA AMI
~ vrr all wuru ont with uphill truV,
a,ks aud the lack VI r-st tnclc III
had ont tr l,nk after the horses that
mad ir,hrtcl near us Ab r'>c. loosc'
avs through the tr'c tni's. vcntnftu
a.. .is,ut the weather aud strslc 81
" ~ Tho darkness.
'rcst We wcw I've days In camp. hun
'okci hshins. nehtiur dies AMI ricsinE
T an lrrics Gcralds voueh had NO,
had pr,,ri At all. u was " anyihli
~" bi worse than Il had been. anl
wurry " that had rlou,lci cur hol
We vrc not Ia high spirit when q
sly. We ic,idcd to brrak camp the
slInf sou--,,.,n
stake