The Crittenden record., 1906-08-03
ANOTHER SHOT
BY A. SHOOTER
Spends a Week at His Boy
hood Home
viii Take Another Vacation -Four
Hence. Shoots Squirrels al
Random Shots"

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once more, amid the scenes Of a busy
city. We wish to give the readers OF
the RECORD "A few Of our many exper-
fences while enjoying the simple life. "
After writing OF our trip to Hell's Half
Acre, we retired for the night. Mon
day morning was dark and dismal after
the rain Sunday night and better day
never dawned in which to chase the
willy reynard. Early in the morning We
saddled our horses. "blowed' up our
hounds and started for the Davis hills, |
which is a sacred retreat for the red |
fox. We had in our company two 9TH
er gentlemen and seven AS fine dogs as
ever barked on trail. Soon after we
reached the hills the hounds scented
reynard and our hearts leaped forth
with joy. Listen, boys. It's coming
this way" "Will We see the fox BE
still they are coming" " and about this
time a beautiful red fox came bound
ing and leaping through the woods.
closely pursued by the dogs. Another
circle and they were near Us again.
The chase was as fine as ever saw for
about an hour when they ran out Of the
reach Of our auditory nerves. and then
we returned home feeling that We had
rode after the hounds once more over
the hills Of our boyhood days.
Monday evening Was spent visiting
relatives We had not seen for many
years and looking over the old country
we loved in our early days. We saw
iimany familiar things. but few faces we
eknew. We drove down a lonely lane
END in our imagination lived over some
AT the time that passed twenty years
s,go. A mocking bird was sitting In a
horn tree singing just as It did when
isNe used 10 ride down that lane on sun
inlay evenings. The wild flowers were
n bloom and their perfume seemed
cenore fragrant the grass seemed n
ingrow greener the very atmosphere We
reathed seemed 10 be more balmy.
rrynd this old world seemed that Il had
ION vested itself Of all vices and super.
iities and become paradise.
est ought saw pretty maiden standing
the front yard fondlin, with la
ance rose. saw her dreamy black
-. the brown hair. the ivory neck a.
!. .lbowed n beautiful head the grace
! form that was more beautiful thar
!. | Grecian Gods. could hear th,
lder voice that was swceter 10 m,
NC ln harp with a thousand strings
ay -! we were only dreaming. We awok,
10 visit dreamland again VI, saw
In a humble cottage. We saw asothcr OF
d Is fairest creatures, We saw oul
h as they ran 10 the front gate 9,
~ d. Us: we saw the golden locks o
in u baby. and the tender white arm
abe entwincd them about our ne,
al told the secrets Of his little heart
Lb W. were only dreaming
- H. wended our way over the hills 4
Il old homestead. ate a hearty supper
K. ed Of by gone days and retired {
list RI csh ourselves Tor the following day
an II sday dawned bright and fair III
d was blue, the air was balmy and
ma sined that the very heavens wcr
rn siding on US. After partaking Of
hi breakfast We shouldered our gu
addeparted for the woods where "
on uill to hunt the bushy tailed bunny
wtn we were boy, We spent u
ron mining roaming over the old and 4
mlhr woods with gun in hand, Som
this we would sit on a mossy rocl
~ nix wild flowers and think Of 9TH
'V daI then we would nmble throug
thI thick woods, now and then v
IN, wdl shoot a playful squirrel. but I
he thI time we were living over the pa
ry. and before another day dawned '
red 1ed that the ehigoes biz just as III,
:, did wenty years, also about noon v
10 We hungry just as We were twen
" we'd ago: ~ We beat hasiy retire
ice 10 b. place where We used to get Z