The Crittenden record., 1906-08-03
Spends a Week at His Boy.
hood Home
VIII Take Another Vacation -Four
Hence. Shoots Squirrels al
Random Shots

| wen wen mere w aiN ." "
once more, amid the scenes Of busy
city. We wish to give the readers oi
the RECORD few Of our many eXper-
fences while enjoying the simple life.
After writing Of our trip to hell's HAL
Acre, we retired for the night, Mon
day morning was dark and dismal after
the rain Sunday night and a better day
never dawned in which 20 chas" 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 a 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! he
still they are coming and about tins
time beautiful red fox came bound
ing and leaping through the woods
closely pursued by the dogs. Another
circle and they were near us again.
l The chase was as fine as ! ever saw Tor
about an hour when they ran out Of the
breach Of our auditory nerves. and then
we returned home feeling that We had
rode after the hounds once more over
1.-THE hills Of our boyhood days.
iii Monday evening was spent visiting
Relatives We had not seen for many
lyears and looking over the old country
/ i've loved in our early days. We saw
knany familiar things. but few faces We
ESncw. We drove down lonely lane
and IN our imagination lived over some
III the time that passed twenty years
ul,go. A mocking bird was sitting IN a
III horn tree singing just a. Il did when
ve used 10 ride down that lane on sun
lay evenings. The wild flowers were
iii bloom and their perfume seemed
more fragrant the grass seemed n
m row grecner the very atmosphere W.
seemed 20 be more balmy
s..id this old world seemed that q had
Nyested itself Of al vices and super
>,iities and become paradise.
ought saw pretty maiden standing
II 'the front yard furd'in. vi'h IA
.ance rose. saw her dreamy blacl
-cs. the brown hair. the ivory neck Al
III bowed ths beautiful head ihc grace
= form that was more beautiful thai
Grecian Go,is. could hear ih'
y der voice that was swectcr 90 m'
tn a harp with a thousand strings
Y ,s We wcrco only dreaming, We awok'
- " 10 visit drcamland again ", sav
j humble cottage. We saw asothcr %
rs faircst creatures. We saw ou
.1 sas they ran 10 the front gate q
n tus. We saw the golden locks o
baby. and the tender white arm
al d Ne entwincd them about our nee
n n told the secrets of his little heart
Ih W. were only dreaming
20 wcnded our way over the hills
| y ~ old homestead. ate a hearty suppcl
! 4, incd Of by gone days and retired
,esh ourselves for the following day
In sday dawncd bright and fair u
- was blue. the air was balmy and
$, nancd that the very heavens wei
~ A ling on Us. After partaking of
- vi breakfast We shouldcrcd our "
az budepar,ed for the woods where v
lut s,,l 10 hunt the bushy tailed bunny
wi We were boy. We spent u
m. pehing roaming over the old and {
M At woods with gun in hand. som
tn ~ = We would sit On mossy roc
pll - Wild flowers and think u 9th
dal then We would amble thruuI
thu thick woods. now and then ,
w, "a shoot a playful squirrel. but
thi time We were living over the ~
AM before another day dawncd I
res ned that the chigues BIT just a. N
did venty years. also about nom ,
We hungry just a. We were twen
yea . agu. so We beat has,y rclf,
To ~ place vhcrc We used to gc,
hei---grom hunger and there We parto
Of ump,uols dinner. rested our AZ
ton EM and were som ready Tor an atu
mol LN of pleasure.
l rly In the evening we were In
bu, " and ready TO- a drive 10 Dalt'
th,d place | once thought was the ol
10, Of any importance in the VIII
cot try. There We met few famil
fac Ihon,. but more that We had ne'
sec ,.c,., before. The town looked just
Il { AZ al when We were In our teens, o.
a h hng 20 lc worse from the wear of ye
ano the 70 probably one house has been b.
sin, ihes y was a boy. We returned 10
burFt-sp table late In the evening !
aftt dsun supper | made my plans 10 v
Davprsed BON Springs the next day. W
neso morning we were soon OF
the I ,mous watering place. II rep
ed a llriye Of twelve miles over a CO
try ple,e with scenery that would