The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-05
is THERE A GROUNDHOG!
THERE ARE
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There are some people that are
unbclicyoing as To think that there
IS no Suchth!ng &c q grnnndhoe. This
- flying In the face OF tradition, sup
crstition and Webster's Dictionary not
TO mention VIII Shakespeare vino
wrote How Much Wood Would
W0odchuck chuck" etc, For the
~OOdchuck and the grounding, be IL
known by these presents, are one and
the same.
That there is really and truly such
an animal can be testified by GER
tain eminent attorney of Anderson.
This yagal gentleman. WHO has bat
lied in masy courts, osce met
groundhog as Commodore Perry said.
THE grounding was hisn." 1t was
while on q vacation up in the noun
tains, that the whOle-souled host OF
this aforesaid eminent attorney re-
marked that pesky old grounding
was bothering him so mucn he would
give $40 to get rid of the beast Armed
with rifle, the attorney lay in wait
for tile predatory marmot, the ruth
less destroyer of gardens. The An
derson sportsman began to think that
lie was the victim OF a trick, such as
the tabled snipe hunt or the badger
game of song and story. as there
such athing as a groundhog," he be-
gan toIRorTy. ThQn there required
those lovely, Hitting lines of Shakes
peare, Would q, Micodchuck chuck"
and he took fresh hope. And with
taking hope he took aim,
For not Tar away there was. an
object qnaerz and quaint, spatty and
waddliHet int and fluffy, about is in
ches, Rfitshfto gray hair like a rab-
bits, head Dad and flat, ears small
and OPAQUE, eyes roui,1 and ratty.
legs snoE3aDq stout. So fhis was the
woodchuck, coDoquially known as the
grounding. Ping" spoke the rifle
and the woodeh1Sk chucked his last
chuck
Here's your wcodchuck, what
shall do with aE:" was the greeting
that the lawyer gave his host. And
incidentally he added: You may Just
apply the $50 to my board bill" The
Old mountaineer laughed not one whit
at this sally but grimly took the
wCodchuck to the woodshed and
chucked his head and shed his coat
OF fur. His object was not apparent
until at the hour for the noon meal,
and be tEElSEfIYn that at this home,
as at all NlEeis ip. that!! section, there
was neEeEg b OF good s.rashunsp,s
for g ;iiS
noon Hisal aItiset b, sssIs a great
dish with G tantilfzing aroma and an
appetizing appeal aEnnre e issm 8 hind or
hascd meat uES aEEsei round d up with !:
brown dressing OF delicft5Hs home
corn meal. flh, az was. a!feast! Yes,
that's the saIsysa.., Z s,sess, ..,. ---..;; :,
hog. The splendid little xssetaTian S nan
that had been ztaRingE on carrot : !
"and all siGhSE, E1 = ~ I. e
On the ground OF nclle ccntsndere
or some snoh iaenea @ s.i; 4 A. "
yer was about TO interpose an objec-
ton and plead for restraining order.
But the edict the stern court alter
most saggse &, Z So, sthiesss..s,'
was iail TO and eat all you Kin.s
The lawyer at first went. atit dainty,
and some what skeplically. But he
had eaten squirrel, and had-eaten
RABBIT, anu .h5 }was informed that the
only difference is that the groundhog
is fatter and more savory and ptcre
succulent. And he did eat right
heartily. Indeed, he says that he
could do SO again and thank'ye for
1t.
When he had eaten so mnch that
1t almost required derrick to remove
him from the table the aforesaid em1-
nent lawyer began to twit with the
mountaineer for his reward OF $50
and the other members of the family
joined in the twitter. After while
the old gentleman stood it as long
as ne could and he ended the proceed
ings by handing down an order, ex
cathedra, and so forth-"L Look'ye here
man, did you ever hear tell OF Q man
selling a gronndhog for $50 and then |
eating 1t ali up? You owe me for the |
cooking. And that IS Just about the |
way. the lawyer felt about it, too.
(Note. the hero OF this tale is NOT
Col. Jule Boggs.)