Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-02-29
Of John F. Bible With a Tree
Climbing Raitlesnake in The
SwampS of Mississippi.
TURKEY-HUNTlNG IN A BOAT
Shooting OF The Noses Of
Black Squirrels and Layingin
>uppy of Rabbit Pork.

Yazoo City, Miss, Feb. "a, 1916.
Editor Kentuckian:
In the language of the ardent (?)
prohibitionist, would exclaim: "Wa-
ter, water; water everywhere and
thank God (?), not a drop to drink
but water"
High water has broken all records
this year and most of my plantation is
under water, but it will do me no
damage. In fact it will distribute
several thousand dollars worth of new
rich soil without the expense of a ma
nure spreader. This unprecedented
high water has abundantly demon
strated that this section of the Delta
has nothing to fear from high water.
Most of my place is above the tops of
the levees on the west side of the
Mississippi and before it could get
over all OF my place it would top the
levees and all Louisiana would be a
part OF the great Gull of Mexico and
steamboats, could ply Canal street in
New Orleans.
This Delta is indeed a God favored
section. No oppressive heat in sum-
mer and no cold nor freezes-no
sneezes in winter. | have not so
much as had a bad cold since
came here. Have never missed a
meal-and even though | have some
times had to do my own cooking-I
have had a glorious appetite to enjoy
every meal.
For the last three weeks | have
done nothing but my chores, hunted
and enjoyed the ideal weather and
watched the back waters from the
great Father of Waters gradually but
surely creep up upon us.
never saw more delightful wealth
er and have stood upon the SUBMITS
of the plateaus of Mexico and have
been all over the Golden West" and
observed the Golden Sunset on the
placid Pacific. II has been neither
hot nor cold here. Just ideal, and
when say ideal | mean ideal and
know what ideal means. Each night
last week sat upon my front porch
in my shirt Sleeves-all alone-and
gazed upon the placid waters of the
Old Yazoo as they glided slowly and
silently on toward the sea, ever creep
ing Heavenward too, all aglow with
the effulgent rays of a soft clear full
moon. 1t was a sight for the gods.
Each morning | have sat upon my
big screened front porch in my shirt
sleeves waiting patiently the never
to-be-mistaken exhaust of a gasoline
boat to bring in the morning papers.
Here drank in the warm sunshine,
listened to the beautiful songs of the
birds and filed my lungs with the
pure eXhilarating air, sweet from the
perfume Of peach and plum blossoms.
Man alone may not accomplish much,
but it gives him better opportunity
for meditation and rumination, and
| believe he feels closer to his Maker
when he is not surrounded with the
excitement incident to social and
commercial life. make no pretenses
of being unduly religious, but truly
God seems closer when see so much
of His handiwork and am the re-
cipient of so many of His blessings to
mankind.
have practically lived on game
since last November. have never
been without all the wild meat Icould
eat and much of ii spoiled on me-
Right now my fields are alive with
big swamp rabbits. often get from
20 to so before breakfast One morn
ing last week had only 30 shells and
| got 80 rabbits, quail, l woodcock
and one wild turkey and | do not
boast Of being an extra good shot eth
er, but you will see made every shot
count and doubled on some of them.
| am sailing my rabbits down just
like pork. They are large and fat and
weigh about 6 pounds each. The
high water ran them out of the swamp
and onto my fields. Over 500 have
been killed within sight of my house.
have had many interesting and
amusing experiences since the flood,
for many of which no doubt the sport
ing journals would pay handsome
nrices IL written nm nv an ahler nan