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February 13, 1882.
“ You gt: to si1i<1liii1' 'pi1ssnni V St-irit-s tit‘ t-till:--,-:0 lil'e ll&lV(‘ t'11i'nisl14i<l
. 11111 Set llil(‘ix in lll<llt‘ll aiiiil l'lll iiiniisiiijg llllllt-'l‘l.ll for 111z1i1y:1lm11k lip-
“and ut it on de place whar dey bite. at you. ’l’cssiii1i ain't like ti:-.-1e Vet‘ tiiru11m1.t1>i'l1i1-l1il11-rtiadi-riiiiisi turn
I speck dat'l1 ky0(ci1rc)you.” X rahli s wliiit you lmys ltctt-liiw.“ ' sliuiiltl his 1:11 ' ' in that <lll‘l‘t'LlHIl rt‘-
VVash now gave the torch to the other “' Qow l‘i11 gwiiic tn shim .1'1iiiwl1:1t iiiiirt-.111 he iml.
rzipsczillioii, charging l1i111 thus: tlzit lice <,:t1111l t't1r,“s:1iil 111112111‘ tho 1';tp- The life tit‘ ll2Il‘tl, :1 1111- llllrll-“’Ul"lxlllL7.
“Hold dis light, and don't you let i sciilliviiis. “l[(.‘I't‘, 'l'i-ip, go in tltLl' ai-ier sliitlciit in his evil lllltlhl‘ the mile
ole Rock go nigh diit stump. Es for (lat ‘ 1l:1t,'pt1ss1iii1." <t:1irr-iise is lH'lllIl'r 1lIllIl‘<lll! nor xi-ii.s.1
obstropilous lice, don‘t (‘are et" de y:1l- , The little dog iiiatlo the ilii-t tly HVl‘,l' iiuiial, :1i1<l it is llllllt‘ l‘IlUlIL',ll in tli:1i,
lei‘-jackets eat ‘in: up boddacioiisly.” l1ish:1cl;:1s lit-.h11ri-mw ii1t<itlit1gm1i1iil. . ‘ti-1' his tirst e1'1>i11l'11l v1't-,i1i11i:. 46111111141.-
Se 'i1g vine with both hands, 111 :i111<1111oi1t heliail tli.<.1pp1-;1i- tl. I’l't‘5- ’1l':t4lt‘r‘ piii-sin-,tl his stiitlie with 1111-
‘Vasli sliocik it Vitileiitly. 'l‘l1ei1t>xt 1110- Ullily we lI(‘lU‘ll a innlllc<l 3; ml and :1 ll:lL'fJill;I lIl‘tlUl'. tl1t:ii<,;l1 with ;.',f‘t‘lllt‘l‘ pre-
meiit the opcssuin fell lieavily to the siiappiiig of teeth, :1i1il ’l‘i'ip tl[l[il‘:lt't3Il, ciiiitiuii tl1:iii 1111-r
round and was iiniiictliately ecreretl l)0:tt'ill;( ii1 liisjaws :1 llIlt;‘(‘ tllitI>'N'lllll. llv so-:11 tllSt't)Vl‘l'L‘(l 11 hi1-h huiirs of the
y the hound, while the little dog, kecp- “ Yah! yah! ':1l1!" l:tll;L’llt‘.tl iliu 1.1 '
ing atasafe dist:1i1ec,tlei1i'ei1ed us with '1 ' “Wliat its title ytin. l'11ker itiiiiiii-i'riiiit1-il work.
11'. You siiy (lat (him w:1rii’L no lie i1iii1h- :1 piiim of tiikiir; liisr:1r11<ti-
'11: -‘."'
a‘poss11m? Here, take dis ’baeker,“ c<lXV:1sl1
handing him a well-iiiristicated quid, r11it,'p1:
iiicessarit barkiiig. 1 .
From the faiigs ct‘ the hound Wash ‘count. What yin: grit to x '
rescued tlienpiissiiiii-:1 repulsive object, “'ash was 1111-1-1-tl tit l't‘l
a we, but feigning death, grinning t'rt1i11 “Well, in: ‘
-1. by the aspirant on the opliit-l1-itlv.
, 1- >i1iit,l tlt-,1-1:11"! l illYI‘S[(’ll in :1 ll'1l1l tor the i':1t<.
ear toear and sliowiiig giiiiis as well as t&eiitoi11i1i1s,ti:1i tlti;: 4'l‘Zlil'll llll‘l trtvni WlIl<'ll, with the ait at‘ his iiiuiliiirs
who lity tie 1':1ilt1iwhii is l<il11ii;:1:st"'
“'1: slept thii l‘t'lll:lllltlt‘l of that iii
witliuut rocl
c
5
;
ii.-tin: ,.1itl ht‘, :1i’r:1iigv<l11itl1 litziisuii,
ilw “g.:yp," nut to iiitcrriipt liiii1, pre-
,, , lt‘rl'illL' l‘2IllI(’,)‘ tn wait on l1ii1ist'lt'-11:11’,
1-11-ii to dust out his 111111 I't)0lIIVlllllll
THE ADVENTURES 1 ll:lV<‘lIlS1I(‘l‘lllt>C]il"t't‘ltillSlilllH whilv the
Milli!‘ 41lli't‘$w('.rt! lH‘lll" pt-rt‘:-riiiotl hy
antitlior-ospttt-ixilly suvh 1111 over-
11.111 wring aiitl 21110-iiispiriiitg person as
teeth.
A stout stick was cut, and iii the end
‘>-
the rapsczillicns swuii
er, and the hunt proceeded.
e were destined now to :1 long and >
111- .1
‘V
fruitless “'&1l k, travcrsiiig iiiiineroiis
tracts of woodlmitl and siever:1loi.iltivated -
l’.1-iimii.
fields without tiiidingaiiytriicccfgaiiie. . 7. 5111111, wt lllIIlS('lf t-rwm'k. -'IW’ll(ll":-Z
At length, when our patience was t‘ll,1l"l‘l‘)1’. xx], iletitiires hy tl.t)', r tiling 1-vcrv iiiizhl
‘ into tliv sinall llt>lll'. Sl)I‘llllillL': .s<‘.:1r<-tily
:11iytl1ii1;;,shrinking t'1'11111 all ai1q1i:1i1iL-
:IllL‘(‘Sllll>S, L:ikiiii.: only :1 Iiiiniiiiiiiii 0
l't‘(‘l't‘&IIlt)ll, and liviiig :1l111i1.xttl1<-, lit‘e:1t‘:1
I11-riiiil, until I t:<11ilil svv his <-liocks
It " 11 t my lllt(‘ll[l0ll iii thvsc piiqcs j.['l”il“' p:1le,:1i1-l his eyes tlarl; rniiiiil the
to give :1 full :1ii:l [>2Il‘llt‘lll:ll" :11>m11i1tnt' ri1i1.s.:1i1ilt'i=.:1rtul t‘-11' Iiishi-iilili.
nearly tixliiiiistcd, the hound struck :1
hot trail and quickly run it to :1 tree.
’l‘o our dis111:iy,wct'ri1iiiil that tlitigaiiic ‘
had taken refiige in :1 large oak, 1
branches of which were still covered
with foliage. There was 21 iiiniiieiit of
silence, broken first by “'asl1 with an
ziphorism :
“ Big tree, little possuiii.”
Another paiisc.
“ Ciidjo, kin you claiii d:1t tree ‘.7" ask-
ed VVBSH, 1l(ltll'()HSlllg one of the rap-
scalliiiiis.
Cudjo liesitated.
“ ”I‘aint no use, 1‘nker VVasli. Nothin‘
up dar but :1 little ole black-jzick ‘pus-
suin."
“You ain't no ‘c0unt," said iVash.
“J:1ke‘s de boy for my money. He
:1ii1‘t afeared; he kin clam it like a
sqi1ir’l.”
Jake could not resist the insidious
tlattery. iVith a show of zilacrity he
cuiiinieiicetl to climb, but several times
had to be encouraged by “ h before he
reached the lowest l)l‘:Hl0l1. ‘
“Dar (le lpnssum,” cried “’asl1; ‘f right
cut dar on dzit liin’. Shake it wiil yo‘
foot, Jake.”
The aniinal clung desper:1t1:ly, :111tl
when his feet were shaken 1 ,still
111111;; by his t:1il, which was wrappeii
aroiiiid the "111
‘VlLSll caiiglitliiiii in his lianil when he
fell. He was, iiirlciiil, :1 (lllIllllllLlV'L‘
specimen. y ’
“Big ’possuii1s don't walk dis Elllll‘
0‘ night.” roniarked “':Lsli, as 11'cst:irtt-il
ott‘. “VVe ettcr huil’ up :1 tire aiitl
rows’ smite ’taters tell iiiiihiight. lien
big ‘ mssiiiiis he oiitt1<.r,’i11 " i
“V Orv gr>cil,"s:1itlMr.ll:trl:111d. “ lint
where tire the petiitnes to COIHO from . “
‘ T:1tcr.sii1 dis eroivd," Wash repliotl.
triiniipliaiitly, and drew from his boson:
and the pockets of his trcusers:1hout :1
dozen line yams.
tire was kindled, and the 'pot:1t<ies
and :1 pricketfnl of peanuts, which “’:1l-
ter pmdiiccd, were buried in the cinders
to roiis
Long before slipper was re21dy,how-
ever, :1ll the negroes were sound asleep
and siioriiip; aiidihl .
A cm1spi'r21cy1i':1s forined 11111011,-g the
whites to play :1 trick on them, and Wllvll ,
they awoke we prcteiided we l1:1d1le-
vciirod all the eiliblcs.
“':1sl1rot:ei1'ed the kIlllI0llll(‘i(‘:lII0lIt. as
ul](1ll(2SLi<)lI1ll)lC truth, 21111 up )pUlIIl-
me11t ':is plainly ilcpictetl on his coun-
teniiiicc. . I
But Jake WAS siispicious, and afterits
vnlviiig the niatter in his mind awhile,
very pei-tiiieiitly 1I.‘ll(e(l :
“ Vh:1r de goober hulls and tater
skins?"
now 111’ .‘l.lsl‘l2lt FA 111:1) .11‘
tvlitlltli s m1.1,i-:11-1 .1xt1 111:1‘ .
111.1: ,xt'1;i'.Xl5‘l'.xkt'l‘2 111-' 'l'lll-1 1111.111-
1-xit‘. 'l'lllCltl‘L.
brought out :1 c1iiit'cssi0ii from the
coi1spir:1t<>i's, and the t'c:1.sl was pzirtakcii
of by till liaiitls with appiiriiiitly equal
relish.
The hunt was now rcsiiiiiwl, but with
no siiccess until we had iicarly I‘<‘llt‘llt'tl l
hcinc, when the huiiiitl ;::1ve tni1;;11e :1i14vl
S001) hriiii l t the ;.(2ll)i4‘ tn l)-.11’. “ :-
foinid lii111 scratcliiii-,2 at the root of 11
fallen tree, and biisiiiimreil :1ll OYPI‘ 11itl1
red dirt.
4' lliinipli Y" ejiiciilzitml “'1 , . . .
ntwtir is to git 1I:1t' (is 1: 1 no 11111111 IIt'lllI4‘rlII‘,Ullil14‘u'lliil<'. 1'-iIIl"i['v. jiixtlir‘ ziti -1fIii> tvli-111'-1'1ll:1s:vr.<.
gone (l0“'Il to do iiiiilglo 11' do yelh." “‘Ullltl ll he ltillllll in h: p (‘ll In-. in‘ If?!” l ‘W: l“'-'lIl.‘V "l" l'." ‘W 'W‘=[ll>“
“.x'iii<1kc l1ii11 o1it,"s11i.r,gestoil Walt:-r. x 1111 my own rarner, 11 liiuh is the tINI4'Il>l- tlllhltzlltl 1111 In the s lll'lj' i'i:[11>s1iul ii
“SlIl()l(8 who?” indignaiitly returi1- lllt) tliciiic of the present true lnstury. purely uri1:1i11t-iital ll'l'.I>lll‘L‘
I-1...; .t1.;vi- 1 1111.11.11. 1111 IN 1111 iiiiiuiii. .siti1i.x1: 1 list <1)-‘ 1'1-111,5-A1-1.-1..
yil1'l‘1-slillu. iinr
T
tl:1)':1i11l night “'<'l'0 in-ist llIVtll‘:ll>lO tor ‘
tiitiontil (llll‘lll,LV; the hour Illillll‘ liiileuiis ,
1 I lay i1i<.:litly lItWllll‘ his rilmw on the
.1111111‘,ziiitltmiiiiimlti-1-Iinii tI1<- li<>11r.x:1s
lhlgi sit.-.1ii-.11.:1.1gii1:-11:11.1-11.111. I lay
’ ' Ill‘.'ill. :1ii1l lIl‘l]lt‘ll
[ iiisiirtal his p11i11'tu:1l :tlll‘ll<lHlII'(‘ at
uni (lf‘(H'l‘ Iiiiii lt4ilIH' truiii his
ll.‘ walks in the l'r1-sh air lllUl’t'l]lllt‘l(-
' il1:ii1 l 111.1'>t-ll'11<1iildl1:11'<- Utlrtttl in do
ill wiiilil h:11‘t- ll('llN‘Il ii.
In sliiirt. l foiiiiil iiiyst-lfiii the s '
t':1<-ttiry litlsllllill tit‘ 11i11- tl1<>r1111-,;l1ly11:-'1:-
lrui in this >[illL‘l't’ 111' lit’:-.:111il. 1.11 lllt‘
. 11'l1ulv. lilI)lI‘..'ll 1111' tirst y<11iiiui11:ist1-r rt--
turnt-ii 1-wi1>t:1iii1yluiiiyllwiiglits. I win-
ll'iVt‘4l in lit‘ iory liappy in 111)’ lll‘“ 11:1-
. iii.
'l'w1i t'1't'llLx’, l1n11'11v1>r7lmll1tit‘ 11111021-
‘ s.1nt i1:i1iii’t-‘st-1'i'<i1l ti: vary the 11111111)-
tniii ui'<-mi-,. - >t'<‘t)lltl t('r1ii at ('t>ll(”t'.
'l'hi- lll’Nl Ul lllt‘Nt'“':!N :1 Visit l’r<1in iis
t‘rit-nil :11i1l patmii. lmrlur Willtiiixtliu
i'c1>,t:1i‘11l'- l‘ltl‘l(l‘.ll'.
lit‘4)l",.'l’ was sitting :it his iiitiilcst
I1rt>21kI':1st. 11111‘ iiiuriiiiiiz, “lI(‘ll his tltmr
."lllltll‘lll‘V npi-iiml.:111il llit‘ 11'1:ll-l(1im1'i1
ziiitllri-luit-1 'l‘l)i hisuld tutor lit tip
the :t[IiiIlilH‘lll.
My iiizixit-1' sprang to his f('t'l. 111111 with
tiiizitllw-ti-il joy rn:-hetl tiirwaril to wvl-
11111: l , iivsl, hi-t'11r1- it had st: llllII"ll as
tr(‘.t‘.llTrI‘ll in lii111 iiiin whiit iiiiiiivitiiig
I]ll1ITlt‘l'.Nll1‘ll:lN rt‘U4‘iYil)g him.
1- How 1:11.11! <rt"yn11 tn t’tIlll(‘. sir I" lie
' ml. "l lll‘Y(‘l“ (‘Xp(‘t‘lt‘<l >114-li happi-
1111 1lnii‘t siippose l sliuiilil go
tliroiiuli l‘i11iiI1ri1h;1> and Iiovvrlin-:1t up
y111irq11:1ri1-rs, iny hey. lint, dear 1110,
how ill yt1ti:1r1- lctilciiigl“
HI:h1ii‘t fool ill."
“lluiiiph! You
are cvcriliiiiiix it.
]hii:iro11't yull 1:11-
iiiiztotitlhr1111‘:-1111110
hn-' ‘ ant?"
ti on rge O0lOl'(‘(l,
and his spirits sank
:Ls iis (‘V full on
. 3 (are of
which he liiiiisiilf
liad lll‘QII partzikiiig.
“lt'.s iinly lir0:1d
and butter." he
salt .
“And wl1:1t bet-
ter?" said Iitictcr
Wilkiiis, sitting
1l<1i1i1. “A1111 11:1r-
riiiil tho h1itlt'r‘s
n1i1tl1or‘s 1ii11kiii1z."
“Suit is.“ it
Hmrgi-, lit-giiiiiiiig
in 1'01-uvor his spi-
rits. ".H1tlli1i11'1liil
tlit-iii at
r?
at-r:1I 0, my
tiny; Irmkiiig iiiuch
lll‘lI? “'r'll, it -
“Notliing very
graiid, put 111
noth-
iiiiz Hr) t 111
llut I dare my you
ml it as gout :1
plave to road in as :1
(ll’(l“'lllg>l'<M>lll, eh?
Now tell iiie all
about yourself, my
boy, while I drink
this good team‘
yours."
And George, with
light heart and
boaiiiing fave, told
his good friend of
all his doiiigs, his
liartlsliips, his 111111-
<'11lties,l1istri-
uniphs and his ain-
hitiniis.
And Doctor ‘Vil-
kiiis sail and listen-
oil with pride and
t I1 11 11 k tu liicss 11t
licrirt, to find his
ytmlig p7‘<)Irg1‘ tho
10111:‘ tiin ii that
iiiurniiig. Tll(‘il1I,0!‘
11nd boy p:L‘L"t‘ll in
iix
1 ml, :1i11l tlismisstiil 1111- prugr:1i11111t- of 11-
‘tniu stitdy.
.‘l:lIl)' wart! the wlinlnsoiiie oiiiiiisols
the 1'lth‘l’ gave to the yi11ii1gor,1111d iiuiny
l1. “‘V0 i H11:1r;:1- R0:14lvr‘s ('lllll'J'l’ lite. ll iiunltl llu ll'i‘:IIt‘(l 11111 llllVll.Hl‘llIl)' well. lit" [‘l‘Vi<‘“' all tho workliitlmrtu:1<wn1i1plisl1-
.
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--us,-.