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master!}^ figlit, and some time is required to 

 put him out of business; but the old 'coon dog- 

 will finally kill anj -coon. But if the fight is 

 between a young or inexperienced dog and a 

 full grown 'coon the chances are that 3^ou Avill 

 suffer the mortification of seeing your dog tuck 

 his tail between his legs and make for home at 

 a very rapid and unbecoming rate of speed. 



To prove this, get a good 'coon hound and 

 let him tree a 'coon ; have along your Bull-dogs, 

 Bull Terriers, Pointers, Setters, Collies, or any 

 other breed you believe can kill a 'coon ; tie your 

 'coon hound, cut the tree, and let your fighters 

 on to the 'coon, one at a time or in a bunch, and 

 see them clay him. You will see the old 'coon 

 slap the faces off your dogs, and the shortest 

 route home will be all too long for them. 



Killing a 'coon appears to be an art with a 

 dog, and, of course, much more easih^ acquired 

 by a natural born 'coon hound than by a dog 

 of any other breed. A j^ear-old hound of good 

 breeding and from good 'coon hound parents, 

 can kill a 'coon with less ado about it than half 

 a dozen of any other breed. It is in swimming 

 that the 'coon is most difficult to handle. I have 

 known several hounds to be drowned by 'coons 

 in deep water. The dog goes for the 'coon, and 

 the 'coon gets on top of the dog's head. Down 

 they both go, and, of course, the dog and 'coon 



