74 The Opossum 



Uncle Robert's method of hunting the opossum 

 was very simple; he knew of several hollow trees 

 and from time to time visited them, occasionally 



"De 'Possum and de Coon' 



finding an opossum, He was not very talkative at 

 first, but gradually warmed up to the subject of opos- 

 sum hunting, and told me that when he was a boy 

 and lived in "Old Virginny, we all used to hunt de 



