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and other kinds of "varmants" [varmints].  He had traps set for coons
and was going to them now - the coon was fine eating - he
sold them in the city - would get $1.00 for one and $1.00 for
the skin.  We wished to go slowler [slower] so let him go on,
but at the first branch ( E's branch) we caught up to him
again;  he had seen the track of a coon in the soft 
mud.  We now walked along the stream, gathered
some nuts at the old walnut tree, then stopped at Mrs.
E's.  where Mr. W. got his bottle of mushroom catsup.
Across the stream is a nice spring where they   get
their drinking water.  We now followed the stream.
We examined the little dam more particularly, saw
that it collected water which was led off by a narrow
trough to a ram which supplied water to Mr. Dobson.
Close to the dam under an old beech tree is another
fine spring.  We now started again only <s>th</s> to stop again
to admire a pretty little horse (probably Mr. W's) which
allowed us to pat him and followed us.  Reaching Mr.
W's place we crossed the hills and came to the third of
the "Gentian Hills".  The view to-day from the hills was
        