February, 1923 
Missouri’s battle song of Democracy 
n 1912, when Champ Clark was its can¬ 
didate for the Presidency, paid a tribute 
|:o the 'possum: 
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‘My dawg Drum is a good ol’ houn’, 
Trails the ’possum on the driest groun', 
Makes no difference if he is a houn’, 
You’ve got a-quit kickin’ my 
dawg 
aroun 
Senator Robert L. Taylor of Ten¬ 
nessee, who many knew by his sobri- 
]uet, “Fiddling Bob,” was fond of 
possum and when some one sent a 
possum to him in Washington, he 
wouldn’t have it cooked by a Washing- 
on chef, saying “nobody knows how to 
:ook a ’possum but a Tennessee nigger.” 
He sent to Waldo Ridge, Tennessee, for 
;he right man, who cooked the ’possum 
:o the satisfaction of Senators and to 
:ap the ’possum dinner, the Senator got 
out his “fiddle” and Senator Bradley of 
Kentucky with the banjo for a partner, 
Fey had a celebration unique in the an- 
lals of the capital. 
Just how the gentleman from Waldo 
Ridge, Tennessee, prepared the ’possum 
s not told, but if you want Uncle Sam’s 
'e.cipe, it is here: 
“Skin, singe and wipe the opossum in¬ 
side and out; hang it for several days, 
oroviding the weather is clear and the 
place perfectly cold. Fill with potato or 
alack walnut stuffing, sew up the slit, 
place it in a roasting-pan, and add one 
:hopped onion, a pint of boiling water, 
me teaspoon of salt and one-fourth tea¬ 
-spoon of pepper. Roast, basting oc¬ 
casionally, for three hours. Have the 
oven very hot at first, lessening the heat 
during the last of the cooking.” 
Raccoon Hunting Time 
IN the North, as well as the South, 
now is the time when the Ancient or 
Midnight Order of ’Coon Hunters hold 
forth and there is more good-natured 
fun on one of these midnight trips than 
my “party” held between the same 
' lours, for when home is reached, re¬ 
freshing sleep follows, with no after 
effects. 
Usually the men meet after darkness, 
:he meeting places easily found because 
ill the dogs of the neighborhood seemed 
‘o have congregated at the one spot. 
Every man who owns a coon dog feels 
.hat it wouldn’t be a regular ’coon hunt 
i unless his ’coon dog is among those 
present. 
The ’coon is a night wanderer and in 
! ffie South, in addition to the guns, there 
is often carried an axe to cut the tree 
where the ’coon takes refuge. When 
ffie ’coon is located by the light of the 
pine tree torch, the shining eyes of the 
coon being readily seen, and the animal 
is tucked away in the bag, then comes 
the fun of a midnight supper in the 
woods. And, of course, some one tells 
the old story of Davy Crockett’s ’coon, 
which really wasn’t Davy Crockett’s 
’coon at all, although David Crockett like 
the other buckskin men of America was 
a good shot. If corroboration is needed 
of that fact, read the thrilling story of 
itinc 
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Hound Dog 
“I thought you had a bird 
dog, Jim. He’s nothing but 
a rabbit hound.” 
‘‘Well, let him go. Infalli¬ 
ble’s quick enough to 
knock ’ em without a dog. ’ ’ 
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