ibruary, 1923 
95 
her with several friends I had invited, 
journeyed to the creek and turned 
dogs loose. Those of the crowd who 
if hunted coons said it was a good 
ht for the hunt, and I was glad of 
it, :or out there in the dark I could 
V 'e easily been induced to go back to 
vti to play hi-jack or rummey, but no 
•h luck. We were out on a coon hunt 
1 from the way we were equipped one 
uld think we were out to stay a 
nth. We walked along that creek 
ough pastures and corn fields, climbed 
-e fences, stumbling and falling, until 
E egan to doubt the sanity of the whole 
iwd. When suddenly we heard the 
st unearthly long-drawn-out howl, and 
. Cobb excitedly announced that 
□lk” had opened. I was willing to 
nit that one of the dogs had opened 
1 wide open at that, to emit such a 
g, deep, bass howl, that echoed and 
echoed through the woods. Then 
ewey” struck, with a high tenor voice 
t ended in a yelp, and together they 
tailed any caliope for noise. We 
re informed that it was hot trail and 
the night was chilly I suggested that 
go find it and follow it. 
tVe did not have long to wait, how- 
to hit as hot a trail as I have ever 
lowed, for some one yelled, “He’s up,” 
i away went the gang on the run. 
>w I have quite an enviable record 
■ a 50-yard dash on a good track and 
daylight, but when it is dark and the 
ck lies through corn fields, barb wire 
ices, and across creeks, my record is 
t so good. When I arrived at the tree, 
nus my breath and part of my cloth- 
but with a full share of curiosity, 
i dogs were under the tree, making an 
fill fuss, and the men were circling 
: tree with their spotlights in an effort 
shine the coon. In a few minutes he 
s located, and I was called to have a 
ik at his eyes. I would not have been 
•re excited had it been announced that 
had a bear up that tree. Talk about 
ir thrills, my heart pounded until to 
it fairly drowned the noise that the 
*s were making. 
Dne of the men climbed the tree and 
>ve out Mr. Coon, and when the coon 
nped, I made one mad rush for the 
;n country and arrived there in 
i thing flat. However, I returned in 
ie to see the fight, which was one of 
• best I have ever witnessed, and 
Tout knowing it, I was suddenly con- 
-ted into a full-fledged, crazy coon 
nter. I was allowed to carry the coon, 
ich was a large one, for the next half 
ur, until I had finally cooled off and 
*mitted one of the other men to carry 
At midnight we made a camp-fire 
d ate our lunch, much to my dis- 
asure. The only thing that satisfied 
i ■ during the supper hour was the 
owledge that the dogs were hunting, 
e had no sooner finished supper, when 
i dogs struck another trail and I was 
excited again. 
it proved to be a cold trail and during 
: two hours that the dogs worked it, 
lad time to listen to the stories of cold 
Ciling and to get cold myself. We 
mbed to the top of a large straw 
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