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THE CADUCEUS 17 TOSSUM HUNTIN’ i t TYRO FOLLOWS SWAMPY TRAILS IN LONG SEARCH. It is the open season for hunting possums and likewise for breaking a soldier lad from “up north’’ into the hardships which go with the bagging of that rare piece of game. I have been taken in on a possum hunt already, and the quarantine lift ed but a week. The best part of the ■ occasion was the abundant meal which my congenial host set out before the chase started. Eight well trained dogs accom panied our little hunting party. We used three lanterns to aid our way and to make the more ghostly the sur roundings of bush ond tree. Now and then a part of the party stumbled over a log. It appeared miles, to one who has known only the easy way of march ing route step when on a journey, before we reached the dense haunt of our prey. The dogs scattered in all directions when we were in the thicket. W’e could hear the patter- patter of their rapid feet among the dry leaves. We members of the scouting party who were free handed kept in advance of the lantern carriers but the grotesqua shadows often led us to stumble over' darkened rocks and to be caught among .thick branches. Twice we thought a scent was found because of the eagerness of the dogs but the animals soon swooped on their way and panted as they ran. We crossed stream after stream and wandered across two cotton fields in the hunt for the wiley possum. Finally there came a glad bark from the leader of the dog pack. Soon there was a chorus of canine voices. None could mistake the meaning. A trail had been picked up. The bark ing changed to ai sort of. growl. Fin ally all the dogs seemed to assemble a few rods ahead of us. The possum was treed. We fought our way through the un- derbrusu to the spot. The dogs were in a circle about the base of a stately pine. Cut on one of the top branches clung our prey—a sure enough, ’Ole Black Joe kind of possum. His eyes shone in the darkness like balls of fire. His mouth was open showing needle like teeth, which appeared to be ready for action. The youngest member of our party climbed the tree. The dogs were wild with excitement. The efforts of the youthful climber were ended when he reached out and gathered in the animal. That was our first catch of the evening and although we tramped for seve'i-al hours it proved the only goocT luck. When we wended our way home there was one member of the party who was almost too tired for uttrance and that fellow was a soldier. We reposed before the fire place for some time and talked about the fun we had JOINS THE BASE. Bernard A. Stocking, late of the Reconstruction wards, has been transferred to the medical detachf- ment of the base hospital and Is now busily employed in the detachment office. Bernard hails from “the land of the snows,” Alaska, so some of the boys are ^ed to believe that he will not be real seriously affected by the cold winter weather of this climate. THAT’S THE WAY. Sir: A cullud lady presented and recommended herself as domestic help to a ,Mrs. Lieutenant in Washington; but she asked $10 the week, and Mrs. Lieutenant said that, considering Mr. Lieutenant’s salary, $10 was too much. “Oh, I understand how that is,” con soled the Lady Dinge, “because my husband is a lieutenant, too, and we can’t live on his salary, so I work.” —Prom B. L. T. GET FURLOUGHS. With the resumption of the old fui^ tough scale of 5 per cent. Corporal Albert Williams and Harry Matthews enjoyed. You know—it was worth a thousand dollars and all that but once is enough. No man’s land has' nothing on pos sum hunting. By Dudley M. Sarfaty. V All Military Goods at Special Prices. You know what that means at BELK BROS. “Sell it for Less’’ 19 E. Trade I
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