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He literally lives in the woods. He joined us early this morning, with one dog. He had tramped for twenty four hours through the woods, without food or water, and had slept a couple of hours in a crooked tree, like a wild turkey. HE LITERALLY LIVES IN THE WOODS HE JOINED US EARLY THIS MORNING WITH ONE DOG HE HAD TRAMPED FOR TWENTY FOUR HOURS THROUGH THE WOODS WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER AND HAD SLEPT A COUPLE OF HOURS IN A CROOKED TREE LIKE A WILD TURKEY
sant, and we found that she had been living here for two years. When people were in the neighborhood, she would take what scraps she could get, but the rest of the time she would catch her own game for herself. She was pretty thin when we came, and has already fattened visibly. She was not in the least disconcerted by the appearance of the hounds, and none of them paid the slightest attention to her when she wandered about among them. We are camped on the edge of a lake. This morning before breakfast I had a good swim in it, the water being warmer than the air, and this evening I rowed on it in the moonlight. Every night we hear the great owls hoot and laugh in uncanny fashion. Camp on Tenesas Bayou, Oct. 6, 1907. DARLING ETHEL: Here we are in camp. It is very picturesque, and as comfortable as possible. We have a big fly tent for the horses; the hounds sleep with them, or with the donkeys! There is a white hunter, Ben Lily, who has just joined us, who is a really remarkable character. NDLY AND PLEASANT AND WE FOUND THAT SHE HAD BEEN LIVING HERE FOR TWO YEARS WHEN PEOPLE WERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SHE WOULD TAKE WHAT SCRAP SHE COULD GET BUT THE REST OF THE TIME SHE WOULD CATCH HER OWN GAME FOR HERSELF SHE WAS PRETTY THIN WHEN WE CAME AND HAS ALREADY FATTENED VISIBLY SHE WAS NOT IN THE LEAST DISCONCERTED BY THE APPEARANCE OF THE HOUNDS AND NONE OF THEM PAID THE SLIGHTEST ATTENTION TO HER WHEN SHE WANDERED ABOUT AMONG THEM WE ARE CAMPED ON THE EDGE OF A LAKE THIS MORNING BEFORE BREAKFAST I HAD A GOOD SWIM IN IT THE WATER BEING WARMER THAN THE AIR AND THIS EVENING I RODE ON IT IN THE MOONLIGHT EVERY NIGHT WE HEAR THE GREAT OWLS HOOT AND LAUGH IN UNCANNY FASHION CAMP ON TENASSUS BAYUCTOBER SIXTH NINETEEN O SEVEN DARLING ETHEL HERE WE ARE IN CAMP IT IS VERY PICTURESQUE AND AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE WE HAVE A BIG FLY TENT FOR THE HORSES THE HOUNDS SLEEP WITH THEM OR WITH THE DONKEYS THERE IS A WHITE HUNTER BEN LILY WHO HAS JUST JOINED US WHO IS A REALLY REMARKABLE CHARACTER
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