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duringhesummersucceedingmyreurnfroms

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ernoobjecionsaremadeohuning，inasmuchasidispenseswihdrafsuponhesmokehouse，andbecauseeverymaraudingcoonhaiskilledissomuchsavedfromhesandingcornheyarehunedwihdogsandclubs，svesnobeingallowedheuseoffirearms

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ingcreauresonreceivingheslighesapofasick，heywillrolloveronhegroundandfeigndeahifhehunerleaveshim，inpursuiofanoher，wihoufirsakingparicurpainsobreakhisneck，hechancesare，onhisreurn，heisnoobefoundhelileanimalhasouwiedheenemy—has“pyed’possum”—andisoffbuaferalongandhardday’swork，hewearysvefeelslilelikegoingoheswampforhissupper，andhalfheimeprefershrowinghimselfonhecabinfloorwihouiiisforheineresofhemaserhaheservanshouldnosufferinhealhfromsarvaion，andiisalsoforhisinereshaheshouldnobecomegrossfromoverfeedinginheesimaionofheowner，asveishemosserviceablewheninraheraleanandnkcondiion，suchacondiionasheracehorseisin，whenfiedforhecourse，andinhacondiionheyaregenerallyobefoundonhesugarandcoonpnaionsalongredriver

mycabinwaswihinafewrodsofhebayoubank，andnecessiybeingindeedhemoherofinvenion，iresolveduponamodeofobainingherequisieamounoffood，wihouheroubleofresoringnighlyohewoods

hiswasoconsrucafishraphaving，inmymind，conceivedhema

erinwhichicouldbedone，henexsundayiseaboupuingiinopracicalexecuionimaybeimpossibleformeoconveyohereaderafulndcorrecideaofisconsrucion，buhefollowingwillserveasageneraldeion：

aframebeweenwoandhreefeesquareismade，andofagreaerorlessheigh，accordingohedephofwaerboardsorssarenailedonhreesidesofhisframe，nosoclosely，however，asoprevenhewaercircuingfreelyhroughiadoorisfiedinohefourhside，insuchma

erhaiwillslideeasilyupanddowninhegroovescuinhewopossamovableboomishensofiedhaicanberaisedoheopofheframewihoudifficulyinhecenreofhemovableboomanaugerholeisbored，andinohisoneendofahandleorroundsickisfasenedonheundersidesolooselyhaiwillurnhehandleascendsfromhecenreofhemovableboomoheopofheframe，orasmuchhigherasisdesirableupanddownhishandle，inagreamanypces，aregimleholes，hroughwhichsmallsicksareinsered，exendingoopposiesidesofheframesomanyofhesesmallsicksareru

ingoufromhehandleinalldirecions，haafishofanyconsiderabledimensionsca

opasshroughwihouhiingoneofhemheframeishenpcedinhewaerandmadesaionary