Paddling under Palmettos — page 238: what you’re looking at

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Paddling Under Palmettos. 231 mind. He looked at Dick. Would you care to go, Archie?” “Yes, 1f you went along.” “All right, unless Ned here will go. I don’t care to leave the captain alone.” Ned, however, declared his intention to hug the camp-fire, and nurse a sore knee. So Archie and Dick donned their “waders,” as they termed their long boots, took a few things along, and then an- nounced themselves ready to accompany Tom. Dick shouldered the faithful Winchester now, while Archie had his little double-barrel, as they struck off into the woods. At first it was difficult to make progress, for the woods were close, and, but for Tom’s knowledge of the neighborhood, the others could have done nothing. Soon, however, the country became more open. “Now for fun,” said the “Cracker.” He spoke to his dogs. They seemed to know just what was wanted, and began the hunt with animation, so that before long their barks announced that some animal had been treed. Upon hastening to the spot they found that it was Eomicbooks (E(0)