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They began their fishing .arrange-metnts. Jake 'began putting the baL on the set 'hooks from the refuse of the rabbit and a few grubs they had gathered from under old chunks and rotting logs, while Gage prepared to roast the rabbit. ‘ ‘ ’Twas a good thing sho, dem chaps drapped dis cottontail, for it'll do fer supper and bait both, and dem Chaps got dey life most skeered outen dem, case they thought we iwuz shore enuff runaways,” laughed Gage. In this camp they remained for several days, fishing, eating and sleeping, while Cage would rifle rabbit gums, hen roosts and fish baskets. At night they danced the time away by the dim light of the camp fire, after fishing with their hooks on the hither side of the island. In his nocturnal raids Cage was dreadfully afraid of running against a ghost up near ap old neglected grave yard, and above all was he fearful of capturing a “spook rabbit” out of some gum for said he, “I’d as liefer eat a piece of the devil hisself, as a piece of a spook rabbit, for den the witches would ride vou to death at night. It’s eu-
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The Herald and News
Newberry, South Carolina, US
Fri, Apr 01, 1910
Page 2
Full Page
Clipped by
Rin K.
NA, 21 Feb 2025
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