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Updated: June 29, 2025
There were no hairbreadth escapes; I was not tackled by bears, treed by wolves, or nearly killed by a hand-to-claw "racket" with a panther; and there were no Indians to come sneak-hunting around after hair. Animal life was abundant, exuberant, even. But the bright-eyed woodfolk seemed tame, nay, almost friendly, and quite intent on minding their own business.
When I had mounted to my garret again my eyes fell once more on that ridiculous assemblage of empty chairs, all solemnly talking to one another. I burst out into a laugh. Then I undressed, put my jacket on the hanger, took the morrow's boots from the trees and treed those I had removed, changed the pair of trousers under my mattress, and went, still laughing at the chairs, to bed.
"Come, Pete," cried one of the ringleaders; "you're treed, Pete! Don't be a fool, but give yourself in." The negro gnashed his teeth, and his wild eyes glared like coals of fire. "Do you give me faih-play?" he bellowed, extending the knife. "Yes, Pete, yes," answered the multitude. "Then look heah," answered the wretch, drawing his knife across his throat.
"He's after something now, all right," said his master; "and now he's treed it," as the Dog began his high-pitched yelps. "Good old Dog; he's treed the Banshee," and Yan rushed out into the darkness. The others followed, and they found Turk barking and scratching at a big leaning Beech, but could get no hint of what the creature up it might be like.
When the dogs treed a squirrel, the squirrel would scamper aloft and run out on a limb and flatten himself along it, hoping to make himself invisible in that way and not quite succeeding. You could see his wee little ears sticking up. You couldn't see his nose, but you knew where it was.
He seemed anxious to explore the path, and I kept on following him, until " The girl seemed for the first time aware of the dog's noisy presence. "Oh!" she exclaimed, looking at the rackety and leaping collie in much surprise. "I thought it was the stable dog that had treed Simon Cameron! I didn't notice. He Why!" she cried, "that's Bobby Burns! We lost him, on the way here from the station!
"He's treed something, all right," remarked Rob, pushing the branches aside. The next minute he gave a loud shout of triumph. "Look there, boys! Old Skipper sure did 'have suthin' on his mind'!" Peering over Rob's shoulder, the other two were able to make out two hidden sacks, the mouth of one of which had been torn open, evidently by the investigating Skipper.
I can see myse'f she gets Dave plumb treed an' out on a limb by them accusations when she makes 'em. He shorely looks guilty; an' yet, while I stands over the play from the first, I can't see where Dave does wrong. "However, I don't put myse'f for'ard as no good jedge in domestic affairs. Bein' single myse'f that a-way, females is ondoubted what Doc Peets calls a 'theery' with me.
The rubbered feet across the way hurried their owner into the cigar-store in front of which he had been standing, and where he had a good view of the Y.W.C.A. Building. He flung down some change and demanded the use of the telephone. Then, with one eye on the opposite doorway, he called up a number and delivered his message. "Oi've treed me bird.
"I was once, ditter travelling, in the Bay State, with a friend, when we came across a meeting-house with eight sides, and my friend asked me what order of architecture I called it. Ditter well, I was fairly treed, and couldn't tell. But I should be able to tell now. I should ditter call it the Chandler order." A desultory but animated debate now arose.
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