Show got perfect photograph of raccoon only trouble WM waft that the itta sitter absolutely refused to look pleasant during the time necessary Nece wary for ih the shot 1 I was ti tramping limping through tile the N looking for atlay snapshots when I 1 came across a beech tree that I 1 had noticed times lines before rux bilya a a writer 1 I had bad nn interested in this tree on account of some suspicious auspicious looking scratches on the lite hark bark anti a large hole in tile he trunk some thirty feet horn the he ground ahing it N nry iry ry much the he appearance of being the snug retreat of some anin animal laying having my climbers alth ft ath me I 1 ascended the he tj picc cc to in gratification and delight the lie cavity contained it raccoon hut how was mas lie he to 0 o bo be the only large tree irce that stood near tle tie beech was mas a maple and if I 1 could in duco duce litin him to leave lits his flient lie ho abl i would sit on one ine or tile other of nt the lite trees for nio nie to make an exposure horne rather alg orous plodding on ins port part the be coon shoed and ran from the he beech into the he maple at orce finally healing beating on oil a lure large dead limb and 1111 looking across at nip DIP with a decad idly lly vexed on oil his face r f tile bech and taking the amcy anicia on ro wa back eltin climbed bed the maple the raccoon never budged os as I 1 hadd on B R limb opposite him arid and to unfold my ap lut atit meral linns ilina lie he display od ed a sot of alte teeth it nd once or twice gave a decided giorl of i ablit alt td d boine title time for benj aln to look pleas idaa ont but its as he be absolutely declined to lo me I 1 photographed him in an aply mood my success must hale haie tilled my had for immediately I 1 lost raiv balance anti and fell bac backyard livard irom front the iho limb nut but the alie bullig passion iia us still strong il me ine for utterly fail ot of my om it on 13 I 1 eld my pet camera high neove my iny lend and lived it 11 intact As booti oon its HS in some alini ant jarred nerves would allow I 1 up tip and looked for the lie racoon ile ho rat bat looking at me OUT ont tho the side of lire he limb milli it a queer on lite lila face |