Show aw As ls E or one morning mornin momin in during tho lato late war an officer riding ta through rough the t he woods of north alabama was attracted by a tall tali lank countryman who seemed to be using his best endeavors to reach the top of a large hickory tree scarcely had ho he gained the summit when rapidly descending sc he started up another one a few yards off this strange proceeding was continued at least a dozen times tho the countryman climbing and descending one tree after enoth er for nearly a quarter of a mile the officer at length overtaking him inquired the cause of his eccentric 4 gyrations gyra tiona 1 I was alyin asleep under you yon hickry hickory when a darned squirrel dropped a shellbark shellback shell bark into my eye im goin to worry him till he be leaves the settlement if I 1 lie die in in tho the attempt |