Hearing my grandfather call my name, I went over and sat down by his side.
Putting his arm around me, he said, “Now, I wouldn’t worry about those dogs. They’ll be all right.
It’s not long till daylight. Then you can go to them.”
I said, “Yes, but what if the coon crosses the river? My dogs will follow him.
If they get wet they could freeze to death.” “We’ll just have to wait and hope for the best,” he said.
“Now straighten up and quit that sniffling. Act like a coon hunter.
You don’t see me bawling, and this old foot is paining me something awful.”
I felt better after my talk with Grandpa. “Come on, let’s skin these coons,” Papa said. I got up to help him.
After the skins were peeled from the carcasses, I had an idea.
Holding one up close to the fire until it was warm, I took it over and wrapped it around Grandpa’s foot.
Chuckling, he said, “Boy, that feels good. Heat another skin the same way.” I kept it up for the rest of the night.
Chapter - XVIII
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