EMORY UNIVERSITY LIBRARY GIFT OF F. Van Wyck Mason. COMICAL COONS COMICAL COONS NEW YORK. R. H. RUSSELL, PUBLISHER. MDCCCXCVIII. COPYRIGHT, 1898, BY ROBERT HOWARD RUSSELL The Educated Bear. The Coon Skin Cap. The Mule's Little Game. Santa Claus's Mishap. Uncle Tobias and the Toboggan. The Billy Goat's Mistake. Miss Johnsing's Rescue. The Turkey's Revenge. Young Rasmus and the Cops, The Muleless Wagon. The Black Fox Hunt. The Coon-Town Hose Co. A Black Ghost. \| " Three !" " See what your ole Pappy done brung yer—a coon skin fer ter make yer a hat wif." " Gee dap, yo' mule !" "Now hush yo'sclves, chillen, and den ole Santa Glaus gwine ter come down de chimbley. " Dat ain't no Santa Claus, chillen, dat's your ole fader, dat's what dat is,' " Clar de track !" Weary Waggles—" Dis is a tough world, dis is—full of hard knocks." " But I always go prepared for dem.* " Deed I does, Honey !" " Well, let's see you do it." Rasmus makes a dash for liberty A'-' Now, Mr Pewter, when you take dis fence, take it clean and like you knowed how." c Miss Johnsing, is you done satisfied ?" " Keep her movin', boys, er we'll he too late!" "Look hyar, cyarnt a spectable woman fry a little hog meat wivout vouall come loping up this hill wiv your aparatus ?'' But just then the bottom of the bag burst. I