I am sending you by parcel post today the 'possum according to promise. Am sending him alive that you may know that he is entirely unblemished and is the finest specimen of the illustrious 'possum family.

He was captured by two of the most famous hunters to be found in this section of Kentucky, viz, Barksdale Hamlett, Jr., and Sanford Strange. His place of residence was on Petits Fork Creek near the famous Todd Cave and he is a descendant of that branch of the 'possum family which, for generations past, has thrived on persimmons, shortcore apples and game chickens, and has largely contributed in making that particular locality the most famous in Adair County.

On the night of his capture he had been visiting relatives living up the said creek in the "Indian Hut" vicinity and on his return had stopped to eat a few shortcore apples. It was at this point on his journey that the 'possum dog, Spot, struck his trail and put him up a tree with a shortcore half-eaten in his mouth.

By skillful manipulation on the part of the trained hunters mentioned above, he was bagged without a dog bite, and to prove that he was king of the his tribe, he has refused to become sullen at any time since his capture. On his departure for Louisville he stood proudly on his four feet and defied every dog in town, all of which were present.