Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt

Alfred Henry Lewis (1855-1914) was a multifaceted writer known for his work as a journalist, lawyer, and novelist, often under the pseudonym Dan Quin. Notably, he achieved success with his Western genre fiction, particularly in his Wolfville series. The short story "Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt," included in The Wit and Humor of America, offers a reflective account by a cattleman about his encounters with mountain lions, referred to as "panthers," and features unconventional spelling that mirrors the narrator's pronunciation.