The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-08-30

vldua; for genuine son Of the turf never
loses the opportunity OF wager.
"Doyou think she'll make for the Downs?"
said the Squire, addressing spare elderly,
half dried huntsman, with streaky patch
OF red upon either cheek that gave him the
appearance OF winter apple.
Lord love you sir, how can you dream of
her running smack into the wind? No; she'll
either run upon side, or SO right down the
wind towards Chippendale, or the water
mills Spread yourselves wide gentlemen,
and don't beat the bushes where the water
lies, but keep the dogs higher up, or we
shall only have a measly hare, that will
keep us crossing all day i'll the puddles and
FLASHES. But, hark ye there's challenge;
there's Lightfoot giving tongue, who's
never wrong; you had better mount gentle
men, we shall have her out presently" And
scarcely were the words uttered, when out
jumps fin. hare, and scampcrs away over
Thorlcy Bottom-thc huntsman winds his
horn, the whole field gives the view halo
the hounds come up, and the whole pack,
as they burst away set up loud smultane-
on anil sonorous cry, the cheerful melody
of which is wasted by the wind over the
startled plains, meads, and woodlands,
"While echo on high
Gives reply to the cry,
As fthcy were chasing hare through the sky,
Unable to keep up with the speed Of the
first burst the Alderman quilted the melee,
cutting across the country in the direction
of the dogs, and rejoiniEg the hunt after
short ramble upon newly plonshed held,
where the whole party were ".' fault =
''It's this poughcd field where the scent has
been lost" cried the Squire.-"Nor it, re-
piled the huntsman," pointing to some sheep
stains--"this has done all the mischief
they spoil every thing-shouldn't wonder
we didn't recover the scent all day. But
pray be silent, gentlemen, keep together,
and don't meet hound in the face, Or you
may turn him jnst when he's picking it up.
hear haloo"
$50 do L." cried the Squire, "she's found,
depend upon it"
Cheryil's cnerring eye reconnoitered,
when he shook his head, and pointed with
his whip to boy halloong the birds away
from the seed. "There's another, do you
hear II, Che y,i''--"AY, ay, but it's up in
the wind, and she can't have doubled ye,.-
But look We Wonder sir, dye see those sheep
scudding away on the side Of Penwick Hill?
she's among 'ein, I'll lay my life; the crows
are all on the wing, and here comes mag
pie chattering from the same field, we shall
have the other presently; ay, said so, she's
there, sure enough But stop. that's Sweet
lips cry in the next field, and lghtfoot fol-
lows her and gives tonsuc-fonnd found
found
At this cheering notice the whole field
gave glad halloo, and made simultane-
GUS charge after the dogs. The Alderman
ambed towards gap in one corner, when
we'll known brewer in the neighborhood
who, l am afraid, had ieayy interest IN
disabling him from being III Al the death.
galoped towards the spot on his powerful
hunter. with the brutal design Of upsetting
the poney and its rider. The sagacous an
imal, however. bolted on one side by which
ne would intailbly have made a transfer Of
his rider, had the rider not appealed to tho
pumlnel and the manc, when, accepting the
omen of his poney' $ ears, which now pointed
homewards, he quilted the hunt, and as.
cended little eminence whence he again
commanded full view OF the field. From
this point he saw the poor hare, after hav-
ing exhausted her starting speed, and lett
the dogs long way behind her, make hel
first double and return upon a different
track towards the form from which she had
been dislodged. At intervals she halted, as
il considering what strasagens and subter-
fuges she could adopt, after which hasty
counsel with her own sad thoughts, she
would describe a labyrinth Of turnings ant
windings, and again spring forward in ,
straight line.
But the sure and relentless hounds track
ed her through all her crossings and doub
lings, forced her from sheepcot into which
she had stolen for refuge, and the Alderman
presently saw her limpmg sorely and pain
fully towards him, stopping to listen, thel
tottering little farther, and again stopping
while the beleagucring ours, fraught with
hundred deaths, grew nearer and louder
and poured down her large open ears, ant
seemed to madden her very brain. At thi
spectacle his bosom melted with compass
sion and as the poor animal, with las
convulsive effort, leapcd upon a clippe,
quickest hedge close beneath him, an,
scrambled along its top to cheat her enc
mics of the scent, he hastily took out hi
purse, in the omnipotence of which he ha
great confidence, and offered FIVE pounds t
any that would save her. But it was to
late; the ravcning dogs rushed in upon thei
prey as she tumbed from the hedge, and
short piteous shrek that went to his yer
heart, announced the consumation OF VIII.
is unfeelingly denominated days sport.
Such were the Aiderman's feelings, as
himself related them to me during our rid
home together, calculating in conclusion,-
'It's a bad spec sir, Flemish account,
losing concern, this hunting; men, horse