Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-09-05

skilful and daring rider He always said, thai
ne e. q nired .u one good quality in d horse, 10
90 oiunQ. and ridiculed the idea OF It's being rv-
en- possible ,ha, he should be endorsed, provid-
ed the amin al kept on his legs. Indeed The per-
feet and sinewy frame Of the admirable man,
gave him such surprising grip with his knees
lba, 4 horse might as soon disenoumber iseh
Of the saddle, as Of such a.rider.
The General usually rode in the chase,a
horse called Blueskin, Of dark iron grey CO.
luuI, app, oachlng 10 blue. This Was hue Out
fiery ANNA and Of great endurance III long
run. Will, the huntsman, better known IN revo.
lu,ionary lore, as Billy, rode horse calico
Chinkling, a surprising ieaper, and made very
much like lis rider, low, but study, and oil brea'
bone and muscle. viii had but one order, which
was 10 keep with The hounds, and mounted on
Climbing, French horn at his back. throwing
himself almost at length on the animal, WIN
his spur in his flank this fearless horsemah
would rush, al iull speed, through brake or tam
gled wood, in style al which modern hun'smeh
would stand aghast There were roads Cut
through the woods in various directions, by
which aged and timid hunters and ladies, could
enjoy the exhillrating cry, without risk OF NE
or limb; but w shingron rode gaily up' 10 his
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of the grounds on which he hunted, nor spared
his generous seed, as the d,s'ended nos'rils oil
Blueskin often would show, always in al the
death, and welding 10 no man the honor OF the
brush
The foxes hunted fifty wears ago, were grey
foxes, with ont exception, this was famous
black fox which differing from his brethren OF
50 ders grey" would flourish hi. brush, sci his
pursuers a, defiance, and go from ten 10 twenty
miles an end, ds,anci.g both dogs and men;
VIVA, Was iruely remarkable, would return TO
his place Of starting on the same night, so as
always TO be found lher. the ensuing morning.
AGcr SEVEN or eight severe runs, WITHOUT sue
cess, Billy recommended that tie black rey-
nard should be let alone, giving II as his oPin
ion, that he was very near akin to anoher sa-
BILE ch rac,er, inhablIng lower region, and as
remarkable for his wiles; he advice was adopt
ed from n, cessiiy, and ever thereafter IN throw
ING off the hounds, care was aiken to avoid The
haunt Of the unc onquerable black |or.
The chase ended, he parry won q return 10
the mansi"n-housc, where, al the well spread
board, and with che, rfLl glass, the feaIs OF the
leading dog, the most gallant horse or the bold
es, rider together with the proves OF the lam
ell black fox, were all discussed, while Wash
irgton, never permitting even his pleasures 10
to infringe uuen the order and regularity OF his
habits, would, after few glasss Of MADEIRA,
r. tire % lis su,pt rlcss bed, at nine O'Clock
Of the French hounds there was one named
Tuh0n, and we bear him ,he be- err In remi
nisc, nee, from having often besiiid his ample
back in the days Of uvcnilry II happened
tina, upon large company sitting down To DIM
ner a, Noun Vernon he lady Of the mansion
discovered that the ham, TIE pride Of every
Virginia housewives table, was missing from
its accustomed post Of honor UpoD question:.
sau.e aunt ,ur nUst poiile snd accomplished
OF all buffers. observed that a ham, yes, a We.
ry me ham, had been prepared, ~, d,shrd
agrceably TO the Madam's orders, hu, 10 and
behold, who should Come into the kitchen,
while the savoury nam was smoking in its dis :,
but Old Vulcan, the mound, and without more
ado fastened his fangs Into il; and aitho' they,
of the kitchen, bad stood hraveIy TO sur h arms
as they could set, and had fought The old spoil
tr desperately, vel Vuica an hid finally triumph
ed. and bore off The prize aye, cleanly, und-r
III, keepers nose" The lady by no means re-
h,hsd The loss of dish, which formed the
pride Of her table, and uttered some remarks
bv no means "a, oreble 10 old Vulcan, o. indeed
10 dogs in general, while the Chief, having
heard the story, communicatedst 10 his guests,
anu WIZ" 'n'"' 'a"S"eo "ea't'iy a' tue e4P'oH
OF the stag hound.
In 1887, Gen. Washington being called to
preside In the convention which formed the
Federal Constitution, he gave away his hounds,
and bid adieu forever to the pleasures of the
chase.
NoTr The red fox is supposed to have been i'm
ported from England, to the Eastern Shore of Mary
land, by Mr. Smith, and to have emgrated across the
ice to Virginia, in the hard winter of 1880 whe
the Chesapeake Was frozen over
Swearingen SIM hi, apprehension and I'M,