Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-07-01
DEFERRED ARTICLES.
From he N Y. comms, eial Adrertiser.

From The n. Y. Commei eidl Advertiser.
Dun CousTRr.-The following paragraph from
recent number oft the New York Literary Gazette
has been travelling the circuit Of he press these six
weeks:
"A cockney sportsman, who had read with delight
Mr.. HoffnaD's new work the wild sports OF Anne
,ica, took passage in a London packet, and arrived
here during the present wenk in search Of Wild game
lie brought letters 10 highly respectable merchant
with whom are well acquainted, and drsIred, Of
ter delivering them TO be directed 10 the best hunt
ing grounds without delay, as he could only remain
here few DAYS. proposing To return In the Great
Western. He SAID that he came to New \ OH pm
cpally shoot bears. Oar mercantile friend, salts
fying himself that his new acquaintance was per
fectiy serious informed hun that the sport had been
greatly cut up here. aud recommended hun to pra-
coed TO Philadelphia. lie departs Tor that GUY
ihis day and We call upon friends there to
tend to tho distinguished stanger their usual hos
pi,aluy."
There is doubtless somewhat Of exaggrration in
the statement and Yeti is very true thai the igno
rance Of our country, in England. is much more cx
iensive and profound than would be supposed. For
example, some time ago received letter from an
English correspondent. making inquiries respecting
some unofficial person living IN the NEG hborhood of
Natchez-tbe writer evidently surprising that he
must be ne,ghbor Of ours, Even his however, is
not quite upto another instance within our know
ledge. friend being visit to ENGLAND a few
years since, was asked # he knew MI Dcbhs, hom
Newcastle upon Tyne. mo sir, do mt" was lbr
reply. "Why, you must know him, am sure"
rejoincd the other, for he has lived IN America
three years."
But these are no, the illustrations whcl, We quoted
the above paragraph forrhe pntpose Of making Our
design was To relate The following incident:
One clear. bracing morning last autumn, rs we
were stepping into the Schenectady nj Alban,,
whom should meet but New York friend, in
his shooting Jacket accourcd with ponc h aud gun.
in aFtn nj Ia ali
parlment.
$50 no, friend Whittier are you b1undl" we
inquired.
Il am only going for fc" days shooting in the
country"
"Upon fine prairie in Michean-only about ,h, &c
bundled miles from Detroit. am told there is 6ne
shooting there"
This single incident, which is literally true speaks
volumes upon The extent OF our cOurity, the spirit
and habits OF our people, and the facilities here
enjoyed for inlcicomniunicaticn. Deioit is eight
hundred miles from New York. and our hend was
bound for the praries long way beyond. And yet
he was starting forth for shooting excursion with
as li.te care OF the distance an English fox un-
ter would experience in going upon chase IN a
neighboring county.
Our friend had fine sport during his excursion as
we happen TO known, AS one of our firm, who was
himself wandering the pralries nj tie same tmc fell
IN with him IN the hey day of his troe. The sports
man informed us The other day. that having procut-
ed the best fly that lie ever saw, he was going
down to the kenntbec iof day on a fishing
excursion
Nor is this spirit of dashng enterprise cxclu-
sve characteristic of Americans, Foreigners coming
hilher soon have their ideas expanded by the broad
expause oil country elevated by the height our
mountains, and insputed by the chase OF our bears
aud bufaocs. For instance in the case of SIR Wi
liam Stuart, whose pictures ot bear aud buffalo hunts
midi he tnnp Tans 81. T,l,a
Mountains, have been exhibited Tor few days at the
Apollo Gaery-the BaroncI, as we are told having
spen, five years among tho described, started
on his return 10 England. and reached New York on
his way. Lingering here few DAYS his mind he.
vered 10 the wild sports OF the West. Ii was Asking
too much 10 leave them soon; so back he started,
twenty five hundfe mules into the wilderness for the
pleasure OF one more buffalo chase before lac should
finally embark Tor The shoes Of Abinn. lie went
and plunged agaiQ into the wild pleasures of the
Suake Indians aud hunted bufaoes aud grzly bears
for another two years, and Is more on his
way 10 his land.