Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-05
MAI. JACK DowNINa's LAST.
FROM THE LOG CABIN, NORTH BEND.

FROM THE LOG CABIN. NORTH BEND.
To snv feZo,o-citisens from Ne,o- Orleans to Doon-
| ingpiae, and from Sail Water to the Lake Wa
tiers, up and dozen the country and cross-wise'
| FELLow-CiTlzsNs Ever since the world begun
all the hunts and chases telld on in all parts of
creation haint been only mere flea hunt to the
rae for chase that has just been completed in these
United States, by the grace of God free and nde-
pendent at last.
1t has been known to every body that for the last
ten years it has been impossible to hatch eggs or
poultry, TO trust any thing at large of that
natur-night arter night and day urter day-nest
AFTER nest and chicken arter chicken, destroyed
by the foxes, and they got so bold and brazen at
last they would come into the poultry-yard in open
day, or any where else, and kept the hull feather'd
tribe hacking pretty much all the while. At
first the folks got traps and dogs but it got so at
last, that the foxes got numerous, it list as
much as dogs life was worth to attack EN-
and folks begin 10 despair-especially as it was
found out that all the younger foxes got their direc
tons from one rale sly for, who as yet never had
been tracked, OF trapd, or driven TO his hole; he
was every where, in every State, almost at the same
time. And wherever he was reported to be, there
it was found all the other foxes was most knowing
and most lmpudent So it was concluded that it
was no use to try and trap the common run of
foxes but, if possible, make general rally in all
the States, and give chase to This old for especially
and not give up till he was run to his hole, and
then dig him out--for it was thought if he was
only caught, all the rest would be pretty scarce.
Well, this matter being agreed upon, the first
thing next to be done was to select good long
cinded leader of the chase-one who would not
give out, and whose horn could be heard furthest.
And so we all agreed upon Old 1ip,-and we got
him pretty well mounted, and he sounded his horn
and its echoes went up and down rivers, ard across
valleys, and over mountains, till folks all about
creation got well acquainted with the sound,-and,
Oh q given day, they assembled at all their sta
tons and put in practice the etc general rules of
the chase, capering little round, and having a
few sham chases, Just to git nimbe,-and then on
signal from Old Tips horn they all started, and
sich chase, as | said afore, as then began the
hull created world has never before seen-for it
was an everlasting wide and long country to chase
over, and no one knowing yet where the for would
first break kiver all hands a: first went to work
beating the bush. The first track was struck in
Louisiana, and about 5000 give chase there, and
run him out of that State-and he streaked away
North as hard as he could clip it, and knowing all
, the secret by-ways escaped till he reached the
State of Maine. The Maine boys were wide awake,
and as soon as they struck his track there, they
raised an almighty shout and headed him off. He
then sheared off to New Hampshire where they
are prity much all for-and there for a spell took
breath. But hearing the coming shout he struck
for Vermont in hopes the "Green Mountings'
would furnish a kiuer,-but they were all awake
there, and about 5000 folks jined in the chase and
he remained no longer in Vermont than he could
get out ont. "Wel," thinks he, s'this is pritty
lite work, and I'm off South agin for they must be
friendly to me there, seeing as how tell'd all the
foxes to be civil to the Southern Chickens,"-
so he slipt along to Georgia. The Georgia folks,
however, not liking the natur of the breed, had
already called their fox hunters together, and on
the first show of track they all opened and about
5000 give chase there in most noble stile, and
| he turned tail and run towards the middle States
In passing through the old North State of Carolina,
he finds things too wide awake there to stop
ninit-and jist DIT continued all the way through
Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania though he
bothered the hunters plagily in Pennsylvania for
they don't understand Jor hunting much in that
State-except in few counties especially in Bucks
county, and that is the reason why in that county
they always have good poultry and plenty ont So
| he continued North. In Connecticut and Rhode
Island they gave him an amazing close run--and
| no time to stop or double, and eenmost caught him.
As for Massachusetts, he knew pritty we'll he stood
no chance there, and so you see but one strait
chase across-and taking a bite in New Hamp-
shire he tried for New York and run considerable
well and comfortably along the Hudson--but such
howl as met him in the west was shiverer for him
and he sheered off for Ohio, but that was out of the
frying pan into the hot ashes--and looking around
him and seeing all ready in the States-some lO, OOO
some lo,ouO, some more, some leSS--scouring the
country and prepared to track-thinks he sits
nouse--'tO the victor belongs the spies was the doc
trne of my party and may as well 90 for it to the
last" and he made dead track to the Log Cabin
at the North Bend-with about 80, 900 buckeyes
arter him and Old Tip at the end on 'em. I was
standing near the door and | seed him coming. and
now thinks There goes for Log Cabin mercy and
hospitality and opened the door and in he streakd
and just then came up Old Tip all of a lather. -
she is safe" says l, "Gineral-we have got MIN
snug at LAST
"Well," says the Gineral to his friends, "fellow
citizens the chase is up; the old fox is in nv pos
ession, and hope that you will be satisfied that
the Major and | will take good care of him, and
givea good account of him. He is not in condi
ton just now to be held up by the tal--he has had
hard run and is considerably SIZED; but he'll do
no more harm,-et all go home and let their poul
try out as in good times. You will not be trou
bid by foxes for good spell to come, and if Won
are its your own fault, not mne."--And with that
all jond in three hearty cheers for "Tippecanoe
and Tyler too'-and thus ended one of The greatest
fox chases ever heard tell'd on afore, and have
only told very small part ont.
Yours, fellow-cti2ens,
J. DOWNING, Major, &c. &c.