The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-11-26
MAJOR powNING,s LAST.


to the Lake Waters, up and dolcn the
country and cross pise.
Fellow.citizsns- since the world
begun-all the hunts and chases tell'd on
in oil parts Of creation, hahn, been only
mere flea hunt to the rale For chase that
has Just been completed in these United
States, BY the grace OF God, free and Jude.
pendent at last.
Ii has been known to every body, that
for the last ten years 1t has been impossible
to hatch eggs. or raise poultry, or to trust
any thing at large of that nature-nigh, ar.
Ter night and day AFTER day-nest arter nest
and chicken arter chicken was destroyed
by the foxes, and they got so bold and bra
zen at last they would come into the poul
try yard IN open day, or any where else,
and kept the hull ieathered tribe a hacking
pretty much all the while. At first the
folks rot traps and dogs; bu, i, got SO at
/ last, that the foxes got so numerous, II was
. Just as much as dogs lte was worth to
attack 'em--and folks began TO despair
especially as ii was found out that all The
Younger foxes got their directions from one
rdle sly fer, who as yet never had been
track d or trapd, or driven 10 his hole he
was erery trhere, in erery State almost at
( the same time. And wherever he was re.
ported 10 be, there II was found all the other
foxes was most knowing and mos, lmpudent
So il was concluded that II was no use TO
try and trap the common run Of foxes, but,
If possible, make general rally 10 all the
States, and give chase to the old for, espe
cially-and GO: give up till he was run 10
bis hole, and then dig hin out-for il was
thought If be vas 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 'riHded
leader OF the cnase--one who would not
give out and whose horn would be heard
fur,hest And 80 go sll agreed upon Old
Ip-and We got him pretty well mounted.
aud be sounded his horn, end its echoes
went up and down rivers, and across val
.eys, and over mountains, till folks all about
creation got sell acquainted with the sound
and on a given day, they assembled al
their stations, and put IN practice TIE fep
general rulers of the chase, cspering a Ii;
tie rcIad, and having a few sham chases
lust TO ct nlmble,-and then on signal
from old Tips born, they all started, and
such chase as said afore, as then began,
the hull created world has never before
seen--ior i was an everlasting wide and
loag country to chase ever, and no one know
ing yet where he for would first break xiv
er, all hands at frs, went to work beating
The bush. The FIRST track was struck in
LOUISIANA, AID about 300 give chase there
aud run him GU, Of that Siate-and he
sireaked ii away North as hard as he could
clip 1t. and knowing all the score, By ~ays,
escaped Ill be reached the State Of Maine.
I The Name bows we're vide awake, and as
soon as they struck his track there, they
rai.ed 40 almighty shout and headed him
eff He thru saeayed or . New llamp.
shire, where they are pritiy much all foreS
and there for spell took breath But
hearing the coming shout he struck for
'
would furnish kiver-bui they were all
awake there, and about 5000 folks, lined
10 the chase, and ne remained 10 longer IN
( Vermont than be could get out. Well,
thinks he, this - pretty lite work, and
am Of South now, for they mus, be friend
Iy to me there, seeing as how lell'd all the
foxes to be civil TO the Southern Chickens 4"
and 60 he slips aIon, TO Georgia. The
Georgia folks, however. not liking Vie uatur
Of the breed, bad already called their fox
hunters together, and a, the first show Of a
tract they all opened, and about > ,D00 give
chase there 10 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 vide
awake there to stop mlnit--and list so i
continued all the way through Maryland,
/ Delaware and Pennsylvania though he
bothered the hunters plag,Iy in Pennsylya
MIA, for they don't understand for hunting
much IN that State except IN few coun
tics, especially 10 Bucks county, and tha; Is
the reason Why 10 that county they always
have good poultry and plenty ont, So he
continued North. 10 Connection, and
Rhode Island, they gave him an amazing
close run, and % lime to stop or double aud
eeDamost caught bun, AS Tor Nassachu.
setis, he knew pnlty well he stood no
chance there, and 30 you see but one strait
chase scfoss-and taking a bite IN New
Hampshire, be tried for New York and
run considerable well along the Hudson
but such bosl as met hln in the west was
shIyerer for him aud he shcared OF for
Ohio but tina, was ont Of the frying pan into
the ho, ashes and looking around him and
ses.og all ready 10 the Sla'es-sorne 0 900,
some -, 600, some more, soH less-scour.
ing the country aud prepared TO track
links he :" It'- no use 10 The gictor be.
longs The spoiis was the doctrine Of nv
party, and | may as well go for it TO the
last, and he made dead track to the Log
CABIN at the Worth BEND with about 30.
600 Buck eyes arter hIm, and old Tip a,
the head on EN-. was standing near the
door and seed him coming, and now thinks
| here poes for Log CABIN mercy and hos