The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-12-31
FROM THE LOG CABIN, NORTH
BEND.

10 my Jsllo,c- citizens from Nsw Or
leans to DosoningviAe, and from Sal
Water to the Lake Waters, up an.
dopn the country and cross.,oise.
FELLOW CITIZENS Ever since III,
world begun, all the hunts and chase.
tell'd on in all parts of creation hahn
been only mere flea HINT to the raj,
fbG Chase that has jus, been completed
in these United States, by the grace o
God free and independent at last.
1t has been known to every body, tina
for the last ten years i, has been impos-
slble to hatch eggs or raise poultry, or to
trust any thing at large of that nature
night arler night and day after day-nes
arter nest and chicken AFTER chicken was
destroyed by the foxes, and they got SO
bold and brazen at last they would come
4 into the poultry-yard in open day, or any
where else, and kept the hull feathered
tribe a kicking pretty much all the
while. At first the folks got traps and
1 dogs; but it got SO at last that the foxes
got so numerous, it was jist as much as
Il dog life was worth to attack 'em--and
folks began to despair-es especially as it
was found out that all the younger foxes
got their directions from one rate sly foe,
who has yet never been trick d or ,rap'd.
or driven to his hole; he was every
where, in every State, almost at the
same time. And wherever he was re.
| ported to be. there it was found the other
foxes were the most knowing, and the
most impudent. So it was concluded
i 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 foe especially
/ land not give up till he was run to his
hole, and then dig him oub--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 loag
/ acimied leader of the chase; one who
would not give out, and whose horn
wonld be heard iur,hest. And so we all
agreed upon Old lip--and we got him
pretty well mounted, and he sounded his
horn, and its echoes went up and down
! rivers, and across valleys, and over noun
tains. till folks all about creation got well
acquainted with the sound, and Oh Il given
day, they assembled at all their stations,
and put in practice the few general rules
of the chase, capering little round, and
! having few small chases Jest to get
nimble.; and then on signal from Old
I Tips horn, they all started, and SIGH a
chase as l said afore, as then began, the
hull created world has never before seen;
1 for it was an everlasting wide and long
country 10 chase over, and no one know
/ ing yet where the fon would frs, break
4 kiver, and all hands at first went TO work
beating the bash. The first track was
s struck in Louisiana, and about 5000
gave chase there and run him out of that
State, and he streaked it away North as
hard as he could clip it. and knowing all
the secret by-ways, escaped till he reach
ed the State of Maine. The Maine boys
4 we're wide awake, and as soon as they
struck his track there, they raised a
mighty shout and heaved him off.
/ He then sheered off to New Hamp-
shire, where they are pretty much ats
Foe !; and there for spell took breath.
But hearing the coming shout he struck
3 for Vermont, in hopes the Green Noun.
!. tains' would furnish kiVcr--but they
were all wide awake there, and about
s, 900 folks lined the chase, and he re.
:: manned no longer in Vermont than he
could get out ont. We'll, thinks he
this is pritty tiie work, and I'm of
South agin, for they must be friendly &c
me there, seeing as how | tell'd all the
foxes to be civil to Southern Chickens
The Georgia folks, however, not liking
the natur of the breed, had already calico
their fox hunters together, and OH the
) first show of track they all opened
, aud about 5000 gave chase there in ;
: most noble style, and he turned tail anl
run towards the Middle States. In pass
ing through the old North State of Caro-
lima, he finds things too wide awake
there to stop mint; and just so it con
linued all the way through Maryland
Delaware and Pennsy lvania- Though he
bothered the hunters plagily in Pennsyl
vania, for they don't understand toa
8 hunting in that State--except in few
counties, especially in Cumberland AMI
Bucks counties and that is the reason
why in them counties they have goot
poultry and plenty ont. So he continu
, ed North. In Connecticut and Rhode
Island they gave him an amazing close
: run; and no time to stop or double, ant
eenamost caught him. AS for Massa
chuset,s, he knew prit.y we'll he stood
4 no chance there, and SO you see but one
i strait chase across--and taking a bitt
in New Hampshire, he tried for New
York, and run considerable well ANT
comfortable along the Hudson, but sucf
! howl as met him in the west was &;
: shiver for him, and he sheered off 70
Ohio but that was on. ofthe frying pa,
into the hot ashes; and locking aroune
him and seeing all ready in the States
some 10000, some $4,000, some more
some less ;scouring the country and pre-
e pared to track--think's he. its no us'
|-.fo the Uictor belsngs the spoiis, wa