The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-11-24
ErOnl The N. Y. ErnreSS.

We have just received the following hasty sketch
of.the For Chase, fiom our friend Major Downing
The numerous incidents attending such chase
would require. no doubt more time and space than
he could give il especially as he has other occupa.
tons, and has not yet the Thanking power. The
first report ola victory is generally brief-,he do.
tails are left for quiet moments -
FROM THE LOG CABIN, NORTH BEND.
To myf eilo,o citizens from New Orleans to Doom
ingoiHe, and from Salt Water to the Lake Waters,
up and dozen the country and cross pjse
Felloso citizcns-E Ever since the world begin NIL
the hunts and chases telrd on in all parts OF
ton hnin't been only mere flea HINT to the rale
Foe chase that has just been completed in these
United States. free and independent at last.
1t has been known to every body that for the
last ten years il has been impossible hatch eggs
or raise poultry, to trust any thing at large of
that natur-night arter night and day arer day
nest arter nest and chicken arter chicken was de-
stroyed by tho foxes and they got bold and bra
zen at last they would come into the poultry yard
in open day, any where else, and kept tho null
featherd tribe a hacking pretty much all the
while. At first the folks got traps and dogs but
it got at last, that the foxes got numerous,
it was jist much dogs life was wor tn 10 at
tack EN- and folks began to dispar--especially
as it was found out that all the younger foxes got
their directions from one raic sly fo1, who ye,
never had been tractd, trap'd, or driven TO his
hole he was euery aohere, in epery State almost a,
the same time. And wherever he was reported
to be, there it was found all the other ioxes was
most knowing and most impudent So it .
cluded that it was no use to try and trap the com
mon Of foxes but if possible, make a
general rally in all the States, and give chase to
this old foE especalIy-and not give up ill he was
run to his hole, and then dig him out-for it was
thought if he were only caught, all the rest would
be pretty scarce. Well, this matter being agreed
upon, the first thing next 10 be done to select
good long ,oindcd leader Of the chasc-one who
would not give out, and whose horn could be
heard flrthest And all agreed upon OH
zip,-and we got him pretty well mounted, mud
he sounded his horn. and it's echoes went up and
down rivers and valleys and noun.
taihs till folks all about creation got well acquan
ted with the sound - and given day, they as
sembled at all their stations, and put in practice
the fe,o general rules of the chase caperng little
ronnd, and having few sham chases Jest to. gi,
nimble and then a sig nal from Old TIPS horn
they all started, and SIGH chase as said afore
as then begun the hull created world has never be-
fore seen--for it was everlasting wide and long
country to chase over, and knowing yel
where the for would first break klver, all hands al
first went to work beating the bush. The first track
was struck in louisiana, and about 5000 give chase
there and him of that State--and he streak
ed j. away North hard as he could clip IL, and
knowing all the secret wuys escaped ill he reached
the State OF Maine. The Maine boys wide a.
wake, and they struck his track there,
they raised an almighty shout and headed i'm Off
He then sheered off To New ampshire, where they
are pretty much all for-and there for a spell took
breath But hearIng the coming shout he struck
for Vermont, in hopes the "Green Mouutnss''
would furnish Il kirer-But they were all awake
there, and about 5000 folks ined in the chase, and
he remained no longer in Vermont than he could
get out ont. "Well thinks he, ''ths petty lite
work, and I'm off South agin, for they must be
friendly to mo there, seeing as how ell'd all the
ioxes to be civil to the Southern Chckens"-
and SO he slipt along to Georgia. The Georgia
folks, however, not liking the .patur Of the breed,
had already called their fox hunters together, and
on the first show ola track they all opened and a.
bout, 5000 gave 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 mint, and Jlst SD u continued all inc way
through Maryland Delaware and Pennsy lvania--
though he bothered the hunters pugily in Penn
sylvana for they don't understand for hunting
much in that state-exceptin a few counties espe
cially in Bucks couuy,& tia, is the reason why IN
that county they always have good poultry and
peanty ont. So he continued North In Con.
nccticut and Rhode Island they gave him
mazing close run and time to stop or doub 10,
and eenamost caught him, As for Massachusetts
he knew pretty well he stood no chance there, and
so you see but strait chase across-and TAX
ing bite in New Hampshire, he tied for New
York and run considerable well and com Ior:ably
along the Hudson-but such howl as met him
in the wet was shiverer for him md he shcered
off for Ohio but that out az the fry ing pan IN
to hot ashes-and looking around him aud seeing
all ready in the staies-sona 10000, some io,OOO,
some more and some ess--scouring tho country
and prepared 10 track-,hinks he "its no nse-'to
the oictor belongs the spies was the doctrine "fmy
party and may as well go for it 10 tho last and
he made n dead track 10 the Log Cabin ut NORTH
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