Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-11-20

got so numerous, it was jist as much as dogs lie
was worth to attack 'cm-and folks began to despair
especially as it was found out that all the younger
foxes got their directions ralc sly fox, who as
yet never had been tracked, or rapd or driven to his
hole; he was every where in every State almost at
the time. And wherever he was reported to be,
there il was found all the other loxes was most know
ing and most impudcn So IT was concluded that 1t
was use to try and trap the common run OF foxes,
buff possible, make general rally in all the States,
and give chase to this old fox especially and not give up
ill be run to his hole and then dig him out-ior
1t was thought if he was only caught, all the rest
would be pretty scarce. WE'LL tins matter beng
agreed upon the first thing next to be done was to Sc
lect good long wnded leader of the chase-one who
would not give out, and whose horn could be heard
| furthest And so we all agreed upon Old Tp,--ond
we got him pretty well mounted, and he sounded his
horn, and its echoes went up and down rivers, and
valleys and mountains, till folks all about
| creation got well acquainted with the southland on
gwen day they assembled at all their stations, and
and put in practice the few general rules of the chase
capcrng little round, and having few sham chascs
| Just to get nimbe,-and then on signal from Old
horn, they all started, and SIGH chase said a(ore
then began the hull created world has never before
sccn-for 1t was an everlasting wide and long country
to chase over, and one knowing yet where the fox
would first break kivcr, all hands at first went to
| work beating the bush. The first track was struck
in Louisiana, and about 1000 give chase there and run
him out of that Stae-and he sreahed it away North
as hard as he could clip it, and knowing all the secret
by-ways, escaped till he reachd the State of Maine.
The Maine boys wide awake, and as soon as they
struck his track there, they raised an almighty shout
and headed him Off He then shearcd off to New
Hampshire where they pretty much all foX--and
there for spell took breath. But hearing the coming
| shout he struck for Vermont in hopes the "Grecn
Mountings" would furnish kiver--but they were all
awake there and about 1000 oksjncd in the chase,
| and lie remained no longer in Vermont than he couj
| get out ont. 'Wel," thinks he "thls is prtty tito
work, and I'm off South agin for they must be friend
y to there, seeing as how teld all the foxes to
be civil to the Southern Chickens and 30 he spt
MI tn nin E,l moi
liking the natur of the breed had already called their
fox hunters together and on the first how of track
they all opened and about 5000 gave casc there IN
most noble s,lc and he turned tail and run towards
the middle States In passing thror l. 'he old North
State of Carolina, he found things too wide awake
there to stop mnit-and llst sol continued all the
way through Maryland, and Delaware and Pcnnsyl-
vana though he bothered the hunters pagly IN
Pennsylvania, for they don't understand fox hunting
much in that Stae-except IN a few counties cspe
chilly in Bucks county, and that is the reason why I"
that county they always have good poultry and plen
~ ont. SO he continued North. In Connecticut ant
Rhode Island they gave him an amazing close run
and no time to stop or double and onnamost caugh
him. As for Massachusetts, he knew pretty will ht
stood no chance there, and you see but one stral
chase rcross-and taking bite in New Hampshire
he tried for New York and run considerable well anC
comfortably along The Hudson--but such howl a.
met him in the west n shivorer for him and III
sheercd of for Ohio, but that ont of the iryn!
pan into the hot ashes--and looking around him ant
seeing all ready in the Satcs-some 10000 some 10,
00O some more some ess-scouring the country am
prepared to track-thnks he dts no use the vic
tor belongs the spllcs, was the doctrine of my part
and may well 20 for it to the last" and he made
dead track to the Log Cabin at The North Bend-w
about 30 600 Buckeyes artcr him and Old TIP at IN
head on EN- | was standing near the door and
seed him coming, and now thinks There goes 70
Log Cabin mercy and hospitality and opened III
door and in he strcal'd-and Just then up came Oh
Tip all of ather. "Hc is safe" says |, Gncral-
we have got him snug at last"
: kNp1lp tph icG
the chase is up; the old fox is in my possession
and hope you will lie satisfied that the Major and
will take good Of him. and give good account
HIM. He is not in condition Just now to to be bel
up by the tailhc has had hard ran and is consider
c ably SLED but he'll do no more harm,-let all Q
home and let their poultry out in good times. 70
will not be troubd by foxes for good spell to- com
i and if you are, its your own fat not mine. An
with that all Joined in three hearty cheers for "llpp
! canoe and Tyler too, and thus ended ore OF Il
greatest fox chases heard telled OH aorc, and
have only told very small part ont
@ Yours fellow citizens,
c j. DOWNING, Major &c. &c.