The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-02-03
HUNTING IN VERMONT.
Extraordinary Sagaeity and Perseverance,
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4IATUOT0W0Ty SUSUCty ObU ISeoCS UHCe
of the Canine Race.
A letter in the Vermont Sentinel dated at
Troy in that State gives tho following curious
incident in hunters life:
During the past year Mr.. Moses Hayward,
Of Troy with bis two hounds, went in pursuit
Of game. A fox was soon started and dogs
which were we'll accustomed 10 the chase, ha-
wing run together for long time pursued with
unusual vigor, sending forth al every bound
as they passed tho surrounding hills their we'll
known cry. He kept within hearing Of ihem
the fOrepart Of The Gay bu, in the afternoon
they separated, and he entirely lost lhem. He
then went homo thinking they would return .!
night as usual bu. they did not arrive.
The next day, with a friend, he SO. out and
spent long time in searching for them, but all
proved unsuccessful. Eight days from this
two Of his ncighbors happening to be passing
a piece Of woods scarcely mile from his
own house, when they CHANGED to hear faint
howl. They Immediately repaired to the spot
from whence tho sound proceeded, here they
found one Of the dogs standing at the mouth
Of the hole in which the fox had burrowed.
The sagacious animals instead Of avoiding
them as he always did when strangers ap.
preached him, ran to meet them though 90
weak and exhausted by hunger as 10 be unable
to,move without the greatest difficulty, wagged
his tail, lesped and bounded like The most de-
voted spaue when meeting his master after
long separation, as il he knew not how 10 con,
tain or express his joy at their arrival. He
then ran back 10 the hole, set upa mournfll
howl Of distress, and then again ran back to
meet them and urged them forward by every
means in his power, as ifhs companion wac
in the utmost peril.
Tools were immediately procured for Dig
ging, and they set themselves to work. As
soon as this was done the poor starving ani>
NAL seemed to be conlented, and willing 10
leave his companion with them and come home
for the first time during the whole eight days.
Here he did not stay longer than was neces-
sary TO safety his hunger, but Immediately
went back 10 see the result, The men, after
digging 10 the depth of twelve feet, came in
contact with the dog completely moulded in
the solid earth but still alive They soon lib
Grated him, but not without much difficulty,
and the two dogs met apparently with
much joy; it was like the meeting of old and
cherished absent friends. The hole was then
cleared out, upon which the other dog rushed
10 and brought out the fox, which had long
been dead, and both grappled il as if TO gut
their revenge, with all The ardor that they
would il he had been taken alive, when fresh
in the chase.
ltappears that the dogs had bunowed the
fox in the afternoon before named, when one
of them followed il 10 the distance Of twenty
FIVE feet when he overlook and killed il; he
then worked his way back to within; twelve
feet of tbs entrance, where root FIVE or six
inches inches 10 diameter crossed the hole;
this he gnawsd off-bu. in the mean time a
large stone had rolled which blocked up the
passage so closely as 10 leave only small
opening just sufficient to supply him with fresh
ai'i here he lived eight day' without 9 NoIssl