The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-05-18
From the London Men Sporting Moarzine.
POLISH WOLF SHOOTING.

officer may not perhaps be uninieres
ting. 1t certainly gives the picture 81
q sport, and as such i consider it mai
be welcome 10 the pages of your Mag.
azine. Whether any paper ON a SINH.
lar subject has ever yet appeared,
really cannot positively say, but Ira.
Their think not. I give it nearly yer
batim.
After the peace of Tilsit, the corp.
da7naee of marshal Davoust took Or
their quarters in Poland. My regi.
ment was quartered near Blone, in the
neighborhood of Warsaw. Billeued
myself in the house Of Count Lasseur
in the little village of Cozerki, / re-
assumed, as [ had ever done when my
duties permitted me to do so, the char
acter of sportsman. l frequently
filed my game bag, and often met
with much success. On one occasion
killed wolf: fact of which was,so
proud that when the peasant brought
it home to me, | carried it down in tri
umph to my host, and Boosting exhib-
tied it to him.
is that ALP asked the Count, with
rather sheer at the poverty of my
sport; is that all you can do? Why,
my friend, if you like that kind Of
shooting, l can at once CRAFTY you.
will show you mode by which you
may kill ten or a dozen larger wolves
than that any morning you choose,
that is, if you think it worth the trouble
The trouble! I'd travel hundred
miles to enjoy such sport
well then what say you to-mor-
row.
with all my heart replied |, and
| retired to my room to prepare for the
treat which awaited me.
The earth was covered with deep
snow, and the weather was remsrka-
bly, cold. At day-break l was arou-
sed and invited TO enter sledge' drawn
by four horses, and in which / found
lhe Count already ensconced, warmly
wrapped up in furs. AS we were
starting, the servant threw in under
our feet a young sucking pig, which
began squealing out in such manner
that could scarcely bear its shrill
cries.
Good gracious, sir!' I demanded.
What is this noisy brute placed here
for.
You'll see bye and bye. Sit quiet,
and I'll fulfil my promise
sAh! it is for our breakfast, | suppose.
Surely if this be the case, you had bet
ter have it killed before starting.s
BE quiet. we have ample provisions
without eating this little animal;;" and
my friend again relapsed into smoking
silence, drawing on his ample meer-
shaun for present enjoyment.
The horses now plunged into the
forest at full gallop. The little pig
tired Of squeaIing, had become mute
confess the whole affair puzzled me.
When we had travelled about three
leagues, the Count suddenly addressed
me.
Pull his ear
Whose earl,
The pigs
/ did so, and the little thing began
crying out in the most piercing and
piteous manner, making the whole for
est around ring with IT'S shril! voice
In less than FIVE minutes three large
wolves appeared and started Oft il
pursuit ofthe sledge. l now understood
for the first time, that our sucking
friend was to act as a decoy to attrac
these ravenous animals. i
+ Although as yet too far off to JUST
fy a shot at them, l was still doubtful
/ whether would not take a pop at then
when the chosseGr suddenly threw dow
| small pigs skin stuffed with straw
which he had attached to the siedg'
| by a cord some twenty or thirty yard
Hong. The instant he did so, the 70
raciousI monsters, thinking that our liz
J tile suuealer had fallen out, sprang for
| ward to seize their victim, almost tunl
1bling over each other to secure th
i prize. Ta9sa f't# sas-
i. In a moment more the Count ans
myself had fred with such precision
that two wolves lay stretched on th
road. 9#1TJ!II 90 eli III
sWhat SPLENDID SPORT cried ! dc
LIGHTED at my performances. j Is
- WYATT q Iittle.l / have not fulfilled
:. nav promise. We win not return an
! til dozen more are shot.
, Il The sledge kept moving rapidly o.
In about quarter ofan hour We agai
|. had recourse 20 our noisy decoys an
by repeating the same stratagem Of II
stuffed pig, once more enveigle
I the hungry inhabitants Of the woot
2 l,within the lapgs Of our Tiilesasf lib