New-York daily tribune., 1844-09-26
THE, TRIBUNE
A camp in the Mornins-A Deer Chase.

e the morning JOKES ldI! Hc-Vy carly IN the
morning, and laugh has a cracked and heart
less sound; bat the answers the inquiries hox
each other slept would now and then start the
blood. We'll, Rife, how did you sleep"
"Pretiy well, only H kept punching nc TO
keep OF from him" "And how did you sleep,
H" "As III never sleep again. l was cn
Inc lower hillside, and served as a block 10 tie
whole OF you. You rolled down against me and
wsdged me in so tight that l coudn turn nn
ny back 10 save my life" "Mr. W-d, ,oas
,op broke Of your rest7 "No, 1 slept pretty
well, considering the circumstances" Turning
to NJ. P | remarked, "Well, Mr.. P,
Law you get up once when | rose 10 put
some wood on the fire. You lay rolled up
in your blanket like q mummy while the
sparks from the fire fell like ram over you !
thought you would find it rather too hot before
morning" 81 don't remember getting up at
all" he replied; "probably the roaring fire you
made did cause the smoke to choke me. never
walked bu, once, and then was started By the
sound of an axe; opened my eyes and looked
up and Il was splitting down the stump
had made my pillow directly over my heod."-
This of course Il stou!ly denied amidst the
uoroarious laugh Of the company
BY this time Mitchell, the Indian, had finished
his pipe and calling to the hounds said, "Come
Rover, come Maj" The nigh! before, we sat
round the campfire, we began bidding for the
frs. fire at the deer we should start in the nom.
ing. l outbd The rest, and Mitchell dryly re-
marked, u II take you in my boat" He had
not forgottenit, 50 beckoning to me started off.
Attr rowing mile or two, We landed the old
hunter and the dogs, who soon disappeared III
h: fofset. Just then Mitchell pointed to lofty
pine tree towering away in the forest, on an up
per limb of which sat a gray eagle OF her nest
II believe II try TO get shot at her." said he
and slso disappeared III the forest. | watched
The noele bird through my glass, till at length
rising on her nest, she cast he! piercing eye
around, and gathering her strong plnions SCARED
away. Wheeling round and round tho place OF
her young, she at length stopped on the top Of
an immensely high tree. Again and again she
rose and circled away, then alighted again where
she could overlook her offspring. Her quick ear
caught even the stealthy tread of the Indian, but
the love Of her young was stronger than her fear
and shc would not leave. AT length the sharp
crack OF rife rang through the forest, and the
noble bird, unscathed, rose and sailed away over
where ! stood. lifted my rife and again let ii
al, saving 10 myself "this time at least, you
shall not fail victim to parental love" Mitchell
soon loined INC, and remarked, " We'll, you
missed her." Yes it wants close squirting To
pick one off from the top of such & pine IS that
Pushing of, we rowed over 10 an island where
We could have fair view OF The lake on every
ade, and awaited the deer--and here felt some
Of the miseries of hunters life. cold East
Wind swept the bosom OF the lake, and | sat and
shivered, thinking there would be vastly more
Dety in sitting by the campfire and eating
Tsnison already killed than waiting for that which
z,s We: running on the mountain-side Mitchell
I'D climbed cedar and stood leaning over the
anken top to catch the first cry Of the hounds
uthey opened on the track, while sat with my
+. hck against hemlock, my rifle across my lap'
nd my coa,-coar turned over my ears, shivor-
as The cold and thinking of breakfast, while
ny eve turned ever and anon most wistfuly down
lie lake, watching Rife as he rOwed back
ssrd ard forward from the camp 10 a rcck in the
sater, on which we had spread our venison
nled the day before.
The dry East wind was too strong, and the
@ogs could rot follow the scent, and now again
P2eared trotiing along the shore with the hunter.
twas not long after this before | was discussing
aoOle trout that lay, fresh from the pan, along
nybark plate
After breakfast our little fleet of three skils
Sas launched, and we were padding slowly up
he lake The wind had died away, and this
sauiiul sheet of water lay like mirror in
shch the blue heavens we're quietly gazing on
aer own beauty After rowing T. few miles,
Mitchell remarked 1t was good time to start
'ser. hailed the boats, and in a few minutes
stgere in close consultation as to the best noun
eaon which to start the dogs. "Any where
adH-y-n, will fetch one but that noun
sa(pointng to the lef,) is the BEST fo- the echo
he CRY Of the hounds-cornes down from
In grand style Iwant Il to hear the echo
he chase along that mountain once-it is
ars blood stirring than deer chase itself v
'e0olng one onaton nille ana 'lail d!'cdu e'u
@back, Mitchell and myself landed the hunter
N'dogs and took middle station, They had
'aicely reached the shore before the dogs start
q Pushing back into the lake, saw the white
auad appear on the shore at little distance
s'' backward and forward few moments
sHh his nose 10 the ground, then utter loud
a'pbay. "Ah," said to myself, that has
@aed al least one noble stag from his couch
!. esSss, and he stands this moment with d:ia-
70 hostril and extended neck, while pang OF
Sa" shoots through bis wild heart as the cry
ssn ringing though the forest, tells him 'hai
~ voice is on the track The wind had now
a. and we sat and rocked the waves lis
lung TO the furious ou,cry tina, the mountain
~ :" DOWN 10 the water Suddenly the boat
~ .ls and haf aboSc US, shot out like an arrow