Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-06-03


hunt" in Louisiana, is an extract from let
ter addressed to Gideon M. Yorks ESQ. bv
one whose initials will be readily recogni-
zed by his numerous friends and acquain-
tances, in this place:
This country would tickle your fancy
Deer. Bear, Fish and Alegators are plenty
every man has his half dozen hounds or more,
and to hear them howl and see them Jump
when the horn is blown for the chase, would
set you on tiptoe.
No later than yesterday we were on a
drive. We had to row, or rather we were
roDcd in boats about miles to small lake.
called "Horse Shoe Lake." it makes circle
of about 8 miles and forms n kind of Island,
which is favotite resort for deer. Two of
the party went with the dogs and the other
| three stationed themselves in wait for the
deer, among whom was your humble servant.
It was not long before we heard the dogs
coming pretty close and directly came the
of the two gentleman before me, one deer
dropped, and as they came on let slip at a
big Buck and knocked him as cold as a whet-
stone. then let loose at anuther There
were six in the drove,) and wounded him in
the hind leg so that he could net ran, but
| found that he could paw pretty sharp when
| he took me two or three over lie back and
| shoulders. Aud as he sat on his hunkers, |
had thought of running up 10 him and cutting
his throat, but the first thing knew, your
humble servant was quietly sitting OF his butt
end at some distance from the scene of action.
| I'm some on bear hunt. though, having esta-
blished my reputation the first time we went
out. In hunting you have TO ride through
cane breaks that are almost impenetrable,
except by the roads that the bear and deer
make, and which somewhat resemble the
entrance to a coal mine, just large enough to
admit horse and rider. In going through,
you must be constantly keeping off the canes
and vines overhead, in which ever and anon,
you find yourself entanoled and can only ex-
'tricate yourself by cutting your way through
with your bowie knife, which none of us
spuherners are ever without. Well, it fell
/ TO the lot of your humble servant 10 enter one
ofthesc trails; had not, however, rode far be-
/ fore dismounted and led my horse as the
under brush was too thick and the horse too
/ high to pass. had not been on my "wind-
/ ing way" more than half an hour, before
came square upon an old she bear and her
two cubs. had nothing 10 do but to shoo'
or run and had only one load in my gun, aud
while was halting (my first adventure mind
you) between two opinions whether tc lerve
brum and her family alone; (having, always,
an eye single 10 my own inerest) or to adj
vance TO the contest; when lruin, who 1t ap-
pears, had been meditating upon the sainc
thing, had evidently made up her mind to
pay me a visit, when1 let loose al her, the
only load had remaining, which soon per-
ceiycd had done no other injury than killing
one of her cubs and wounding her slightly.
then mounted my horse and turned the tail
to her as had no desire to meet her in her
present meode with only knife ard u body
that had acowardly pair of legs to run away
]
could carry mc-directly turned around Ia
see if her bcarship was coming, but 10 my
surprise, found the old fellow was not in
pursuit and probably had never started.
then Stacked my reins and became little
composed, but twas only for the moment. Di
rectlv heard the dogs in the distance, think,
the rest of them will no doubt havea tur!
at one but what do you think was my as
tonishment, when just about hundred yard
in advance of me, coming on dog-trot, wa
another large gentleman of ihe same species
| had just left. This was a situation for {
grecn-horn. in bear hunt, "a gun but N
load in it-a horse, but poor ridcr-a bi!
knife but n weak arm to WELD il, togethe
with a strong desire 10 get out of the way
; This was situation not to be envied b.
young 'uns in the sport. About this time
placed my hand to tie seat Of my inexpressi
bles to see if there was anything wrong il
that quarter, and made strait track through
the cane break leaving The entire road TO hi
bearship with only the loss of my hat, to
gether with a slight bruise in consequence o
Il large vine passing directly over the horse
head and htching on to the saddle, carryin.
away gun, rider, saddle and all | wash
long about getting up you may be sure, an,
leaving every thing behind | made strai
coat tail for the road, as supposed, but hat
not gone far before met with some of ny
, companions who were strangely afiecte,
with IA nervous twitching of the face, at th
ludicrous appearance wich | made, havin
) nothing left to my back but two strips of clo,l
1 which once no doubt, were designed by m
tailor 10 represent a coat tail, but which nov
bore stronger resemblance TO the Skeleton
=, of carpet in a weayer's loom than, any thin
, else. However, we got two that day, but
I. haven't been on ''barn hunt since, as
knor Of EB. NJ.
Trinity, La, May IL, ls4s.
PITTsBuRc, May SO.
The County Commissioners have been ar
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