Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-11-10
A PASS A NJ AQU o DD BUN iEn'
sKRlMMAGE WITH A MOOSE

,'ibs A,ean has an eve ike hawk, an! is
swiir Of foot a. deer. lDieed any game o.
which he once fairly puis hiasel in pursuit, may
wrlI address him as The coon dia Captain oo9'' :
III that is you, Captain, 'Iisoms down; why
should any animal, tpct q quaa'upsu, W.
TAKE 10 run way tom naa VINO s'"''s ~ ="
fot Without any preparation. pui Simply on pa-
sinp.s, and goes tiil, -cighl miles het"ten sua
and SUM- Tnis A,ean did, n Tue - u =! JnAe
last, without Tegstdin. il as leal worth 'elihs
q; and the mex: day posted II lof,y-hve miles
fur,her and arrived a, his p!a.e OF destination al
q o'clock in The accomplishing up
wards Of a hundrel mics u considerably icss
han two days An! all tbs without any train
lax. This indicat-s a poser q Fed's'fia
ism cQna 10 thai 81 Portf!;s Q! barclay bu'
AteaE IS IN ATHLETEevery "aY. ~ y "s MN
BE as cal, aud spr'nay as tfcr. iie s'aaNs hVe
feet eleven, and weighs over hundred ana 'hfcs
ouar.crs. H. has lgcd mucn among Inc whites,
an IS god farmer, and capital As "oodhah
and "riyel driver" As hunIe, ne sees every
Thing within lhs rance Of vision 10 The shape Of
game, aud shoots whatever he sees. And ms
luck Is great as lis Skill. There Is deal OF me-
chanica iDgenmty about him, constant good ma
lure, 70 ezasevsIi d, and toach Of poetry lie
sings nGcl %. Of he way, O.d Dan tucker,
waIle he stands up il his canoe and dashes down
a watery descent, oreT iapic> and among rocks
and foam, he sight Of which would scare nov
ice out {; ri. wis. Yet he shakes ITS head a; the
idea Of Ta'oaf cal, aud talks oi The danger pee
pie incur who trust themselves IN mat dare.devii
ot conveyance. He asts lliiie OF n, exploits,
but acknowledges ne once Killed Wo fiEe out Is
al a single discharge, and III ne way 81 small
game knocked over eeheer black ducks al one
shoi, and al another filed Two bushr basket
with pigeons. The skins 0! Two moose on stFeicE-
err before his cabin, Tod OF his occupation he
day previous 10 my arrival knocked eaily al
The door Of his wigwan, and marched IN with
out stopping al the souni OF an asserting ernni,
while he AMI Mrs. Alea1, and the three litie At
ens were quietly snctzns away on the deer br-
.ue huge some f'epla e
Without disturbing lie rest Of the family,
Acan was quickly up ard dressed. In five min
ute We were running o:'r rapids in bark ca
roe, al the rate Of ten nils an hour These
sooLbrought Us out on e a piece OF dead waller.
The norniue was s''l and iosgy. Lew" pre-
cedecus in ssiif ahont hal! an hour, and We
foloa.t in the track 0! bubbles which the pad
lies o.our companions tsG leii behird Ia an
hour te smoke Of OF fires was ascending
hrcuehhe trees, JUS as he rising sun began 10
send hi rays through he now disappearing
miSts ofle river. Maklg iry OF the game We
had kiileGoE our way, @s3on put our breakfast
under onr acsr.s and IN down 10 The delight
nj spo! whre Tom7h sream forms lis piacid
junction win the Waiers,flhe ST. CroiS. II wa
u the oppose bank @nce ordly ems and ma
pies sS'it a lie livulei hch there fnis rs way
in,o tie NAH river, lhatit-an had day or two
previous surri>ed ant,hui, al break u day,
two moose. wo we're ,alng their mornna meal
These safely aonalchsl II The forest SELDOM II
ever, run 4. In, frs; sghof man, but Wal, his
approach Withmi manihins any apprehension.
Ii wounded, tey not nfrequenily turn upon
their pursuer aid comp him 10 fly for his lie.
TIE .ndians, s well As he wniles often have
marrow escapuirpm the rage une Of me io!-
mer 10. lors SAGE was ampled into me deep
snow Nv m1oe h. ha sho, and SO badly II
jufsi tn, II W,s manymonths before he was
able 10 walk
Il is bnl lille while 20 that white man N
hi, vicinity VS. crossii belt OF woods which
separated neshbots 'eatins" from his own,
when he heardnls dog hiking ! great oucry AZ
little ds'an,e. He paired 10 the spot anu
mere found he dog hagol young moose b.
The muff1,, and was huing him 10 sfIci az
count The man immelteiy came up and selz-
G! The animal b. his hnlegs, ana between HIM
and The dog wer 1pon Il point OF flooring IheiT
prize, when remen-o crashing was nfaid
among the trees Lookii up he man beheld The
moher Of the yuuae nDsc close upon hun az
fun eallop, and with ete ears and dialeu nos
no wespBH u Td,gbce,, elSns aspect Hayless
conclusion TO cut sick u run, which ne imns-
diaely did Tor dear lite The moose, who stood
six ret in her stocking stopped mcmel! 70
e1'rlcaIc her offspring I'm the dog, aud having
accomplished this, saitein full pusuit after the
nan, who had now got lew rods the start.
ltqucsly became an arminely exciting race.
Two legs were soon SEEN be no match 10! four,
and our hero founi lhaae coulc only win by
stfalagem. He ran IS an never run before,
looking al the trees and turned roots and wint-
.alls as he sped Tor hlag place. But be sa v
nothing which Promised Sufficient refuge fro u
the enra.ed animal, now ard upon his ,ceIs.--
he had MADE two or Inc aorup turns, 10 ihr
hope 0; avoiding The purst, and once The moose
ran by, as he sheltered inset in III. gfcea
branches Of recent winlll. She quickly dis
covered her eircr, howeveand turned ne! furious
steps toward, him. Thcpo, vas one Of thoss
places sometimes seen i our woods, where a
summer tornado has pasd over and rooted up
an acre or lUo OF the aesi lrecas, and pied
hem IN the widest confu1n across one another.
lie ragged surface inerped great obs ACES 10
he moose. while il aforcecorrespontinga dvau-
lagos 70 the man. Remaing in the top mo
men 10 take breath, and twach he muyemeu,,
y MS Precious pur>uer, 'ur hero found hin
sci! shaken from his lid and landed about
len 'eel down in cIump blackberry bushes =
The moose had made audten lunge towards
him, and missing srtoolhc!d, had herr i
brought up about six itel i'm where M le!l or ne
| ground. THIS was ge,i3 into close qnaTIen
The laIia position vas aleetner disasreraI,. II
sGch merchandising RAJ, Our friend, ware
la toe =? II tie wnda, avins be!Ecu2ht bin.
I = 7rIi.ti'dee across a l,gina-road a. he i2o
/ u moi setback Which saw On enc sic ~
| tin Va, on his its; N an slant, and had puleC
Z q nat way NJ It's accidy before The mooss
again put her eye on MIN She was after hir, u
gf and gained he lopf buff.ritee abou
as quick IS NJ. He hear a sno. at MS back,
aGi knew ha. another hp Of inc mad bcas;
would bring her full rpot him. The opDosi
sice Of ,he 'hursetack" IS very rugged and
,2cipious. He caught glimpse Il the old
c.tse about five rods bslo, Selling hold Of The
Top Of scrub pine, whoi roofs were bedacd
Eaif way down the hill, he,prang forward, not
knowing where he shoult fetch up The tree
oent dow the bank like ow, aud landed him
plump into the bed ct ihfstream. The moose
plunged over the hill at lie same moment, bu,
stumbled On rs steep and ,cky sides ana falling
nearly end over end, hnily broush, up al
s'sniing on the bridge L this time The objec
OF her rage was under il,.scuTe from all harm.
Inc game vas now up. tier lev minutes Q!
silent bcwiltcrmen,a, the udden and unexpected
termination of the chase, ne moose walked of,
and The man walked HON. But must hasten
up he stream. J. p.
FEMALE CHARTISfS.- The English ~
pers AT filed win accoun OF Caariisl NEE lines
he'd IN every direction. lie following is one OF
them:
A meeting Of the womn d Lecsser con.
7ened ~ bcllman, took pee ID The pasture, at
the bottom Of Lower Cnu:hg4le, on TUESDAY
gening. The meeting wa announced Tor half
pasl seven O'clock, and shelly after eish, there
were abon, 1000 persons psseni, a bout halt Of
whom were women. Are! sinsin,sa Charts,
hymn, .si!s. Gully, daush.r Of Tie ae t. r.
Sma,., who VS. one Of he arlirs Charts. lead
ers OF this country, was call1 TO the char Ar
Ter few Introductory remans from Mrs Gully,
two resolutions, 10 the etfectthat female Char.
list Association he rmcd, aid fund, 10 bee