The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-08-03

ynu "ufipfng FrHrninrr uiHt lUu iuVr o. trui
with candid narator
FIGHTING a PACK on HOOD.
HOUNDS,
In Captain Maync l,cids narrative or.hi-
adventure in MrNiro, during the war. wc
find tho following thrilling description or hi,
encounter with o pack Of hluylhuuuds, which
lah been sent out in pursuit ofh- party wl6
were on their march Of cscapo to The Am,n-
can ramp;
The hounds wore ia full cry ancr us,whon
/ we rrsurtvd tu the common rusr Of Walinp a.
stream tn break their keen ,crut II wh- one
/ of those mountain iurrput- common in NrNi-
co-spols of stil water, alternating with cn.-
cndrs that dash and luBm over shaprlr.. uit...
I cs of amy ir,lpidnl ha.,lt We wno,l ihrnugb
. The first pool and tl,cn,cluuhrriug among tlr
Iprks, entered Second. This va. "a good
Hr'i'h, q hundru yards or more, uf cr, .tal
Wni"ru which We were wal lertl. We took
. ih" bank at the lower end, uu The same side.
aud, striking back into the timber. Erpi un "a
/ parallel to the ruur.r of tho stream Wcdtl
not pn Gar awny from The water lest We
might 10" pushed again tn rrlcat the uisc.
/ Al this rimc thr Nclpiug of the hlrplhound.
ha1 been ringing IA oar car. suddenly it
ceased,
They have reached the wates.g.aid Claw
I NO" rcioincl Lincoln. .iopping mo.
mcnt 10 listen, "thcyrc a ch1win them
/ hlurs'
"Ibnre. again" crjcl out A. their dccp
/ voices rang Down the glen, ia a chur1. Of the
Mhol" i't,h. The nrNt minute the das- we're
nt,r n-rrurrti TINY, vprakiur NJ interval. In
icrc growl, that told as they were nt fult.
Boyond aH occasional hltk We heart nothing
of the hl"odhounds. until VIZ had gnincd, AZ
least, two mile. down The strcam We began
"a think We hSd haill,d 'hcm In carucst.Wh,n
.topPcd. lo@fns @ AZ Gm WIZ brc5tfhicss; a6i ir,
cty. II was hutn minute. Rising up. with a
reckless air, be- struck HE rifle hcrcly upuu
the around cN,aming.
swamp them hounds, they're artcr n. a.
rn :"
BY one impulfr ,e.' aii'rShcd hack 'H shs,
creek. and ecranlhlins to- tAs resls-. plsrrFf
into the water aud commenced wadiug down,
4 sudden exclamation burst from Raoul, in
the advance. We soon learned the cau-,aud
To our di-may-wc had struck the water at
point whore tho stream c0uou,5. On caoh
side rose tIownng prcripicc, straight as
eel through a channel only a few feet in width
-An- -AMilll2 that, had we attempted to dc,cond,
by swimming we should have been dashed to
death on the rock, lcln~. To reach tho
stream farther downit would hc necessary Ia
make circuit of milr-;jWd che hounds would
be- ON our heels lciorf We could gain
three hundred yards, We looked 10 each
other and then at Lincoh-all painting and
pale
"StumpcJ at last" cried The huntor, grit.
ting his teeth with fury.
NO" / shouted a thought at that mo-
mcut lla-hcd upon me. "Follow me- COM
radr.. Wen fight the hloodhounds ON the
clih-"
pointed upward \ yell from Lincoln an
uouncrd his approval.
"lIoorcy!'' he cried, lcaping ON the bank;
that IDEAS just like yc, Cap. lloorcy Now
boys, for the bluff"
Next moment were stt,ining mp the
gorge that led to the prccipicc. And the
next, we had reached the highest, point,
whore The clitt by a bold projection. buticd
over the stream. There was a level platform
covered with tui)od grass, and upon-lhiz we
took our stand. We stood, for some moments,
gathering breath, and ncrving ourselves for
the desperate struggle
/ | copld not help looking over the prcci-
picc IL was a fearful sight h.luw-in a
vertical line, two hundred feet brlow--thc
stream, rushing through the canou broke up
on bed Of sharp, jagged rocks, and th6if
glidcd on, in sccthiug, snow-whtc inam.-
/ There was no object between the eye and wa
ter; no jutiing lcdu'---nnt cNcn - tree tn
break the tall-nothing but thc Spillcy boul-
dcra below and the flaming torrent that wash
-ttl them = II paa-seHle- -p4iI.llte2 lS.iara our
unnatural enemies made their appearance,
hHt every howl enuRded nearer aud nearer
Our trail was warm, andSwc knew they wore
-sccntng il on a run. Al length the bushes
cracked, and we could see their white breasts
/ cleaning through the leaves. 4 few more
springs and the foremost bloodhound bounded
ont upon the bank. and throwing mp his broad
jaws uttered hdcous pre~l. He was at
fault where. we entered tbG water. Hisrom-
radcs rev dashed out of the tliivkctand, joint
/ ingn the chorusog disappointment, scattered
among tho stones. I'm @iI dng-scarrcd and
cunring-kcpt Alcmethc lANk until he reach
/ cIl the top of thc-canon- This was w.iit.lc we
had made our crossing Here the hound en-
tered the channel, and springrg from rock to
| ruck, ,rearhcd the poiut where we had dragucd
ourselves ont of the water. \ short yclp an
nounCcd 10 his comrades that hc hatl lined the
scent; and they all threw up their noses, and
came galloping.down. There was a swift pur-
rcrt between two hpsldcrs uf hasalL We
had lcaped This. The Old dog rc.tch,,Sfs.and
S'oou summing upon inc spring, when LIN
coin fired, anil the hound with one short
,wnlIGh- ? dropped upon head. and MAS car
ricdZnn like a flash.
Counts one less to pitch over" said the
hunter, rrloalng his rille.
Without appearing to notice the strange
conduct of their leader, the others crossed in
a string, aud striking thr warm trail, came
yelling np the pass, i WAS grass, sIoll,@.
such rs is often seen between two tables ota
clti-aud a., the dcrs strained upward. ave
could sec their White hng~and the rc.sarA-ol