Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-11-27
MISCELL A n Y.
From Miss Cooper's "Rural Hours
CHASE OF A FAWN.

pre,,y little fawn had been brought IN very young 'r"n
,be woods and unused and peed by lady IN the ''Se
mill il had become as PnsSbe II was graceful
those little creatures always are aud sO gentle aud play
a., that i, became great Ivne, following the different
nbers of the family about, caress ID oy the neghbos,
and welcome everywhere
One rnoroinu after gsmbong about as usual until wea
- il threw itself down in the sunshine at The feet o' one
II ~; f,nds unon the seps uf store There along
eouoryman, who for several years had been hunter by
pursuit and who still kept several Dogs one OF the n"u"uS
came with him tn the village this occason The dog as
il approached the spot where the wn lay suddenly sup
ned the little animal saw him and dared o It's feet 1t
had lived more than half its life among the Digs G" 'he VII
laue and had apparently lost all fear O them but SEEM
ed now to know instncvey that an enemy was al manu-
IN an ins,Rnt change over II; aud the geheuia"
WIN related the incident, and who was standing oy a' '0
moment, observed that he had never IN his ie seen %
svh, than the sudden aOusng Of instinct In that
creature.
In second its whole character and appearance semPu
ehanped all its past habits Rrgt'en, every WHO ''
pulss was awake its head erect its noS> dlaied lis eye
Ashng In an instant thu spectators had thosgh VI
tho d,gsr brEe lis friend cuuld it, the Iawn was
eapinq wildly through the street, and the hound IN 'u
pursuit The bystanders eager To save 1t; seYea'
persons Instantly followed its track, the friends VIII" had
long fed and funded it, calling the name It had hitherto
known. but in vain.
The hunter endeavored to whistle back his dog hut with
no better In half minute the awn had turned
the first dashed onward toward the lake. and thrown
itself into the water. But if for the startled
,ure believed itself safe in the coo bsUn VI lake.
was soon undeceyed the hound followed in hut and eager
chase while dozen village dogs oned bndy in the pur
suit.
Ouite crowd collected on the bank, men, women and
children anxious for the fate Of the little animal known TO
them all some threw themselves into oas h"png To in
tecep, the hound before he reached his prey OUT the pash
inc of the oars the eager voices of the men and buys and
the barking Of the dogs have filed the beating heart
of the por fawn with and anguish as though every
creature on the spot where had once been careSsed and
Mndsd had Suddenly turned intoa deadly foe
II was soon seen that the little animal was directing It's
course acruss bay toward the nearest bnrers o The
and immediately the Of The hound erased h oup
running at full speed in the same direction, hoping To stop
his dog as he landed. On the fawn as 1t never
swan before its delicate head scarcely ab've the wa
Ter I'm, leaving disturbed track which betrayed its course
alike o an xous friends and fierce enemies As it approach
ed the land the exciting interest became intense The hun
ter was already on the same line Of Shore calling loudly
and anory 10 his dog but the animal SEEMED quite have
s,rooten his masters vsice in the pess pursuit. The
fyn ouched the andn leap 1t had crnssed the mar
row line of the beach, and in another instant 1t would reach
the cover Of the woods The hound followed true to the
scent aiming at the spot on the shore; his MASTER
anxious to meet him. had at full speed and was now
coming up at the most critical moment; would The dog
heaken To his voice or could the hunter reach hun IN time
to seize and control him? A shout rnm the village bank
proclaimed that the wn had passed out of sight into the
forest the instant the honnd as he touched The
land felt the hunters strong cluchng his neck. The
vers was bsieysd to be- over the fswR was leapng up