The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-12-10
The Great IL alamazoo Hunt.

A STORY OF MlChlekF'
On the morning OF the hunt | got out of bed
about half an hour after daylight, and went down
into the bosss Office or room whatever he called
it. to see if he up /; but when | came to look
round blessed il he'd been to hum all night There
stood the bed just 1t is in the day time, looking
as much like book cease as it could, and everything
else all natural. So thinks | to myself, thinks |,
per'aps he's down to the majors. Well, so down
| went, and there enough, he was, and about
a dozen others, jst up. That is, they had jlst
rolled off the benches which they had slept all
night tell you what, that party did look streaky
"Hallo! - says old Haines to the boss, " how
you old fellow Pleasant dreams last night
hey3n y. ,,,, ,nm .rn.-,bs,s va. ton much 81.
gar in IT, which leaves unpleasant taste in the
mouth this morning. How is't with you, ,hey?",
For Gods sake" said the boss don't croak
so Tom, don't You'll drive me mad with your
cursed din Be Christian once in your life, and
lust knock the bar Keeper up, and let medicine.
Well, old Hsines Christian that time, and
after all the party had took drink, except the boss
for he took two, the trst being too sweet, the fel
lows got together their shooting traps, and made
ready to be of. So the boss he gets up on a chair
and makes them speech, telling each one as how
he should go, and says he, as Hanes and myself
are about half of each other, | reckon we'll jine,
make one and go together this time" They all
agreed, and started of, leaving the boss, Haines,
an me at the majors
Now" sad the boss, suppose we Ticker agr
and then fill that bottle up there, ,"-pintng
to one in the bar" and be of too.
agreed" sad old Hanes So filled the bot
tie with cder-b brandy, and off we went for Long
Swamp.
There wasn't anything Of particular account a,
occurred while were making for the swamp
except the boss would lag behind and take sly
null at the case bottle, when he thought old Haine
wouldn't see. So all went on yerv quiet until WI
arrived down at the north end. Now" says OLE
Haines suppose, squire, we drink fust, end los'
afterwards .
Exactly" said the boss.
So they took drink apiece, and old Haines wen
10 work loading up his old big bore, with as muc
care as a gal fixes herself when she slicks uI
Well, after he had got the ball home, he took
squint at the primng, and then you should hav
heard how he took on. swow to man, though
he'd strike the poss. Sone fellow had taken tn
powder out OF his horn and put in 6tdo6 s@7ad an
that wasn't the worst Of it they sarved the boss ji'
the same.
"What's to be done now?" asked the boss, aftt
Haines had blowed himself out
"Well," said he, don't know any better wa
than to keep down the middle of the swamp uni
we NEE, with some of the boys, get some amm
nition of them, and then strike of our own a
count"
So we trampoosed along down the edge of Il
swamp till we came to a track, when we turned
Ingin file, and kept on about mile or so, cmbir
over stumps, wadng through mud holes, tearir
through cat briers and stumbling among bogs, al
at last found ourselves in open piece about po
across, which was perfectly dry, with two ar
oak trees standing some ten feet apart"
'Hold on, Haiues." says the boss, let's pt
up here and take some grub. You haint had al
breakfast, nor neither; so you take that tree al
III take this, and we'll eat and rest a Bit"
"Agreed," said Hanes. "There aint much u
of going too fast, and we might as well pull up "a
here as not. Squire, suppose We liquor i''..
Well, old Haines and the boss sat down, and
lxad tbs, things for them. not fOrgettjnu 10 lea
the bottle; and, thinks to myself, | reckon
start on piece, and look after some Of the bo
So Oh goes for about two or three miles, withG
seeing any thing of any of them aud beginning
feel tired, turned round and put back aga
Well, when got, as thought, about where !
the boss and Haines, heard kind of growli
aud rustling, rs il there was pigs hunting in af
acorns Hooa, says to myself, what's this :
list peep in the brush and see what ii is. So tu
in out of the track, and by gosh, if there wasn't
boss behind one tree, and old Haines behind al
ther, each 'looging a hear' Holloa! says |, thu
a fix! Whats Ia be done now So hides
hind a thick IVY bush, and looks OH a spell /; bl
had to laugh. There stood the boss behind II
with his legs one side and his head tolher,
whenever the bear would make pass at him 70,
one way, he dUdged round the other while
Haines kept his head a-going from one side to
other and danced round and back jist If
weighed one stone in place of eighteen.
INV God :" said old Haines to the boss, "
his bear kept still a moment, and gin him cha
to breathe-"if if this work keeps on much lon
curse me if don't have to give up. cant st
it by all that's holy. Holler. Squire, for ca
and see if you can't bring that damned boy bae
al can't holla, Haines, / can't" said boss, .
animal is SO internally bent on grabbing my-(g
Lord, he liked to have had me that time j.
Try, Hanes, Yourself do, there's good fell
That animal af ar you ant she one and mir
i know by its being so Internal artful. I
you bitch" said the boss, shaking his fist at
one after him, es she stood on her hind
grabbing at him round the tree, with her head
way ronnd to exactly where he was.
" Can't we change trees" asked Haines,
I've got tired running round one way, and
q cursed brute won't alter the track"
"Hey! hollo hey :" sung out the boss for
ho, hoop, ha + 'r'r,'' and by gosh, While he III
up his eyes as ii to hola louder, the bear gave
dig with her paw in the ssat of his paI,al,
and carried away drawers and all. "Oh,"
the boss, and he put one hand behind to feel
damage was done, and dartsd round ro,her
quicker. Course me il keep this position ,
longer, Haines. III take the path and ma
run for it This is playing bo-peep with a
oaaucet It's altogathsY tou exciting To Ia ple