Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-02-02


. fright have adroitness in evading the sport
mans powder when they have the range of The fore
:, before them. The young sportsman, not aware OF
inaEoeuvres, sees il rise in straight fight above Il
i lbusles and fires forthwith, seeing The bird-as
ilhiltks-fall dead among the bTakers. But no WOO
cock he find; and, on raising his eyes, 10 u
sees the provoking bird ahundred PAGES oil, ceavn
the air with sails full set; when, just he is abo
TO fire again, the bird has again ducked down behn
: The bushes avoid the second barrel once on I'll
: ground, truns wIhs cslerity-working It's wing
like couple of paddles-tist lis inevitably lost
view. " oodcock shootiog, however, is chiefly pra(
ticed in the month of April, when the wcodcoc
" shakes off his leihargc slumbers, and beceIn an
mated sc ial, ard actually has voice with which
utter the pleasures and the pains OF love- Cnde
this spring passion OF the woTld-whch warns III
hearts of all creatures, and giVea even woodcoc
the joyful gNt of taiking-the hunters blood trip
more freshly through his arteries, and the forest
perfect copse of miHJfeurs-seems to nod weIcom
from its violet shades. When evening descends
and the humid atmosphere soddens the moss, an
makes trickling threads OF silver over the trunks
the trees the sportsmen beake themselves TO the for
est, and each takes his post in ambush. Strange
ly, just before the woodcocks commences their amo
rous fighi,a little fly, about the szs of pea, wheel
refund the sportsman head and tickles his will
its buZzing b-rr-r-rr-r-oo. The sportsman knows by
This fly that The woodcock has left The underwood, (
is sig nal that ails) and every hand is The
trigger, and every eye on the lookout profound
silence reigns for few moments, and then, come
the birds through the g!ade-at first by twos and
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of love, iutrering and pursuing each other from bush
TO bush. Bang-bang-bang; all is uproar and con-
| fusion: PIrisidn cockneys who happen 20 be there,
shut both eyes, and fire without taking aim, and in
half an hour all is over; the more expert gnnners
having hagged only three couple of birds, and
| never than four couple. The brief sport over,
the party returns by moonlight, shou der shoulder.
singing snatches of hunting songs, the over
head, and the woodcOcks their backs.
Of the noble: game in these forests. the boar is at
the delight Of experienced and the ter
ror of Partisan cockneys. II is 4 huge creature,
lurking in his lair during The day, and venturng forth
at midnight 10 drink and feed. If confronted in his
path, or gcaGed on by dogs his strength and ferocty
are almost matchless. With his enormous tusks he
rips open the bodies of the dogs, cores the hunter
who comes unhappily within his reach, and
yields till overmatched by Numbers, and pierced in
the most mortal parts with many iron bullets.
AdoIphe de Nj, Partisan dandy, on yisitto
LIE Mofvan, determined show his courage by shoot
ing boar; and Crigner, to put his Boosting to The
proof ordered out the head keeper and the fragues
find traces of one, in order that Adolphe might have
the chance of shot afforded him. Adophe, in
tremor of anticipation. was by means treasured by
the stories told by the fo:esters of awful adventures
with boars in the woods, ard positively irembled
with terror when old hunter offered TO show him
where deficiency in he calf Of his leg crushed by
tie teeth of boar, had been supplied by slice from
a friendly cork.tree. The tr0gue:s know exactly
where TO look for one, for they study their habits the
traces of the grsly rascal by them immedi.
ately; they mark his avcrite paths, and tell al
most to minute when he will pass. The animal,
therefore, having been traced, day is ixed and each
nan assigned seperate post. As for the game YOU
'anrot fail TO him, and ii is combat face 10 face
and his is adorned with two long, prominent teeth !
unfortunate in woman, and positively hdenus in ,
BOAR The excitement Is grand afipT the vo!Iey, I
Every one is al him W llh his knife, and ili the ex-
'epIion of few inexperienced dogs, The affair ends
rloriously.
The day came the iregue!s went forth to The for
-; and Adolphe, in state bordering on tbs crazy
Hon rad FrIap H.
tied by brambles, and his clothes torn by contact
he thorns. The bugIe gave the signal that the boar
vas found the shouting of the beatrrS was heard as
hey struck their poles against the trees and sang the
ong OF the boar. " Keep clear of him." said Ser
olet to the cockney " for he will make nincemeat
f US, and if he within iye-and twenty PAGES
fyou and charges, lie will open you like an OYSTER
Stand behind that OAK, said Crignel!e. as a crds.
vas heard in the bushes, and ro.bucks ind fox
ounded through the cover. Why, AdoIphc VIVA.
ne deuce IS The matter with you 20 Anone! bias;
om the horn announced thai The boar was making
ghi tor the spot where the poor Partisan stood trenb-
ny, with lace as white as your cambria shirt With
lie agility Of cat, Adolphe mounted the tree and
'ok up his lodging in the branches. On came the :
eaters, and then the Pantng beast burst from the
ticket, his eyes glaring with concentrated rage as
eedng and grooming, he gnawed his burning wounds .
rignelIs standing under Adophe's oak fred both U
arrels In his front, and gave him his death-b!ov a
umInoDIng up his dying energies, he came on with
mighty rush The Parisian's gun hand, AM :,
S launches opened his moDstrous mouth-all led :
lin 6iood-saTe one sharp groan, and stretched his
asslVe frame upon the turf, in death. :" Hurrah "
1oiPhe, you rascaIy acorn, give the death whoop =
ID come down." - Is he really dead ~ simnpred u
dolPhe, from his perch. dead why, don't YOU {
e he is! Listen, you fre-eater, and will make :;
u hero! There Were four shots fired 4; now, take "
ur gun, and remember that tie two (irst-those ::
aslIy holes IN The chrst-were your handiwork." "
es but what horrible morning! What d savage Z"
untTy =! The secret was kept; and the Joke play "
t; and The coward, Adolphe related, ir most vivid T.
ms, TO the ladies', how he had brought down the I"
ar in single handed encounter. nd was he not a;
ghtened J" they asked. &" frightened, ladies'" II
ID Crigneile; why, he was smoking a cigar all a. a.
time!" ID
The most terrible adventures are those which occur Ii
hunting the wolf-tha inca rnation of ferocy vo- h
y, strength, and cunning. This is the most for. O,
daoie pest of these districts in France. Provided NJ
nature with an Unsuitable thirst TOR blood he lives
y upon raPine, and loves nothing but carnage The W
ect OF the wolf has something sinister and terri t
In It's appearance, which his sanguinary and bru- d,
disposition does not BELLE His head is large his RI
sparkle with diabol;cal and cannbal look and m
The night seem TO burn like yellow flames he
muzz.e is black, his cheeks hollow, the upper w
and chin are white; the jaws and teeth are of fin
digious strength, the short and straight the mi
fluffy, and The neck short that he is Obliged 10
We his whole body in order 10 look on one side l.
ite ,nd or,, I'D f ILL., nv 80 ,'il"Slec WIN feI
ich Tho e. o,rars :. "a ~ , ~ - g -: ,' "" the
effect. His limbs well set, his step so firm, viz
his muscular power sucl that he can carry off a
sheep in his mouth, and with it faster than the
pard who flies TO its He scents his prev t o
immense distances, and fresh blood will attract J
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