New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-04-06
THE BIG BUCK.

lputnam Magazine
THE BIG BUCK.
I met my friend jack N at q wedding in
South Kentucky. 1t was rollicking festiyity,
held at the house Of wealthy tobacco-planter,
who was giving away his last and youngest
daughter to q fresh, manly looking young fell
low, who was, as usual, q second, or third cou-
sin; for your true Virginian never marries
" out of the family and every planter in South
Kentucky was Nirginian, Of course.
Amidst the merry crowd, very soon made
| out the tall, lank figure of my friend Jack N,
| whom had not met for several years Indeed
it would be difficult to mistake him in any
| crowd, for he was as lean and as sharp as q
| rail splinter, with his beaklike nose, and pro-
jecting chin There was about him, too, the
| decided, naughty carriage Of the high-blooded
| animal, and with his head thrown back in a
hearty. ox-hunting guffaw, there was something
indescribably keen, game and dashing in his ap-
pearance.
AS i expected, when I approached him found
him in the midst of glowing description Of his
last run with his dogs, and closely surrounded
by an eager auditory Of young men, for Jack
was no great hand with the women.
s"Spot" has just seized big & tenprong" buck
on the bound, by the throat, and brought him
to his knees, when Jack caught my eye. The
names of 6 Music,'' g Sound" and sRattler''
died away upon his tongue, in thick k-coming ut.
terance, as he stared at me for moment of
| doubtful recognition.
sHalloa Charlie w. ! by old Bell Mouth p
Jack always swore by his fayorite slow-traek
| dog, Bell Mouth, who never gave tongue on a
| false trail) .sWhy, my boy, how are you /
Just in time--the bucks are just in the blue
The dogs are as lean as am, and rs fierce as
| starved tigers for chase!'
| g I'm your man but lean as you are, Jack
lxulyy ,rorI alyot thara
| wind. don't you Glad to see you. by my faith !.
! They say you've got the finest pack west of the
| Alleghanies, now p
"West Of the Alleghanies Pshaw! man, mo-
| thing to equal them. on top of the sod Twen-
| ty-fve, all told, with throats like the trump of
resurrection! When they open in full blast.
1 they make the hills skip like young lambs--and
the trees bend before the sound. like in q hur-
ricane! tell you, they make the Mississippi
walk up stream, and the catfish stand straight
up on their tails, out Of the water, to listen tg
1 them.
4 g That III do, Jack! When do you 20 back
home?'
Start in the morning you'll be all ready !
Won't let you off under three weeks-We have
| the cream of the hunting season now p ~
Won't promise for all that time-but will
be ready for you in the morning p
ssThat's good boy bring nothing but your
rifeAif you want birds, / have guns enough,
and Ponto's noseis as keen as a brier2''
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