The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-11-04
BLOOD HOUNDS AT WASHINGTON.

NA>HIN'rIoN. ID. C.. Oct. 6, 1851.
y few days since while passing down Tenth
street. from Pennsylvania avenue. to the
Smithsonian Institute. before rcac!Iinr the
canal was ovcrtakcn and passed hv large
90" (Which afterwards learned was blood
honnd) with lis nose on the scent close to
the ground. rs he hastily .an along he
dragged !v means ola loIc ,i,d around his
neck two LEGGED creature. apparently in
pursuit %: some came. and who. hut for some
after Developments. might have passed in the
worlds eye !or man.
Naturally feeling ittlc interested in the
o'cct Of their pursuit. a> nlv steps quicken
ci. my eyes followed them about Ii square.
when The DO. taking a sudden ,urn t, the
H"ht, ran between two hi III pi!r~ OF Loar,!> in
a lrnhrrvarl at the canals bank Jerking
'lr attached arpcnda@c with him A> APP
proa"hrd few steps nearer heard Tie nro>t
hIdrou> and Ecalt-rcndiny screams O: a child
and fearing one of the >cycra! children whom
! saw on the hank fishing had fallen thcrrin
FASTENED to the spot for his rescue. i;ut my
fears had not been for the worst: for hcrc.aI-
most under the stars and stripe, of Il nations
eyewitness TO a >ccnc hcart-rcnding, app,,l-
Ing and tcrriic in the extreme. For there
90 ~, | l. l.
rcarancc through the hatchwav Of A sinai! yes
sci. Jerking after him in rude a.I hyart,.>S
wcll-torncd la! with thrvc-to.A lighter skin
than the man hunters black soul Whose coun-
tenancc. although d>fi4urc,i with tri.h:, ter
ror and tears. hr>po..c a mind. >ympathjc> and
affections. OF these Tie tsranncrl fen!
and man o! the South proved destitute and
void, ly lis rra>ping the stronger specimen
Of dHntu1q by the ankles. and v ili a :wing
"i his whole person hriM.i;I. HIM over lis
riuht >houl!cr tutoring in "A loud an,: car!lc>,
voice as lie placed !.n there: III Il Il n
YOU, Ill ica!n YOU 20 rUn away. I'll show ,ou
who You run away from ,''ad thuS n y
paste! from the vc>>c! up Tie street, followed
Nv the hound whose acute scent was tnr the
prc>cn, dispensed with. "'rrat G,"i y"
sould bu cxclaim. "A, -al II on the children
and Thought what Il scene for the voUng and
tender hearts of tluc.ican .ryrborn children.
That might moi write NY frs, impressions.
and with heart wildly pariral:n. with IN
,li@naton, | have DELAYED giving y,u ,hc
above for some days. during which time |
lave been induced. from w;;nt>-j". this
scene. to real ,hrou.h Mrs. Stoves worll-
renowned iacl, Toni> 'uiiD. AZ tormrr
time had lad it aside unpcruSci. hvic>in.
that a li.h sense Of honor and humanity
hrcathcd in III" hearts of orr southern b,c;i-
rem. a> well a> Of those with whom il his '""n
my pleasure to dwell. and therefore | vas
lrriUlrrd a-,nSt tie work and doubted is
truhtunc-S. have now .iven 10 Won a
scene artr', in the metropolis of oar nation
ro,>1naut with those dc>cril.t! IN HAT work
Although would not have o.hrrw>r tllan
Witnessed it. ! trust similar one nav never
l ;,, ., r,,.orJ pu,,L :. ,
~ """' !" "'''.>' II '''"' I" prove
me u,''h "' 'Hc writer .'"-t i''Ii''i I" on
American people. Scenes Ike these >houl,l
be kept before them. an! when o.rurrin,
made to them "ianiiar in thcir mouths a.
household words" PAETIttIIrE.
SERVED HIM EiGur.-.\n Old man in t!li~
city. who Is very lar>monio">. ca''r! upon
one of oar MAJ krt street Traders a few ,iav
since and asked e ,L,. L;,Is ON w., p..,.,
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more at home on the >,n'" bank. Ii,r trader
l'''o''"c" NJ" '''' '',' .'"N I'''In several
tb,. notices N tL. rul,l;,. r,,,cr. ~ H.. ,;r,r
Til" ol,! mnn >aiI. .!urvcr t.. hancv>,.si,cr.
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he expansive "l:rrlrlc Of hi~ c,'utr> H4c '"fi.
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lro-cn'ci 20 Tie >ui'aH,a'.! row IN constant IL
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