The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-01-31
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Written for the Lei ger, b. B,5 White.

Having noticed Mr.. Elior that paL.
liSlied nccoum : uf hunting sccurs are
so,newiiat fashionable INV. u days, have
scrubbed down the following recollection,
OF a'iays sport, it was o,cc my good 'or
tune tn tnpArtIcipatc in; aud it you dc.
thc'n not unworthy uf u place in your
eo,umns. they are ~, your service.
S'me years since, | srjourncL in the
viila"eof -, couple ui summer,
or 50; ani IN that place, had many
friends, bnt none that Inizc,l more, than
dill Charley liumtwell aud Wll.ie Il ny
wo"i. The hrncr was bachelor ami
Ivcl ia ~ house of his own, wIEch wits
styled par ercetteaec. The Outage.
Possessed ut an ample income, lac cuj ~
oil life. without entanyImy hLm,cf with
the t.EIirs OF the world and Indeed,
c're.l hut li,tlc how ii waygel. FierI
AMI water sports were his hcsc;ling s.n.
and I" enjoy these, his favorite ilrmuSc
mcnts, TO the fullest extent, he kept ab, ,ut
his well appointed establishment, a!I the
apurtenanccs of hunting and ii>hms. H..
bad n brace vi settlers, AMI auulncr oi
pointers, rs go,h dogs as ever man Eul. eI
trigger ovei AMI when mouu. c,l Tor ia.
c'iaSc, - beautiful AMI ex :ci eat pt.S vi
h'x hounds came io the call of his hor.I
Be.ides these. h. hal b.,und lhc Blaze
srige, ia HAYWOOD county, SIX nol.le-st, :
hounds. TJtl,e latter place ,lle vt,i rtsa
larly' two m ~ .rc visits ,lurns the rm.
AMI s'n,lnlrr; aud as the "j,rrins worLi'
Iollei on, aui br.,u..hL in ller luru, li,c
bro w autun. IovciieSt of the Seasons,
there would he be foun,l -, chasing tile
wild deer"
MY other frirt,l hal not very eupho.
nhnis na.ne. yrant, buI hu was u uD.,ie,
Whole son!el feliv~, keci spJrcsn,u /;
nni living near 10y, with hs w,io~e,i
IN Hher. wa' ilie cDnttt csn,,,.non ,T
Charley in hi, hunting excaf,.on.. Now
tony. starry.
A,ouS the first of 0st.,h.r Isl-,I
was seated at tho cottage w,ln my h.,
nnicr Charley lluntwel,s uu,h ,sany, do.
ing my deeoirs upon the go,i Iliu :,
before me, aui iist':nnS 10 - d.ssL>s",I
between himself and Willie Ring g"vuI ia
relation Ia ~ proposed trip u the m,uu.
woald START on the III rr,w; aai af, er
some hesItalio;I, Ia al tona.u ie, % ~
ccpt of their l'rc',Ins msit ,,u,n TO mtsc
one of the ptrly-J:ins n,S,r,-i. | wJuLi
not bs KEEP. iron M h,'I, L'rsr lii,i
two wcesS. IL vas asJ agree tlIu We
would all breakfast with Cd.rIcy, before,
rs l'e expressed il, the stars grow ptisS
ll,., n. Al
of the lark. IL was asa luiiIier aSrrc,l,
thai, to ensure the waking of Wine and
myself, III due time, CnarIcy, why slcp,
with one eye open, >hn'nd arnIsc IT'S wilh
lew notes from hs key hu gle. Ih .,c
Preinin,ri,'s anl tn, snpp:l beIn. cml,.,i,
hnrrIe I" my k'ig.nss, I. c,nnp"tc my
arrangements. lhi. w,s a:c.,mpI ,sh ~
by 10 O'clock, aud was oil to bed, but
tny Young he:ul was So iuii vi lanSs,
bracs, deep glens. aud hunting, that il,
. WAS l"'s bekme | slept. At h,,l the
drow-y g'si hal compassion, AMI u gentle
s''l'n,er fell mlUu NE. BAT cruelty s.r,n
w's IL of ,s iin. |, seemed 10 ,..c that
twenty minutes hal nol .I,l.,c,I. sincs |
WITS last conscious, All irnn Crlr..ys bu.
gle, tie OIL funi!mr a.r, Tie yoaHy Mag
m,rn is b.amiay ioos. was nnsrn. ..us
loud anI clear, wnle over field AMI wood
AMI n er.~
| arose, mrlc my toilet quickly,
AMI 10 hall an ii,uF from waki,st wa,
With bg and lmgsage at the Co.
tag. Breakfast was soon dispnche 4,
ani ~ tie ira bright herald. ui tne com
Ins s,in. s'iOt up fnnn the eastern hori.
zm, ANNOUNCING to the silver u,iec.. 81
night, thit her p lie presence wa,mJ long.
or n,e,Ie.l, Yves stool bc,ilc Charlcy'swas.
gon rs',,iy Tor the start. TIE wassa Il.
sell was ~ long l'o,lic,l concern pcrcIIv,
upon easy sprinss, and having tsv seats.
The word "all RIGHT was glycn, and
Charley jmnpei 10 tIIc box. STEP took
Tie seat 1t inmor i,y his m,.l.rs sale.
while Willie an,l oscllpie tia set L,
hind. Not many seconds elapsed ere
we had leit the village aud were on
! the h'gi' ro,sd towards L., wliirird
AIong by two h'oo l-ls,ys, tho properly oI
Cnagisy. aDd two e. C,esnuts oS,sl by
Willie. fpe swo spm< mIkms !, tsa,,
that carried ~ over s,n, III, rJ,,Is al fgl
twelve ,aiiss 20 the hour dit Lun,l
ns.n.ny one Ironi l,mne, and w nu,n,
ot tho ,hlr day oal. we scrc amH,S the
,noani,ias. Isass,ns III J,ssct r,, / thai
i'-l on =, the Fcrs,eI. D,vnI, ws lun,r,l
up the vailey of tl,s fou,xav. risrr. a,sI
ses NE passed ain,Is. l,sl Peep hrb, tI,e
l9yeiy vale II docsS>ee "cc.e,rate.l i.,r iis
foirAi'te situaliv;i. rtcll valls,s an ip, a.
tifill mat.sgI.,l, a - .....f t,.,.s tl,s.a 49,