The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-01-31

thrilling and gInIdening to ill.,. he ,rt than
ever wrr. the classic strains of Orr',.u.
l"nng kate lei on the chase. and ns sr,.
lral"''l from cray 1" cray in her hradInnr
descent, the deep 20 rcI tones Of her cher
~ r"'ce, t"ll the iR'cin- star, that sh.
marked well his track. Aud ever Il. sin.
gave n'terancc To that deep hav, Rel
t"vrr, har gallant brother, hard hchind
answered buck the cry ami chr,r.J h.r
On. Close l.ehind him cnrle the four rn
manlng logs Of the pack, cIlnrorous for
the blood OF the fugitive. The river
re',rl'c!, they each plunged IN and lie ,,u
I" LAP the cooling water, bat no, !nnr ,IiL
they indulge in the luxury of the bniL,-
otl Music. tho tirc,l-hrr pnlmv ,nys
wcr" passed away-aSif it to give her chill
hr"m good example, ,-monnteI the
bank on the oppo~ite s:Ic, aud sounded
The call I" the chase, renewed and rirht
Inlrklv was that call attended to bv
every dog
The deer frightened hy my shot haL
taken To tile "ppoSic mountnins. anil on
his trail up thu, steep ascent tie dogs
struggled on. The Sile of the n,nun,nin
was rugged AMI alrnot bare. riyi ,r =,
tine view of the chase. I kept INV cv.
"n Young Kate rs much rs possible. An
occasional cinmr OF laurel or a yu,iv
w"ulI now AMI then, hide her for y mo.
nent from view, hut soon arain wou,I
S"c appear upon some high impem linz
"ci' AMI hcr sweet tongue would tell, sh.
WAS sill true tn the trail Right gallant
" 'i'i the rest follow her lead and rs I
~i"ri nnl looked ut them toilinr inward
''iiI heard their cry waited back nu Ilr
irc&hnlmg breeze, Lecame mudI,.neI
win excitement, ami uttered u loud will
w!"'l' that sounded Tar mp the mountain
H'"c' IL WAS nota very scientific one
grant ,"m, hIi 1t served tn relieve me for
the time. a S"unl like II ,huckle can<cl
me I" look rnunl, aud there on Jim
Crack sat Charley, convul>cd with laurh.
ter at my excited mnnnvr.
'Dd you llit him I" lie asked.
"N"! nlsSe'l," n'pIieI rather tarllv.
H.t l'a though Sn, come mount
Your horse, the t"sS are over the noun
tam now anl we mast away. The buck
will take the river. ir,r,is -.,'T'Ut u nile he
low tli;s, and mo must be quick To h,.
there III time. Will. is coming on be-
himd."
Witlmut ~ re woriS we role rapidIv
forward III haste To reach the desired eros
sing hc!urc the deer. la this we taiir,I,
tni when III about an hundred ward, of
The place, We SAW him, AROUSED hy the
,ounl Of our horses feet, clamlcriur m
The bank "f the stream. Quickly did
CLarlcv check jim Crack. and us quickly
raise lis ilc To his ttrc, aud one moment
more, the death wound would have been
gwen. l.ut the Iatcs nrllimrh ,llrerwisc. -
The rushing Sonnd "f hrro'l of phea.
S'n;S, aS they rp>r Ca whirring wing from
S''nc low bushes, almost un,lrr jim
Cracks nose CAUSED linn To start an,l
vince! half round just Us h 8 master Was
about tu t"ucI, the trigger.
"B."l cess to tic Dir l.. they saved his
life this time" was his only exclamation.
w" camtcrrd hri- kI? forward to the
spot the deer hal crossed and pulled up
10 se,. The dogs. Yonmy Knte came first
~ expected, hut that soft, m.ild look Of her
J"t back eye WAS gone; AMI they flashed
hire at every bound she made. The nI,.
Ject ot l'er pursuit was now but II short
distance before her. AMI hv the hot srcnr.
right well she knew it. On the bank %.
the rc,m she p,use,l not. Int bodily
lea!ed, anI cleared half the distance ut !.
single bound. Lrrping at the water as
she plunged forward, she reached the
shore aud there, the juled stag having
i'"lnlgrd some time in the cool tsrtl,, the
"uIl hotter scent steamed up into her nos.
triis, and she was mad with excitement.
And although hours had PASSED since she
began the chase, she dashed down the
river bank with accelerated spcch, and
her deep l,ay grew louder rs she went
Rcl Rover was close hrhnh, a. strong
and fl"et us ever, and not one whit less
excited than hiS !e;ulrr. The rest of tho
pack pressed on II short distance in The
relr.
"lleels for it now B,h' cric,l Charley.
"N1 more shooting voung Kate and
Rover will run into him n hall an hnnr.
80 heels kTit say |, aud no more lead"
agreed" was my response, an,Eolf We
dashed alter Il,e chase. The l,ar.l pressed
sag tried every expe'licnt tn throw oil
his relentless pursurr., hul without avail.
Sometimes he woull bc nn nns sirle of the
river, and tll'n ~ Iin on the thcr Some.
times he would hc goiu9 ui,, ,md again,
down stream; but sill hi> death knelI
Sounded fcarruIly loud, not Gar bel,ind.-
Still lle held on. lie knew no sucl, word
rs fail, and tile time TO stanl at luy aud
Il sht u out WAS rot vet come. Once he
esshyel the mountain si'lc FROM the right
b'nk of the river, hut the ascent WAS too
'hfli 'ult aml he thea l.thought him oI
gcntler QUE, nearly opposite, covered
with u thIck growi., of laurel aud ivy,
AMI f,r this cover he now siraine every
,nnscle. The river WAS cleared. an,l tw.
hun,lre,i yarls beErc him over level
grpnhi wa. tho coveted hili sile. WI,
he reach iy M. never! for Kate ard
Rover are Numbering nc his heels not i;i'
teen yards behind. lie too, aoon see.
tls't he cant, anil turning suddenly roun.l
with inverted hair. aud eyes green a. ia,
grass he trainplesl on. charged the leading