The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-10-29
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and each proceeded to his appointed place.
Pet WAS soou tied up behind a,plum thick.
OF, some two hundred yards out of the
drive, and walking back 10 my stand, l
sounded the "buck.load" OF sixteen whist.
lers in my right.haud barrel, and the green
Eley IN my left, put on flesh coppers, and
throwing my gun across my shoulder, walk.
ed to and fro, impatiently listening for the
dogs; but | heard no sound. except the dis
tant shouts of the boys, as they rode about
beating cover and cheering the dogs to
hunt. Suddenly, three or four quick yelps,
followed by burst of music, brought me
to stand; but, alas for tho futiIty Of hu.
man expectations! above the clamor OF the
dogs, came the crack Of whip, and Jeem's
voice, mellowed by the distance, was heard
in angry tones:
Come back, yah! you good-for-nuttin',
cussed, lil,le rabbit.dog, you! I sway
NAUSEA hab for shoot da puppy, fore he
spile ebery dog in tue pack!'
"Conionnd the puppy" mutterej /, as
turned to resume my walk; but ere had
taken single step, my attention was rive.
ted by another sound-"yow oo-oo!' What
is there in that silvery cry that sends the
blood bounding through every vein, and
stretches every nerve to lis utmost pitchl
Reader, that is Bouuder's trail note, and
there's game afoot. Listen, now, for Nell
and Killbuck. There they are! the soft
soprano of the one, and the deep double.
bass ofth other, mingling musically with
Bounder's tenor. Nearer and nearer comes
the cry, and still that broken, quavering
tongue tells that the buck is still crouching
in his bed, vainly hoping that the internal
cIamor-for such to his ears must it be-
will sweep past him. rs he covers beneath
the brush. wood. Nearer and uearer, till |
can sec the gleam OF old Bounder's snowy
throat, as he howls out his excitement, and
snuiis up the warm scent, and still they are
only trailing. Excitement was beginning
TO give way to bitter disappointment-for
was now sure the buck must have sneaked
out OF the drive before reached my stand
when, hark! what bursu The cry
opened at little gum-thicket, not hun.
dred yards from where stood. Ia dashed
the dogs at one side, and out burst the buck
at the other. For single instant, he stood
undeci'led-it WAS but an instaRt-and lie
was o!f with the speei Of light; his spread
ing anllers laid back upon his ou,stretched
neck, and his white flag streaming in the
breeze behind him. [ was standing per
fectly molionless and he was too much oc.
cupied with the clamor behind him TO ob
serve me; and as he dashed by within forty
yards, picked up my gun aud fred. The
buck bungled for few yards, fell, recover
ed, and finally pitched heallong on the
ground, gave one convulsive shudder, and
the next instant my blade was in his throat.
As the warm blood flowed freely from the
cash, looked up for the dogs TO come~.p
and take their share. To my a.nnzetnent,
there was not one near;>~nu as raised my
head, | cauglll~stre cry, as IT 1t bore down
towarI--ene Doctors stand. now percey.
ed, what my excitement had prevented me
from noticing before, /. e., that another deer
had jumped up before the dogs, and while
they followed him oil, running by sight,
my buck had slipped off unperceived, and
IN the confusion of his terror, had become
separated from his companion probably
an old doe. | leaned ON my gun aud lis.
tened to the recedng cry, when bang! bang!
came the sound OF the Doctors barrels. and
al VS. still. Before had finished reload
ing. heard three notes of n horn-lhe
well known sisual of meat in tue pot |
raised my horn to my lips, and returned
the signal; and dragging my quarry to tue
foot Of blasted oak, mounted Pet and
rode tor tie rest Of the party. Upon arri
wing at the Doctors stand, found them
all sitting on their horses. contemplating the
tat carcass OF n tius old doe, which hung
from the branch of a neighbonng oak.
Isn't she beauty, Bob." asked The
Doctor, as | rode up.
''P'elty good, Doc; but I'll show you
pair OF horns. by and by. will make her
hide her diminished head"
John was soon despatched TO press soma
trash or shingle cart into service to carry
home the deer; and taking Daddy Jeems"
$50 ehristened by Kit Gillian, though not
over eighteen years olJ,) we proceeded to
take tue next drive; but the DOGS went
through 1t without once opening. Nor was
our succeeding effort moro successful; for
though The dogs trailed about for nearly an
hour, they finally left the drive withou.
starting. Tired of this kind of fun, we
agreed TO defer the rest OF the hunt until
'''S'"oO"' ~, SeChiHo u Sillly HOOK near
"A small but lmpd stream, We were soon
stretched out at ease, and preparing to
crafty the wants of the inner man.
"llallo!" cried Kit, who had been busiIy
engaged in making drinking cup of his
horn by fitting stopper to the small end
Of 1T, who's got a .tograml"
My mouth being just then "too full for
utterance," | silently handed him my flask.
"Ahi that smells natural, now. Gentle
men, here's TO General Jacksonv' and he
tossed off a bumper of the pure stuff.
"kit,' mumbed Tom, through his busy
jaws, "you never told us how your nose
got spoilt."
"oontound you," was the gruff rejoinder,
I've told you dozen times-I fell down
and stepped on it,"
"Whenl"
when | was so years old.
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