The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-02-11
SrIfrtfA Skrtrbrs,
From the Spirit of the Times.
DEER HUNTING IN WESTERN,
NEW YORK.
AU,ARLE, Jan /

FtHtFdDtc 'toptrlt A clear and cd
mOrl'nt, with "A SURFING hrecZ", rom the
Northeast, rshcrs the New Year in. -
The Adirondacs covered with u htIt win.
ter drapery which fell is IA ben.,liri..p
tom the Otd Year, spreading rtscf o'rr
MI ana dale, covering up the old trunks,
ana rendering the footsteps of The Hunter
noseIesS
This was an appropriate day fnr still
hun'. We were up hctiimcs, for nature
seemed to smile propi,icusly.
"B'iSh' goldca rays the gorgeous East suffusc
'srm'l""n Stesks, and such empuy,cd hues;
growing food of splcndor spreads around,
Aud robes in heavenly ligat the conscious
ground
Every preparation being made the niyat
before, the smaller hours of morn iuunl
us rmblbing the best ''Old Java" Stacking
hot with cod pork, aud other subs anii,s
Hll'en we he to the valleys away" A,
the san PeereG above the Easter. h;iIs,
"ehIlng 'ew mquisltNc goidea RAYS
among the tall spruc"s, started fro,l Lls
ie't. couch noble buck, who, with wlQ"-
spread antler>, crst dismal glance At ne,
gave one shrilI piping brcalh, then Lpun
ded away. All! dear Sp,rl,' thele WAS
excitement then my rifle bore upon him
as he ie"p,d from me lis sharp crack re-
rerberaiei through the forest, and the f,I,
oIJh't proud '"hite flag betokened hi, =
~. SiIil at killing pace be PASSED from
sight, mysc! in hot pursuit on strllrn,
the trail, found lhai the crimson tide
shot out OIL either side, leaving palpahle
evidence of a severe Int. An II jurs traInu
Ger mountain aud valley hrough, me in
the vicinity of a cedar thckot, which WAS
cautiously approached observing lay LIS
Irregular footprints that the loss OF lluod
was making sensible impress ON upon
his muscuar energies, aud believing he
would here Ou IOunI true 10 ,lie ,h"u Iht
.c started from an evergreen lop the Wind
had prOstrncd 1t Was the last desperate
effort of expiring nature. 4 bound and
he hii; vain .,ru.g" 10 ar Sc Il Gin, then
cas-, his eye toward me, AMI .elth ap' .iu.
I've beat yre,dcd hio ltfc 70 the hunters
kuic.
Afer fuc hot steak for hinner, we
CONCLUDED to finish :he day with a run Of
the hounds. Accordingly Our - ck," A.
he is Familiarity caIei. led out "a fiue brace
Of native tox hounds us can hc fouui
among our northern hills, with ear, that
sweep away th" morning dew" in fine
condition and eager for the r,cc. Th.
guide led them of for distant swamp.
While we were placed on n ridge that
made dowr from mountain toward n
nelgtlhoring ponG--a runway, rs il Il coi-
lei. Deer usually when followed -hy ,h,
hounds, take Ia thc ridges, probably rha,
they may not ic surprised 10y the sudden
approach of their pnr>u-rs. Ab>olu oui.
etIde is essentially necessary iu this made
OF hunting. and II is no easy nor pheasant
mattei 10 keep quiet with the mercury Al
zero - nevertheless, II is imperative. We
had been ~ position Int short time he
fore The hounds gave tongue ahIy, with a
seeming approach to H.. Expectation
was on rip Toe. when a colii.r's whiiipi,
coursing the adiucent hills. yelpng on III,
track Of r,bbt diverting hm from Ills
prnrsr course along the fate. Now the
hounds
"Do spend their mouths, Echo replies a-
As it another chase were in the skies"
Here was exhibited most capital trial OF
speed, ths dogs AMI deer in full view for
nearly mile lhe former seusib!r Iesse,
ing the siauce between them a, every
jump; but the wood, were gained when
the deer had the advantage. For two hours
the chase lasted. DER hmi and dale, the
bayiDg OF the hotiuis iieir,i nj = ,Issiauce
family, anon more distinctly, as they pas
sell over elevated ground, or approaching
u kept up the agreeable anticipation ofa
shot, bot we were doomed - disappoint-
ment. lie appeared in sight once more,
as he passed through q farmers yard aud
now.
"He runs among a Gock Of sheep,
10 make the cunning hounds mistake their
snelL .
For then his smell With Others beins Mingled
The no, seont.snufhng hounds acc driven to
. doubt,
CsAsins tbeir clsmosou, cry ',ll Ihsy har. sin.
E. gled.
Wi1h much ado, IN, cold fault clearly out"
Again, sioer circilng the distant feeds, he
strikes for the woods. refusing TO run on
what we considered legitimate grouud
aud taking the back track, would have
9 been host 10 as but,ier, the qpick eye, Of
8 our guide, who discovered him While eros !.
sing ravine. A bulle, from his nnerring
ride fractured the spIse ni lhe noble follow
and gave ia venison in abundance. All
bands were then 'Piped 70 quarters dnd
we finished our days sport by drinking
4. health and a happy New Year TO the
Z dear "Spiri : also, by unanimous vote, to
81 send you qusnst Of ".oGr best"
s1i Ever yours, FrpKs. !.
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