Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-11-25

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: seer found. Drink was given to the dog
in the wooden bowl, and the linen was pn
3 to their noses. There were oaly two O
them; but two are enough 10 settle ne
, gro, even of the size Of the escaped Juano
Terrible animals they are; large, stout
built, yellow-haired, double nosed thougl
bred, of that genuine Spanish race trained
up carefully 10 the purpose-bloodhound
No need Whatever for urging them on, they
] were animated and impatient enough al
ready; and directly they had got a good
} scent, with eager yelps they boundee
! along, with their noses to The ground, and
tLeir tails upright in the air. u s5igai Gs.
They were followed by the brisk glance:
of the statel y caballeros, who began alrea
dy tc testify excitement, for this first parl
the cllaseis considered by some amateurs
to be by no means the least interesting.
The dogs made straight for the negro
huts, and the poor blacks, male and female,
whom they ehanced 10 meet, took hasty care
TO get eutof the way. s A few minutes af
tergards they were seen dsrting towards
the southern corner of fence which en-
closed the slave cottages, then lheysturned
round again, and went back to the huts,
their tails tanning the air all the time, aad
their delicate and dreadful neses almost
rubbing the ground isqo tussg1q ia sTa
Ia One might aread in the eyes ofthose
proud and naughty caballeros that the de-
cislre moment was near at hand "A saw
age 3yelping of the dogs, gave notice
that 1T had arrived indeed. The greedy
animals turned up again, zand q making
once more for the fence witt, fuH speed
they broke through it without hesitation.
% ''To the chase, caballeros T. They gave
hearty cheer, set spurs 10 their horses,
cleared the fence ID The hunt was up! /
Poor Juano! Lost-and by the ianltsof
bis wire, too. .Iioj insmsii3z9 tGstg itss79
| 3 The dogs pursued . straight line 10 a
sou,herly direction They did not run fast
from the moment they had surely come on
the right track, the horsemen being ena-
bled to follow at an easy canter, but they
went along their route with certainty
that was appalling to hehold; never stop
ping, never offering the slightest sigh Of
hesitation, and up and down dale oeer
meadows or over fields, through groves or
through woods, never-not for one single
moment--raising their noses more than
half an inch above The level of the ground.
II was warm work, altogether, the heat
Of the tropical sun being intense; but
when hour after hour passed, and still the
dogs went on, neither hurryiug or slacken-
ing their, speed, but always, in the same
steady and determined manner, they seem
ed to put new life into our hot and jaded
caballeros. They would sooner have
thought of parting with their souls than
of abandoning the chase.
Porto Rico, TO the south, is very noun
famous, and the nearer we draw to the sea
coast the wilder and more picturesque is
the surrounding country. Rocky wales
with gaping precipices of an unfathoma-
bic deth, steep and lofty crags with enor-
nous peaks, follow each other in quick
succession. Some of the peaks rise more
than two thousand feet above the level of
The sea. their inaccessible tops visited only
by the eagles, which fly round them in
majestic circles. The stony ground is torn
by clefts and chasms; large pieces of rocks
of amonstrous sixe, are scattered about wild
ly. 10 Iige atj lagu ksf taz ED sil |
The caralcade had long since alighted,
and the caballeros, leaving their horses in
charge of some of the servants, were fol-
lowing the dogs afoot. The march be-
came more and more difficult, for those
nicely booted gentlemen; but they held
on nevertheless. Even although they
knsw that they were on perilous ground. as
this remote part of the island is motor.
Gus place of refuge for the runaways,
Maroon niggers, as they are called here,)
they seemed the more disposed to pers St
in the chase. The dogs advanced but
slowly over this rough ground, now and
thea halting before cleft over which they
could not leap, and passing round it by a
by way, but still never failing to pick up
the track on the other side of the preci-
pice, always sure always eager, with their
noses always close to the ground. ia
Suddenly they came to dead stop, and
lifting up their heads for the first time,
barked furiously. 10 i14H taI-HfA sii
% When the ca6alleros reached the spot,
they stood before deep abyss. On the
opposite side a lofty rock rose up to
height of more than eight hundred feet
Its reverse side fell off steeply towards the
sea, and the breakers were to be heard
dasding against it. The dogs might bark
and yelp. They were but dogs, and even
a jagaer would look twice before he leapt
so terrible chasn.oga io z9sa5IZ7 2ai 7fs
1t was about nine O'Clock, and the scene
was beginning to change rapidly. The
blue tiDge of that wonderful sky began
gradually to deepen, the stars came out
one after another, shining forth-the south
ern cross above ati-witha splendor never
dreamed about in England Darkness
was setting inaupon the paradise of Porto
Any attempt to continue the chase dur
ing night would have been madness
Some of the servants were ordered there
fore 10 lighta large fire whilst others were
sent back for the requisite refreshments
and accommodations. A few sentries were
set and the caballeros stretched them
selves upon the ground. u''l "a
When the most minute and accurate
search was made ext morning for means
of descending the abyss and scale the op-
posite rock, as cleft was discovered which
offered, indeed, some means Of descending;
and as to the rock, negro servant pointed
out way by which it was admitted that,