Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-07-09
Tbc Auti- 5Iauerp Buole.
A NEGRO HUNT.

Port Rio, Emerald of the Antilles, is !airy ISL
and Of sweet gardens and orange groves, rich su"
gar plantations, dark luxuriant woods, and lofty
rocks. Therein dwell naughty dark-eyed Seno-
ritas. wealthy Cabelleros, and poor negro slaves.
In the northern part Of the island are the Planta-
tions of Don Gomez d Micr. Ho was native of
Cuba, and having there made large fortune in
the slave trade settled down in the most beautiful
part Of Porto Rico only few years ago. lie
bought vast tracts Of sugar and tobacco fields and
lived in great magniicence. Though he possessed
a round sum of at least eight or nine hundred
slaves, great was his rage when an overseer re-
ported to him one morning that tall negro, whom
he had imported frem Cuba, had escaped during
the night His rage was not at all mtgated
when he was informed few minutes afterwards
that the wife of the runaway was missing too
The negro was worth more than two thousand
pastres for il would have been difficult to fall in
with finer or more powerful man, from the shores
Of the river Senegal down to the coast of South
Guinea, and his wife was young and vigorous !;
therefore Don Gomez had reason for vexation and
for his determination to give immediate chase
The reighbors were invited, in due form, to
share the sport. Now, q chase like this is even
more exciting than a fox hunt, the guests were
not slow in making their appearance and alter
n lapse OF few hours dozen Of them rode in,
richly mounted on their splendid Andalusian
coursers. There is no need for instant hurry in
these eases the noses of the blood-hounds are
sure not to lose scent Of the track before the ret
,inp in of the night dew; the huntsmen sat down.
therefore, to breakfast and made good cheer IN
the hosptable villa of their host, whose table was
broo st
they put on their large sombreros, and mounting
their thorougL-brecs, declared themselves quite
ready for the sport The dogs were taken out
and tho negro hunt was begun in earnest.
The runaway slave, himself, had taken care not
TO leave anything behind him. A wooden cup, 10
which he used to receive his rations, and from
which he ate and drank, was in charge OF the
overseer, and that was all that could. be made
seryiceable for the occasion. But the wife had
hidden some old linens rather carelessly' ana
these the overseer found. Drink was given to the
dogs in the wooden bowl, and the linen was put to
their noses.
sThere were only two of them but two ore
enough to settle negro, even OF the s'ze OF the
escaped Juano Terrible animals they are i"fse'
strong-but, yellow-haired, double-nosed' thorough
bred, of tha, genuine Spanish race trained up
carefully to the purpose-blood-hounds. NO neeu
whatever for urging them on they were animat-
ed and impatient enough already and directly
tbey had got q scent, with eager yeips they
bounded along With their close to the ground
and their tails upright in the air.
They we're followed by the brisk gances OF the
stately cabelleros who began already to testify
excitement-for this part of the chase is consid-
cred by some amateurs to be by no means the least
interesting,
Tho dogs made straight for the negro huts, and
tbe moor blacks, male and female, whom they
CHANGED to meet, took hasty to get out 'f the
nav A few minutes afterwards they we're seen
dart;ro towards the southern corner of q fence
rb;cb enclosed tho slave cottages then they
,,rnsd round again, and went back to the huts,
,ha;r ,ois tanning the air all the time, ard their
ae,icate and dreadful noses almost rubbing on the
ground.
One might read in the eyes of those proud and
naughty cabelleros that the decisive moment was
near at hand. A savage yelping OF the dogs
rave notice that it had arrived indeed. The gree
a. animals turned again, and making once more
for the fence, with full speed. they broke through
it without hesitation
..To the chase, cabelleros (" They gave hearty
cheer, spurs to their horses cleared the ience-
the hunt was up! ......
Poor Juano lost-and by the fault oil his w'ie
too! , Vi
The dogs pursued straight line in s0utherl'
direction. They did not run fast from the momeh
tbey had surely come upon tho right track-'n'
horsemen being enabled to follow at on easy can
ter-but they went along their route with cef