Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-03-25
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ABOUT A FOX HUM,

Yesterday morning your reporter was start.
led by the recollection of call 10 attend a cir
c1lar fox-hunt which had been announced to
come off about ten miles east of this city Eager
for the time and opportunity to engage for an
hour or two in this sport of Kings"-''image
ofwar without its cruelty" he looked out upon
out door arrangements and feared the dampness
would put damper upon the business in hand.
However, in company with a fellow traveller, he
concluded TO bide ithe peltings of the pittiless
storm, for the sake of the fun, and so mounting
Squire McCOnnels Gray mare Meg-ca better
never lifted Leg the subject of the worlds ad.
miration and the bone and sinew of the Modest
Assurance Company, armed and equipped like
Don Quixote, and looking like the running
gears of misplaced confidence, struck out for
the scene of the big circular war on Reynard
Neglecting TO take an umbrella, it of course
commenced to rain-a cold, driving rain. Such
disagreeabe mix-up of miscellaneous nasti.
ness as it produced along our route was awful to
look at and terrible to travelin. at rained and
the wind was never weary" Fellow traveller
sung song about "never mind the weather
when the wind don't blow" but the wind did
b!ow-"blawed as if twad blawn its last" play.
ed fearful symphonies in our flowing hair, and
the "lat man" AYERS, carried our eyebrows
away up on our foreheads. Still we went on,
the rain pouring into virgin bosoms, and
dashing into our faces like a young cataract
Not being much accustomed to equestranism
we thought the horse could tell better where to
go than we could so we closed our eyes and
went pitching along at a confusion hazarding-of-
neck-and-spine rate. Fellow traveller threw his
voice over to where he thought it would reach
the ears of your reporter and remarked--"the
further we go the damper it gets?" We opened
an eye and discovered that he meant to say it
rained harder as we proceeded. He was quite
right in what lac essayed to say, but we contiuu.
ed right on through the rafting shower. After
going it blind for several miles we espied phi
losopher amusing himself. by fishing on the
bank of a creek under an umbrella. We asked
him to tell us where the grand circular fox
hunters had arranged to close in. He replied
as he drew out jack-fish, that we must go on
about mile further where we would find two
roads There was the right hand road; we
must not take that but keep straight up the
run into deep hollow; after a while We would
come to large fallen tree which we were not to
take along with US. he said, but were to pursue
the road leading round its old fantastic roots,
and continue going ahead until we came to
school house, which was not occupied now, ow-
ing to the absence of the school master,
"abroad."
Leaving the philosopher to the enjoyment of
the usual fsherman's luck, we rode on and soon
arrived at the turning off place, We went up
the run as directed Presently We came to the
fallen tree, and as it did not appear conveniently
portable, we obeyed the philosophers directions
and wound our nags round its roots, Then
deep glen up which We continued to
climb, over rocks and logs and through mud
and water knee Deep until we discovered an
evidence of civilization in the shape of a flask
of whisky concealed under the roots of a tree.
We now felt that we were not lost, the rain
ceased, the birds began to twitter merrily from
the leafless trees in token of approaching sun
shine and as we neared the place where the
lines were to close in, old Sol burst forth in all
his glory, spreading joyful beams upon the
glistening trees and tender verdure. Soon we
heard bells ringing in the distance, merry horns
winding and footing and "Getching still echoes
from the hollow eartii,n