The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-06-07
N ulnber 23.

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took pridcin the discipline ofhis hounds.
If in running, one of them lost tho
scent, another was at hand imimedi-
ately to recover it, and thus when in
inll cry, in sporting phrase, You might
cover the pack with a blanket IIo
kept aregstcr ofhis horses and hounds,
IN which might be found the names,
ages, and marks OF cacl, and with
these companions Of the chase he was
as punctual in his attentions US to any
other business of his life. AT the com.
mcncemont of tho season, Mount Yer.
non became crowded with guests from
the neighborllood, from Maryland and,
elsewhere, Their visits weret.pro.
longcd not only for days, but for. weeks,
and they were entertained with tho
eSuberant hospitality of'tho Old Do,
minion. Washington was always SUI
PURIFY mounted, and in the genuine
: costume Of the chase. He wore a blue
coat scarlet wastcoat, bucllslsin breech.
es, top boots, and velvet cap. With
his long-thronged whip hand, he took
the field at daybrcall, Will Lee, his
huntsman, and brave array of friends
and ncighbors, followed by tho train,
but none .rodc more gallantly in the
chase, or with more cherry voice eawoke
the echoes of the woodland than the
host of Mount Vernon
After the close of the Revolution, the
hunting establishment, which had gone
I down during the long war; was renew
4 ed by the arrival of IL pack of French
, hounds sent by Lafayette. There dogs
were of great strength and great cur
age. They would have been able to en-.
counter the wolfor bear, oreven to grip.
pie with the lion on his native sands, as
we'll us to pull down the stag in the
, American forests 1t was necessary to
r keep them in close confinement, as from
= their terocions disposition they would
= not hesitate to devour stranger who
| might pass their kennel after nightfall,
$ should tho gates be unclosed The hunts.
man always presided at their meals, and
: it was only by the vigorous use of tho
lash that any degree Of law and order
NJ could be preserved among these ami
| mails. 1t the weather permitted there
ID was Il huns three times week. Break.
| fast was served in those mornings by
II candlc.light Washington, as usual,
IS took nothing but an Indian cake and u
.. bowl of milk. Before sunrise the whole
}, cavalcadc would often have left the
/ house and unkenncled the fox. Wash
c ington was one of the most accomplish.
Q cd cavaliers. He rode with ease, ele-
: gance and power. IIo took no account
J of any vicious propensities Of his horse.
II The only quality which he demanded
c of Il horse was that he should go along,
and ridiculcd the idea that he could be
il unscated, provided that the animal kept
d ON his legs. Indeed, with his sinewy
1t frame and iron muscles, he had such d
Il. grip with his knees, that horse might
or as easily throw off his saddle as such %
,r rider. His flvorito animal for the chase
lc was horse called Blueslin, of u dark,
iron-gray color, approaching to blue
1t This was fine, but fiery stoed, and of
% great endurance in u long run. The
NJ huntsman, Will, better known in Revo-
lutionary lore rs Billy, rode horse call
:, cd Chinbling, u wonderful lcaper, and
very much like its rider, low but sturdy,
and Of great bone and muscle. The on
ly duty Of Will was to keep with the
hounds. Calamity did ho perform his
task. Mounted on Chinl<ing, throwing
himself almost full length on tho ami
nal. with French horn at his back,
and his spur in flank, this bold rider
would rush at full speed, through brake
or tangled wood, in n style at which
modern huntsman would stand aghast.
There were roads cut through tho woods
in various directions, by which timid
hunters and even ladies could enjoy the
cXhilarating cry without risk of life or
limb, but Washington rode gayly up to
his dogs, not sparinghis impetuous steed,
II rs the distendcd nostrils of Blueskin
would often show. He was always in
ut the death, and yielded to no man the
honor of the brush. After the chase,
the party would return to the mansion
house, where, at the Widespread board,
- and with the flowing glass, the Incl.
dents of the field wero discussed; while
Washington, nevor deviating from bis
orderly habits for the sake of conviviai
pleasures, would, after few glasses OF
Madeira, retire supperless to bed at nino
o'clock
A Ngw FASHION, A gentleman who
has been passing q week or two at one
of the large hotels in New York, says
,bcro scems TO be mania among the lady
hoor,lers to como to the breakfast and
toa table with book in their hand, but
tbov are never seen to open it. Our
friend was told by gentleman that he
"a had seen lady bring the same book to
= the table for two weeks; and an oppor-
u tunity one day Offering, hiscuriosity was