East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-11-11
9oal 8atters.
A Door Hunt.


in life than when by some circum-
stance, fortunate or unfortunate, the
cob-wcb creations Of fancy or the
cherished theories of imagination are
brushed away by the unpoetic fist of
stern reality. Coming to Michigan in
its early days, at a period in our own
life somewhat Juvenile, having listened
''many time and Off TO the thrilling
tales of the habitahs of the eastern
shore, those imaginative and voluble
Frenchmen whose Munchausenisms
and illustrations were as rich and rare
as the choicest creations of the verita-
bic Baron, and associated for years
with pioneers from the Eastern States
whose experiences, though rough at
times, were sufficiently exciting to give
a most fascinating zcst to thor after
dolineations, it is not to be wondered
at that our ideas of that most gentle
manly sport of which one Nimrod of
scripture notoriety is credited with be-
ing the originator, were to ridiculous
extent fanciful, crude, and impractical
BILE. Other circumstances, also, had
their effect in confirming us in this
hallueination. We had read "Gerard,
the Lion Killer" "Gordon Cum
ming" "Nyilke's Spirit" " Hunters
Proclamation" and other sporting pub
lications of doubtful veracity, until we
were confirmed in the belief that game
was only to be found in the wilderness
"far from the busy haunts of men,"
and the taking of it required practice,
skill, cunning, nerve, experience, pa
thence, sagacity, pluck and at times
subjected the hunter to privation, if
not to peril Now we know better
In settled country, within the sound
of steamboat and railroad whistles,
where every luxury which q capital
market can afford, or the most elabo-
rate cooks prepare, with relishes such
as would make the mouth Of n pickle
j ar water, a situation whose sur
roundings combine the grandest in ma
ture and the most exquisite in art, ac-
cessiblc always, and in a very short
space of time-boing only seven miles
distant, in an air line from this great
metropolis-the wild excitement of
hunting the noble buck, the tirnid
fawn, the cunning fox or the voracious
squirrel may be INDUCED in to the
hearts content, that at least is our
EXPERIENCE,
And the business is as easy as "roll-
ing off a log" too easy, lazy and lux
urious in fact, to warrant this ponder
Gus introduction TO our brief account
of weeks participation in drive hunt
ing so called to distinguish the plan
from " still hunting" stalking" &c,
in which a very ungentlemanly quota
of exercise is required of the partici-
pants.
Tuesday morning, Oct 9th, the
party, consisting Of nine men and a
dog, with an immense commissary and
ambulance train, embarked under di-
rcction of Chief Marshal L. for the
"happy hunting grounds" of Franken-
muth, or HU abouts. Near Cass
River formed junction with three
more men, three other dogs, and an
additional commissary train, and the
cavalcade proceeded through, over and
around the ravines, curves, undula-
tons, depressions and sinuousities OF
the eyer-to- aforementioned woods road
leading to the delightful spot where
we made our camp. The first halting
station was unsatisfactory, as no water
was to he had, but little further along
a beautiful pond, no feet in extent,
more or less, bordercd by n carpet OF
dry leaves, sticks and roots; in whose
pellucid depths the playful polliwog
reveled in pulpy beauty, and on whose
dingy bosom foated an island of de-
bris shaken from the trunk of a de.
cayed tree above. Near this enchant.
ing lake, upon a gentle rise of ground
so gentle in fact that we "didn't SEE
it"-our tents, three in number, were
pitched in scmicircle facing inward
in the arc of which the great company
fire, the browning glory of tho expe
dition, was built, and every night {
grand old conAagration attested Tho
perseverance and industry of the fue
brigade. After unloading, making
camp and starting fire,
Bytoroh sndisgO, fast nrrnyed,
Each bnntcrl brew his trusty blade,
And furious Yss the onslaught mnde
On the provisions. a 'bito and sup
Of most startling proportions was soo'
prepared, sooner dispatched, and ate
the eouehes were nicely spread Wit
elastic bougl,s from a neighborinI
straw stack, by unanimous consen
was demonstrated the truth of tho po
cts ss-5fies, that
uWcayinoss DIN s.aore mon the rock.