Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-12-07
For the Sugar Planter.
THAT E HUNT.


Mr.. EpIToR:-I must try and give you some
details of my last hunt which took place last
Satu lday and Sunday. | an ashamed to have
inclndei Sunday, but as / cannot hunt on the
DAYS | prefer, | am often compelled to use that
one for shooting. | will tell you-and every
body knows it-that | ana exceedingly fond Of
hunting, for there is something noble and grand
in a good hunt and, further, that | am general
" very successful, usually bringing 10 more
gam tban other hunters, whether on account OF
Good shooting, or because | take more pains to
hunt than they do, / leave other hunters to de
eide. | will, however, Ito my sorrow state that
ii was not the case ia my last two days expedit.
ion, it was more Of an eXpeditian than a hunt.
! shall, however, be rs brief as possible and
give you the details Of that great hunt iu as few
words as possible.
A few days ago, Mr.. D., g nice young gen
tlernan Of our parish, proposed to take a great
hunt y IN the Devils swamp, OF the opposite
parish, where there are plenty of lakes and la
eoons, and where ducks, deer, aud other game,
are always plentiful. /, Of course, readily &C
cepted the propositlon, was ready in q few min
utes and in less time than it takes to soribble
these lines. reached Walls Store TO cross over
With Mr.. b. who is also as quick as lightning,
If not more go.
But here came the trouble. 1t seems that my
courteous friend, D., had invited another friend
Of mine, and | must $50 say that he is one Of
the incest and one of the most gentlemanly
geuts's of the parish, bu: not much Of a hunter,
but may probably prove to be a successful Que in
thirty years-proyided he keeps on trying =
Tais last gentleman is widely known throughout
the parish and weshall call him Mr.. L. Mr.. D..
ted Mr.. L.. We would be at his house on Satur-
day at II A. NJ, in order TO cross soon and take
! rho hast Efcp1s IN thu vapru m mako q hip
hunt. Mr.. L had his ~yictuals ready, and ] must
confess that nothing cou d be added 10 the nu
mercus good things that were found in the bas.
kets, pans, jugs, boxes, band boxes, eup-board5,
etc, etc, he brought over with him, for II took
thirteen servants aud four skitfs TO carry II over.
| will here add that his kind lady flor she is the
best soul | eyer saw or expect to see AGAIN. had
to send over for her lords comforts: / feather
bed, 2 feather pillows, 6 blankets, 3 quilts, p
pair sheets. Z pair slippers, 2 pair boots, lnew)
-he had an old pair on-l2 pair stockings, b
doz. towels, dor. fancy soap and God knows
what she did not send, for it would take a week
to make an inventory of the whole, and besides
he wanted TO take q bedstead, but to this, serious
objections were raised, and be refrained.
Well, sir, though we got TO his house at past
II, it was near 3 o'clock in the evening before
we started aud near dark when we reached the
hunting ground, aud of course kiiiedsnothIng
that night but it took US ali night to unload,
uatie aud taste all he. brought over, and | will
here state that it took me just two hours to taste
his collection of sandwiches alone.
Next morning the flock of hunters and ser
wants, for besides his thirteen servants he bro't
over eleven more Hunters, some white, some
black, some of doubtful color, aud told them
that they must xiii all the ducks they saw and
if they did not kill many it was not from want
of trying, for such shouting and banging away l
never heard before, for no duck made his appear
nnce at halfa mile. but he was shot al 342 times,
Il counted soma of the broeasidesa but when we
collected in the evening. it was found that bet
ween q hunters who went out, not more than
fourteen ducks had been killed for all Mulatto
Bend was on hand TO camp with Mr.. IL
Well, cir, this | think will be my last trial at a
great duck hunt for | Killed nary a duck1, and
when | go again, | sh Il staff at midnight and al
alone aud then I shall be very apt to bring IN enough
ducks Tor myself and neighbo1s, ] forgot 10 say that
Mr.. l.. bursted ons OF his boots and got . cold ia the
foot and that Mr. d. spent all night without ste ping
IN making hot - hisks aud BIZ .nds punches 10 warm
Inn up. AID that when 1i-ss heard 81 HIM he "a.
dong well. o.