The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-01-14


| went to the fox ehaso on last Saturday.
When the train arrived at Portland, 10 was half
past nine, and tho line had advanced from that
point. In company wlthMr. George Steven
son, of The jackson Foundry, started for The
geographical centre OF thering It was raining
and very muddy. The direction was about
twelve degrees south Of west. Whom opposite
Jefferson Furnace, and half a mile south of II,
we could hear the hunters hallowlng, far In the
southwest. We pushed on past the Beaver
Pond crossed the Black Fork, went up the
point Of Recse's Ridge, and reached the ring
just in time. Tho ring was formed 10 the head
of o hollow, one Of the heads Of Cub Run, Just
above the Salt Petre Cave II Is west of Leon
ards, and short distance east of where John
Clarks horse mill once stood. About twenty
i've acres were surrounded, most Of II thick
copse Of under growth. About three hundred
men and boys formed the ring. Some were on
horses, aud some on foot. They had gans,
hounds, clubs and stones The officers rode
around the ring and gave orders. Soon the
hounds were let loose, aud wentiu. Thoystruck
the Trucks of the foxes, but the crafty animals
had passed out of the line on the south side, and
the hounds made music In towards Monroe Fur
mace. When II was found that the foxes were
gone, the wags began TO bore me about the
sklns, and wanted TO know what would take
for them, 80, Several Of the men declared that
they had seen foxes within the ring, aud the
Grand Marshal, Dr. Lair said ho had seen no
less than three or four, and that he had emptled
hia revolver Of one Of them but the boys said
privately lint the Drfu his excitement had
mistaken somebody dog for red fox and
had been shooting al the dog.
HmIght beproper to say that | did not 20 TO
XIII foxes, although had my ride with me- ]
went for thc exercise, and to see the old place,
aud to soc my old ncIghbors. All Of which !
accomplished to my entire satisfaction.
have nothlpg agOin.t lqxes, They arc said
to be cunning animal, aud hard to catch. !
have often wondered how Samson caught The
three hundred, mentioned In Judges, chap. IS,
verses and g. Here IA oil that Is said ObontIti
"And Samson went out and caught three hun.
dred foxes, and took hre- -hrands, aud turned tail
70 tall, andput ailre-brand Ia Tho mldsl between
two tails
And when no had act the brands on tlre he 10,
them 80 into tle slandhge0rn OF the Phllisthes,
aud burnt up both The shocks and also the
standing corn with the.ylneyards and olives"
Asubout half the fox hunters on last salur-
day were Wclshmau, VIII give sansons fox
chase ID Welshy 9 &4 aa
IA Samson q acth &c ddailodd dri chant 0
lwynogod; &C a gymmerth ilqglau. &C drodd
gyntloh at gynilon, &C q os0d0dd I'm Hagl rhwng
dwy gynhonyn ycanol
&c efe gynneuodd dan sn tlaglau, &c a'u
gollyngod id ha5akl ydau \ phliistialdi &c q
losgodd hyd yn nod N dasaA, az yd az 81 droed,
y gwynllanu oedd hsigd, a. olew-wydd,
Now Il Is. evident that Samson did not catch
bis foxes by a ring chase. TlHee hundred men
on last Saturday did not catch one fox, but
Samson, one man, caught thfee hundred foxes.
Pcrhapshe caught them by putting salt on their
tails. Foxes tails are an important appepdage
See how Samson used their tails TO efIset his
purpose And then Esop tells about the fox
that gothIs tall Aipped OF In a trap, and how he
was so crafty as TO attemptl 10 st art fashion pl