The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-16

Three Wolves and a Fox C.ux.,,

| Mr.. j. h. Parr, OF Rutland, in this county. has
inaugurated the aristocratic method of fox hunt.
| ing, as pract;eed in England and ireland anon,
the nobility; that is, hunting foxes with hounas
"whippers-in," huntsmen and horses. Thouyb
| the young gentlemen who ride are not dressed
in scarlet jackets and tasseled boot tops, neither
do they have gaudily caparisoned horses, blooded
nags, with thin legs red nostris, sharp ears, and
flying speed; but generally they are gentlemen
in hickory shirts, slouchsd hats, unshorn faces,
muddy boots and jeans pants and mayhap here
| and there ornamented with patch, and not un-
frequently that patch of some other color than
the original goods. They do not smoke famed
cigarettes, nor costly meerschaums. but are re-
called contentedly with clay pipe stuffed with
common plug. Their horses are such as can be
most readily caught in 40 acre lot, and treated
to such hasty grooming as can be done with q
corn cob and a bunch of hay So that those bow
backed nags are not like Jobs horse, paving
the valley and rejoicing in their strength" be-
cause their "necks are clothed with thunder"
but are substantial trotters, that can make their
mile in spite of-well, all ordinary difficulties,
If it takes month, and hold their heads down
to get q nibble of new grass, now and then, as
they go, and hold their tails as high az they can
to keep the burs from scratching their legs.
But to return to our subject, Mr.. John Parr,
]. L. Grove. Jesse Grove, Thos. Leonard H. K.
Parr, Esq, and A. T. Armstrong, preceded by
large pack of hounds, started one morning
from the residence of II. X. Parr Esq, in Sere-
M, all we'll mounted, on horses not, however. OK.
actly like those described above They had a
large pack of hounds, all eager for the chase.
Soon wolf was routed, and away they v eut
wolf, hounds and horsemen, from Fox river 70
Indian creek three miles away. Tho wolf ran
up and down the creek some time, and WAS
finally cornered on rock in the water, where
he stood swapping a, the circle OF dogs around
him. horseman arrived, when the wolf spraug
OIL but was seized BY the dogs, and after tus-
sci, above and below the water, he surrendered,
and has gone where all nice wolves 60
The next day the same party started up the
Fox river, and, when at Somonauk creek, a red
fox put in An appearance. He was chased sew.
esal miles, till he relched his dem After several
hours hard work he dug out and captured
The hunters being fa,igued and suffering from
hunger, were agreeably surprised at this time
by Esquire Sly, OF Worthwhile, who sent the
famished hunters capital dinner. which vas
partaken Of with zest and a vote Of thanks to
the generous Mr.. 5. promptly voted on the spot
On the following day the hunters again went
out, and soon found wolf. a large and exceed.
in oil ~ knn pIl
Fox river between the fording places which at
this place are two miles apart At this time the
rive: WAS full of ice, and rs the dog. and wolf
reached the middle, the cake they were running
on became loose from the banks and began floating
down the stream, and jumping bravely from one
cake of ice 10 another. feat which the dogs dare
not attempt, the wolf got away to shore, while
the dogs retreated and reached the other shore
leaving the situation of things thus: Henry
and John Parr and the wolf on one side, and A.
L. Arm strong on the OPT osite bank of the river
The dogs couldn', cross, and the wolf had 90,
away ont OF sight. After some tedious maneu.
vering the dogs were ferried over. followed by
the brave hunter Armstrong. who, with his
horse, performed some marvellous feats Of iump.
ing from ice-f.ld TO ce.feld. Now on floating
cake. now fioundcring in the water now between
cakes OF ice, and anxiously studying his chances
Of getting out : but by ingen,ously lodging ice,
riding over floating RATS of the CONCEALED liquid
houndering here and there in the quick sand,
and after good wettiny he got ashore, but un.
like Eliza In Uncle Toms Cabin, he did not
pray but made some remarks about it being 90
d-readful tight squeeze" &c.
Hounds and men soon struck the trail of the
wolf and found him, and after running nearly
all day, he was cornered some miles up the river.
A few days after Mr.. PARIS dogs routed out
wolf at Black Ash swamp, south of Marseilles.
The dogs and wolf ran pretty much all day, and
passed through the farm of G. w. Armstrong,
in Brookfeld, near his residence. Mr.. ]. L.
Armstrong Immediately mounted the we'll known
rapid steed "French" and joined in the pursuit,
and after a short and swift race the wolf was
found on log in creek, eight miles from the
place of starting. Joe. L. knocked tho animal
over, and now he is skinned, stuffed and stands
as large as life, looking very fierce, at Gibbs
museum, in this city.