The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-01
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Further Extracts from tho story Of
simon GlTIy, the Renegade 90 A
Deer Hunt after Might, In which
Mrs. CIuger took Part.
We arc indebted to Mr.. Mcknight, cd
ilor of tho Peoples Monthly, published al
Pittsburgh, tor the advance aheeb oil the
May number, containing the second In
stslImGnt Of his story Of "Bimon Girty,
the Renegade" o story Of our Ohio river
border, from tho tirst chapters Of which
We quoted quite extensively a few weeks
ago. Col. Shepherd, Captain Brady, and
the three young ladies-viz-Miss Drusil.
la Swearlngcn, Of Wellsburg, Miss Lydia
BOggs (Mrs. Crugef) and Elizabeth Zane,
Of Wheeling, continue to figure as prln-
Cipal characters in the story, although as
they have not yet progressed further
down The river on their %Kentuck boat
than tho mouth Of Beaver, there isnothiDg
specially local In tho scenes and incidents
described in'tho present chapters. The
paFty stopped, o1theirw downSat Fort
Mcintosh, at thcmodth of Beaver, and
there, under the auspices Of the command.
ant otthc Fort, Capt. Mcintyre, enjoyed
fire huntl'after night. Such young
ladies as Mrs. Cruger and Elizabeth Zane,
strange as itmsy seem TO our modern
young ladies' Of this region, could handle
rifles andahoot with accuracy, and were
not afraid % 80 deer hunting after night.
Miss sWearingen, however, was more
like tho present "gtrl Of the period" She
did not fancy 50 much exercise; her tastes,
the historian tells US, were identified with
tho associations Of the cabin rather than
tho woods. When, therefore, Miss Lydia,
who was enthusiastic for the sport, in
vited her % be one of the hunting party !,
we read that Miss Drusilla ''lanEuidly
answered." s-7:as rF.5
"Rather think not; can't say Itake 10
wood sports. 1don't shoot, and / can see
but little Inn in scramblllg among, dark
woods and wet grass; The dark branches
hopping you dtTevery step; everything
that mas sharp point scratchtug'at your
dress, and coming, hemealht ouselled and
looking like @ fright, Betty and (mcan.
ing Elizabeth Zane) will take romantic
stroll along the river bluff"
But the style Of DFusllla was the
style q Elizabeth, and she therefore
answered as follows: '@'S =
mot ], indeed Miss" laughed Betty.
III the Captain can raise me pair Of
moccasius, I'm with the hunt, and Larry
will carry my fre-pan. l would love
dearly to see him out on tlre.hunk His
late funny adventure with the stag has
given me q wonderful admiration for his
novel and original hunting powers"
Tho same night that the party landed
at the fort they went of on the proposed
"arc hunt" Col. Shepherd and Miss
Lydia (who were then romantic young
lOvcrs) were in,one canoe along with the
commandant, and Captain Brady and
Elizabeth Zane, Miss Swearingen, and
some one else, in the other. There was
' ''' suS pay ~ 'ne OnUu ueiCns
~, "a ~ .uo Neu.aoA poa'' mus alViueu
vu 'uVy lo%eu 'ne.t CANOES up .ne wa
's,S " 'n0 beaver A''eF n'snoAil N guest
VI 'ue uset sha' irequenteu certain swaie
near inc banks. Wo are told how each
canoe was rugged to throw light on tho
shore when the orcasion shnni6 reor;ro
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N' Ai'ef WHICH tne pStuculats Oh the
hunt are given as follows:
I'm the first boat, on two seats placed
right behind the tire-box stem, and OF
course intended to be in deep shadow
when 1t was lighted up, were seated lydia
and Shepherd, with rifles all ready, and
Capt M'Inlyre 10 paddle and lead the
hunt Next Came Rose and Drusilla ss
paddles, and Betty and Brady at the front,
and lastly came the birch, with the old
triangular fire.box and candles, the grim
and silent Killbuck at the paddle and |
Larry in the hawaii exciIement and
darkness ahead as # 6e would would not lV onI y
"shine" but also annihilate a whole herd
oil deer by the very fire OF his ewes alone.
ns.isnoo ~ .ns ssra '4 sr,'aa soms e1
pe1i'A0e. ~ Aie Auns nefeaOou's
She speaks Of It in tho following para
graph, thus ~
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W6eeIinS creeI WITH III, Rs,tvSs hro. I' ~
and oncs vnn TememSer wi;h yon 'sbcn'
herd and have enioved The s5o St' s SosP
inVIy"Abo,1t hsIi mile from Mia i1s n ou
Wheelin1 Greek makes a most t re- ren ,,,V
bic bend 40 a. to form n comnIete n"n I
sula, on one side ali steen bIuffs and ridaes
and in the horse shoe rich, Iuxurisnt
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