National Republican., 1875-11-19

tion Of the armament. The baeksood's angel
:sSSrs sn: sse sse ssa@Ts ods
Opening and closing the door. Alasi not too eau
~ aase
matter Is only mentioned now that his friends
may not allude to Il hereafter.
THE GREAT HUNT.
II was nom AngeIyille that the great hunt TOOK
place. and It was well worth the trip to be IN that
single exciting ride. The mount numbered
sgsrsssted over ffsy animals, ma they being the
choice Of the splendid packs OF Col Dsyia Settle.
Major Len Anderson, Mr.. Jason Thomp,on
hunt, and before We were we'll out the dogs
had struck . trsfl and were IN full cry. II
dead rsiop Sid the % portion Of the % party who fol
lowed Mr.. Thompson ride. He was sure he knew
the direction in which the hunted beasts would
as his only chance-the fox had taken to q tree,
IL. Tom s Rsosn 60 i being the % last although he had
taken straight line from the start and walked
his horse about i've miles while the others Of the
party had ridden at least twenty.
A ''TREED" FOX
In hunt like that is worth seeing. In an oak
forest not too closely grown, be had taken refuge
in one Of the finest Of the mighty trees 1t was
ss az az sly ne
sat tie hunted, almost doomed, beast. At the
foot Of It, jumping, yelping, trying to climb was
watching with eager interest, were the men. II
seemed hard that such fearful odds should be al
sat quietly on his perch; he knew for the present
he was safe, and he was evidently considering
what he should do to Rerpetuste his safety Be
victim; the horses, tied to the neghborIng trees,
were impatiently paving, and the men were ripe
its results taught the dual lesson Of every day
life-of how The strong unite to crush the weak,
and of how often cunning overmstehes strength:
was decided to call the dogs Of. drive him down,
and start the hunt anew The hunters began tasif
away, when one Of them struck
AREBELLIoUs HOUND
with his whip. With q cry Of pain the brute dart
ed of. and the whole pack followed. Hardly had
they started ere the cunning prisoner saw his
read It be was on ferrd frG and running for life.
The pack was called back as quickly as possible,
not trail and the result was that the fox escaped.
The remaining days at Angelville resulted in the
capture Of one red fox and one S.y Of frutlsss nd
the gentlemen who had cordially entertained
them and so successfully indueted them into the
and the washington party started for Salem,
where we were to spend the day while We were en-
route to Greensboro.
Is Morsvian settlement of about three thousand
part Of the last century BY thrifty community Of
German disciples Of John Hess. Up to about
nunity, but since that time, although the socisty
are still the principal owners Of the original
grant, they have abandoned the community Prin-
diyidusls as desired them. The seventy-hve-year-
old Landlord of the Butnsr house, whose father
Of the ipecuiiarities Of the village In the main
portion Of the hotel General Washington had
once held levee, and in the same building many
Nf NhR ah~A AF NhA NlNHkaR
had been quartered; during Q period Of ninety
years there had been but one fire; It was strictly
rp stsrmpefan%ee % town, and no iiqsor could Be found
which evidenced the morality Of theinhabitants.
male educational Institutes Of the South. 1t is
the property OF the society is known as the Salem
Female Academy; and e at present under the
ing was erected In 1904, and since that time there
have been additions rs they were needed, until
dred pupils and its catalogue embraces nearly
that number Of names. The building Is supplied
with gas, heated BY steam. and has water on the
Through this building We were shown by Presi-
dent Grunert. accompanied by Mr.. Blaine, editor
% the Peoples Pres, 70 whom we wsrs ssS S in
York papers, the first that had reached as since
our start.
AT GRKEssBoRo'.
On Saturday Salem was exchanged for Green's
9oro', , where where the party became the guests Of Of
On sunday a visit was made to the annual
meeting Of the Society Of Friends at their meet
ing located some eight miles from Greensboro,
where also they have q college, In which the
youth Of both sexes are educated. The church is
q substantial brick edihce, with seating accom-
modations for two thousand, and was well filled
with members Of the sect and residents of the
principaliy Contributed By tn the late Johns Hop.
kins, OF Baltimore. 1t was near this spot that
the battle Of Guilford was fought, and 10 the
ing) were buried by the Quakers side by side the
soldiers Of both armies who fell in that fight.
The day proved rainy one, and the services not
particularly Interesting so as soon as possible the
cosy parlors OF the Greensboro mansions, with
their cheerful fires, were reached, and q quiet
On Wednesday at 8 o. m. our hosts were bidden
adieu, sleeper for Richmond taken, and that
evening at o'clock found us at home, all heavier,
heather, happier for the trip.
THE ASSOCIATION FoRMKD.
On the evening Of the Last day OF the hunt the
named the same "The Piedmont Fox Hunting
Club The name comes from the region in which
mont country. The following named persons
were chosen the officers OF the club:
Presidsnt.Msjor Len W. Anderson, OF Stokes
Vice Presiden.-Mr. Jason Thompson, of Gun.
ford county, N. O.
Recordi6s sscresary-Mr. James X. Young. OF
Corresponding Secretary-General Stephen A.
Douglass, Of Rockingham county. N. O.
Treasurer-Hon. Thomas b. Keogh, Of Gull
ford county, N. O.
surgeonEwiiliam Writ withers, OF Stokes
county, N. @.
Qusrtermsster-Mr. James W. Pesy, OF Gull
fsrd county, N. O.
Executive Oommittee-Msjor Lsn W. Ander-
son, Dol. David Settle, Mr.. Z. II. Moore, Oololel
Robert NJ. Douglass, Mr.. Julius Gray, Mr. John
Hendricks and ]. N. Nelson, all Of Nerth Caro-
lima. So.
Committee on Rules and Rsguistions-Judge
Thomas Settle, OF Guiiford county. N. o.; E. p.
Brooks Clifford Warden and d. s. Kidder, Of
Washington, D. O., and John Mcknight, Of Gull
ford county. N. O.
The Washington members Of the club will en-
tertain their brethren Of the club from North
Carolina with dinner In this city the latter part
Of December. 1t promises TO be on grand scale.