The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-12-16
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{ ,rha Bowling Green {Ky.I Democrat says: q
IN "wednesday last party Of hunters were
sh,sinv deer through the woods near Green
r;ver. shout twenty-five miles below this city,
q Mar, an accident suddenly happened 20 one
~ their number that for awhile thrilled the
nfnera with horror and caused them 70 stand
speechless With terror and aaazement:
II seems that the party bad divided, ana
swers, hunting through the woods when the
dnps struck the trail OF deer. They were
strsnrefs Ia the neigh borkuod, and hence not
wen nosted about deer stands, and had 70 TAKE
their chances, about getting shot at tnelr
game. Several OF the party had seen tne oeer
sfter the chase began and fired st It, Dull aiieo
h brirg It down. OEe of the party, who was
rIfainn s feet aaima!, started off By himself,
and h, the course Of halt an hour q shot was
heard In the direction he had taken, ana
three or four OF the party, who had stopped
en- the cliffs to rest, heard noise tnat
sounded like a man riding . horse as ies a1,
rspidity through the WOODS Ine
river made an abrups oend a Htsie
below them, and from their eieVateo
position they could plainly see Inc
banks for some distance All a. once tne y:
saw large buck appear on the steep cl.n
below them, and Ia she twinkling OF an eye
dodge to one side and disappear 10 tne eiss ..
They had scarcely time to recover tnelr su.,
prise before another sight met their gaze .sa.
rooted them to the spot upon WHEN lily
were standing. TWAS nothing tess tuat "a
horse and rider bearing directly LOVELY .se
TORS had scarcely got view Of them before
| they both left the ground entirely, and SEEM
al to he eyIng.through the air. At brst those
who witnessed the fearful spectacle tnougot
| the whole thing was some horrible aPPati-
t1on. hut they were soon relieved OF tnelr
srperstitaous fears BY hearing cries ior neip
in the stream below.
They FASTENED to the spot, and were as
founded to see the horse trying to sWim TO
the shore and the man still on n's BACK.
Tbey assisted the horse and rider onto serra
frnac. and recognized their friend who had
| left them q short time before. They learned
from him that when he separated from the
party he had not been gone long before ne
saw deer, and after watching some time
for faiS shot at what proved to be large
buck be was successful, and bad no sooner
fred than the buck fell, and squirting bis
horse he rushed towards it. The buck,
] however, jumped up and, though wounded,
ran away, and he in trying to get anotner
shot or keep track Of It, under the excite:
ment of the moment forgot bis danger and
rushed at tremendous gait through tue
bushes and bramble. When he came upon
the cliff he saw bis danger, but was unable to
avert It, and hence the fearful leap was made.
The buck, it seems, was able to check bis
speed when he suddenly appeared upon the
rugged cliff, and wheeling of into the under
| growth was soon lost to view. The strange>t
part of the story is neither the horse nor his
ridef were seriously injured, The water
having been deep enough to break The force
of the fall. The party built q fire, and after
their .comrade was thoroughly dried they re-
sumed their sport, but fully resolved upon
watching the corners, SO that none of the
Others should meet with such terrible ex.
perience.