Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-30

THE PARTY IN co sRnRTABLE QUARTERa,
AND LIVERY MEABER IN GOOD HEALTH
AND sPIRITe-ONE OF THE PIsHERNEN
GIFTS A DUCKIN0, AND TWO OF THE
HUNTERS AgE SLIGHTLY DIsYIGURED.
liz CAN'T, Nov. 20, 1877.
Editor Herald:
The Maroonerp, with their large ar
ray Of traps aud camp equipage, were
put of at the mouth Of Darling Bayou
At 3 pm, on Sunday, and ali hands
we're unusually busy putting up tents,
filing the bed-ticks with straw, stow
ing away the property and preparing
aud eating supper. The day had been
charming, aud as we sought repuse
late that uigbt, gave promise Of another
like il ou tie morrow. II was arranged
that We should DO out early In the
morning, aud 20 eager were All for the
Start that but little sleep did anyone
have that night. At half.pasl 2 O'Clock
the entire camp was In q hubbub, with
Two big fires abInz' aud the cooks
jumping arouSd preparing breakfast,
Before It wss light the party had par
taken of a hearty meal, and we're
awaiting the advent OF day before
leaving camp. To sum up, the fisher
nru sUou found that trout and bass
6shing was out Of tho question on ac-
count OF a high aud muddy river, but
the Caterer and your correspondent
put out two trOt lines with q hundred
hooks, aud during the day succeeded
in capturing zone nice Oregon trout"
or, Ia other words, forked-tail or chan
nel ca Dish. The hunters brought Ia
thirty three squIrrels and four ducks,
reporting sigh of one bear and one
deer. Tho officers of the Fair Play
had tHrned over 10 the Caterer, By way
Of n Ike, n small piece OF fresh beef, 10
be H-ed IN case the Club killed no
game, bat there turned out 10 DO no ne
cessi'y tor this %prrcauiion, and to-day
the cDuks was even directed to store
away the bacon, for the present al least,
as being no longer =, CURED.
Yesterday the sun went down with
light fcecy clouds In the west, iudi-
eating the close Of fair weather, aud
the tired party dropped of TO all early
slumber TO b. aroused by II young food
OF rain aboul 4 o'clock In the morning.
But the elegant tents proved equal to
the emergency, and no one complained
| OF inconvenience from water except
the cooks who occupied q borrowed
tent which leaked just enough 10 MAKE
them with tor n good roof aud a dry
bed at homo. II was still raining Thu
morning At 8 o'clock, and our breaklasl
was delayed TIL 10 at which hour here
was q cessStinn of hoStllities on the
part OF the elements, so that alter
breakfast the crowd took to the woods
nut wer0 soUn driven in by Oh" of thu
many April showers we have been
blessed with TIL. Fail. Every time, how,
ever, the rain stopped coming down
some OF the hunters Owed Into tht
woods In ques, Of The denizens Of ID,
forest. OIr Of the Darly stsid out oil
day, and 1fer getting a pretty thOrouE /
soaking by wSter from tho Heavens
had the luck 10 sink his dug.out as h,
ran lis u 'se Il ain1l the bank at thI
back of our camp on coming home. III
ls at the moment Overhauling bill
fne GrseneF bFteeh-loader, which 60
& ducking 81 the came time he did.
The day closed wuh OminOus clouds
thunder and lightning 10 the west
which brought . LeaVy rain aud hail
storm upon ne at about eight O'Clock
with 3 strong wind that has shifted L
The North, and nov blows cold. Th'
members Of the Club are at presenI
disposed as follows: Two are 10 bee
probably asleOp, n 10 each room ; eli
are playing "SaRcho Pedro" ont
cleaning his gnn, and your humble ser
want trying 70 shut his care to the nOls'
aad remArks touching the game, 90 b.
! nay write this letter. The playel