Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-12
Alefan0rla Qbazette
WEDNESDAY EVENING, deer. p.

WEDNESDAY EVENING, deer. II.
HUNTING G1RAFFEs.- il not hard
pressed, writes 40 Enelish sportsman. DO not
20 at any very great pace, 50 that before long We
were within one hundred yards Of them. Even
10 the ardor of the chase it struck me as glo'
rous sight to see these huge beasts dashlng
along in front, cla!teriog over the stones or
bursting passage through opposing bushes,
their long, graceful! necks stretched forward.
sometimes bent almost to the ground 10 aVo!t
horizontal brances and their busby black tal''
twisted up. And how easily and with how
little exertion they seemed to get over the
ground with that long, sweeping stride OF lhers
Yet they we're going at a great rate, for 1elt
that my old nag vas doing his best, and could
not DOW lessen the dista0ce between US by an
inch.
| now saw that D. was about to make push.
and, as the horse he was riding was pretty last.
| knew that be would press them into much
quicker pace, and leave me behind altogether
so, refining in at once, jumped off, and, tax.
| ing as steady an aim as my arm, tired with
fogeiug would allow, fired at large, dark col
ored COW that locked. to me, in good condition.
The bullet clappcd loudly, and | saw her stag
ger, but, recovering Immediately, sho went on.
though slightly in the rear of the troop. At
this moment my friend jumped off close be.
hind them. and gave another COW SHOT
was now long way behind, but nly herse,
though slow, possessed good staying powers;
30 that, by dint of keeping on at hard sa!Iop,
| and cutting angles when | could, again crcpi
up and gave my COW another shot, quickly i9l.
| lowed by third which brought her u The
erouud with crash. She was not yet dead,
| however, for as | approached, she reared Der
| lofty head once more, ard gaZod rcproachlil'y
| at me with her large, soft. dalk eyes. y panG
| of remorsc went through me, and tor an instant
| I wished the shots unircd that had lild low
this beautiful and inoffensIVs creature.
But now the cries of my katlirs and Nlassa-
ras. following like famishcd wolves on the blood
| spoor, broke upon my car; so, sttIng the sI!!I
small voice, again raised ny rifle and put "n
end TO the miselies OF my victim, whose head,
pierced with a two ounce ball, fell with thud
upon the ground, never to be raised again. -
Leaving some of the boys to cut up the meat
| rode on with the rest 10 look ior my lflcnu'
| whom l found beside another prcs:ratc eirailc
which be had killed little further on. asthc
| one | had shot was the tatter OF the two, We
| left the Kafirs here aud went back to mine.
TIE MOsT DIsAGREEABLE SORT OF PEOPLE.
It will always be a nice and difficult question 10
decide who are the mcs disagreeabe people 10
live with Our first thoughts will be tirectcd
| to the more ugly and yenomous passions. such
| as hatred, envy, jealousy and the Ike. Ii VIII
| probably be found however, that tuCSc quail'
lies which come under the head Of lolblcs rath
| er than Of vices render people NEST lntoIcrable
as companions and coadjutors For example,
| it may be observed those persons have more
worn, iaded and displritcd look than any others
who have to live with the people who make DIT
| fcuIties 90 every occasion, grca: or small 1t
is astonishing to sec how this practice OF max
ing difficulties grows into confirmed habit OF
mind, and what dIshearteument 1t OCCASIONS.
The SAVIOR of life is taken out Of it when you
know that nothing you propose or suggest.
hope for or cndcavor, will meet With any re-
sponse but an enumeration of the difficulties
that will lie in the path you wish to travel The
difficulty moogcr is TO be met With not only IN
domestic and social life, but also in business. 1t
not unfrequcntly occurs iu business relations
that the chief will never BY any chance receive
without many otjections and much bringing
forward of possible difficulties, anything that is
brought to him by his subordlnacs. They ct
last cease to take paios, knowing that no amount
of pains will prevent their work being dealt
with in spirit of Ingenious effectiveness. at
last they say to themselves :-"1hc better the
thing we present the more opportunity we Will
have for developing his unpleasant talent oil CD
ljectveness and imaginative power OF nven!ng
difficulties.
THE CAPTURE OF HYENAs. The following
mode of tying byenas in their den, as practiced
Il 10 Afpanistan, is given by Arthur Connolly, in
his "Overland Journal 10 the words Of al.
CHAN chief, the Shirkaroc .Syod Daoud -
"Wheu you have tracked the beast to his den,
you take rope with two slip knots upon 1t In
your right haod, and with your lett holding q
felt cloak before you, you 90 boldly, but quiet
: Iy, u The animal does not know the nat ure
of the danger. and therefore retIres to the back
part of the den, out you may always tcIl where
1 bis head is by the glare Of his eyes. You keep
moyipg eradua!Iy toward him on your knees,
and yhep you ere within distance throw tho
cloak over his lead, close with him, and take
care he does not free himself The beast Is Sc
frightened that he covers back, and though
he may bite the felt, he cannot turn his neck
round so as 10 hurt you; so you quietly feel Tor
bis forclcgs, slip the knots over them and then
with one strong pull draw them tight up the
= back of his neck and tic them there. The beast
| is now YOUR own, and you can do what you like
with hin. We generally take those We catch
home to the krall, and hunt them on the plalI
!, with brides in their mouths, that our dogs
NAV be taught not to fear the brutcs when they
meet them Wild.
{ TIE ladies in Russia are very anxious to
marry, because they have noliberty before mar
riago. They ara kept constantly under the
paternal eye until given up to their husbands
and then take their own course Almost a
II soon as girl is born, in the better ranks of SO
j ciety, her parents begin to prepare the dowr,'
!, she must have when she goes TO her husband
SIZE must furnish overy thing for an Quilt in llio
even to dozen new shirts for her coming nus au:
hand The Young man goo; TO the house Of hi
nromised bride and counts over her dresses, an(
examines the furniture with hia own eye befor
3 he commits himself 10 the irre7ocable bargain
In high life such things are conducted with NOR
apparent delicacy; bu. the facts arc ascerla'no
with more apparent accuracy, tho business DC
: ing in Tic hands of broker or notary. Th
troussesu is exposed in public before the wed
ding day.