Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-02-28
A Pennsylvania Fox-Hunt-Reynard' IS
ContumacIOus Conduct.

4 fox-a solitary. fOrlOrn fox, with
the fur rubbed off his left fore-shoul-
der and a considerable part of one
ear gone-barked and moaned in the
stable of Elwood Ramsey's hotel, in
this place, all Of last night. Nobody
could see him without knowing Just
what he was for. He was to be hunt
ed. He was one of those scared foxes
that, when liberated. will look leisure
~ about him. wag his bushy tail, lay
back his ears, cock one eye, and then
walk deliberately through the front
yard and struggle away. Nothing
could have induced him to run; moth
ing could have frightened him; so, for
amodern fox hunt, he was just perfec-
ton.
But for all his broken-down look, he
was no common fox. For him was re-
served a rare distinction. He was to
ne the object of one of the greatest
foX-hunts that ever made holes III a
farmers wheat-held. He was to be
hunted by Governor, state Treas
urer, Senators. Congressman, railroad
managers, Judges and countless blood
fNl lbulltiN. l MS NiN W nav iiitt'iR dibi
bark so gallaatly. This morning all
was prepared for The hunt. The
guests had arrived. They were dis
tiuguished party Gov. Hartranft,
state Treasurer RaWle. Senators Ever
hart and Lawrence, George Bullock,
Esq, of Conshohocken; Nice-Presi-
dent Cassatt and Manager Thomson,
of the Pennsylvania Railroad; Joseph
Collday, of Bryn Mawr, and Prof.
Fairman Rogers were among them.
Beside there were large party of
/ New Workers in full hunting costume,
riding stylish horses, and they were
matched in costume by William Still
/ wagon. j. II. Lewis, George North
and DR.. Rowland, of Media. who We're
/ gorgeously attired. John j. Hughes
/ was here. too ard James Rawle, of
/ Bryu Mawr. who is GOV. lIartranft' $
host, and who supplied the spirited
! horse upon which rested the guberua-
/ torial physique.
At halfpast ten O'Clock this morn
{ ing Reynard was led out OF the barn.
/ coaXed over fence, and ut last
brought up IN an open field. Here the
noble hunters were assembled. The
victim fl3 FUTURE of the day sport was
not looking well. He seemed quite
willing to sit down and let the dogs
lphere were a great many dogs come
up aud talk to him. The Governor,
dismounting Ton the right hand side
Governors always dismount on the
right hand side), took hold of the chain
10y which Reynard was secured.
" II all Is ready, gentlemen, said
he, Il will permit the tleet-tooted
quadruped TO depart
"Let him slide, somebody an
Swcred.
He sid, but not far The fox was
i'm no hurry, lie took few graceful
steps sideways and looked at the
hunters; stepped backward little
way and looked M the chained dogs
looked calmly around him for half a
minute and-Sat down.
He's frightened" said the State
Treasurer; I'm wager my last bond
he's frightened Somebody restore
his confidence
\ stable boy began 10 restore his
confidence with a snort stick. The
toN moved deliberately ont of the reach
OF the stick and sat down again.
" [ rye him ON; awake him 10 sense
of his duties; the tracks clear. he has
the right Of way" said Frank T. H..
L. Thomson.
An army Of stable boys, with stones
ami clubs, made IN onslaught. Rev
UArd got up. They pelted him. tie
began 10 walk away. lurrAh, HIS
spirit WAS conquered. lie kept on
walking very coolly ana collectcJly
XII Ac reached the edge of the field.
Here he stopped before the fence and
seemed TO be celebrating whether he