The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-23

that II was fresh trail. then her bay was rich and
clear as tho sound OF the horn.
But Remus, majestic, powerful Remus-what OF
hims "oid' Remus, he is called, but why II were
difficult TO say, for he Is young unless be that he re-
mind one OF his namesake who had
-Tugged the she VOLTS breast :.
and died az the birth Of Rome The light OF the she
VOLTS faith may be In his eye, and his stride and
mien are those of tho king OF his kind Such 10 Re-
mus but all this sentiment about his character suting
his name probably foreign to the mind Of his owner.
who never heard the story Of Rome OF the prophecy
Where Atlas angs his shadow
Shall hall be b, great fear on all who hear
II is probable that some ancestor OF his possessor
bore the euphonism Of Doremus for = name.
VARIED COURSE
The sap rising In tho hearts the royal pitch
and rushing through all their VEINS here and there
exuding little through the pores OF their shaggy
skins, filled the morning air with aroma breathed
only in the forests and t TO have perumed the court
Of Olympus. Our way did not long lay the dry
ridge on which was the camping ground. but We
FLASHED through pools and ''runs" aud wrestled with
the clinging thorns OF tangled vines In vertable
jungles II was not long before abandoned the path
and skirtcd swampy stream called 'Stevens'
Branch" which flows toward the south and loses
itself In sink just north OF celebrated npenetrablo
maze Of vegetation known SCUM swamp" The air
delightfully."- bracing, and tho sunlight dropping
slant CLEANS upon the earth, seemed ~ lavish its
with prodigaly upon tho verdure chanced
to touch to make amends for TIE nrequent entrance
into that shade.
AN xvAsyE STAG.
The hounds had found several scents came
along, but their conduct did not promise WE'LL and
sounded them back. But Flora now gave mouth
the wIndward side OF thisket with accents not
be doubted. Cricket opened and Remus dashed
through the tanglewood with deep throated aarums
that rang far and wide through the wood The hunts
men were placed to half surround the covert
but evident that the deer had been aroused
by smelling us before up, and had run
some distance before again lying down. The dogs
of IN pursuit. alter puzzling the scent lying
ABOUT the thcke for sometime, and followed them
as best we could They did not 20 far ahead. out
nst:nctively within our view, which Is saying much
in country Of palmetto underground and It'll
trelises Az last they were close upon the game in
the morass bordering the "branch" had dsmounted
in order the better to shoot and Of the huntsmen,
with the pony, had gone to the other side when we
at the head Of the stream. He at the wind
ward Of the game We were scarcely up with the
hounds when from tight copse leaped royal stag,
his great white horns ginting in the sunlight his eyes
flashing with fear and his nostrs distended with the
u
recognized tho pursuit Of his traditional enemies But
alas we were too late in levelling guns We had
not yet taken our positions. The stag bounding
toward u.s. when he wheeled like fash OF light and
vanished through the shadowy expresses We heard
the cracking OF his flight tho hounds rushed after
him. With tho horn we warned the huntsman on the
other sde but the deer must have swept up the bed
Of the shallow, 10 he went by "young" Williams un-
SLAUGHTER OF DOE
The horn called the hounds back from the chase and
followed tho stream along the edge Of the morass
distance further, when they again bayed, this
time in chorus. splendid fat doe broke from the
'thick." and two charges from my gun were empted
into her shoulder But she sped on, with head erect
and the dogs intoxicated with tho odor OF blood madly
leaped after her. We did not know how badly she was
wounded, and unless she should drop from OK.
hauson 1t would have been useless TO have pursued
her through the bUggy woodland on horseback The
dogs bayed furousy and We listened Their notes at
length seemed longer to rccedo from u.s. The horn
was sounded; its mellow tones drew back no answer.
ing bay. but presently Flora made her appearance,
iawning before us. while her soft eyes seemed moro
than ever human In their expression Of sagacty II
was evident that the doe had fallen and that Cricket
and Remus were standing guard her, whlc
Flora brought the message of victory. | sent the
w buntsnen the trail, which they found to DO
distance from the covert, dyed with frequent
drppings Of blood, and they upon the pros.
form OF the deer, who RaspinR for her last
breath. The knife drank from her throat and the
tragedy
CAMPwARD BOUND.
The bleeding carcass flung upon the back Of tho
mare who protested violently with kicks and snort.
ings against tho CHASTITY burden, and It was strongly
dashed to the saddle. Several other deer wero started
but luck would have It, from us, starting beyond
the range of shotguns. rife would be much more
effective IN hunting deer in Florida, especially the
swampy country, where It is impossible to chase them
with horse Several chances for rifle shots may DO
obtained, while in instant the game passes beyond
the range Of the shotgun.
vending campward our way we found that the ex-
element of the hunt had borne several miles away
and we reached II at sunset The noble doe was sus.
pended pole above the reach fine varmints and
Aunt" Hannah sIicec from its teuderloin steaks
for the evening meal What n relish they owed to tho
excitement OF the day none but the old hunter NAV
know. Remembering my experience on the northern
'oad lands' of Dakota laid piece on the ashes of
the smoudering tire, and watched IL it simmeringy
emitted a delicious aroma. turned it with stick
and by the tmc the rude culinary process was COM
plcted it was well besmeared with ashes Then with
knife scraped off this crust which had impaired pc.
cuar racy flavor, swecter than that derived from any
OF the ordinary Kitchen condiments, the bit
with vivid backward chances of the eve OF appetite
1t reminded strongly of round Of antelope eaten
in company with Captain Jack Crawford the intrepid
scout and Frank Gruard the famous guide the
of the Belle Fourche, in momentary apprehension for
our lucky scalps. But the later banquet could not
equal the former; much difference by the
biting grip OF hunger.
The adventures Of the 'Judges" on the line OF ex-
poraion had been varied than usual during :he
day, but shall defer description Of them Till the
next budget
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