Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-03-01
Or so6 snee Of the Beacon
TIE Oakville Fox Hunt.
oAKvILLE, Feb. IS. 1877


OAKvILLE, Feb. Is. 1877.
Friend RaIey :--Hurrahl 'rah q 'rahIlI
for OakviIle!l!l Hats of and heads up.
She vas not dead but slept, Friend Ra-
ley.
Knowing you TO be considerably fond
Of Fox Chase, take the liberty Of adj
dressing this epissIe 10 you 70 warn you
TO look well 70 your laurels. On Fri
day, the 18th, the Oakville Pack got of
10 scour the country, scare the rabbits
and perchance 20 give some fox an APP
petite for his dinner. u was followed
by the usual huntsmeR. TO whom were
added several persons from this vicini-
ty and Charles county. Soon after
leaving home, il bounced Grey, who,
mot having the proper fear Of the Oak
willie Pack before bis eyes. had allowed
himself 10 be belated in his efforts 10
secure his breakfast, and in few min
utes was heard the inspiring music OF
Pack in full cry on a warm trail. filing
the ears and causing the blood TO surge
with new energy through the hearts OF
the huntsmen. Twelve or fourteen dogs
in full cry, from the finest treble to the
heaviest bass, Mr.. Fox, seen often
enoughto add to the already excited
condition Of men and dogs-ah well,
il was too much for even so stolid
. person as your correspondent, and,
mounted on Shank's mare, was soon
adding my quota to the hTbbub. From
fields and woods, the neighbors gather
ed fast, as round and round the fields
of Messrs. c., s. and X. reynard wound
his way. But in vain. Whether from
weakness, age or rheumatism, know
not, he could not lose the dogs, and
suddenly, shooting off through The fields
Of Mrs. g. for the Pine woods, all along
the @ Zee road were men and,
boz } and on foot and even in
ox-csfI Ia suddenly the cry went up,
Hurrah boys hGrrah boys!l
We see him we SEE him !
Away to the pines away, away u
But Mr.. Fox's days were numbered.
Soon was heard TIE triumphant shout of
that old veteran huntsman NJ, "by geem-
inees we've got HIM! he's freed here
he is by geeminees he's ours dis time !
bring the gun p Andthen wasa scene
of wild excitement-men, horses, fox
hounds, fee and bird dogs mixed and
plunging forward to witness the unusual
event, while, occasionally, the must
cal notes Of Ms conch was brought to
our ears, which gave notice the fox
Was still there. Anon. o. NJ. came
iashing across the field With q shout to
r. nj. TO bring on the gun. Hurry
up | hurry up An !but there could
be seen the mighty uplifting Of soles,
rs we plunged across the fields to q
skirt OF little pines, the goal Of our am
bition. Arriving at the much desired
place, we espied Mr.. Grey ensconced
in a small pine about ten feet from the
ground where, looking calmly down, ne
seemed to say, ''come one, come 'aIE,
this pine shall fiY,
From Its firm base as soon as J ~
But, alas for human or FOX cslcul
lions. Mr.. III. c., serving from Il
hands of r. M. his "Reminiscences Of q
Revolution, poured in broadside thu
disIodged Mons. Reynard and ! expect
left III. G. in condition to exclaim-
Is this me-or not me7
Or has the lightning struck met
BY Jing that gun kicks amazingly
Scarcely had the fox touched mother
earth ere he was thing OF the past
HIS tail soon adorned the headstall Of
L. KS bride and all. started to see IL
another could be aroused. As We
emerged from the woods, we bounced q,
rabbit which, excIted and confused BY
the shouts and yells of "there be goes
catch him I" ETC., bounded from side
to side, and after losing some wool I'M
der the hUofs Of Mr.. KS horse, made
good his escape. As | caught . fading
view Of his tail, could but think Of
Clan AIpine's minstrel and exclaim-
Ali where was Raley then;
One blast upon bis coach shell
Were worth rabbits skin
But the Leonardtown Pack not being
present and our dogs having done
enough for glory, he escaped 10 give To-
ture sport TO the huntsmen Of Leonard
town and OakviIle.
Your Friend,
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