The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-01-18

seek the tonic effects of the celebrating chase
and note the result of quickcncd circulation Of
the blood after q general oling mp from an AL!
days ride
70 the chase again: Wc kept good pace with
the hounds until we came where Theron
turned the deer from the ice. After leaving the
lice it hit or towards Deer Park, thence to starved
Rock. following Travelled roads aud running
through sheep yards and cattle pens To battle the
hounds, bat they hotly pursued him through all
his cunning wiudings owing to the roughnr's
of the Deer Park country, we wcr" unable 10 keep
pace with the chase only now and then catching
hcarng OF the DOGS aud finally losing it entirely,
Stacking our speed We rode moderately along
on an easy gallop, occasionally pausinE to bark
en- for sounds of the dying war. Listen, boys
old Rowdy hears them. See his extended nos
Itrs and ear, prickcd forward and how intcniN
he listens They must be drawing closer, for his
heart beats like an earthquake, There! there
hear Them whispered trio OF voices stimuli
taneously.
Yes, we did hear them; and they were coming
towards Us. How swcctly sounded each mellow
mote rs they drew near! Aud ~ they passed, We
wondered if the Italian operas ever rendered any
Thing so inspiring Is their harmonious choruses;
Tor if the hymns David sang and played upon MS
harp for saul, charming hi, passion and driving
laway hi, demoniaca disorders, were half so
charming
As they passed 10y Us they were 50 closely
packed that We feel warranted in changing the
depression used by Klcoer ON that memorable
lwinter.night's run Oh the Ncrmlion, "to'tr|
them ,ciN a bluktt:" or Hank PARIS symbolic
Isaying the might he and J. d. II. ran an Old red
Ion Fox river, "Cor,r than cith g,teitIct, to
1.-The DOLLAR or OUR DApDIEs-proyidcd its large
lcnOugh.
As the dogs passed within twenty feet of where
We had been standing for q quarter Of an hour
without seeing the deer We Mt first thought they
were in fault; but upon riding through the woods
north Of the dog trail orabout 100 yards, We found
where the deer had passed along thus showing
the seeming power Of that once famous pack
which were CARRYING the scent by AR 100 yards
from the trail.
1t was now evident the stag was making Tor
1.-The Vcrmllion again Stacking our rcins, "ur
stccds dashed away toward the Ncrmillion, car
rying Us down darksomc Glcns and deep rayines
lup out Of rugged dclS and over rocky SUBMITS
through tangled thickcts and creeping shrubs
a country rs rough and rugged as the trosach- OF
Bonny scotland, and, quoting from the beautiful
|" Lady of the Lake" we
| often paused, 80 strange the road,
SO wondrous were the scenes it sho"'d.
Coming to the Vcrmillion just above the Big
Bend we found "Old Theron who was cncour-
aging his dogs which were hunting up and down
the edge of the water for the last trail which was
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and down past Builey'a Falls is so swift that it |
seldom freezes over more than one-fourth OF the
way on each side, leaving deep and dangerous
opening in the center. On coming to this open
ing the deer took to the water, thus battling the
dogs.
| Hank, away they 90 again! Old Ranger hav
ing crossed over struck the trail about 300 yards
below; the rest soon chimcd in and warmed the
| trail again "Old Theron" rode his horse to the
waters edge, jumped him into the icy stream,
plunged across and up on the opposite shore al
ter his boodcd pack The trio followed suit.
| After crossing the Big Bend near a mining vii |
lagc, the old monarch of the forest took to the
water again with the instinct of redribbonitc.
| On coming up we found the hounds crossing and
recrossing The chilling waters, diligently search
| zone down the current and that our only chance
vas to find where it had left the water, which we
lnew our dogs would do, for we had known Old
| Ranger to find a trail where deer had left the
river more than two miles from where it entered
| The water, We clambcred over fallen rocks and
logs, cautiously moving down the river, giving
the hounds time to carefully examine the icy
shores for the lost trail
| Having proceeded along on the west side of
| the river until we reached Bailcy's Falls, Old
| Ranger, who was the only dog on the east side,
plunged into the stream and crossed over TO us.
| Soon as he struck the shore, he threw up his
nose and winded the atmosphere. BOYS, hold
ON, said "Old Theron" there's musk in the at
mosphere--the old fellow never made mistake |
| in his life" Just then the younger dogs threw
up their olfactores and followed their old leader
who ran down the river short distance, plunged
| in and commenced rc-crossing-w up jumped
he old buck from the side of detached mass of
limestone which lay at the waters edge, what
did tell We, bo-y-y-s-sw shouted "Old Theron
he boys " ending in prolonged series Of yells |
with force enough to have split the rocky lodges
which lowered far above our devoted heads
The dogs caught eight of the deer as he was
cndeavoring to scale limestone precipice, which
ON finding he was unable TO do he turned and
plunged down through the opening pack; then
up and around limestone ledge, bounding over
huge masses of fallen rock; dartcd through the
snow.clad pines and ccdars; leapcd crcyiccs deep
and wide lodged around rocky pyramids scaled
the steep summit, aud hied away toward Deer
Park again closely pursued by the yelling pack.
| ,,;IJ
with wonder and oppressed with JOY, lcaped up
On his kacc-sprlng, onc-cyed nag and dashed
Irccklcssy down 10 the river and out on the icy
field, which extended about a quarter Of the way
across, with the intention Of crossing. But old
lin was educated boss. educated 10 the
school Of experience and had received his diplo-
ma from the faculty of natural instinct. When
odd Theron" rushed him up 10 the cold stream