The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-09
Deer Hunting with Daniel Webster.

Deer Hunting with Daniel webster.
In the winter of 1894, deer we're
quite plenty in Plymouth woods. Dan
iel Webster was then at Marshfield
Word was sent to him that the Kingston
gang was going on deer hunt the day
before Thanksgiving, with invitation for
him to Join us, and all were to meet him
at the old taxing place at Smelt pond at
sunrise, sharp. By o'clock his honor
appeared with gentleman friend; and
Samuel and Waldo F.. Uncle Thomas B.
and my father and myself. We all had
old-fashloned kings arms, percussioned,
except Mr.. Webster and his friend, who
had double guns. 1t was fine, frosty
morning and our party lively. We had
two good hounds. Samuel and Waldo
were to take the hounds and drive Wat
sons valley. Uncle Tom was to drive
over and take Nick's rock stand. The
rest of us were to hurry over to the Car
yer road and string out at the guide
board crossing. We had scarcely
reached our places before we hard the
welcoming voice of the hounds in full
cry and soon the laundering echoes of
two kings arms at the head of Watson's
valley, and then echoing down the valley
came:
"Whoop-oh! whoop-oh! Look out!
look out!' The hounds were coming di-
rectly toward us. soon detected some
thing coming down the blind road at my
right, and when within forty yards it
stopped behind a bush. l shot at the
fellow l saw, when almost Immediately
two deer came out of the bushes at my
left and crossed the road within a few
yards of me. My father, who stood on
my right, and Mr.. Webster and friend,
who stood on my left, all fred and one
deer fell. ran into the woods where l
had shot, and, not finding anything, re-
turned, to find that Mr.. Webster and
friend had jumped into their wagon and
ran their horse to West Pond. and while
he was driving tile deer came within gum
shot. and he shot at it from his
wagon. The deer, slightly wounded.
now came back directly toward
the guide-board crossing. l, hear
ing the dogs, hurried back. The deer
jumped into the road some ninety yards
off and we are all fired. The dear fell,
but gained his feet and bounded away
falling ut every jump. Running mp the
road we all chased it except father, who
reloaded, and running the old mare
overlook and shot the deer. We now
had joyful lunch, washing it down with
something good from Mr.. Webster's
lunch basket. Then we concluded to
start for home, as it was about 2 o'clock.
We decided that Mr.. Webster and his
friend had shot the buck and my father
had shot the doe. Mr.. Webster gave us
81 each, and he and his friend took the
buck, which was a nice one, and father
gave each of the other two men 90 cents
each and took the doe, as three of us were
ut my fathers. /, feeling little dissat-
isfied at my first shot, and went up the
blind road where l first shot. The hound,
shifting around, soon found a large red
fox dead within ten feet OF where l shot
at him. We now took our bells from the
wagon boxes and returned home jingling
as was the custom if successful Cor.
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