The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-25
COUNTY KENTUCKY. FRIDAY. 90
Deer-IIunting with Daniel webster.

In the winter of 1894 deer were
qnite plenty in Plymouth woods Daniel
| Webster was then at Marshfield Word
was sent to him that the Kingston gang
/ was going on a deer hunt the day be-
/ fore Thanksgiving, with invitation for
| him to join us, and all were to meet at
| the old taxing place at Smelt pond at
sunrise, sharp. BY s 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-fashioned kings arms, percus-
stoned, except Mr.. Webster and his
friend, who had double guns. 1t was a
fine frosty morning and our party lively.
We had two good hounds. Samuel and
Waldo were to take the hounds and drive
Watson's valley. Uncle Tom was to
drive over and take Nick's rock stand.
The rest of us were to hurry over to the
Carver road and string out at the guide
hoard crossing. We had scarcely
reached our places before we heard the
welcoming voice of the hounds in full
cry and soon the laundering echoes of
two king arms at the head of Watson's
valley, and then echoing down the valley
came: ''Whoop-oh! Whoop-ohl Look
ont, look outl" The hounds were coming
directly toward us. L soon detected
something coming down the blind road
at my right. and when within forty yards
it stopped behind bush. / shot at the
fellow | saw, when almost Immediately
two deer came out Of the bushes at my
left and crossed the road within n few
yards of me. My father, who stood on
my right, and Mr.. Webster and friend,
who stood at my left, all fired and one
deer fell. l ran into the woods where l
had shot, and, not finding anything,
returned, to find that Mr. Webster and
friend had jumped into their wagon and
ran their horse to West Pond road to
intercept the other deer at the crossing,
rs the dogs had gone on in track of the
other. Father advised me to hurry on
and he would stay there with the dead
deer, and wait for Sam and Waldo to
come up. Uncle Tom had come up and
kept on in his carriage toward West
Pond, and while he Was driving the deer
came within gunshot, and he shot at it
from his wagon The deer, slightly
wounded, now came back directly to-
ward the guide-board crossing again. l,
hearing the dogs, hurried back. The
deer jumped into the road some ninety
yards off and We all fired. The deer
fell, but gained his feet and bounded
away, falling at 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
good from Mr.. Webster's
lunch basket. Then we concluded to
start for home, as it was about 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 the other two men 80 cents each
and took the doe, as three of rs were at
my fathers. I, feeling a little dissatis-
fed Mt my first shot, took one Of the
hounds and went mp the blind road
where first shot. The hound, snuffIng
around, soon found large red fox dead
within ten feet of where / shot at him.
We now took our bells from our wagon
boxes and returned home jingling, as
was the custom if successful. For
est and Stream.