The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-10-27
4 Days Ssar: iii the Aairaaaaasesks

ii Is tue morning OF q iluntins-iay,
The guides are up and stirring before
j; is fairly light, and the sun has not
risen above the tree-tops when Rauh's
.ss,aat! head appears between the tent
flaps, and he reminds us of our solemn
promise to make an early start The
air IS eager and nipping, and We hurry
TO get dressed, putting on an extra coat,
and sitting down with a little shiver to
i breakfast of steaming coffee and ven
ison steak and potatoes. Steve Is al
ready starting into the woods with the
hounds. He fastens their chains to his
belt, and sets Of with a long, swinging
stride, following no path, but making
ior a certain ratige far back in the for
est, where he hopes to find stag or
Two not Vet awakened from their mem
ing nap. 1t will be "A hard tramp, through
swamps and shickets, iunsles OF under
brush and i.al1sles Of fallen wood, with
the dogs pulling and fugging at mis-
belt, and nosing the ground impatient
~ for scent After an hour OF TWO, if
he finds fresh track, be viii lei one OF
them loose, and then go on TO starr
second, and, If he can, a third. The
dogs are noble creatures, two OF them
thorough hounds with long hanging
ears, and the other a rough Scotch dog,
with the keenness and pertlnacl1y thai
belong TO his race They viii follow the
track with uaatirins visoT, crawling
through the aelssast slash OF burned
and fallen timber, rushing along the
more open hardwood ridges, threading
the tangled alder thickets, dasfiag
through marshes, swimming rasrrow
streams, until at last the deer crosses
some runway where a hunter stands,
OF takes some larger wafer, and is cap
Mlred OF escapes. Then, ii there be no
one there to take the dog IN, he Turns
and follows his rack back until he
comes 10 the camp and creeps In, wet
ana hungry and tired. to lie down by
the fire and wait for his master to feed
hmm.
In the meantime We have finished
ON preparations and are pushing ont
IN Gt1r boats TO take possession OF our
wBtch grounds. The light mist of the
morning is curling mp in fantastic
shSpes from the waiter, aoa the air is
vet Irnwarned by the SUN, as We turn
awEy each to his appointed station
one ON a h1Jie pond some three miles
UP a winding stream, another on am
ailand, at the head of the lake, another
down III Red Island, and I eteg alone,
dor he il a ready oalsnaala, has charge
of the Eland in front Of the camp 1T
is tlnesgrns work watching alone. for
Nuau eyes must be strained 10 caiGh
The FIRST sigAt of the deer rs he enters
line wuiea u zai7tstss, TsE.-:5le only ssga5
black spot, sc1'oss The surface. Fancy
often plays yuu tricks, SO that floating
glsee of wood, or a loon swimming
across some distaa1t bay. seems 10 be q
,dss,fs head. arnd you set oeJ tn pursuit.
and almost break y9tr back. taiatal you
discover YOUR mistake.
But il you have a good guide with
yol, you may leave shs larger part 81
the TO he SHARP eyes s sac find
n; rs ) Ea.s sssssas.s s5sss,3j with
q book, or watch tise :assis crawling
tasaic'Essgh the erase fo-ssds or lie and
dreRan. lettlng your thoughts wander
aazilr along the cursing shores and
among the drifting clouds Presently
there comes faint sound, very differ
srf from those constant Dolses OF the
wDofis and WATERS 10 winch sTststi hare
been listening. Reub Strengthens hi.n-
self un the projecting limb of taae dead
pune where he is shining. Hark I a.
tRlnt mellow note sf hounds voice
corning over the trees. 1t is jack. He