The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-04-09
Pursued BY Bloodhounds.

Apropos Of the death of "old Mount
JOY" the pedestrian, a correspondent
Of a London sporting newspaper related
a story which he heard from Mount
joys own lips. Hearing Lord W. boast
that his bloodhounds would track any
living thing, by scent alone, Col A.
wagered hundred guineas they would
not track man, and asked Mountjoy
to win the wager for him, assuring the
startled pedestrian there was no danger
OF the dogs catching him, as they were
slow runners, and he would take care
sufficient start was allowed him; the OBJ
ject being simply to test their powers Of
scent. The trial duly came off over
three miles Of ground round Hampstead
Heath. After The dogs had shifted at
Mountjoy's legs, he made his way leis-
urely for half the course, when the flag
was dropped and the hounds set loose.
They tracked their quarry splendidly,
but were six hundred yards behind when
Mountjoy reached the inn at the end of
the course and shut the doorupO them,
outside of which they howed their dis
satisfaction until removed by the keeper.
Dsbelievers in the bloodhound scent
were still unconyinced, averring that
they had sighted the man for part of
the journey at least; and, to settle the
point beyond dispute, another match was
made, to be run at night, the distance
this time being but mile and a half
Unsuspicious of foul play, Mountjoy
went gaily on his way, but had not ac-
complished more than two-thirds Of the
distance allowed him by the conditions
when his hair stood on end, rs the cry
of the dogs, hot upon his trail, reached
his ears. They had purposely been
slipped before the proper time. without
any warning, "for one second" said
he, ~ stood stock-still. as if | had been
frozen, and then dashed away and ran,
as had never done before and have
never done since. | was in perfect
training and condition, but the cold
wseat broke out from every pore and
poured down my body, while my legs
seemed like lead, and | trembled all
over. Still ] kept desperately on,
while nearer and nearer came the deep
hoarse bay OF the hounds, as the scent
grew warmer and they knew they were
running up TO their prey. thought !
was lost. Those few seconds were like
weeks, and | wondered whether they
would grip me first by the leg or fly
straight at my throat. Luckily, | did
not lose my head; and after the first
mad burst settled down and raced at
a pace which knew would last the dis
lance; but still closer and closer came
the horrible cry, that sounded like my
death knell; and, in sheer desperation,
/ put on all the speed | could At last
| saw the lights Of the lonely little inn,
and my heart rose within me; but at
that very instant the brutes broke out
into fierce. savage yell that told me
that they had sighted me at last. There
was a small garden in front of the
house, and as flew up to it | saw that
the gate was shut. How lid it never
knew; but, blown and exhausted with
terror and the pace as ! was, cleared
it, darted through the door, which for
tunately stood open, and slammingi it to,
stood with my back against it. The
lock had hardly closed when bang!
bang! against the panels came my ter
rible pursuers; and then they lay down
and yelled savagely at finding them
selves baked of their prey.
AS soon as he ielt himself safe, rage
took the place of fear and selling hold
of bottle, Mountjoy swore he would
brain Lord w. if he entered the place,
a threat he would have fulfilled had not
those present got him out of the room
in time to prevent most justiiiable hon.
icide.
Karl Gerhardt, a Hartford draughts-
man, modelled so fine a figure of his
wire in clay that Mark Twain and
Charles Dudley Warner have sent him
70 Europe for education in sculpture.