The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-04-22
Decr.Runting with Daniel webster.

In.tho winter of 1884 deer were
quite plenty in Plymouth woods Daniel
Webster was then Mt Marshtield 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 l}y s o'clock his honor
appeared with a gentleman friend; and
Samuel and Waldo T., Uncle Thomas
81, aud my father and myself We all
had old-fashioned kings arms, porcus-
stoned, except Mr.. Webster and his
friend, who had double guns. It was
fine, frosty morning and our party lively
We had two good hounds. Samuel and
Waldo were 10 take the hounds and drive
Waisons valley Uncle Tom was to
drive over and take Nicks rock stand
The rest of us were to hurry over to the
Carver road and string out at the guide
board crossing. We lind scarcely
reached our plnces before we heard 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-ohl Whoop-ohl Look
out look ont" The hounds were coming
directly toward us | soon detected
something coming down the blind road
at my right, and when within forty yards
it stopped behind "A bush. / shot Mt the
fellow [ saw, when almost Immediately
two deer came out Of the bushes 1T my
left ana crossed the road within 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. / ran into the woods whore |
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,
as 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 whit for Sam und Waldo to
come up. Uncle Tom had come up and
kept on in his carriage toward West
Pond, and while he was diving 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-boaid crossing again. !,
hearing the dogs, hurried back. The
deer jumped into the road some ninety
yards OF and we al fred Tie deer
fell, but gained his feet and bounded
away, falling at every jump. Bunning
mp theroad we all chased it except father,
who reloaded, and running the old marc
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, us il was about o'clock.
We decided that Mr. Webster aud 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 nice one, nnd father
gave the other two men 80 cents each
and took the doe, MS three Of MS we're at
my fathers ], feeling a little dissatis-
fed 1T my first shot, took one of the
hounds and went up the blind road
where | first shot. The hound, snnfling
around, soon found large red fox dead
within ten feet Of whore I shot at lin.
We now took our bells from our wagon
boxes and returned home iinpling, as
was the custom ii successful. Cor. Tor
est and Stream.