Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-30

porrING TEE RED DEER IN ot.RmAsy

LIE tffnceTy infings< grag at fohen-
wald was the ,oold that surrounded the
town on three sides, the Furst possessing
either the soil OF exclusive sporting rights
for radius Of many miles. The etaid con-
sisted of woods of beech, oak and fir, COW
ering all the higher parts of the great roll
ing hills, and intersected by few regular
roads, as we'll as by grass rides innumer.
able. The ober;forsterS (head foresters) in
charge had lodges in their various districts,
sometimes containing rooms for the use of
the Furst. Here and there were built stone
summer-houses, "gazeehos, and towers
for the purposes of shelter, sylvan banquet
ing, or TO command views of special pic.
turesqueness. At the time of year (Sep-
tember) that l was at Hohenwald, the
Furst confined his efforts almost entirely to
the deer-forest par excellence, a tract of
wood broken into large glades, and measur-
ing some twelve or fifteen miles round.
This was fenced with high paling of split
timber, and preserved with great strictness.
Here was the abode of the hoch uild, red
deer much like our Scotch stag, only some.
wha. more developed, as became the deni.
zen of fatter pastures than the Highland
corries. The chase OF the hoch lcid is sur.
rounded with good deal of dignity and
pomp, no one being allowed to follow it but
the great man himself, or persons specially
invited It's difficulties and dizcOmforts,
also, are lessened as much as possible for
noble sportsmen by the arrangement of the
raid, which is laid ont in way that
to English notions seem little one sided.
Every glade of any size has one or
more curious timber structures called hocI.
site, consisting of small chamber raised
about twenty feet from the ground, and
much resembling, except that they are on
dry land, the lake dwellings, OF our remote
ancestors. These erections usually stand
near the edges of the glades, but the ap-
proach to them is always carefully masked
by bushes or hedges contrived for the
purpose. Passing between these conve.
nient screens the adventurous jager reaches
the hocb.sitze by mounting covered stair.
case, coated with thick felt. His exertions
are now over, for be has nothing more TO
do but sit in the cham Der, as if in his
box at the opera, and pot the "hsasts
when they come out to feed. Besides
these hOch sites, various other facilities
are afforded to the sportsman, such as
masked paths leading to likely openings,
loop holed ramparts. or small embrasures
Of hornbeam, commanding the ordinary
hsunts of the game. Paths are also cut
c merging to points of vantage, where the
shooter is stationed when the wood is
driven. Into this territory the Furst CON-
monty made two visits daily, driving off
after breakfast about IL, or after dinner
about 5, accompanied by his leb jager and
the ober forster of the district. His car
riage would land him near the scene Of
his sport, and he could then, according
to the time of day or his inclination,
patropizs hoch-sitze, or station himself
in likely place for drive. When these
raids resulted in more venison than was
wanted for the schloss, the residue was
sold to the citizens, and excellent was the
hjrSch ragom that my good hostess com.
pounded therefrom. [Blackwood's Maya.
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