The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-02-17

The Ancient Echoes Of the Chase
Once More Resound Ger Sus-
quehanna's Hills.
ChaIles Rufus WINS the Sportive Hunters
Horn.

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/ P0nT DEPOSIT, 18th. 1aS2.
/ From time immemorial fox hunting has
| been favorite sport with harylanaers.
i In days long since passed, it was rnuch
niore universally INDUCED in than at
! present. Fifty Yeas aga it wuul,! have
! been Il hard matter to ii..tt Il citizen chow
ever humhlej who had .nt a pencllaut
! tor the CHASE. and At almost every door
could be Seen ,'ne on more hounds. \
gradual change has however taken place
in this regard. aud the fleet footed ca
mines oi other days have been Supp!anted
by the worthless cur and the we'll
nigh useless setter. The old hunters
have either passed away or become t, 0
feeble for the saddle, and their places
have not been filled. Other and less
L easui"blG SpoitS have been introduced,
and have in Il measure drawn the present
generation away from the pa>time of
their ancestors Tho trigger has no
doubt contributed largely to the tcline
OF the chase When tux-huntIug was in
its glory. wing shooting was almost un-
known and few men con!i lie found will
my, W l!SlN tiH CHANCES III i bilt when
in motion. Gradually, however field
hHotlng became mo comm ID. and T. c
taking OF bird on the wing. which was
formerly the exception, soon became the
rule, and the men WHO thirty Years aro
we've Unable IL distinguish setter from
a ''pinter can low boast of owning both
and SO common have they become that
they almost uutnumber the game.
Nltl, tI,n at a
valid fowl shooting became immensely
popular, and the modern sport has in
obedience to the fashion OF the hour
abandoned the pleasures OF the field and
taken to the water. Instead of following
Reynarlsin his circuitous course DER
field and brake, they think the proper
thing to do is to join that annually in
creaSlng army who 90 down the bay in
steam yachts and "sink boxes. Others
again with less eycitable dispositions and
who have an aversion to active exercise.
hnd ample scope for tie sratlticahop of
the h:tle sporting propensity they have +
10y l'ying with rod and line
1t Is gratifying to preceivu hpweyer, !
that Il disposition is being manifested to :
return to The old paths. There was an /.
nmon c gathering OF the devotees of the !
chase 1t the tolnnels. near this place II .
Saturday last, and as the eager crowds |
Hooked to the scene one wa& reminded of |
the olden time. Our town was nobIy .
represented. and those who could not
afford a mount, were not deferred by the
slippery walking. 1t seemed as if the
whole county had turned out. old and
young alike contributed to swell the
throng, and long before the hour for
opening the Bag came, the crest of the
hill in front Of the mansion was alive
with the anxious multitude
Mr.. Charles Rufus who is an ardent
lover OF the sport, and the recognized
leader of the elan, and who is regarded
an authority i'll all matters relating to the
chase, by common consent assumed con
troll, and supervised the preiiminares.
and it is not stretching the point to say
that this important duty could not have
been intrustcd to a1l,r hands To him
Iii fact, more than t. any other man are
eur people indebted ion revival of the
sport Living as he does, the life of Il
lecluse, III cosy little cottage Snugly
hid away amid the prImtval forests of
the " Barreus' with few callers to III
trude upon the privacy of his domestic
hte-no wife or children to intel fere
with his home pleasures, and no mother
ln-iaw to mar the comfort of his iireside,
,.;,,ad H., - " 'poi man
ana ,,,t nn>.a.S.I ~ ;,,,!,a,''.,' p"s
..rl a,l,,.,,., Il, :; o,,,lI1 - o
L,,,.;,,.r 49,, 60. .i,,,,, $500. ''''io
,yha, ,n,r,,..J E,,,,, Ln,,hl>3 ~ I
exhibited Il fnndne>s for this kind of life,
and his lon- and constant experience.
has rendered him famiiiar with every
foot of r.,uuI in this mart of the country
lie uhder>tahi is the habits OF every var
'heht thal eliectS the WOODS, ana Wieth-
el III pursuit Oh inc sluggish oppoSum,
lhe sly Ola co'h, or the cunning fox, Is
e4ha'ly al nome. -sthou? il, Tor reasons
,io' NECESSARY 10 hiehlinh mere, hr. tu-
nus sehti"iif soes Oh !oot- ne lhiS Time
.ooA Ns" departure ana "h1li, As the
h't!o animal mat had drawn together
III" Immense lhroi'% was turned loose,
!ie 'a'i' 20 ''' 'l"h' mounted upon
merry looking charger. deale"Ins round
~ ''ieclS "."Ae 'h' >tlli'ieS' q me morn
M an '''.' vas ',,'1''' across The river
|" me ~ j. u! II 'ii"ih: nc scene was
"o''Af al i painter. iiit bislheSS OF
tE& meeting Was n'hehtail'y forgotten.
AMI al r,t We're turned III admiration
Ii i'"'i ne chosen ltaieI. ! bread belt Is
AT ali ',mes AN attractive Arti"l" OF appa-
rel, AID whea supplemented by ponder
oaS W@"'icn horn, II contributes largely
To &et OF commanding figure, which
under Il" circumstances shows to better
advantage than Wien m"nnted upon an
animal ut corresponding proportion.
{. l., .ratb Ia. wa. =. ,,o,,1. S,,..l
A racer of the nrooklord hr.al
no looked As thouuh the sna.d of thouybt
We're in his limbs =