The sun., 1884-02-10

second barrel II the first flrs misses. Tho prac.
tice e better than creedmoor furnishes. There
are hpnters In Bozrah who. Il is said. have not
Gardner OF that town, who died several years
sSn missed $50 % shot at e e0S%aEy %ny tough II X
and wiry men are capable Of enduring tho
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Veteran hunters say that a fox will frequently
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hounds oyer a whole county. When they have
only the dogs to fear foxes do not trouble them-
or along about mile apart day after ' day. NH X
Is rarply that hound runs a fox down. Speak
They're the. easiest. slickicst runnin' things
over yc see. They XIV over country, though. I
yet n% "s s na In s ss. ess
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distant DIST, It I2t I The snow was deep and The iox
thence into tho tree crach "f The dogs % came Sa, an np
and, ilnding the end Of the trail. gave up the
home; At sight of tho farmer the animal
9yonplea 30, @ away through the snow to the woods.
the end Of a fox trail at, the, brink Of
beautiful pool in wooded hollow on
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OF tho water His hounds were completely at
fault, They smelcd OF the fresh tracks that
spnoin,me2t. The Colonel was pnzIied, He
Of oft the e, 'tlc pond he noticed in the middle
its nelghbors. and about il an almost inpsr.
septiSie, , 'rsmGr G.a Of tho water He raised his
| that that fox came outer that ere pond
anything an, move atSre except creased light;
trudine among tho yellow leaves su iflciently to
abandoning the chase. When hard pressed n
fox has been seen by woodsmen to use great
Norwich q Observer whlIe hidaen 'ha IN
tho woods last fall. saw one come painting to a
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then spring over and continue.about the same
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| They were delayed over half An hour in ferret.
the habit Of foxes in following a regular route route
north Of this city. played sharp trick on his
i nsighiboEs Prs q w winter or tive ago. He had oh.
OF foxes lay along Ayers Gap. about 100 rods
from his house at one point of its course. and
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run shot the foS. and returned to his house,
in vain for the game. The neghbors did his
hunting for him nearly NIL winter before they
discovered the trick. He had killed six foxss
| in nbout two months.
1t Is now the season for fox-hunting yarns In
cut. Squire Harris. u once inc famous ] fox n hunter
| OF salem ilgures In not few q them; Guess
Harris g salem shot a fox N around md Isattlesnnks
tho ,S. other night ss " cooked I s
! hido boots and hissed and sputtered on the big
yapty Of the hS ne N"
the ole 'Sqneer was purity good shot in ,hoIn
days nn sus Ey him credit tey fur puy
this yarn more'n q millyun times. an rz
eyry time he d!shed it up no told 1t difrnent., 1
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part Is aeshnn nm which Is open ter doubt He
| gin It tew me inst ez regular ez We come to-
Jest had the 2. aiventer with tho. fox: which he'd
sssopd %aa@ sn ssen s sSs s9sn,h s9s a'' ,i%s: as
ba. the saa saa dess
| Cpd it kinder grated onter him. an / wouldn't
was truth w 9housS wHeshsr sSsa he Sa
his faith to tho fust yershun or the New ksver-
shun never could find ont. guess IN let ye
the monh nj fass time arssr s h he'd 50 spsne
the best part O. thirty years polshin' on her up.
h aas p:ssn Basy a as,s Sd ever tel, bout
thet fox adventer o mine down round Rattle-
% ssT Son ssnK he ye
| did knew It was safe to say thet without
| rastin' any refocshuns on my repertashun fer
bran new yarn each time. with a. new frame.
an new winder blinds. new cut q paint. an a
bran. new Mansard roof under the same ole
sspssHn. neysr as sD sez No. saueer don't think
| :" No. | guess never did nuther.' eonunered
tho 'Squesr. but it was bout the thrillin est
adventer ever / come aerost. IN spinner fur
much all that week: but they wos the aillred.
est runners ever see: an cudn't got sight o.
| hide or har on eni. Nuther rud the dorgs. But
one down, round Ratlesnake. nm made up
Mind Bast rauyni ye III h hey ye So e.
arier him; e9neIHaed l'i try a lsetle sirat'gy:
side. o the path. and chucked q, rifle
| ball inter the ole musket on top o. the double
| O. hick'ry saddles an bent her bout double.
SO cz to Civ the barrel tho proper twist fur
sshootin', rounda hin. AMI let drive arler the
Boong-zip went tho rifle ball. an ratte-te-
clip! went the shot. jest sot down side o the
Path t2 wait deve!opments. Purity soon round
wnrth; hacker. him come tho houn' tearin'
along. but losin' groun'; zip! come the rife ball
gainin' on the hun crowd !; an swish come tho
shot. but breakin' up and droppin' out. The
alone. cent the rne ball. which was only bout
ten rod behind an galnin' on him fast All the
dropped out. Thinks |. Ole boy! next time
ye come under the wire yell be hitched up
| double insted o tandem;" an. surenun. when
UP With the fox. tux him clean midships an
pumped him down right 'longsid O. me. l
tR sRed tdI q 1.-The the d?re cut out the bullet an TUX
| FIELDS or SILVER AND COLD