Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-28
The LagGld Of The Handsome PGCOgil
30 S9CToR HUGO.
CHAPTER Y.

CHAPTER X.
He rose. An old nobleman, dressed in
magnificent hunting suit, was standing
nv him. lie was completely equipped: q
limiting knife with an Ornamentpd gold
KIN hung at his side, and at his belt a
harm iplaid with silver. There was some
,hing strange and incomprehensible in
The pale countenance Of the old man
whose smile shOne in the last rays Of the
sunset but in the wood of the Pas erdus
one onY breads ROulOn; this man was
not dwarf; that was enough for Peco-
rim. He had, too, a gracious bearing,
courteous and progressing; and then,
although acc0utred as a hunter, he was
so Old. wora out and bent, his bands were
40 wrinkled and infrm, his eyebrows so
white aud his legs so thin that it would
have been contemplate To be afraid of
him. His smile, at a second glance,
seemed to be without meaning the
stereotyped smile of an imbecile King.
"What do you wish with me!V asked
Pecopin. 40 give you back to Baul-
dour," said the old hunter, still smiling.
"WhenW "Pass only one night in the
chase with me-" "When?V ''ro-night.v
"And | shall once more see Bauldour?"
"Our night Of sport over, Will leave you
at the gate Vt Falconberg." ssHuut during
II llt Ul&Nl- " ny ADt IL ~ very
strange" "Bah.' at Is fatiguing.V
sNo.v "And you are old" Don't
trouble yourself about me.' 'EBut | am
tired; have walked all day; am dead
with hunger and thirst. / could not 50
much as mount horse" said Pecopin.
The old lord detached a silver flask from
his belt, which he presented to him.
"Drink.' PecOpin carried the flask to
4 his lips eagerly. He had only swallowed
\ a few drops when he felt revived; be was
n young, alert, powerful; he had slept, eaten
+ and drank. Let us CO." he exclaimed;
"let us hunt all night; l am eager to. 1t
& is agfeed-at FalcOnberg at daybreak."
sHallOOl Come! to the chaser cried the
. old man, making a great effort with his
Fl broken voice. In giving this cry be
turned toward the coppice, and Pecopin
saw that he was hunchback; then he
: look few steps, and PecOpin saw that
be was lame AT the summons troop
Of cavaliers, clothed like princes and
mounted like Kings, emerged from the
woods. They surrounded the old man in
q profound silence. Night had fallen, but
around the gentlemen 200 Wallets carried
& torches. "Ebbene," said the master, subj
n stunt los perrOsg" This mixture OF Latin,
n spanish and Italian impressed Pecopin
dsagreeably. The old man added, i'm
N PATIENTLY: "The dogs, the dOgs!" He had
81 scarcely spoken when the most frightful
baylng filled the clearing. A pack APP
peared-the pack Of an Emperor. Wallets
3 IA yellow jackets and red stockings; keep
ers with terociOus faces and negroes quite
nude held them in leash. Never was col
lection of dogs more complete. The first
group was of 100 English dogs and 100
& greyhounds; the second group was en-
tirely composed of grittins from Barbary;
The third group was made of great num-
Der OF Norwegian dogs. There was not a
single mOngrel among them. The fourth
group was formidable, and, like the pre-
ceding one, the animals were of good
breed. The fifth group was Oriental; it
must have cost an immense sum, for it
was composed of dogs from PalimbOtra,
which attack bulls; the dogs of Antiqui,
+ Which fight lions; the dogs OF MOnOmO-
lapa, which form part Of the guard Of
lne Emperor of India; all--English, Bar
Daresque, Norwegisns, Ardennes and
Hindoo-barked horribly; parliament of
men could not have done better.
Pec0pin was dazzled; all bis love for
me chase awOke. He could not help
thinking however, that there was some
ming strange about it, and he wondered
pc had net heard the baying of the dogs
before they appeared. The master Of the
Bounds stood near PecopIn, his back to-
yard him. PecOplD, Wishing to question
pm, laid his hand upon his shoulder. The
,alet turned. He was masked. PecOpiu
was dumfounded. He began to ask him
eli II he should joint this hunt, when the
iu man approached him. "Well, Cheya-
leT, what do you say to my dogeY
say, my good sir, that 10 follow such
Nrrlble dogs It would be necessary to
nave terrible horses.v The old man,
Without replying, put whistle 10 his
ps; at the sound q noise was heard in
wy wood; the assistants fell into place,
lu lOur grOOms sprang up leading TWO
Aakhillcent horses, one beautiful SPAN
lennet, with proud bearing, polished,
ack, Well-r0unded hOOrs, legs Ike those
beautiful stag, the chest wide and
zen and neck arched. The other a racer
Vm Iartary, Of enormous size, long
eued' Hanks we'll knit, glossy coat, his
lched neck covered with floating name,
m lail reaching the ground. Both were
rack ~ ebony. PecOpin, with eyes wide
KY win admiration, gazed wonderingly
lne Two animals. SWELL" said the no.
slaan, limping and coughing, and al.
4ls smiling, (which will you takeY'
Vopm did not hesitate; he sprang upon
lehnet. "Are you seatadW asked the
~ man Yes" said PccOpin. The old
aa ulrst into n laugh, seized with Que
lu tne bride OF the Tnrtary horse, with
olher tho name, and, bounding Ike a
~ INTO the saddle, spurred the superb
- wh0tembled In all HIS limbs; then,
tlng hH hunting horn, he s0undedsuch
9Atldous flourish that Pecopin, deaf
wv believed this old man had thunder
Ills chest
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