The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-22

ssow Balls.
Sot moro than a hundred yards away was
.eno cropping Of game that would have dc
'.-s,ri tho heart Of Iandsocr, and certainly
ry,-hiel mino Slowly rctrcating until tho
,1,,1ly ridgc once moro covered US, we
..,uld back through tho cactus 10 rcjoin
horses and our impatient comrades. AS
mounted said briefly that our time vas
,.hord and tho baltic not far OF. / believe
.,o tor,s,s know this better than tho mon, for
.Ic-,pe crawling back THROUGH tho snow
.-c-y clnino car In the party followed me ms
i..lv as n had o bushcl Of oats IN my
,,.,.S,,on. and whom | mounted my own
t,,le aorrol no was trembling from head TO
,,oi. and ho laid his nose against my knee as
4 70 gain information IN bis own peculiar
,ov Every horse IN that platoon know as
,,,il rs every man what was ahead Of him
AMI hotter, too, for al Of them had been in
th,ec exciting chascs moro tmos than two
thirds Of tho party. Tho only noises that
br1lc tho hush Of the stil mornin; were
frg hurried whispers and tho ominOw clicks
nj the brccch locks as the cartridges fell
homo in their chambers Al the horses ears
gro as rigidly sos toward the crest, about a
hundred yards away, as IL they were a charge
~ fixed bayoa1.s, and thc rel dilatcd nos
.-il. tho fixed eyes and the hoavmg breasts
showed that they, too, felt all The excitement
q the.r masters.
TIE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
We had arranged our plans The night be-
Pore, and now We hurried 20 carry them out
Down tho hollow Of tho ravino the hunters,
sporatcd from one another by a space of
f1m thrco 10 four yards ond facing the
-.Iro that bid u3 from tho unsuspectiug ok,
10 s,rrfclcl i.ko O. sk.rmish line, while l
-oio out m front Of tho center Of the limo
r,t FAR crouch 90 De oesiiy seen ~ OIL
looking hurr.o " along Che li,'lo linc, saw
nat an wcre rcalY with fho loaded caroinos
..irtnr IN toc.r. tho butts resting on tho
.ffftirls. and % couple Of spare cartridges
..cl MANS hand Raising the butt oi my
lrhira HIGH in tho cir rs a sigrel for start
1913, / tool, h0lf dozen stops forward al
ralc.o~ woll, brought tho carblnc down 70
Lowell and ihc Inc took up trot for q
'1lo varls Thrn + raised tho carhna muz-
De Mp aad Che Q'"'y broke into long,
ryin~ng gallon ii3Ii way across to-
sros.o slope, Nn. car.l.o was !2'sol TO inL
ArIrsle1~th. ami w' irs. o,.r tie ridge a.
gait tlat Hanover or Iroluoia might envy,
ana with an rnlrokcn nao worthy Of tao
Cent Garic> Tho swift impetus c-rricd Che
weeping crowd lalt way ,lom t-o ridge to
.lo slccpy OBS b.foro the latter gained their
-.t. and Dr. tho t-o the dumf0undCd hruics
1li "buncaol"- tho 0rst act OF an aifnsmcd
.arl -uc wcre night IN among them.
lany OF tho older hunters dropped tso!r
.rlnu,s across their saddle bows, and, draw
.-. fhoir rcvolvcrs, delivered deadly fro at
Winding RANCE Dsh.ng through this little
oauldcrod herd like gust Of wind, the
mluc PARTY swUuy 20 Tho loft Of Che slope
If th, long ridge whore, from 100 TO 200
,ar.ls away. the main herd had punched
Id % 200, if not .O,0, strong. With all tho
ru-h ratio # shots, tho hard hitting OF
.1rns AGAINST horns, and the drunliRe clattcr
4 tho h0ofs thcro was singular silence,
.1corrruous with so much rapidly varying
-cfemcut, for orders had been given That
aat .whispcr should 10 heard tin tho elk
bad broken in nm organized run IN definite
,ure As tho western wall OF elk horns
~.uud in that direction, with princcly
ln,kat the head, there went up from us
30 thai Glove the worry clouds, and scattered
Nd. hand only 10 bunch again. That shout
t.roc seconds made success of the hunt
and before it ended wo wcro among them
,gc-y citizcl and soldier now his own midi
.iiul commander, and responsible for hi
'.b success.
a SHOWER OF Snow BALLS.
Par down ol my RIGHT tho marsh0ls car
r.olal lr.g knocked from bis hand 10y the
b1r4Cl pln-.ar buc,, while near mo, on
lu. b.rlr Wurtumbcrgcr corporal,
,nmuy, aoNug pistol, brought the bar
~lII.ul.1 a club on tie head OF an elk
Ha, 500, trying u tine crush 70 push IT'S way
inrry over Dds h0>e The elk fell 20 the
.r.lrl .lm.el D. was hand 10 hoof and
h..uI fora brief second or two, and then the
.r.f .l--inc r1 broke TO tho westward
ana t.-. Ion- chase lo~ln 10 had boon all
lruIs so far. b-t O. the assistance of the
I.rI fh.ro NOS. came one of tie most uncX
..guf allie. .al. oven an old hunter could
u.rae DO wls the soft snow, that up TO
t.. tm, had holp,d us in tracking them;
t1. 1s tho herd slrgcl ahead there came
f-ou uscr loeo one Of the most persistent
showers OF snow halls, of iron like CON
u'c.cy, that any ono was over called on TO
t.s.. and was surpassed only by those thrown
uG.onicr. tho mon and horses in the rear
e.l g. faco a we'll Every hall that struck
4lre dNaycl Lm ono man, struck ON
POI. head. was disabled from managing his
-ars. SD. Ic another, struck full IN the face,
llhauppcr Zip split open 70 tho tooth
uAly followed his example and withdrew
r,im tho battle The chase over, tho party
slowly assembled near the bodies of tho first
rtetuus. and tho Two wagons with number
q men putting IN an appearance from camp,
are Ie;r.ccl our steps - 10, each one recount
ug ms personal adventures
g. was growing dark rs the sergeant IN
cargo II tho wagon party raped at my
tcut and reported: "The wagons arc in with
Che clrcasscs Of nineteen elk, and am salts
f.d wo have cotton them all, sir" Tho
naxt dly We started for hOma-l'redcrick
6yhWa1aa In Tho Century.
Tho Walters OF america
Itis twice a. difficult to keep waters under
control hare as I'm European cities Ihoy