Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-12-17
HUNTING IN ARKANSAS.

that the "boya" should have cover (
themselves with 90 much glory, ans
fear that, perhaps, some Que VIII,
does not know me well. or fear M
much, may think and call mo Nun
chausen, but nat justitia ruat coelup,
which properly translated mean
"thcu shalt not lie."
Yesterday evening after The morn
Ing rain, the sun came out warm
The sweating earth responded Will
grateful incense to his penetrating
beams, and the dark woods seemed
TO be clothed In garments Of bur
nished gold.
The captain proposed that VIZ
make the drives between Cypress and
Hand lake. We mounted and galloped
to our stands. As usual early In the
drive the dogs got up deer aud ran
FAR beyond The ouimost guards and
no one got shot. AT the foot ol
Cypress lake the captain blew the
gathering signal. We answered the
call and gathered around him. We
then crossed the neck of the Hand
lake, and In making tho circuit OF
that extensive body of water we
struck q scope of woods we had
nlver seen before. We were Lost,
aud for an hour we wandered, only
seeming TO get deeper and deeper
into the unknown wool. Ii seemed
II the wild beast sought u lair mere
no might Had II, aud unsought from
year to year. But at last an opening
appeared Ia the great forest like n
nit in storm clouds, and we rode out
INTO little clearing where In times
agone human force had struggled,
aud struggled in vain, to combat the
desolation of nature. A cabin, it's
roof half caved In, It's walls halt
buried In drift sand, its doors and
windows battered down and gone,
told In sad accents Of the spirit OF
decay that now held sway over n spot
where once, mayhap, age had sought
shelter and childhood pFatiled
around happy hearthstone. A liz
ard summed itself on the broken roof
aud weasel sought shelter from in
truding man within the recesses OF
its buried and broken walls. Back
OF the old house, sweeping around II
aud holding II as within AN arc of
eircle, was u little field of some ten
acres, ovrrgrown. with weeds and
low bushes, and back OF this, In dark
outlines, the tall cottonwood aud
stately cypress formed background
gloomy aud impressive. On this sc.
Guided nook the sun shone with pc.
cniar warmth AMI luster, and Il
seemed a spot where every denizen
Of the forest might come aud ie.t In
peace aud happiness.
The captain said he believed the
field was iull of deer, aud told us TO
dismount, hitch our horses, lie
around aud take stands, and he
would drive the enclosure with the
one dog he had. We spoke In whis-
pers, for the thing had an uucanny
look aud crept around that field like
murderous savages creeping upon
settlement In the night time. We
made the circuit, leaving Bill Cravens
in tho center of the arc by large
cypress, and every man was ready
for the deadly fray. Tine captain had
scarcely entered the field when
Sweetheart opened and both barrels
OF his gun went Off as a large doe got
up, and then, wonderful TO relate,
the whole field seemed 10 be alive
with bounding deer, and as they
sought shelter in tho woods, the
crescent blazed from polnt to point
and the forest shook with The echo,
Ing guns. Mr.. Parrish killed two
bucks and wounded another. Burke
killed two does and fired several
shots at others, all does. VIII Davis
Garnett killed large buck and
missed another. Monroe shot two
does Peay slew two bucks, but the
largest one Of all, the very antlered
monarch Of the forest, arose, shook
his haunty Great aud sought exit by
Bill Cravens at the cypress tree. Bill
saw him coming aud fired hastily
and struck him with Que shot iu the
brisket. The buck seemed TO be as
tonished and then he became mad at
the idea that Bill should be able to
hit him, the lord Of the forest, and
he then reached his msue and rushed
at Bill, who threw his gun away and
ran behind the tree. The buck did
not stop but buried his horn three
inches deep in the tree and was held !
fast aud tight. Bill saw his oppor-
tunity and rushed out and caught
him by the tail and cried with all his
lungs, nrun here, run here" but
everybody was engaged, for the
work ofslaughter went on. Deacon
McCombs killed buck and doe. |
Henry Dranc killed Il buck aud a
fawn, and shot goose. Mr.. West,
who is something of a character, six |
feet aud half high, and the very |
impersonatiou of tsciturnity and
shoots muzzle losder, shot doe
with one barrel, missed with the 9TH
er, and looking up aud seeing signs
of rain, put on his slioker, built fra |
and stuck his gun barrel In II to dry,
for he never loads until he dries out
his gun in this way. Pendleton kill
ell buck aud shot two does. AT
last the fray was over and all the
deer either dead or gone. The cap
tain came riding up with his gun
smoking and hot, for he had shot
fourteen times and killed one deer,
and then 1t was he heard fearful
screechipg at the big cypress and
some one says, "Where is Cravens ?
That's Bill making that noise." We
hurried down there and found Bill
stlll holding the buck by the tail,
and the tree holding him by the
horn. 1t was fearful and yet
amusing thing to see. Some laugh
ed and some werc smitten with fear.
Pendleton-his eyes blazing with
fury--drcw his sheath Jknife--that
knife which had boen the salvation
OF Drane and his goose hunters. aud
flourishing II above his head, would
have rushed In at once and slain the
buck, but the captain interposed and
said, "Young man, don't be rash"
and Deacon Parrish pleaded with
him and Burke said: Philander be
cautious.r Bill cried out, "Sam
McCarty, let the boy alone, suppose
the deer should get loose, or my tall
holt should break" Deacon Ms-
Combs spoke, "Philsnder, li,teu to
reason, remember you hsve q family,
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