Telegram-herald., 1891-09-13

nn< does . LADY com plain II her flower |
garden ard Ornamental arbcr be laid La |
yuins- The poor creature no has made |
such desperate run for his hfs must |
be killed a. any cost
Shooting Is, howevsr the favorise |
spert Of al Englishrzsn- Both pkeas-
ants and partridges are first carefully
reared the eggs gener<oly purchased ia
large quantities, hasched By hens. and
the birds fed through the summer with |
msal and other appropriate food The
gauaekeepers ta'<e tha greatest pride in
TIE rearing bf these birds. The pheas-
ant IS TO tie Englishman what the Ibis
was 70 Gle Egyptian- He Is petted,
worsafped ard killed, q sacred bird.
Thc5 are let loose Ia the woods only
when nearly fan grown When tho
covers are fall" and a good bag Is .o
he expected the 1st Of October is a reg
1iar feast day, q large party Is asked,
and varsity Of costumes makes ths
scene picturesque. Gentlemen dress in
rcd OF purple stockings, knickerbockers
or stc,Ct cloth or velveteen. a shooting
jacket Of rough. heavy material and
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Th> ladies collect after breakfast 70
oce the party start out. a rendezvous is
agreed upon. and luncheon or tea brings
them together at either two or five
o'clock. under sheltering hedge on the
side Of wood. The materials of an
ample meal are brough. to the appoint
ed place. and gay picnic ensues.
Though shooting Is q sport in which
more real personal work Is done by
those who join IN it, and in which skill
Is = real Ingredient, still il Is neither SO
characteristic nor SO picturesque as fox
hunting. There firm seat in the sad
die. good horse, and determination
10 ride straight across country, are all
that is needed for the majority of the
''fielG" In shooting rauch patience is
required. beside unerring accuracy Of
aim, aud iudicious knowledge Of
when and how to shoot.
No oue who has ever had the privi-
lcsc of doing il wiz forget his first drive
through the dc. hts of IN English
park. The herds ci fallow deer that
haunt tho fcrny gladcs beneath the old
oaks and beechcs arc kept both for
show and for the table, for parll-fed
venison IS y more delicious morsel than
the flesh of the Scotch red deer that
Buns wild on the moor. White, brown
and nlottled, with branching antlers
which serve admirably for offensive
and defcnsivc weapons, the deer
browse in groups, the does and fawns
generally keeping apart from the moro
lordly bucks. The park-kceper knows
them all. and when one is shot the
hides, hoofs and aHtlers become his
perGuisites-
The method Of shooting buck is,
however, this: TIE keepers assistant
drives the herd in q certain direction
previously agreed upon. The sight is q
very pretty one. TIE keeper stations
himself, rilc in hand, in the fork Of
sor1c convenient tree along the route.
lie takes aim at the intended victim,
and at the orninous report tho scared
herd scampers away faster than ever,
leaving their comrade to the knives Of
the keeper. 1t is very much like going
out to shoot q cow. There is occasion
any bit Of renerie and an attempt to
renew the scenes of Robin Hood and
Sherwood forest, and the hounds arc
let out. but it Is sham after all, as
they ere trained not to kill the deer.
The stag In this instance is given q
certain start. being carried bound in
CART TO a certain point, whence he is re-
leased and the chase commences. Thus
the same stag may be hunted a number
of times and be none the worse for 1t,
which is no. the way they do it in tho
AdirondSclss.
American vcnison is higher favored
meat than English. and should be only
partly roasted before the fire. then cut
in slices half raw, placed before each
guest on a chatting dish with jelly and
gravy. and warmed and cooked before
the guest to insure perfection.
A Polish officer of distinction has sent
me the following account of hunting in
his province:
.'We do nct hunt the fox as in Eng.
land. He is shot when met in drive,
or worried out of his subtcrranean
castle by special breed Of dogs, tho
Dachshund, OF Texel, or If young cubs
are suspected to be IN the hole the
exits as far as known are closed, q
shaft sunk TO the center. and the whole
brood oxtinguished in one way or tho
other"
We ride to hounds after hare, and the
speed of fox hunt is not hing when
compared with cruise OF the hare, for
the greyhound, used for the latter, can
beat any fox hound In racing. No ore
world ever think of water killing deer
as IL is done in tho Adirondacks, and
woe unto him who kills doe!
The cid fashioned way TO kill the
wild boar is to let him run on you, then
knecl on one knee holding hunting
knife or cutlass, double-edged. The
boar, infuriated by the dogs, rushes nc
you. IL well directed. the knife enters
his breast and heart; IL IL does not,
then look out. This Is what Is called
'.pir.sticlsing" in India. Old Emperor
William hunted the boar in the royal
forests near Berlin, and King Hum.
bert does the same In the mountains
near Rome.
Bird hunting, that Of snipc. wood
cock, partridge. quail and waterfowl.
il done in the same way as here, ex-
cepting the use of duck batteries.
There is very little big game TO be
fornd in Europe. that is. In the civilized
ports Of it. but in some forests belong
ing 70 royalty and that ill<, the elk, the
STAG, tho bear and the wild boar pre-
sent themselves as q target. also tho
bison in Russia.
southern or upper Silesia, called
the Prnssian ireland. was famous for