Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-08-06

AChicago young man who has made
n good deal Of money on the board Of
trade without being known as irregular
member. used TO 60 down into Arkansas
every fall for a few weeks hunting.
He had quite a circle of friends among
the people in the Ozark country, and
whatever they could do for his enter
tainment was done with a promPtnesS
and freedom that made the gift dOubly
welcome They were great fellows TO
hunt foxes and chose clear moonlight
nights for this choicest of sports He
had gone with them on a good many
chases- but had never yet followed the
hounds after night and expressed a
wish TO do 80
The family with which he had been
stopping had a good horse that had
given him an excellent mount on the
daylight runs but il was 50 spirited that
he did not care TO ride IL on a night chaSe-
So a neighbor offered TO exchange with
him. giving a mule instead All the young
men in the country told him the mule
was a famous hunter. and that il would
follow the hounds through fire and wa
ter. and that all he had to do was to
hang on But on the evening of the
meet. when they gathered at the edge
of the wood. he concluded that the mule
affair was their way Of playing a joke
on the city young man
That mule stood there by the fence
with its head down. his halter loose-
and nothing to keep him from running
away in the excitement of that time OF
PREPARATION say Mr.. Winde- Il
from the spirited horse and go; ready
to mount the mule. thinking IL they
wanted a little fun with me trey might
have il; they had earned it.
Now. Won can ride. can your asked
the mules owner
Well. I guess lean ride that mule
I answered
When he gets ready to run. don't
ron try TO hold him-just let him go,
and hang on
II said. all right. and got up on the
beast. and he never stirred a muscle
There were about twenty of Us and
there must have hcen 4 hundred hounds
Some Of them were old fellows and
knew their business and some were
younger. and some Of them were just
taking their first lesson in hunting. We
started of after a bit. the mule in the
rear. and me kicking him with NV heels
and crying TO get him 10 he respectable.
and failing constantly. The first mile
or two was awful work. wore myself
ou; betting and dumping tina, mule. but
he wouldn't 20 faster than \ law trot-
And that trot, IL looSencd every joint
in my body. II made me bite my tongue.
and it bruised me 50 quickly had no
time TO blister.
Presently one Of the youn- do-s
struck an old SCENT. and in his inexperl-
euee began to hay hopefully. Sfill the
mule stumbled n Then a hrtter dog
thought he snelied something prnnis-
ing. and he started an alarm which
all the younger ones Swellci al
oaee to that P~laintive. bcSe~rh-
in< roa Of foxhoundS while RAM
ing Not a sign from the male Bat
all of a saeden there vas that cs-er.
short- A-onis~i velP of tho Old hounsls
a they pailei away frsn The Pack and
cut cut the pzc~ On = perfectly fresh
trail And IL that Old muIe Gaiat know
what was the matter I bop - die. He
unlimbsreG hins-lf ant PICKED ap s-St
and then the ether q thsS~zwfalIr
long ear. ae changed his tros - gal
lcP and Pu>h~i rgat % fh-uaxh The
hand u ~welEneantci hznter~ roinx
straight - the trput and aS. sinapgr
stabbia- the earth Nish kS Ettle he-sa
in an e@ort 70 overtake the heau.4<
"ncat try - hold him-uSt haz-
ou- erred nv fuenA A. J sho. PAT hz-
and ] ave ny~lf 10 10 that taSk a.
well a. ! eoald tor b. h14 "a pretty
well frightened Gu h. u-Gs fhrauxh
the woods just miSsin< . great <rca-
more on one Ss6e and a ru-x "a The ssh-
er. crashing into ami over \ heap q
brush or the top Of a falIen tres. pamsx
into wide creeks and le1pinx ever ar
row one till ] thouShf zv ezd ~
come But I c1uAinst 1T ~ NJ
only hope was that he xuuid - ~ A.
ter awhile and give ne = chanee - ~~t
away one-half q nv shoe was ryg-a
from my foot and the half q ny eazs
had gone to kept oompszy- NJ hazEs
and face were scratched ard hIr~Ein-
but led the chase. asd I'D 4 ezSar.
FINALLY We came toz h-h z1n s.--~
ten rails Highland I sad n mv~lF
Now I have got him. Bat I hasat
He Just KEEP; On ezllopsng riEht Al TIA,
fence. bu, he seemed to he stasarin~ Il
and feeling the hits As II they didnt S~t
just right P1lIed away harder thzz
ever. for | felt il he undertook IN iump
that fence he would XII himself and r.
loo Hut he dsdnt tn to 20 over i. he
Just e through L. lie w~ensri-hs N
Il with n rush. threw his forel~-z hS~h
enough 20 get thea over the top-aaa
that settled the fence- Down il came
mule. man and au-ana he ~lamh--s
out and went on without losing = min
ute
That vas \ eottoaSeld. IL wa<nnk
and tail. and the bcllS whipped me in
the face. and the strong stalks rrASpeS
nv clothes and tore them but
couldn't get away. and Just sawed At
the bits and prayed for a dead wall or
n Pitfau or n stroke Of lightning. On;
on the further side Of the field the
fence was down and we uen, Ont All
right There was the creek. and IN.
hounds Just creeping MP the fur
ther al II was high ard steep /
thought this would end it. but i,
didn't That male went a, it frantic
Ally He leaPed from the high hank
rs II he was a sort of winged steed and
right in the middle of the
water. But he didn't waste a minute
He elambered mp the further bank and
shot away again after them-and The
eareSt horsemen Were twenty rod