Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-25
lIIlNTIN' 70 DE WAH!
oo,K MILLER CONTRASTS THE
eebRT or THAT DAY AND THIS.
,-,.,, Exercise Good for the Lungs-More
oanners Now than Nears Ago
Need of Game Laws.

- csme Is so scarce and hard TO find
- man is hardly compensated for the
,.,rhlc If taking care of dogs nine or ten
,,,rtbs Of the year, when they are OF no
,,batover. FOR the little pleasure he de-
,.yos from a short hunting season OF three
,-,nths. even # he could put in every day
- thn week. Before tho war IL was an
,,rv matter for me TO hll from twenty
90 20 fftv birds day on our own farm:
80, i, those DAYS the sport was confined
10 veu-to.do classes. The negro
.,.t allowed so have q gun and the
49,, man who made their living bY the
.s.oot II their brow " could not afford
t,,1e and didn't allow their children 10
,,ltvato the taste for hunting.
A f.udnoss for hunting seems 20 DO born
,,, ,hs larkics. and the "oie hyars had 90
.'-o hvoly on SUNDAY; for from early in
...u,fnlng hil the sun went down on
,.,t Jay the voices OF Rather, Rover,
,..s.c AMI Vic could be heard mInglrg
o., fha; of Tiger an old cur and the
...rt .haru notes Of the bob-tailed. bench
I.,-,l fee which did the " bouncing"
,c white folks went 20 church and as a
,s.e took the white boys along with them.
Irft thew did not thcvi lie very aot 10
o.. vorv DnRr q, where the fun was cOinc
Tho Old Virginia hare hunting and
,,.,.sun- and Cuon-huuNng negro " TO de
-,1S was the hsppicst creature on
,.-.b and next % them came the
.,-,r, rArster.' who. while they were
,s,ys beng told that they ought To be
~....--... to te assoc!ating with integers "
.Ucl q decided preference for that sort
~ ,,mvapjouship IN hunting. IL was
...-.lu,iF executing 10 see q dozen hounds
"stElt race" after Molly cotton
b. a. -.o was making her way a. full
,.-,I across 81 open field. while from
t.-. 10 negroes, ranging in age from 10
-. CD CD would come the or Of Yarn
e.. %, ." Yarn she 60" Yarn she
g." aul as the frChtened hare would
'a.',to tud' the dogs and run right
mo tlo crowd on her back track, such a
.sa-.r' I'D. rocks and sticks and hollerin'
.- Here. here Here. here, I"
.H.re. h.ro'" was enough to paralyze
t.-- tml animal.
F-r tH. loss Of those good old times
,...s Oh, ne who have passed tho meridian
..H wlI never cease 20 mourn: but
v'..- H.. .a,'7 wa can look back upon
,... with pleasure, and weep over the
r..-.t condition q TIL ms which ms
f-.IcIt the luor negro from n state Of
r.i ..f hlpIu and COutentn nut into ono
;. winch tho battle IF life has Q, be fought,
p. instead oi being the rolhc ing, ever.
81. .'r. cF'r--oddv 20 co pos, um- and
r....2runG sleep losing crcnf IT. that
81. H.. he's thinking "'rOut min 10
..f.- l.,s-i au family" rn1 our luna
@. .>..lu at Ia-CTsbIry Is 30 crowded
y. ...u rl1t o." county lails arc used
t.a..." w'Iato them. How many crazy
I-..- lid yoG hror of before the war {?
... a- tic uil-tiuv, sGryant-WurSter.'
.a Dies ont AID along with them
'e w.lte people who learned 70
d.. '..u ~ thor youth and cannot
1.-r...f. t.st Che. are no longer the OBJ
...'. .. .lr tender r.Ta-t and sympathv.
..-r. l~ going O. be held responsible
t.r.. .i- st.r'eou'urs AMI Will be ruled
...ll strict iu.h'm-ut of his engagements
o. .ur .'rc.. and ulS beng negro end 3
...-.-tur-lve mc-master" look
q u.. avail HIM. The rising generation
o., negroes .o not possess a single quality
81 Ha rs. oIdrar the rising generation Of
Whites 90 fleu--In t4c.. they show ever
...-. '|.r not 20 te even friendly. and
v... t.. good Influences which the old
t.. whites and blacks over the younger
..u..r- of their respective races are no
ing ,A.gtli. trouble will come. and that
ONCE happy toough eU5laved race will be
...t 90 O. state Of bondage 10 which
'... ante beilum condition would be a
l---t-e.
IS said before hunting was confined to
OIL. V...-tn-lp classes only before the war.
.i....a didn't indulge in tho sport
t..- ruF, though theirs were n few men
f.. .royet d., and never failed TO 90 eX-
...t when driven Nv business 20 foreCO
o.. pleasure. The average businessman
'..-. days looked up,ua huntsman or
t.r.-uau a. collaborating lOater.'
l... never considered the value of out
exercise lu the open fald- and braoIuE
.-. -glcTs Which brought the bloom
... nth 20 the checks and elasticity TO
. muscles of the Uent MP book-keerer
.-.r.. t~-IOull hrllu-wprkCr. hut counted
g. o. a dav gone forever. and II that hunt
...-uaus note got before the directory Of
tals IN which one Of those old
r..,y-bsEs was - member they'd
t., @ crack at him for his hunt
i.- u~HclyItles. My employer encourage
l.'t' 90. and would often remind me that
"'tya- 'rue 20 go eoaIu.' hut IN order to
i..y from being seen by old Mr.. skin
il.t used % leave town az an hour IN
,ts morning when ro che tut policemen
.-.l 1ct-ws -.A drive could see me, ana
walls oat tive miles from the city 10 take
.go'c.uch train I'D order 10 escape tho
ttr4 If certain Old gentlemen. And II the
'-..u came back before plgIt I'd hug tho
t.,.l1,, ~ Chesterfield TIL dark. or until
o.. downtown offices were closed, and
.rrak ~ through back street 10 AVOID
bong seen bv some old businessman who
V.r-tlppai dollars sad cents everv dav IN
'.r week AID Weet 10 church on SUNDAY.
l.t WHO never 'Gstcl of the sweetest and
t.-- ~ Gods gifts 70 mantle pure, fresh
..- 0l the country. branch water, and a
healthy organism which the exercise OF
hunting produces.
re drinks Saratoga water and fills his
stomach with all sorts OF uostrums ron
t.- Lpothccary-store. with the hope OF
tllcE relief from indigestion, but all TO
I'D purpose. Hls skin IL the color OF O
rIupaln a. IL Law Tween de corn-rOws III
as Ilwgroun's" on a frosty morning. and
lo comes down - his office in the morn
.a- looking ns though be had swallowed
'.o profits Of the dag before IL copper
..r's' and hal then drank but.ermilk
anon them for supper. Woe be unto the
e. .,k who didn't plum the line u" that
'4r. for that cOuntenauce which betokened
Il. effects Of verdlgris" on his stomach
was enough T. make the boys shudder at
tar Idea OF dlspleaslng tho boss tnat
day. Doyou ask where his sons are? III
'e4 You. The old man IS too much
absorbed in money making e. botner
himself even about his bows, and
s- they are afraid o. the old man" and
orc OIL ]re a. ease IN the presence OF other
people. they stay as little at home as they
1T. ANU TOP lN ~ Az uNAio Va NtAV Az ~
vl:h cat-hke tread for fear OF disturbing
,Ee old gentleman. II asked whore thew
were tie night before they DO not always
'l the straight tale Suppose one Of
f,ru should say Father, / wish you'd
eve me gun think I'd enjoy hunting "
..Wsa en- such proposition would make
f.s old fellow writhe IN agony to think
taet h boy OF his should make 50 foolish q
request. He'd point him 10 some man
N.1 lad accumulated wealth and had no
hey TIE - bind him 10 the world and say
here's q man who never hunted or
listed q dav IN his hte!" The model TO
winch he'd point his son was an old dried
upludIvIdual, whose dress and general ap-
pesrauce would excite tie sympathy Of a
stranger and make him feel Ike tossing
n.l penny as be passed him on the street.
Tho bows had their " outings" but they
% 20 ~ such q character that. instead OF
.r NJ healthy and strong and fit 10 sue
coed their father when the time came for
ham 20 retire from active life, theY were
found wanting ~ physica! development,
Ead IN the majority OF cases had 50 under
mined their health by strong drink and
other bad habits acquired while outing
a. night that they were laid away IN