Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-18

nitai.- ~; we peeped into the ahos.
which nrc ,s,a " c9uuurtablc hose hoxcs
" Wv Puck and again for fnnterni, . ~,
.i,sh ~ present the hraefipc y ~. es ~,
on nn lne ptenlsea, Mr. Harvey 4 's ets 81,
/ farciei fi ite elorin IN this dirnciio-l
uogs must vninly tax thn ih,on,t,so Eiaiy
y. nhtsinen. but learned that thes ~. y. ule
~ Nv lll9st seentihc manner nccoriin,s ~
letter ~ gentrlly froul the inluai
dren OF Gnieiy were CAV Isd d Wy snn,
i i.1vs. Hearing the huntsuan taqt Sag
ihu ,.aas OF Improving bis aftnngcncnts X
norts Ia, ~ uesu9ned Hun rs 10 the ne.
sheu, nut be seemed very incrcl,'ie,,sa 49, ".
M point. Regarding tie stntrmsn9 on
we n.ighborinE farmers are nnxioue 4, -. "a
vey vs s''i mi Zone away with. Mr.. Har.
~ nn iyul m contradiction. The hncf.
MOUNTS 90 far less damage than foxhasnds
anu although the formers might mn IN 1913, -s,
70 see one Of The private ppcks o. fox6onniIs
III III shoiit aa % tnsy would sincerely regret
Ny apolluh Of tue royal buckhouids In
uesd' they propose signing d MOLINA, -
luz eueet ~ all the markets Of Inc neiyh.
peflnB counties and forwarding II In sHo
H ~ sl.s an nav said l, q want You
whether the hunting OF the taine Nee, Y
really cruel The huntsm0n smiled ma
Horl ''tame' brought a Hood Of recoliee.
, s9ls ~ he tod me. Of how he md tbe
about by one Of the same "uitne" deer
hnch ne assured me were very far fra,,,
II,s,ssenrving the cpithet applied to them
thev h,,ne uross 70 Tie paddock where
OF deer and hound. and l felt a nanr az
. y ~ Tearing that several Of the beau.
utul animals that we had lust ieft wore
s sps y., 70 enter on Their last season. They
seasons and at the aga OF between and I
years must pass away 10 make room FOR
tuer younger, mere energetic fcllowa. The
maze MOUNDS wear out toonnF than the
Ielhhles, Tor they always hunt the far coun.
Try, whilst the females hunt nearer homo.
anu II not unuiual fOF the male pack To
9IuFt ~ : a. III. and moi return I'M between
~ anl II AT night OF the deer and their
cunning ways Slr, Harvey had much 10
tell. No doubt for tie hrst iime or Two
the deer runs IN fear Of his life, but he has
q wonderful instinct and soon learns that
ne - Only playing the leading part In a
game. OFTEN he goes out only once IA a
season anu never unless the practiced eye
OF the huntsman has pronounced him ut 10
run. As he grows older he becomes more
md more cunning and often some Of the
finest deer have 70 be shot because they are
80 full Of tleks. They will run for ffteen
CT twenty minutes and then selecting some
suitable eorner will establish themselves az
which though sawn Within few inches Of
their heads are stu effective Yeapons--nny
hound that may come TO close quarters.
The deer paddncks are situated IN Wind
sor forest. about eight nlles from the cas-
beautiful woodland scenery In England.
The great oaks, hundreds Of years old.
which four mon cannot span with out
stretched arms, smile down on the bright
foliage larches and thiclliy covered beech
trees, already donning their auiumnal conts.
Little red squirrels, protected from the
Hnares Of the cruel or collecting boy, sprans
from branch TO branch while underneath
mluWHWuN n
wealth Of brlcken now changing from gTeau
10 golden. Fish ponds CLEAN through Tho
trees. They were formerly well Hled aud
supplied the hsh for the house that once
stood on the site OF youder keepers cot
tagc. This house WIS appropriated To the
use OF the master Of the huekhOunds, and
George Ill used often TO spend thro or foul
days uncerCmonuusly at tho plCtHant man
Zion shut In by the forest trees, But Of Il,
former comforts nothing now remains bui
the ighponds, the vnst cellars under tn
furesterB cottage and q ring Of trees whiel
marks the situation Of the bygone Ice house
Close to the cottage are the paddocks en-
closed by high pnlingH. They are beQufi
fully wooded, end IN the nelds-some Of
them eleven acres IN oxtent-One reelizsi
that wooden walls do not necessarily
prison make, for the deer can wonder, al
most without noticing that they are con
fined within limits, The comfortable sheds
where their daily meal OF henns--and late
on Of swedes, carrots and nilDgcl wufzel-
Is spread are tennntless for their food one
eaten the deer prefer the open air In nj
waathcTs -Four splendid follows wefl
pointed out to me as being TOO cunninl
for work. Accordingly the dny before thl
Young hounds nra "enteredh the bed
ularlsmau In the forest win dispatch them
and while the farmers receive gifts Of vent
son, the young hounds will he "blooded'
with what remains. "BlOodtng" II no
nearly as unpleasant as II sounds, for
merely consists In letting the hounds taht
tho flesh OF the animal, that they may real
lze what II Is they hunt Before Mr. H9i
vey took command Of the royal pack TIL
prnctiee was mot usual and often out o
twenty young hounds only few would eii
ter Since he adopted the custom however
scarcely a hound has been lost 70. the hun
the young hound takes place at the frs
meet Of the sonson, when they are laid Of
the scent In company with more experience,
hands. IL they followed, they are condd
cred entered and have learnt their iessoi
shai be considered barbarously un
feminine II / own that ] came away con
vince flint a great deal Of aentimenta
nousenro II tailed about the cruelty o
hunting tame deer, Truth TO tell not be
lur "A hunting woman ] have tendency
io think all hunting cruel, but " the hunt
I'M. OF foxes, larcs and wild deor, and h'
ghaotlug Of pheasnnts. as tame rs hafl
door fowls Is not prohibited, then u Ia ar
ncult TO nnd reasons for aholishlng IN
huckhounds on the ground Of cruelty, Th'
deer soon realizes that their lives are no
In danger, as Is shown by their refusing q
RIM. Moreover, they ala never allowed Y
run unless pronounced by the huntsman u