Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-10-28

Follensby Pond IS irregular il share.
. about three miles long and from one,
hall to ,hreequariers Of q mile wide
Each day the various members al The
party were stationed a, d.zereu: points
around the pond, where deer were
most likely 70 take 70 water when pur.
sued by the hounds Every watcher
was equipped with = I-h. >2ransc
boat and 3 repeating rife. II q deer
was seen swimming q. any distance
from a battle-ground, the nesrAs.
hunter put ont in his boat and tried 70
cut +. IF from shore, II he succeeded
II doing this, he could easily shoot the
deer. But il required 0 sharp ere and
g strong oar 10 secure the necessary adj
vantage. especially when a high wind
was BLOWN. and every running wave
IN the distance looked Ike G dee.s
-eaL The watchers were usually >ta.
toned C, considerable distances apart.
and owing - the irregular shape II
the pond. could seldom see each other ;
wat-a-gr5und<
Robin Rock was q great b0wl5er.
near re head q the pond, upon which
q man was always stationed when the
guides were putting out the dogs, as
JUS, ab7re +, there was q ~tayo-ite run
waT t1- deer 70 come down to the wa-
te7.
one perfectly Sill dag. toward the
close Of October, +, te.. to ny lot 70
guard this territory, and I rolrel up
there in grea: hope Of securing a shot,
e the dogs were to be put out on the
ives, side Of the pond, which usually
resulted IN driving deer in at the head
drew ny boat up On o little shelf d,
the foot q 2 rock, lcarine the oars on
tle pins. with their blades crossed over
the stern. 50 TIA. the boat would be
ready for immediate use. Then I took
my rife and climbed up 70 the fat top
Of the rock, where l couid overlook
the shores ami the water for a long dis
lance in either direction
The sun was unusually bright and
warm for a day so late in the season.
There was not a breath Of wind. and
the pond lay before me as smooth as If
it had been frozen. I could hear the
slightest sounds-the scrambling Of the
red squirrels over the trunks and limbs
Of the balsams behind me; the low
''chip-chip' Of the c~hickadees. and the
rustic Of their wings as they few from
spot TO spot. the hoarse. far-off cry Of
the mountain ravens, and even the dip
and rattle Of NY neares. neighbor's .
oars, as he turned into his watch
ground, Z halt.miic or more below
mine, and out OF sight 1t was an idrl-
lie, absolutely perfect autumn day. The
hills and mountains all around were
gorgeous with color, and their reflection
in the CLASSY water Of the pond looked
like a broad crystal floor Of the mos,
splendid MOSAIC.
Hay for On hour or more on the ton Of
Robin Rock, drinking in the beauty Of
the scene and enjoying the genial
warmth Of the sun. Then, away of in the
hills 90 the southwest, / heard a sound
which caused me 10 start MP 10 = Sit
ting posture auddraw my rife cautious
~ across my lap. Il was the first faint
bay Of a hound, which the guide had
just started upon a fresh deer track !
knew that the game was afoot, and
that II behooyed me TO keep a careful
and constant lookout over that portion
u the pond which could be seen from
Robin Rock.
The forenoon, however. wore away
bringing the game TO water.
Hound after hound was started. and /
could hear the music Of the chase. now
'welIing, now dying out among the
nils, but never coming near enough to
pond 70 make my heart leap with
hat keen expectancy which every deer.
lunter knows as the bugles Of the
sweep near his stand.
! ate my lunch and again stretched
myself out on the rock in aimless med.
tation. Ny face was turned toward
head Of the pond. I could see the
'ntire e1panse Of the o~val-shaped BAY
which was called the head, and could
wen distinguish the lily-pads which
the water near the farther shore,
As lay thus looking across the
there came suddenly within my
ic!d Of vision-as suddenly as if it had
isen up like a naiad from the depths
'eneath-the full-antlered head Of a
magnificent buck. 1t was steadily
moving out toward the center of the