Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1893-12-08

evidently. on the liver and bowels. 25o.
nv FIRST shot he nioched and hastened
his gs,s. at the second be plunged
forward auj. Tell hoadlong, but he got
up and avaL II went. Pretty soon
two dogs camNllcng hot on bis track
AMI bayod him in ths>eane about
tbrre hundred y ,rds fro,s NJ | ran
down 6ht he moved befor. SsAS2t
there. In little while the two dcss
came back.
II WAS an hOlr before Clpt. White,
with some mora dogs, CANA aud put
them on his trail. We followed FOR a
mile, and two HUNDRED cards from
CoIdwa'e-, we found where the dogs
had caught him. There were great
pools % blood in the road aud the
bushes We're spotted with il where be
hod fought and drove them of. Near
was a dense brake Of tree tops, cane
aud briar., ia which he had gone aud
died
Made another drive in the same
W ode aud dogs from the Indiana
camp brought q d 20 ;n SIGHT Of Hart
Raiiori snd EnrFe, bat our mel wer,
blowing tha calls aud shs ran bach
aud 40 one hsd shot.
Sir, Parrish freed an opossum auc
shot him ~hilp coming to camp
through rbs deep voods; he was a
white ~ snow.
Letters from home and then a
splendid supper in lka's bast style re-
j9iced our hearts.
The missing h3rse was found and
brought 10 camp last nght.
Thursday Nov. 23rd Quite cold but
We are sarly of Make the circuit Of
tho lake, and place maa from its foot
through the wood, toward ths ford Of
the bsYuu.
We had been on our stand but a
little while when saw a fawn come
stopping softly from tho cane on my
right aud when a. The nearest point
to me which was fifty three yards, l
fred one shot and killed it
in i;s tracks. The dogs after trailing
a long time got up three deer, but
they rau away wost from ths stands
We now move aud drive the Pocket
bstween Coldwatsr rtvef aud the old
bayou, snd then the field by the
cane brake. Had up several deer
but the yran Wild, Late this evening
went to the "Desdeniug," aud the
dogs ran a doe round the ISLANDERS,
and then away out Of the
drive Capt White had sent his
able lieutenant, Peadleton,to head her
off, when she ran up behind the Cap
tain, within few feet Of him The
dogs saw her and away they went in
hot pursuit Peudleton shot at her
along way OFF.
Very cold to night The North
wind has been blowing all day and
the woods are uncomfortable. But
compensation comes with supper. A
fine fat roast Of venison, 'possum aud
sweet potatoes aud app-tiie- whetted
by exercise aud abstinence IL may
seem that ! dwell -lmeShst on these
suppers, and | DO, ia faucy and in
fact
Friday, Nov, Oath, Very cold and |
bushes, trees and earth are white with !
frost and leo. Men 90 b. the woods
with reluctance for this the last day |
of the hum. We have remained now
several days longer than we intended
Decause Of the missing horse. We
are tired and yesrn for civilization
yifb great yearn. Visions, beauti
'ul visions Of home, sweet sweet home
-ise up before our enchanted imag
nations Ike a shadow Of a great rock
n weary land But we go forth
md hunt the woods west from camp
and the captain with only two dogs
IN the drive, Have had no success
o-dny and have been in camp most
Il the day for fear the dogs would
un of aud not get back in time in
ha morn ug To- thu start home.
lotha morling early ih' tents are
Truck nod we are enrore for the
iaii1n hounewqrd bound.
We have bad a p'oesant hunt. with 1
,crial plaasant companions. Game
.es cen slupdpni sud the weathsr
Pr poe > dream ot Ar'.d',, and
F. { wa 1i' glad 70 IS o,rr end ya ara ,.
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