The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-26
JOHN sPANlARD NICKEL.
Ills Autobiography of Adventure aud
sport IN Field aud Forest.
[coNTINUEp FROM LAST WEEK. !

] hlS Au'ohiogrnphN OF adventure and
sport IN Field aud Forest.
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.
arrived at the foot hills of the Frozen
mountains at the head Of Red river the
same evening barely in time to build my
camp, and after a hastily prepared meal
and lassoing and feeding my horse, re.
tired for the night | arose early next
morning and soon dispatched breakfast
and feeding my dog and beast, aud was
out in the mountains in an incredible
short time. IL was beautiful morning.
The air was soft and balmy, Il gentle
breeze was floating through the trees and
underground and along the mountain
sides. Many wild flowers were budding
and blooming The trees were opening
their foliage. The birds, too. had set up
their lyric notes in thousand songs as if
to dignity the splendor of the rising sun,
which could only be seen on the tree tops
in the far off distance. All nature pre-.
Sentcd an aspect Of lovelincss rs beau,i-
full IS n dream of heaven charmed and
awed Ivy the exquisite scenes of nature
that surrounded me. / pushed forward
until reached the apex of n spur of
ridge that extended u the main dividing
Frozen mountain. There was then before
me an undulatng landscape extending
several miles in the distance. As stood
there in wonder and admiration ut the
enchanting scenes around me, saw Just
AZ they were reaching the summit of
hill, a herd of ..dcer-siXteeu in number.
They were not in range of my rifle and
had discovered me, and having the ad-
of the wind took cover behind
Il clump of bushes and waited their mp
proach There were three old bucks and
four smaller ones. As they slowly ad-
vanced il seemed that the old bucks prid.
ed themselves in paradng and displaying
their majestic forms and stately antlers
to the other members of the herd. Often
they would walk in advance raising their
white feather and antlcrs high in the mir
AS if to court the favor and respect of all
the Others 10y their beauty, naughty
pride and self aggrandizcmen,.
At last they came in range Of my rifle,
and AS quick as thought | fired, and at
the report of my rifle the largest buck in
the herd bounded up several feet high aud |
fell dead, At this the remainder stood
amazed and stolid, not realizing their
perilous condition until had re. loaded |
my gun and killed the next largest buck |
in the gang. At this they bounded off
with the swiftness of the wind and were
soon lost To sight and hearing. These !
we're among the largest and latest deer .
'ver killed. The acorn, beech and chest. |
nut crop of the preceding year upon
which they Toasted WAS yet plentiful. ! /
managed hy means of lever power to
nang up my deer and take out their EN-.
rails. then proceeded on another hunt
md had not gone exceeding n mile when
saw another herd in the head of deep
avine. Upon observation ! discovered
he wind was contrary, and | had To re-
race my steps and take cover behind the
opposite side of the mountain in order
o gain their rear and the advantage of
he wind. In this | finally succeeded
Without their discovery of my maneuvre,
nd in less time than it takes to write it
had killed large barren doe, which
'as in as equally good condition as either
{ the bucks ] soon had her hung and
ressed. II was then about twelve o'clock {
nd the weather being moderately warm, &
knew it WAS important to make for '
ome aud salt down my deer as soon us n
nssible. {
So il was not long heforeI reached and 1
roke up camp, saddled my horse TO re. a
,rn to my deer. These | had 20 carry y
ne at the time to the nearest house, c
stance of six miles away, Just rs ] II
lme in sight of the last deer had killed {
nd within easy gun shot, discovered n "
uge monster of some description eat. O
x the oflals of the deer. Upon close s
summation discovered it was cata- d
cunt, but Of such extraordinary size b
lat was really alarmed, knew there 4
as but one alternative, and that was to &
IN it or do worse. SO fired, but the n
Ill took effect too far back in the body |
be fatal, and as ! was re-loadng my h
IN | saw him standing on his hind feet il