The Bessemer indicator., 1894-01-20

HERE NE cU,iEsl CRACK!
which they pushed before them. The
poor animals were nearly exhausted,
and had probably been in the water
for many hours.
jack vowed that n whole plantation
couldn't buy them. They had
probably fallcn fson some Steamboat,
and had got caught by their chain to
the drift-wood which had prevented
them from swimming ashore.
The whole kennel was fed upon
bread exclusively, during the hunting
season, and were never permitted to
themselves killed. This kept them
In fine bottom and wind for running,
and made them very savage
A delicious breakfast is rapidly dis
patched, the horn Is sounded, and we
are off for our stands in the deep
forest.
Cato, who "drives," turns to the
left, at the corner of the plantation,
followed by the whole pack, while
we follow bridle-path leading
straight ahead, into the depths of the
forest.
In hnlf-a-mile am stationed Just
on the verge of the ''old bank" as Il
is called, of the river. with the deep
forest. through which Cato is driving,
on my left, and, on my right, after a
sheer descent OF twenty feet tre-
mendous swamp, which was now dry,
except where traversed by deco
lagoons filled with qudltsands. Jack
rode on a half mile farther to his stand
My instructions were, not to let the
hounds pass my stand, il missed the
deer, which would attempt to get by
me into the almost impenctrable
swamps, where, If the dogs followed
him, they would be lost for the re-
mainder of the day. Id
had not long to wait; for Gould
just begin to hear my heart beat In
the restored silence, aud neighbor-
ing squirrel had only just commenced
barking at me, when low and dis
tant bay, followed by faint whoop,
showed that n trail had been struck.
Gradually the sound gathered. as
voice after voice joined in, until at
last the thunder bass of old Spot
doomed out, and old Music followed
with a blast; and now the c'ashing
clnngor of Black Terror's tongue led
off the bursting symphony, and the
forest rang to reverberations which
startled the heart into my very throat.
Peal on peal, and now sudden
silence-my blood is running like
mill-tails through the swollen veins,
and the arteries throb almost to
bursting. Crash! there it goes again!
Heavens! what music! How the
leaves fiutter, and the trees sway to
my vision!
'Whoop" in smothercd gasp. II
could only yell! Here they come;
wonder the forest isn't leveled before
the mighty roll OF sound! Ha! lost
again! No! it is only muffied as they
go down some valley! Now they rise
again! ye gods! if / could only
give one yell! How it deafens! they
must be right upon me! they will be
running over me, deer, dogs and ALL
am no Act9on! Oh, hurricanes, and
thunder-claps-hist! here he comes!
and out bounded, within ten feet of
me, n tremendous buck, with his
thrown back upon his rump He has
paused an instant
Crackl away with ono prodigious
bound, he clears the twenty feet of
bank, and is crashing through the
swamp.
What n roar! hero they arc! brstles
up. tongues out, Black Terror ten
PAGES ahead, Spot next, then Music,
and all the rest IN q crowd, looking
savage ms harried wolves. You might
as well talk of stopping the Missis-
sippt-thcy have smelt the blood
what terrific burst! Black Terror's
leap is as long us the bucks! Old
Spot roars again! They are out of
sight! That's Jacks yell. Harls his
horses feet, already! nc is coming,
furious, because l did not stop the
bnckl
And furious he was, sure enough: I
began to cxclaim Mt the top Of nv
voice, before he caplc in sight, but II
was of no use. He comes clatteriug
up, and nearly rides me down.
why the deuca didn't you stop
that deer! Are the dogs gone? Hack
Terror will never stop Confusion,
man! were you asleep?"
''Iie was as big as an elephant,
Jack. Here's plenty of blood" said
]. trying to appear cool, and pointing
to the ground, with my gun, hes
done for!''
Jack sprang to his feet and cx-
nniined the signs "Oh. thunder! YOU
have shot him too far back, and
through the loins; he will take to tho
river-whRt q track! 1t must be the
big buck shall lose Blncx Terror!
Come ahead, and let's cut him off
before ho gets there, II we kill our
lorsSs!' And away he dashed
through the woodA
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