Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-02-04
A Eox buNTeR,S ADVENTURE.

Leon Allen Of Stoneham, while ou
with his hound after fox Few day
since. had an adventure which he woul'
scarcely like TO repeat.
Early 10 the forenoon the dog stsrte!
a fox which he pursued away over Mac'
Mountain some mile and half Int,
Lowell and thence farther on. In fol
lowing the chase Mr.. Allen reached tn
top OF the mountain about III A. NJ
While going down the steep incline n
stepped upon what he supposed to be
patch OF snow, but which really provet
TO be glare ice slightly sprinkied VIII
snow. The consequence was that ~
suddenly found himself In q sittini
posture and coasting down the steel
slope with great speed.
The suddenness az the fall caused hin
10 drop his gun, which WAS doubl'
barreled one, both chsmbers loaded Will
shot. That also started on free slide
closely following in the wake OF Mr
Allen. One barrel soon went OF, TN
charge barely missing the mans body
indeed, as he had his hands down OF
the ground at his sides in the nstura
effort 10 stay or steer himself, the charge
passed between his arm and side; rsthe'
close call at any rate. When the guI
went of II rebounded and slid faster
getting In ahead Of Allen in such WAY
that II the other barrel had gone OF
there could have been no escape for him
II was not a very long slide, some fiv'
or six rods, but Mr.. Allen says it was
fully as long a. he cared 10 enjoy
when he picked himself up he founc
that he was very sore and lame, beiDs
much shSken aud bruised by his rougf
descent, hut was thankful 10 get OF viii
no worse hurts.
The poor dog, however, as the seque
will show, Jared worse than his master
Finding himself growing very lame
Mr.. Allen concluded about noon t6
abandon the hunt and return home
This was nj a place known as Mack
pasture. AZ this time the dog seemed
to be giving mouth at nearly one spot
aud Mr.. Allen thought the fox must b'
running In narrow circles. He waited
something like an hour, and then, hear
ing nothing more OF the dog, hmpet
away home, thinking The animal woulc
get there first. But IL did not come II
that night, nor the next morning,-iu'
deed IL was not until after two days
search that the owner discovered what
fate had befallenit.
IL seems the dog had chased the 10,
TO place on Kezar River where the fall:
are situated. Parties acquainted with
the spot describe IL as a succession o'
deep pools followed out in the ledges
into which the stream pours, causing
boiling motion so that ice forms even ir
the coldest weather only al the edge:
close in-shore. Down into one OF these
the fox ran, and skirting the thin Ice
close to the ledge, passed out at tho
lower side OF the pool. In following by
the same route, the dog, being much
heavier, broke through the thin ice and
fell into the water, where he eventually
perished. There his master after two
dsys' search found his dead body under
the ice close in shore.
Mr.. Allen thinks by the appearance ol
the place the poor fellow must have been
struggling and trying TO get out while
he was listening 10 his outcries just be
fore starting for home on the day OF the
hunt. The dog was fine fox hound
and very valuable, his owner having re-
fused $50 for him short time before
his loss.
n y BAkER.