The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-01
FLUSH DAYSlN VIRGINIA
LIFE LIKE SKETCHES OF PEOPLE
AND SCENES IN DAYS GONE BY.
A Famous Fox Hunt in Mccklenburg, In
Which Three Horses Were Killed
I'm the Chase.


MEcKLENBURG. FEB. 20.-special.-
To vary the mono,ony OF quiet life.
called few days ago upon the old gen,
tleman. whose ideas on passing ships
sent you a month ago. " were discuss
ing men and things when the late
visit Of ConsulGeneral TOwnes, OF hlo
de Janeiro. Brazil came up lhe gen,
eral, with his friends. Miss wilson, OF
PittsyNania county, and Nj. Stokes, p.
North Carolina. came 10 Col loWHes
TO have y fOx-huLi. Hon. j.. q. Sneeu
and l.. a. Lewis, Esq, of Vance county,
y. G., brought over their famous PACK "a
fox-hounds, whose success IN hhnhs 'ne
famous red fox of Halifax county has
given them natOnaI itputat.o'
through the description IN FOREST anu
Stream" That was quite an achieFe-
ment." said the old gentleman, pu.
nothing Ike such chase as was hau ~
this and the adjoining counties III 'hc
early sos. The fox was jumper Oh
Davis mountain. a mile ana mar
above Haskins Ferry, on the hoahohe'
Just at d5ybreak. lie ran down the
river for a long distance. and then bore
TO the left. through Lunenburs county
going nearly TO III" courthouse. Ihen he
bore up again toward the city lhV"
Chase. thence 20 AbbeyNiiie, thence "s
Wylliesburg. where lie passed ahOlt
O'Clock, an oyerseer, who was IN q bti1
with his hands, and mad two poWeI.ul
bulldogs at his heels. The ioN paaAlnb
him, but the fox. alter his Ions chase
Out-fOOteG them easily. lie then turned
again toward IunenDurB, ana was az
last caught, JUST at dark, as ne jumped
upon a. hat-topped hen-house, AZ Cnal-
lotte Courthouse. The distance run mas
never been known, but you can FORM
some estimate. as / reckon 1t is ~ mlit5
In an airline from where he was Julnp'u
to Charlotte COuFt-hOuse. Several nor
were killed I'm trying 10 keep UP VIII 'i''
chase. amongst them Allen IayioI ?.
Taylor was a. class-leader ana eNhoIlcI
in Tayi0rs Mceun House, aha W.
called Up by the church TO answer ,l.9Ii
the sin Of such rough riding as 10 hll
the horse. He was very pure Chlls-
tan. but very eXcitahle, and knowing ms
idiosyncrasy. he was hnaiiy ,, iHEla'' his
horse also hut was one of three VINO
were in at the death OF the fox. SPEAK
ing Of these things reminds me Oh -
good one on Squire Sueed,' said the Ola
gentleman. "The Squire, while now
jealous churchman, used 10 SOW WHO od's
from a big hamper-basket Iheie llNeu;
near his fathers old home. man named
Austin Newman. who was as devoid OF
education as be was of sin and guile. Iie
was respected by all. because or MS
Christian zeal and, while IL was lmpys-
sible TO help being amused az some OF ms
murderous assaults upon the King itns-
Isb. no one told of it TO stranger with
out first prciacing the joke WIN a" "o-
count of Newman's virtues.
AT Mount Aubon church, ne was a
leader I'm pravcr on an occasions, be-
cause all men knew that NE was SIM
cere Christian. ON this particular occA,
sion. there was a most exciting reNiNal
OF religion in progress. ana a Wllu WV
of enthusiasm filled the souls OF the orc
members until there was not dry eye
amongst them In The midst oil, me wiz
est wave the preacher called upon
Brother Newman TO pray On oluiI"ly
occasions when thus called upon. new
man would soon work himself into tears
but now he got wild with zeal, shoutlns
ont his prayer. and clapping MS hdbuS
while he rocked TO and no. Ano' on,
Lord said he in the midst OF IT, J We
got some good news TO tell you. LICK
Sneed's got religion, n Ned Lewis rs a
irwin. n de devils done surrehueieu'
gin up. .,. ,,,
pauions was Col. 49,, OF one Of the upper
counties Of North Carolina. The COL /
was descended from a wealthy pafenldse |
but in his youth gave himseH up 70
horses and dogs, instead OF books. oheel
who is one of the few who lives now /
lust as we an did in the ante-bellum
days. is hospitabie. and often has ms
friends with him. The colonel came o,,e
day. and after the usual greetings
Sneed asked II there was any news
Haven't you heard Of Il. Dick, said INC
col No: what is it, Why, they We had
the est cyclopaedia down IN teorsy
YOU ever heard Of What" said Sneed.
WHY CyclOpaedia. 10 nearly biOWeu
away the whole earth. The same col
onel was elected magistrate. soon aller'
"A runaway couple came 10 him 10 ue
married Just as quick as you cam
please. Col, FOR the old man IS ON our
trail. with a double-barrelled shot-sun'
breathing out threatenines ana situsn-
tor This was the Coils first experience
i'm that capacify but le told them 10
hold on. and he would soon get the book
and fix them all right We hurried mo
the house and got bis flnie. ana ltAah
a most hurried and dilgort search Tor
the marriage ceremony. Meanwhile. lue
Young people were in agony IraIlns
each moment the appearance ON lhe
scene Of an angry father The Col az
last became desperate and sent Tor "a
near neighhOr. who. on arriving, toih
him that the marriage ceremony was lh
the prayer book, and not in ;he Bible As
"This eastd matters. and the young
run-aways were soon married. ana llEei
happily ever after We'll. sald the
old gentleman thinking OF these ,hineS
brings back TO my mind another royal
sportsmau. who lived over there SQUIRE
Bullock. lie was a member or the SEN
ate Of North Carolina, ana amongst 'Ns
ioliiest of sportsmen. He was rch' haa
no children Of his own, and kept open
house for all his friends, whl consisted
Of the world. his wife, and Billy Eel
What time he once gave young NJ.
Kent Of Richmond. Mi Kent had never
been much i'm the country ana on busl-
ness trip to old LynesVllle, met Bullock,
who. with his natural hospitality I'M
vited Mr. Kent 10 Join him and party
of friends in a brd-hunt the next ddy.
AIR Kent had never shot birds, and wac
as innocent o. "A knowledge of guns and
dogs as Is the city gentleman who has,
never communal with nature" Bullock
took him home with him. and amongst
tho sp0rtsmen fOr tire nCXt day was
Kemp Bullock, a cousin TO the Squire,
a rare combination OF Frank WaHord
and Mickey Free. Kemp at once cotton
ed to" young Mr.. Kent, took him TO the
kennels OF the foX-hOunds eXpatated on
fhe tall genealogical trees OF the dogs,
and then called up the bird dogs, and
put them through their PAGES. In fact,
Kemp had met, for the first time i'm no
life. a man absolutely ignorant Of every
thing me knew. and WAS accordingly
amused Mr.. Kent was no less amused
with Kemp. for In him he saw, for the
first time IN his experience man VINO
knew absolutely nothing of either polii-
zeal or domestic economy and whose
absolute innocence of all pertaining 10
art science, or literature Was absolutely
Il revelation Mr. Kent had never at
tended one of the famous country we'd
dngs, and one was TO take place that
night AT the Oyerseer's house Of a neigh
Dor. OF course. squire Bullock and his
guests were welcome. Meantime. Kemp
had disclosed 10 his cousin. the Squire,
his estimate Of the green city gentleman.
Mr. Kent. being at home a society man,
used to all the pomp and ceremony of
the most fastidious demands OF fashion,
came down In full-dress suit. white Kid
that he knew nothing OF the usual GUS
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