The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-03-16

hound. fresh from the kennel. and q very
uncertain quantity In the minds Of sports
men who passed Judgment. He whh a
handsome specimen Of his kind tall. strong.
limbrd, with fine coating aud with ears
that measured ~ inches from tip to tip.
II VAS the unanimous yirw Of The local
huntsmcn that ! had made a foolish 10.
vcstmcnt. They pooh poohcd the idea Of q
uan-chaEer being deer chaser. There
were mere specific objections. such as that
he was too young, be was tender footed he
sas too finely bred. and lot Of other cS.
ccpiiors 10 my dOg. such 81 arc always 20
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Is proposed.
!, however. bad fsith 10 Ranger ard
was determined 10 give HIM trial Bu
decided that {, should be secret trial. so
that the skcpticH shogld not triumph over
me IN the event OF failure started early
on the drst day OF October with my old
Chippewa friend, Ncswassoba, our mears
.! issnsscrts..e. hs:..: :==.:S:ss .ASss= ::!A.s.
could make good time over our sandy
route, and a blackboard, the beet light
vehicle Tor such roads a. we had 90 travel.
We drove straight for the hermitage Of
~ % aHAf NiAaAN " Aih1t haFANtANNA NN Nflt
inland sess had been sailing vessel de.
voted largely to eoas,wisc trade. lie WA
then hunter and itappcr, bic cabin 10 a
little clearing hcmmed by vast depths Of
unhrokcu forest. The old salt was not at
home, bot We knew the laws Of hospitality
iG that part Of the world Ncswassoha
entered through window with the clever
nsss ot burglar, opened the door from
within, and by the time the salt returned
there was a cheerful fire glowing while we
we're rcsaI,ug ourselves from his harder
Hello. my hcartiesi' Was the cheerful
announcement u HIS return "Glsd To zee
You. That's right, make the hhrbur snug
and don't slight the rations" After w. the
captain at once noticed our dog "Whcwi"
ho exclaimed. big fellow, haiut he2 Reg
u.IT three decker. wonder II he'll run, II
yOU pus him on a course? Where did you
Sc him.
proudly produced the dog pedigree. a
mos. imposing document, hut even i, failed
to convince the gran captain that the dog
would run down a deer. But BE- was to be
given The benefit Of a fair trial, Zoe the
captain know all about the unwayr and
waF glad 10 give us the benefit Of his
knowledge was surprised at the Indian
after We had been discussing the dog for
some time. lie pulled Ranger 10 him hy
the ears, took HE paws in hes hands aal
whispered something that was al the more
mysterious because IN the Chippewa
tongue, ! am sure that Il was some sort Of
'pow.uaw," for Neswauoha turned to
a. with a solemn ar ui conviction and
Hi' Heap good dos Him never leave
trail Him outrun swiftcst deer and him
never set tired"
! have Ecyls been charged Sith supcrsti-
Iiua, bot the assurance Of the Indian gave
the a grta! deal Of confidence aud was
afterwards inclined Ia believe that Mes.
WaSoha knew all about the bloodhound
and the slaFiea that wers to come to his
progeny.
The next morning We bed our breakfast
and the captain had given us cur places
on the runaway rs the coming Of daylight.
My stand VAS Just by the edge Of q
t,ashing. aud from 1t I could see back to-
wards the hills for hall mile, while he
fore me was the water Tot which the deer
would make II ~ hard pressed that L.
could not shake the dog on Il is the
last rcsgv.. had scarcely seated myself
on leg rHd lillcd ms pipe when I heard
Ranger give tongue @. what q voice!
clear aud musical a. a hell Here was a
point IN his favor. but would he stickI
] .t The pipe confident that there would he
4 long run before the deer would be forced
to the water The bay Of the hound told
that he was coming nearer. and coming like
the wind. fell sure that but for the gray
n,ist Of the morning could see the dog and
his game.
A shot rang cut from the upper end Of the
s'ashing There was brief silence. then the
powerful voice Of the hound My pipe
dropped from my mouth and my Winchester
vent 10 my shoulder IN response to en- IN
itinctive impulse Not eight rods away
from me there vent bounding by one Of ih.s
largest does ] ever saW. She seemed fash
propelled hy springs Of steel, aud it was plAia
hat she was 50 hard pushed that she was
seeking the shortest way to safety.
"Baagl bang" Yes, ] have her. She's
down, but up again. Twice more the Win
hester speaks and the quarry il mine. I
lave just time TO IN the HOOD letting re-
luired in such a easc, and step behind 6
fNNt mN'H stAsbEN& AA74At6 At1Al AtA1 AaMahT
ug, his nose close 20 the grOuui and a
ing Of triumph 10 his voice lie passes
within reach OF ms hand, hut pays no more
reed to mt than to the tree against which
leaned. Coming to the deer he sal down
With 3 puzzled look that made me laugh |
vent TO him. told him how nobly be- had |
lone and pstted him in approval Then he
ieked the deer all over, trick that some
'ounds have. never Offering TO taste OF the |
einpttBF meat. IL seemed the act Of gen.
rous winner IN magniiieen. race.
The captain and Seswassoha were sopn |
nth me, aud both we're full NJ praise for |
rev dog that could so quickly force big, |
srong ,lref 10 the water. This indian could /
ot refrain from saying; me said 50. Him |
Mighty dog" AZ we returned to the esp-
aims hut, carrying the doas saddle on my |
houldsrs and Ranger trotilag At my side, |
be two old msa continued their praise. /
nd il was mot misplaced. He was one Of /
he fneas dogs ia camp that season and be |
a. the sire 81 come Of the greatest hounds
sat eyeT tracked deer through the north |
'oods Of the state. Left Hanger with nv
II Indian friend fer weeks at TING. and /
e often boosted that the bloodhound had
o more fear Of wolf or a lsesF than Of /
eer--ilermsn Zenas Tiliotxon. In Detroit
rec presa