Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-12-14
NOTES
Of the Christian County Hunt
ing Club.
The Fiftieth Annual Hunt Taken
in Arkansas in November
1000.

owing to the rufnors OF "Black
tongue" among the deer in and
around our old camping grounds in
Arkansas the hunt was postponed
until we could obtain more satisfac-
tory information by wire and mail.
We at last learned that the reports
were false. On the morning of the
l4th November we met at Pembroke
where a special train of three cars
aw aited us. Horses, mules, dogs,
servants and camp equipage were
soon loaded. The scene was sug-
gestive and lively-sAmid the bay
ing of hounds, blowing of horns,
farewells and good wishes of the
anfortunates who were left behind,
we were soon off on special train
for Memphis. The day was bright
and auspicious, The only thing TO
mar anticipated pleasures was the
| failure of some of our most pleasant
and successful huntsman to go with
us. The postponment and proba
bility of our not going at all, had in
some cases effected an entire
change in personal arrangements.
With much sorrow and regret, we
found at Pembroke that Capt. p. r.
Pendleton, the Nimrod of the hunt,
could not go. But (as alWays) un-
selfish and untiring, and thought
ful of the comfort OF others he was
at the depot with dogs to lend US,
n al food for man ard haacf cD,oIy
ing tobacco for the smokers and
chewing twists for the "chawers".
With his usual energy and push,
especially push, he soon had US
loaded. AS he bade us farewell,
and gave us the last handshake,
we knew that our noble friend was
experiencing the hardest trial of
his life. After twenty years of
happy hunting experiences and
comradeshlp to see us go without
him was a sore trial to him as we'll
as to us more fortunate and we
hope 1t may never occur again.
We left Pembroke with only four
members of the regular hunt. AT
Clarksville we picked up four more,
making eight as against sixteen,
our usual complement. At roll call
the following answered:
CAPT. S. r. WHITE, the Nestor
and captain of the hunt. After
forty-nine years of membership,
only missing one hunt in the fifty,
as good as new. If the boys will
only follow where he leads they
will have plenty to do and if they
get lost they will never know it
from him. Although seventy nine
winters have frosted his head they
have not dimmed his eye nor shaken
his nerve. He will ride through
more brush and vines and thicker
cane from sunsup to,sun-down than
any man old or young and play
euchre or seven up til ten o'clock
every night.
LYMAN McCOMBS, Comniissary
General, Pembroke; he gives no
bond and his accounts are always
correct and paid. Is a good feeder
himself and sees that there is va
riety and plenty. Although dea-
con he refuses to provide any spirit
ual supplies, leaving it to the
! Clarksville contingent to assume
the responsibility. They say that
Lyman will shoot at anything blue,
buck, dog or hog. He never drinks.
PETER BARKER, farmer; he
is the Bogardus of the camp and
the best huntsman in Arkansas.
Some attribute his success to LUCK
but l call it PLUCK. He is always
on the move and lookout for game.
He is a poor stander but good
! plunger. When Pete shoots
''thars meat" He is going to start
a combined tannery and knife
handle factory. He has been grad
ually accumulating skins and horns.
l wish it was a brewer. He is so
far from market and good roads
that he has to make all farm sup
plies and he uses buck-skin to make
both ends meet. He is opposed to
whisky and good roads, the two
best things to be had for the money.
But Pete was raised that way and
he can t help it.
JAS. S. PARISH, Gentleman,
Brooklyn, N. Y. One Of the only
two originators OF the club left. A
gentleman of fortune and leisure,
spends his winters in Gotham, his
summers at the springs and always
comes to us for his annual hunt
He has not missed one out of the
fifty. Will drink nowhere except
out of the Cravens "toddy bot "
which has been in camp just as
long as he has, they are old friends.
JAS. b. LEE, Providence; A
grand old man, a good hunter, good
woodsman and a good generous