The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03
TERRORIZING WORDS.

lEhhOhlEANt OhUNs
There are probably no two words
that could be in themselves more ter
rorizing than the mere mention Of
blood hound" and man.hunt," and
taking the two together it is enough
to harrow up the soul.
OF course. they tried to appease the
criticism that has been excited by say
ing the poor man would be given two
hours start and thst he would be safe
and sound up tree.
have offer heard Of the advantages
that accrue TO man up tree. but
1t is safe to suppose that the beautiful
landscape views, the budding trees and
the sprouting flowers would not have
been particularly noticeable to Mr.
Davis just at the moment when he
would have felt his refuge shaken by
the sleuths deprived of their prey. To
that man up tree. gazing upon his
blood thirsty, eager. fierce pursuers,
who with hanging tongues and pant
ing nervousness. had whettled their
canine rapacity-to that man indeed,
were he as brave as Hector his courage
must oozs cut, his nerve and pluck and
defiance grow weaker and weaker as
the possibility. aye probability. OF the
branch breaking presents itself TO him.
One does not need to set his wits to
work or give the imagination play to
think how the hunted mans hair must
stand on end, his flesh creep and his
blood run cold at the thought. And
this very apprehension might have
80 made him culver and quake and
quail, that be would tremble like an
aspen leaf, lose his hold and fall into
the midst Of the blood-thirsty pack, to
be pulled limb from limb-all for sport.
SUPPOSE HE HAD.
Bat suppose he had not even been
able to reach his Place Of refuge, and
his chances of safety had been even
fewer. Suppose the rains or TIE week
had made the ground slippery, and ne
had lost his footing and had fallen and
sprained his ankle, the hunt then
might not have been so long nor the
sport so good, but the hunted man
would still have paid the penalty,
The possibilities of such an ending
to what was intended to be perfectly
harmless pastime cannot but present
itself, and the only way 20 avoid such
dire results in a mau.hunt is just the
course the Deep Runt Hunt has taken
not to have q man-hunt at all
"BRAUGH," THE MAN HUNTER.
Braugh was bought about three
years ago. from Mr. S. b. Ohristy, OF
Murfreesboro. Tenn, at which time
Mr.. Anderson was being greatly annoy.
ed by thieves on his farm.
The dog is a celebrated man.hunter. /.
and o l1egniticent specimen OF the
English bloodhound. He has the
heart and courage Of lion. weighs 81
pounds, is black and tan, with Inn
mense bone and muscled like a race
horse. Braugh is powerful and high
strung, and in head qualities, dome.
wrinkle and garage. be cannot be ex'
celled. His pedigree shows his royal
birth.
There was little trouble in train
ing him as he instlnctively took to
m an tracking. This dog will trail a
man on horseback, never halting
when he comes to where the
party mounts. but keeps steadily on
ward until he comes up with his man.
This he seldom, if ever, fails to do.
These dogs give tongue pretty when
hunting wild animals, but when they
are on the track Of man they run per.
fectly mute. Before coming to Vir-
ginia Braugh was used to track es'
capped convicts at Nashville, Tenn. -
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