The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-12

apart, Jeb Stuart with myself oc- cupied the eastmost stand. The dogs soon gave tongue" as they sprang upon the biuff. The deer took the open prairie, went, for several miles, then eastward, but separated. four hugging | the bluffs, but fine buck and doe taking the bottom, the dogs about | equally divided on the different trails. As they approached Grover, now on the Santa 4Fe road. and within stone's | threw of. where that honored and honorable friend of mine now resides, William HI. Christian. the deer and | the dogs flashed in sight. The long, | deep paying of the pack-from deep bass to light tenor-set the men and horses in an eager, tremulous state,
 and to restrain ourselves and our mounts was a tack indeed. But as Major Sedgwick was in command of our relay, we relunctantly awaited his | orders. Soon they came, as Uncle | Johnnie" dashed along our line, hat | in hand, giving the command to charge, | and added, with all his vim and voice, "A basket of wine to him who l is in at the death"
 As before related. Stuart and I were on the extreme eastern relay, and when the charge was made had some little I duVdutdBC OttE dIL OLHGTS. buI the rush was instantaneous, every man and every horse doing his utmost to gain the lead. Over stumps, fallen trees, | powders. up and down ravines we flew | in a mad race. As We neared what Is now Glendale. the bluffs became too steep for the deer, so they resorted to level wood road, now usurped by | the Santa Fe. Here the running was fine. and as Stuart and had repeat edly amused the military camp by rac- | ing our rival horses over a half mile stretch near Lecompton, and Se as a | rule having shade the better of ne. I felt deep concern in a long pull and game finish. Aftr leaving Glen16le | a mile or so behind, gradually tock | the lead, passed the dogs and felt sure | of 8 shot. Here deep washout inter posed itself, and whilst it proved no barrier to the deer, yet compelled the horsemen to seek a crossing. We were soon across this impeachment and then came the supreme dash. if not to gain a shot, to at least prevent the game from crossing Coon creek, which would have lost us our victory. My horse n0btyiresPended to the spurs, and wher almost on the brink of the creek turned the deer. AS they attempted to take the rising ground on the south I rushed upon them, then pulling my revolver Ga Colts navy was the only weapon we were permitted..sto~carry that day) had fair shot at the buck when only some twenty yards dlstaht. I hit him at the first flFe- -as-the drop ping of his flag told me, and assI rap idly emptied two more barrels he fell dead. The doe, as her selectkd one fell, started to retraee her steps, but at her first jump Stuart's revolver cracked close behind me. and the doe fell dead almost at his horses feet.
 We had scarcely bled our deer, when the shots and shouts from our com rades on the prairie announced that they, too, had reaped a like harvest, Jadge Fillmore and Captain Sackett proving the fortunate nimrods on the
 upland Then the huntsman's horn bade the dogs give o'er the chase. as our hounds had had twenty miles of rough running as their whining. loliing tongues and lacerated feet attested.
 Thus ended the memorable hunt. and all that remained was the recounting of our exploits and refreshments. This we ali enjoyed at military headquarters that night. The major was equal to his promise, for the wine flowed as lib- orally as jokes, songs and speeches, which by far outsparEled the wine.
 Ely Moore.
 Lawrence. Kan.