The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-27
HUNTED WITH SENATOR VEST.

Doleful Experience of an Englishman With Dogs That Liked Strong Scent.
 Senator Vest told many stories, but one experience of his has not reached the general reader. It occurred many years ago, but the senator telling it not long ago was still chuckling.
 In his younger days Senator Vest was an ardent hunter and an authority on the wild life of the prairies. He was living on the advance line of civilization and his home was known far and wide for it's cordial and abundant Hospitality There Mr. Vest one day received a visit from a rich and famous hunter from London who brought a letter of intro duction from a friend living in the English capital. And the. Englishman had brought with his his own hunting dogs. Senator Vest had dogs of his own and he could not reDress his sur- prise, but the Englishman asked him to wait and see. The animals from the other side of the sea would do wonders when they got to work. In order to get the best showing quail was the game sought-it was necessary to drive far out on the prairie beyond even the suggestion of civili- zation. The hunters and the attendants got in the big wagon and the dog | followed. They drove for many miles and finally the wagon was left in the care of the men, and MT. Vest and the Englishman started out on the quest. They did we'll The dogs of the En- glishman were not worth much but the Missouri breed gave excellent sport. Just wait and give my dogs a chance" declared the Englishman. "All they need is stronger scent"
 They got it." said the senator tell ing the story ''Yes, they got it. Some distance away was a little hill and in | the side of the little hill were little holes Suddenly the Englishman's dog got the stronger scent and started for the little hill with the little holes. "'Call them back I shouted to the l Englishman.
 "Oh. no,' he replied. Now they've got it. Now they've got it. '"
 "'They will get it if they don't keep away from there answered. But with all I could do could not call him back. He would not listen and he got so excited that he started on run af- 1 ter his dogs.
 "Well, it was my time to be moving, | too, for knew what was coming; so I called my dogs and made for the wagon as fast as the good Lord would let me. Just as I crawled in I turned and saw the show, and never pitied anybody il my life as much as I did that English man with the dogs that wanted 0 stronger scent. Out of the holes came | little animals and you never saw such a mixup in your life. ssThe dogs ran for | the Englishman and jumped around him for protection. Then the English man tried to get away from the dogs for protection, too, and the whole com bination started for the wagon. 5 "'Put the whip to the horses I told my man, and don't let them get within | half a mile of us.'
 "'Hi there, wait for me!' cried the Englishman.
 "'Keep your distance,' I responded, and to the driver I said, Whip 'em up.' "So we went mile after mile over that prairie. I pitied the Englishman from the bottom of my heart, put there are times when pity must not get too close. kept him in sight so that he should not miss the way, but he had to walk. Once in while he would run as though I would allow him to catch up with the wagon, but every time he did we put on more speed. When we neared the town had to call back to him that his company would not be desirable for at least twenty-four hours. I never saw him again.
 And the little animals in the little holes in the little hill, senator?" MT. Vest was asked.
 "Polecats," replied the senator. "The Englishman had read about quail living in holes in the prairie hills and he wouldn't change his mind when I tried to explain things to him. But these dogs of his certainly did get all the scent they wanted-there was no mistake about that."-New York Sun.