The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-01-24

=.D0 or THE SCENT
DoIEk{a EXPERIENCE OF EN-.
GLI4tllaAN ON THE PRAiRlEs.
SenatolNsst Tells Good Story Of Hun
tersl Would Not Take Advice,
! = selkpreservatIon Led Missourian to
& pesass Friend. s@ : >.s:...c: a.. = >

Senafnr Vest has told many stories,
but One experience of his has not
reached#the general reader. It oc-
CURED many years ago, but the sena-
tor tel1lng it not long ago was still
chucklInE j. 49,. ~<T
Mr.Nest one time received visit
fromSrich and famous hunter from
London who brought a letter of intro
ductiun from q friend living in the En-
glishcapital. And the Englishman
had brought with him his own hunting
dogs = o=..-s. ;.-
The hnnters and the attendants got
in the big wagon and the dogs fol-
lowed They drove for many miles
and finally the wagon was left in the
care ofsthe men,. and Mr.. Vest and the
Englishman started out ON the quest.
They did well. 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 q stronger scent"
They got 1t" said the senator tell
ing the story ."Yes, they got it. Some
distance away was 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.
"Ca1l them back shouted to the
Englishman. -, -.
'f.Oh, no. he replied. Now they've
got IT. Now they've got it,
"They will get it ii they don't keep
away from there I answered. But he
would not listen and he got so excited
that he started on a run after his dogs.
well, twas my time to be moving,
too, for knew what was coming; so
called my dogs and made for the
wagon as fast as the good Lord would
let me. !: Just 6 IZcrawled in turned
and saw the show, and ! never pitied
anybody lnaln He as much did
that
wanted &! ,at1 \ \
never saw such mix-up in. your life.
The dogs ran for the Englishman and
jumped around him for protection.
Then the Englishman tried to get
away from the dogs for protection,
too, and the whole combination started
for the wagon.
""Put the whip to the horses told
my man, and don't let them get with
in half a mile of u.s.
"'Hi, there, wait for me! cried the
Englishman.
Keep your distance I responded
and to the driver said, Whip 'em up
So we went mile after ml.e over
that prairie pitied the Englishman
from the bottom of my heart, but
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 a 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, I
had to call back to him that his com
pany 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?" Mr..
| Vest was asked.
"Polecats, j" replied the senator. *'The
Englishman had read about quail liv-
ing in holes in the prairie hills and he
wouldn't change his mind when tried
to explain things to him. But those
dogs of his certainly did get all the
scent they wanted-there was no mis-.
take about that"
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