The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-29
Wild Fowl Bound North;
Anglers Get Ready.
A CAT HUNT in TIE sOUTa.
Exating Ride In the Forest
: After the Hounds.

Snrough the woods on Herseback
d Fun Speed Fight Of the Wild
sat 4 s-,-sp. ms Flight Of the Game
rsrtis - the Asruo-SOort IN the
South and In the North Compared.
The Planter had sent q wagon 70 the
bouseboat lying idly in Bayou Marie.
was driven by an ancient negro whose snow
whits wool showed through holes In the
ION a., the child's hat which he was wear
ING. and il was drawn by q couple OF small
mules. colored like buckskin, with black
striues around their legs and broad black
striue down their backs. The old negro
brought a note which said
wake. snake! Days a-breaking! Cat
huntt Come along!'
ThA Farmer read this and said
.He's going to try that pack OF hounds
on cats-wildcats. Like to gof'
Evervbody said Sure and the party
,,,.r, into the wagon, which took them TO
the Planters house. The next morning
thew were awakened by long. keen, strident
blast from the Planters horn. That was
hi. way of notifying them that 1t was time
came n chorus OF answering bowls.
Thsy we're finishing breakfast OF oroiied
rompano. Spanish eggs and eonee wnen
negro boys brought the horses round Inc
Engineer noted that each saddle was ooupie-
pirihed the flank girth designed to Keep
the saddle from slipping forward. on the
s;,hers This was evidence that some
hard jumping, and a good deal OF IT, was
expected.
4 moment afterward the dogs appeared.
,,,.n,ng about a negro whose duty 1t was to
kenneI and care for them. The bouseboat
nsrtv saw that It was the same pack OF dogs
thai had done good service with the deer.
!, vas the Planters boast that his pack
was a. good for one kind Of game as another
and when once laid onto trail would not
forsake Il. This Is very uncommon
quality in hounds.
The only semblance Of weapon carried
YEAS an axe with a short handle, which was
tied securely to the Planters saddle. tied
N fhat il could not swing The Engineer
"a Journsiist wondered what it's purpose
might be.
They rode slowly through the wide fields
which stretched away from the house and
struck the woods to the right OF the planta-
ton half a mile away.
This said the Planter, liz not like
deer hunt. You must keep all together.
When the cat jumps. ride and ride hard.
Follow. the dogs as well as you know how
II you net lost 60 in any direction straight
until you come to road Then let the
horse alone. He will know which end Of
Il to tafe 70 bring you home
Ablack -and-tan hound In the lead threw
up his head and uttered a single prolonged
note. The others gathered round him
hastily. coming in leaps through the vines
and bushes. The Planter threw himself
from the saddle and scanned the ground.
The dogs were hurrying away when he
wound a blast upon his horn calling them
back. They stopped and hesitated. but
when he blew again they returned TO the
men.
-Deer!- said the Planter laconioally.
pointing TO q narrow deep indentation In
the s,,N soil. nearly such track as In made
by a hogs foot only somet hing longer.
The dogs were taken at right angles from
this mark and another slow ride through
the forest began.
The Engineer and the Journalist, bend
ing stiffiy To get under the limbs, pulling
their horres' heads here and there to avoid
the thickiy standing trunks. wondered how
any man could be expected to ride AZ
speed through such q tangie and each
made up his mind that the others might
do ~ they pleased. but for him a gentle
canter would he the limit From the limbs
depended huge masses Of Spanish moss.
there were masses Of swinging vines 40
thick that nothing could have forced .
way through them. there were small
,reschero,is bogs scattered beautifully. and
any quantity 81 great fallen Trees. When
one Of ,hess barred the way the Planter.
"a. Fsfnssf and the Doctor lesped u - .
matter Of cours~. the Journals, and the
Ens1ns-er rode around IL.
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