The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-12
HUNTED NJ Il THE FOX
At E:IQLNR SQUARE

A EU0R SQQUIA |
8} Continued from Third Fagc.) ~ s,s
mcnts 4 moro easy and graceful than
Strlngfield's q Beuah,s shot to tic 'front.'
tlnd became "a thing Of beauty and 9
Joy forever. II n tg@ y.
S' And Is day tho debate waxss equally as
warm bet wecn Libby, ] Jordan and Thomas,
whether tho best nose ~ $ possessed by
Trinlbush, Hark, or indomltn able Little
Jack. he 81 !s
AS Between Noble Dogs. 5#
However TINT may be-, as between 4 q
noble dogs.ns ever put lose to the ground,
when tho trail is hot, and the game is
up, perhaps, the honOrs or Y lie tncss WI
be awarded TO the Blue Speekied Irasip
or j ordan, or Logan OF lie writer s Wilt
and close packing behind these Will e INC
the deep mouth of Games ter and Eof r icll-
mond, the flute-like note OF Wise, the
strange bass. of Iling,8 the clear treble Of
peerless IdnEand OF Early and tho mad
denitlg cry OF all the others excited
to- the highest pitch, making ! 'as nusl;-5
cal dlscord I as sweet thunder as -
j.tWlth l,ark and whoop ana Wild halloo"
We ussnil tho fields and pierce the for
..was ever. hallond to or chcered with
4 horn, " s 81 i.
Iii Crete, In Sparta or In Ihessaly..'''
a And though. in this Wild chase over
the fields. and through the 8primeva 7 for
ests, where every mans whip and spur
and voice 6i Is his own, our III horses
are no & such as the Dauphin bestrodc at
"a gincourt. whose '.cntrailsg We're hairs
who scared like a hawk, !" who .9trotted
4 the air. making S"the Garth sing as he
touched it,""the bascst horn of whose
3hoof was moro musical than the pipe
\ OF Hernlcs, !, yet they are certainly SUI
perior to the one that Petruchio rode for
( his crusty Kate; and the pink coat, tho.
beaver hat. and the top-boot would fare
badly In any heroic efforts to equal or
excel them And when 5lil 4. &
8"Our hounds shall make tho wclkln q an
And fetch shril echoes from the hollow.
earth, Nj M se5$ 5 s 9li 5,s M AN
our generous host will be found in the
midst or them, as much OF a boy as no
twas In 1885, I'll fly years ag6. May he live
' M r. IS. THOMAS. /.
February G, 1906. w 5sl M SKI
Presents Silver Spurs.
IL Mr. j. 6 r. Jordan then arose and IN an an
eloquent speech presented 'thc squire
with a beautiful pair OF silver spurs, amid
the continued cheers Of the sportslnen.,
Mr.. Jordan said: 53 III 81 n s u
ny honored friend; On the Ct day q &
February. 1855, assembled In your nces-3
trail halls to commemorate with mirth
and good cheer, tho fact that you were
free, white and twenty-cone, was a noble noble
band or gallant gentlemen and warm
hearted fox-hunters Mono more worthy
ever gathered around tho festal board
or rode o tho cry of, q well trained, sure
to- catch pack of hounds, OF that good,
~ company all save our honored host
have laid aside tho saddle and tho horn.
Their ears are deaf to the once thrill
| ling music. Their voices are no longer
heard In triumphant shouts ns some In
yorite dog forges to the front ana leads
across the open While q dozen others
strain every nerve and muscle TO gain
tho coveted place, No longer do 1yc hear
| their accents or exultatlon and prlde,are-.
counting the wonderful speed Of Juno.
tho bottom and nose OF N Mary" Of how
| NWheezer' ana "Sneezer,' running like
| a. couple OF race horses, lead tho pack
across Captain Crockers field; OF how
lief Davis" with brIstles up and blood
| in his eye, never let UP I'll tho fox was
i ucudA mat WhS, lllueeu, y WINS " IVY
and royal good Fellowship. \.
Standing Alone Now.
|3 a half century has rolled by a and
wrought many changes, All OF those gem
| iaI friends OF your bright young mans
| hood have, ono by one, crossed the river.
and joined tho great majority" You!
| my friend, stand forthEas the giant oak
in bold relief, defylng the storms Of life.
and the ravages Of time, the sole SUR
ylyor Of that suspicious day. therefore,
lat is meet that we, the spns and grand
], sons OF those men OF by-gone days, who
i for two days and nights made the walls
of nFour Square resound WI nirtlp and
lrevelry, should be here to-day With GLAD
4 him, who, for three generations, hath
maintained the bloom, Of youth in his
4 heart. cultivated good Fellowship and dis
4 pensed n generous hospitality.
AS a token OF our steem and appreo!a-
Il ffon NJ those ,nla lttieS& which have given