The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-22
HUMAN HOUNDS.
lexican Indians Who are Train
ed to Act as Setter
Dog.
Fine

Or the ordinary Englishman, but tina
An particular form of spot is not com
mon in Mexico. Recently an En-
- glishman spent few days in thu
country, and il we left for hacen
dado to show him new side Of tn,
sport Of shooting. He was intro
AesS ~ ed to the human hounds. Or
those haciendas where the ownel
OCCASIONALLY goes hunting the sport
is not taken as seriously as it is by
y those Anglo Saxons. Your average
". Mexican believes in getting enjoy
IN ment out of his morning Of shooting
ea, and he is reasonable enough TO
h. know that fair proportion of this
state, sport is lost IL he tries himself out
had hired s the average man OF the Unit
last night. ties or Of England.
ed before thxas ducks We were going after
had hired morning" said the man in tell
of this CITY I. story. of the human hounds.
g.r,e of lasted a little earlier than usu-
assassinate no hurry was INDUCED in af-
shoot him arat meal. After all one doesn't
that the sbo the enjoyment of the day by
defense ng hurriedly gotten breakfast
the grand unnoly hour. When we were
70 eorroby to start hunting roadster
Cottonvanea reputation for some speed
Feltner mriven up and in the smart rig
CHARGE aga;,imals drew we were driven
He said the road. 1t was only mile
French offelere was no use walking when
the State a,,uld ride. Arriving at the riv-
him 500 in,ere the ducks were expected
faith. the hacendaoo ra'seu Ills "a''"'
Sheriff Aout of the grass there came
grand jury somewhere poem who took
to the ext,ge Of the horse.
had told hNe began to hunt. For time
and upon twas nothing about the pro-
the 5000 anag that was different from
him. Sheri,ne undergoes in the name Of
money befo, in the United States. We
evidence ID through the overwhanging
French WIS looking for the ducks. Oc-
contsmpt o,ally they were found, and then
cuit Court ok our shoots then picked up
away from d this for about half an hour
brouobt bad passed a considerable dis
AGAINST the out of sight of the rig in which
and Sheriff I'd been driven to the river.
county forAacendado remarked that he
husband tw mt we had better stop now anu
son courthoh e horses.
Nose Fele stepped out of the brush and
Gus fgureed down the bank to the road
county asG extended along the river. He
indicted stle, and in less than half minute
murder a'rotted two Indians leading two
iten.'' ,anisome saddle horses. I'VE will
finaI get or the horses and let these fell
him lows find the ducks for us. No. you
an had better let him carry that for
gui you, it's too heavy. He was talking
ser about my gun. He was probably
bee afraid would shoot him if | attem-
gar pied to ride the horse and handle the
gun at the same time. ! was willing
evi enough to let the Indian take the
in t.. GUN for it was getting heavy and
consider'ouldn' imagine that would have
the Harry use for it if we were not going
Neither hunt.
have the.'Those Indians at a word from
from the ohacendado took our places in the
grave thath and began gazing up the riv-
protect his Partaking the twigs and bonghs
,refully as any pair of dogs they
:ne an to search for signs of
Inc Srtks, while we rode along the path
Railroad the foot of the embankment look
ders, l.g for anything but ducks. Sud-
whlch ienly one of the creeping Indians
Dam Chopped, drew backward out of the
oelng bushes and silently signaled us that
SANDS he ducks were just ahead. The two
unquastealthy crept down the embank-
newsr ment and seized our bride reins.
the The hscendado ordered me down
maSSe and the Indian handed me my gun.
OF a'' we took the places Of the men in the
one bushes, and, as the ducks rose took
Tree our shots. The hacendadO got his
uay duck 1t fell in the water, wounded.
a ., As it begun laundering toward the
Doors opposite bank he signed one of the
Indians and into the water the men