St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1906-12-08
THE GOVERNOR
HUNTS DEER.
His EXcelIenCy Spends Three Days After the
FIeet.F00ied Denlzels
or THE FORESTS OF ST. LANDRY
SIx.Foot 81. LandFian Says the Caddo States
man VIII Take No Odds From Roosevelt
When II Genes to the Chase.

Governor Blanchard, accompanied
by Penitentiary Warden Reneaud, OF
Baton Rouge; Leyee Commissioner
Gordy Richard, of near Melville;
School Director DR.. Joseph, Of Mel
vile; Mr.. Frank Dimmick and DIR.
Lawrence DAILY, of Shuteston; Mr..
Peterman, of Marksville; Major Oge,
of Grand Coteau; and Messrs. Helmick
and Cason, of near Melville, made a
very successful hunt in Northern St.
Landry last week.
Gov. Blanchard arrived in Melville
Tuesday, the 9th, where he joined
the party awaiting him, and proceed
ed to Swayze's Lake, on the Opelou-
sas, Gulf & Northeastern Railroad,
where camp was pitched that night.
Swayze's Lake is famous for its
plentitude of fish and game, and is
one of natures most picturesque and
lovely countries, dotted with lakes
and surrounded by dense forests
where the deer roam in native free
dom. But the graceful ruminants
were not in their accustomed haunts
on that day, and only one was jumped
by the hounds, which. however, es-
capped after run Of some eight miles.
The party concluded to move to-
another place, where it was reported
deer were in abundance, and camp
was struck Wednesday morning, and
point twenty miles below Melville
reached early that day, where it was
found that two swampers, who had
been sent ahead, had killed two deer.
One of these was Immediately shipped
by express to Mrs. Blanchard at Ba-
ton Rouge.
Thursday two more were killed,
and the half dozen rounded off Friday.
did the Governor killed anyg
asked the Clarion man of Mr.. DIM
mick, on his return to Opelousas.
No; His Excellency complained
that those that passed him on the
stand were all does and fawns, and
of course it is against the law to
shoot them," replied Mr.. Dimmick.
Maybe he don't know a deer from
a wood rabbit suggested the in
credulous newspaper man.
Don't you ever get that in your
mind for the truth, quickly replied
the Shuteston six-footer, Governor
Blanchard is as good a woodman-
''Woodman Of the world, maybe,
broke in the scribe.
Not on your life,' : hotly put in
Dimmick, "a woodman in the woods
a hunter, and good one. Why, on
the first day at Swayze's he straddled
a pot-stomached pony and followed
the dogs during the long drive of
eight miles and right up to the
dogs, too-and You know the woods
in that country are as thick and
harassing as they can be, and it takes
a woodman right to follow feet dogs
there, and don't you forget it. He's
been there before, and it's bad luck |
that only the prohibited species pass
ed him."
The party was arranged some time
ago, and several from 0pelousas were
in it, including Mr.. Thos. H. Lewis,
Sheriff Swords and Assessor Doss-
mann, but His Excellency came when
court was in session, and it was inn
possible for these gentlemen to get
off. Mr.. Lewis, however, made the
start Thursday evening, but as the
party had left the place originally
agreed upon, he missed them and
returned home.
Governor Blanchard was highly de-
lighted with his deer hunt in old st.
Landry.
Rev. Teurlings, formerly pastor of
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