The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
Eats Everything Ragged Except
 a Wild Cat
IS PERFECTLY SATISFIED
Says 'Possum Was Absolutely the Best Dish Except the Bears Liver-Talks Interest
 ingIy of Chase.

stamboul La. October 2O-"We got three bears, six deer one wild turkey, l2 squirrel, one duck, one 'possum and one wheat We ate them all except the wildcat, and there were times when We almost felt as if we could eat it.
 This was President Roosevelt's summing Of the report of his hunt on Bayou Tensas and Bear lake. He arrived here at :, o'clock this afternoon. Approaching the | residence of Leo Shields where he will be the guest until he makes his depart ture for Vicksburg tomorrow he came in on full gallop. accompanied by about dozen of his hunting companions. all mounted and attired in hunting garments. | The President is slightly more bronzed than when he entered the wilderness from ths pont To days ago, but notwithstand- | Ing this fact, and che additional clrcum- ! stances that his skin as we'll us his clothes bear evidence of contact with the cane and ether brush, he was never in | better spirits in his life. Is Perfectly Satisfied. Yes, We got the three bears," he add- ed, all that we saw and think pretty good record. I am perfectly satisfied"
 You might add nterjected one of the | Metealf brothers who has been the Pres ldents principal guide throughout the | hunt. that we hunted a country of vast extent, and in which there were but five bears all told and that of these, you see. | We got three"
 Asserting to this amplincation of his statement, the President entered upon an enthusiastic account of his hunt. of his n nnt nd th, been supplied while there. Was the 'possum good?" he was asked
 Absolutely the best dish we had. ex- | relish.
 As he talked he steod under a wide l spreading live oak in the big 10-aere grass plot which constitutes the front yard of | the model plantation home in which Mr | Shields lives.
 Around him were gathered Mr Shields and q number of guests whom he had in- l Vited to dine with the President They | consisted of the members of the Presi- dents Washington party. who had re- mained here and those who came in with him from the lake.
 Mir Parker. who had been called to New Orleans on business, returned and was ln the party at Mr Shields home In the distance were gathered the negro hunters. Holt Collier. Alexander Ennolds Brutus Jackson and numerous cooks. teamstors and messengers. while the horses stood 1 grazing in. the yard and the dogs lay around licking their ;acerated bodies. many of the animals being in bad condl- ton on aeeoupt of the long chase Is Central Figure. The President was the central figure of tire group. He declared that lis health had been perfect and his appe- tite equally good. and with the ex- eeption of q day or two losk on ac- count of rain had been in tlfe saddle every day from daylight 10 dark, and ended by declaring that he ha never in his life had finer sport. The arrival of the party brought out the fact that a third bear had been killed on Friday. a 2-year-old which was slain by one of the Osborne broth CTS when it was in a fierce fight with the dogs.
 The one bear that was slain by the President was killed on Tharsday and the Killing was witnessed by one of the McKenzies and Alexander Ennolds. They agree in saying that the Prfsi- dents bearing was extremely sports manlilte. The animal had .been cha sed by the dora for three hours, the Presi- dent folloa .ns all the time. When at last they came within hearing distance.
 
 horse dashed off his coat and tore into the canebrake. coming to within twen- ty paces of the beast. The dogs were coming up radly with the Presidents favorite "Rowdy in the lead and the brute had stopped to bid defiance to them when the President sent a bullet from his 45-70 rife, hurllng through the thicket after it. The shot went through the animals lights and would have been fatal, but with the little life left in it, the bear turned upon the dogs.
 The President concluded to end 1t all and lodged second bullet between the shoulders which broke the creatures neck.
 Greatly ReJoiced.
 Other members of the party were not long in coming up. The President was rejoiced over his good fortune that he almost embraced each of his com panions. These were equally happy. and in the exuberance of the moment EnnoIds went to the extent of telling the President that he. the President was mo tenderfoot." The President responded by presenting nim with a SEQ note.
 Yesterday there was comparatively little hunting. because of the condition of the dogs, some of which encountered q drove of wild hogs. which are more ferocious than bears. One of the beast of Osborn's pack was killed outright by big boar. There were daily swims in the lake by several members of the party. and by the President Jim self after his example of last Monday. "The water was fine" he said. "and [ did not have the fear of alligators that some seem to have"
 The ride from the camp was not be- gun until noon today and because of the rough condition of roads three hours were required to cover the dis tance of sixteen miles. The President will leave here tomorrow at 1e o'clock and spend four hours in the afternoon at Vicksburg.
 In honor of the President the name of this place was today changed .p ROoseVelt.