The Washington herald., 1907-12-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Succulent Steaks Please Pres
ident'S Dinner Guests.
HUNTsMEN BOLD WERE THEY
Swap Stories TO Their Hearts Con-
tent, Telling of the Brave Con-
quests of Br'er Rabbit and Of Their
Mighty Victories Over Bruin and
Mountain LiOn-Just a Jolly Affair.

Stories OF the trusty rifle. the speeding
bullet, asc animals few around the board
last night in the state dining-roorn at the
White House. and all but the stage SET
ting and business were like those de-
scribed in the immortal lines:
Il vas DARK and stormy Eight;
Seated round the camp FIRE
Were brigands large and brieands small;
To his lieutenant the captain said:
Antonio. tell Us a story"
And he told tale Of hunting Jack
rabbits in Oklahoma. II was a modest
beginning mere curtain raiser-but
satisfactory prelude TO the programme
which was to follow.
They were not brigands. and II was not
a stormy night, but the huntsmen fore
gathered at their captains summons. to
partake Of meat with him. 4 few be-
side hunters were present. but at least
none was "mouycoddle." for all had
listened to the captains recital of the
strenuous tolls Of the chase and had
proved good listeners.
Feast of Bear.
The bear feast began at o'clock. ana
was a notable occasion even for the
White House. The bear. which came
from the Alabama swamps by express
yesterday, had been cooked TO a turn
by the faithful Pinckney. although he
had never seen a bear before in his life.
All the guests pronounced the meat de-
licious, although some Of them partook
sparingly Of il.
A guide from the camp gave out the list
as follows: MIR. Olive Metcalf. Mr.. Har-
ley Metealf. Mr. John Osborn. Mr.. Tom
Osborn. Mr.. John NJ. Parker. Mai
Amacker Mr.. Vesey. Postmaster General
Meyer. Assistant Secretary Bacon. Sec
retary Loeb. Mr. Clifford Pinchot. Repre-
sentative Ransdell. Hon. J. NJ. Dieken-
sen, Col. Cecil Lyon, Capt. Fitzhugh Lee.
and Surg. Gen. Rixey"
The services OF the last named were
not required. The names OF several OF
the others are better known by various
sobriquets ineligible only 10 hunters.
The colonel as some of his guests
speak OF President Roosevelt. regretted
the absence Of several other companions
Of the chase. Phi Stewart, Of Colorado.
brave tracker Of mountain lions, did
not reach the camp; Ben Lilly. who
knows every foot Of the ground in North
ern Louisiana swamps. and who has lain
down at night with his feet m the hollow
Of tree lest the bear within should es--
cape while Ben was sleping. was too
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busy with a bear
Bill SewaI. the Maine guide. was not
there either. and Capt JACK Abernathv.
who Kills wolves by breaking their jaws
with his hands. was detained John Nc
Ilheny, who is a Civil Service Commits
sioner- and engaged in other bloodIess
pursuits. was not able 10 attend. How
ever. he is not known as a hunter. but as
friend of hunters.
Roundup of Huntsmen.
1t was essentially roundup of the
men who helped Mr. Roosevelt get a bear
in the East Carol swamps.s but there
were others who took part in the unsuc-
cessful hunt near Smede. Miss, some
years ago. and still others who never
hunted at all
Cecil Lyon is q veteran of the Rocky
Mountain expedition which Mr.. Roosevelt
made in 1905 John and Tom Osborn
know thing or two about bears, for
they hail from Tullulah La. while Give
and Harley MetcaIf, Of Greeneville, Miss,
have met up with several in their time.
and they found bear meat no novelty
last night.
A roaring fire in the big fireplace lit up
the somber walls of the State dining
room. and the emblems and trophies of
the chase, ranged round the four sides.
With such setting, and with company
gathered from the far Rockies and the
Texas pampas, from East Carroll and
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